STILLWATER – It’s National Signing Day here in Stillwater! Mike Gundy and Co. have made several late pushes to get the 2025 recruiting class’ numbers back up close to 20. That number includes multiple late JUCO additions to go with the high school prospects who have been committed to the program.
As we do every year here at Pokes Report, we have the most extensive recruiting profiles of the Cowboy signees.
Below are the profiles of the defensive backs in the Cowboys’ recruiting class.
Draden Fullbright, CB, 5-11, 175, North Crowley, Texas
Who: Fullbright de-committed from Tulsa late in November and made a visit to Oklahoma State and it stuck. The 5-11, 175 pound corner has excellent cover skills and four interceptions this season. He has been seen making excellent stops on pass plays for a 13-0 team that is now set to play Allen this coming Saturday Dec. 7 in the Regional final in the Class 6A-I Texas State playoffs. You have to like seeing this to - according to TITAN Sports, which measures speed on the field with devices worn by players, he has the sixth fatest speed in Texas High School Football this season at North Crowley.
What: Fullbright has had lots of experience in the high school ranks in two different states where high school football is played with skill and passion. He is a physical player for the corner position. Of course, Fullbright has been a little bit of everything in his prep career that has taken him from Terrell, Texas as a freshman to Wayne Co., Georgia and back to Texas to North Crowley. As a freshman in Terrell, he was named District 7-4A Offensive Newcomer of the Year playing running back and rushing 66 times for 492-yards and five touchdowns. He moved to Wayne Co., Georgia and helped them to the state quarterfinals in Class 3-AAAA. He played both corner and running back with 36 tackles, six passes defended, and four interceptions on defense. His stats weren’t readily available for this season, but he has started every game and is listed as one of the top 100-area players by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and by Texas Football Magazine. He is a track athlete as well that specializes in the 200 meters.
Why: Oklahoma State needs corners and Fullbright is an excellent prospect. He also is friends with some of the other Oklahoma State commitments in the 2025 class. That helped.
How: As stated above, Fullbright had relationships with some of the incoming Cowboys and that helped. Oklahoma State wasted no time in reconnecting to him as soon as he de-committed. Speed helped. Tim Duffie and Cameron O’Neal were also a major part of this.
Kobi Foreman, DB, 6-0, 175, Richardson (Berkner), Texas
Who: Foreman was the recruit that I thought more members of the Oklahoma State staff were tuned into in the recruiting cycle. He is such a talented athlete. A Texas Top 100 player and Dallas Morning News All-Metro performer. His plays in the Texas 7v7 State Championships were instant Twitter crazed posts. At Berkner, he was a contributor on both sides of the ball and on special teams.
What: Foreman missed time this season due to injuries, but when he played he was spectacular and was honored several times with Player of the Week awards. A 4.3 speedster that has also clocked a 10.6 in the 100 meters. Foreman is a three-way threat that can play offense, plays cornerback, and can return kicks. Last season he returned one interception for a touchdown. He contributed on all sides of the football but spent most of his time on defense. As a sophomore, Foreman had 172-yards and a touchdown receiving, 138-yards and a touchdown rushing, and 12 tackles on defense.
Why: You never turn down a supreme athlete and that is what Foreman is. He will be pointed toward the corner position. Oklahoma State needs help in the secondary, particularly at corner.
How: Tim Duffie and Cameron O’Neal were the heavies on this recruiting. Duffie is an excellent recruiter especially in the Dallas Metroplex. O’Neal is also a veteran coach that recruits well and makes strong connections. Foreman had 18 total scholarship offers and it was Arizona State, Baylor, Houston, and SMU that were the finalists in the end with Oklahoma State.
Chase Pinkston, Saf., 6-0, 195, Jones Community College/Hattiesburg (Oak Grove), Miss.
Who: A standout athlete at Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Pinkston had offers from Arkansas State and UNLV coming out of high school with interest from schools like Arkansas, Mississippi State, Oklahoma State, and Texas. He opted for Jones Community College and had a strong season. Oklahoma State had their eyes on him and offered and pursued accordingly. He has size and athleticism to help soon on defense. He also has a high football IQ. It runs in the family with his father, Todd Pinkston, being the running backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.
What: Chase this season had 30 tackles, two tackles-for-loss, three Interceptions and a pick six, four passes defender and a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He came out Oak Grove High School in Hattiesburg, Miss. He was ranked the No. 45 player in Mississippi and rated a 3-star prospect by 247Sports. Pinkston helped the Warriors to a 13-1 record and MHSAA 7A State Championship last season, while being credited with 75 tackles and three interceptions.
Why: Oklahoma State needs defensive help. The Cowboys struggled at every level of the defense and Pinkston gives them a player that could help on the corner, safety, or the nickel position.
How: There were connections here as Director of Recruiting Todd Bradford coached at Southern Miss, shortly after Todd Pinkston (Chase’s father) played there. They were aware of each other. There was also the connection between Cameron O’Neal, who played at Southern Miss for Bradford and was also on staff at the school. They were the major players in recruiting Pinkston.
Ayden Webb, Saf., 6-2, 178, Dallas (Lake Highlands), Texas
Who: He is a long athlete that fits perfect for safety. Once he gets in a college weight room and his frame adds the expected bulk, he is going to be a 6-2, 200 pound safety that will pack a punch. His ball skills are spectacular as he made one of the most acrobatic interceptions this season in a win over Dallas Jesuit.
What: He finished with two interceptions this season, including the one we spoke of above. He is a winner and he has helped the Lake Highlands Wildcats in that regard. This past season they were Texas Bi-District Champions with a 9-3 record and a District 7-6A-I. As a junior, he had three interceptions, a team high for the 9-3 Wildcats and he had a team high 28 passes defended. In track he has a personal best of 23.62 in the 200-meters and he had a long jump this spring of 26 feet, 3.5 inches. Webb is very athletic and should be a guy that puts on weight in the Glass strength program.
Why: You don’t turn down players that have the kind of upside and potential that Webb has.
How: Safeties coach Dan Hammerschmidt did a lot of the work here along with Cameron O’Neal. “It was really Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, and Houston and that was really it,” Webb said of his recruiting choices even though he had offers from the likes of Kansas, SMU, TCU, Oregon State, and others. “I would say it was the coaches, the players, and the feeling that I got on my visit that made my decision. When I was there on my official, I was able to get a good feel of what it was like and how the players care for each other and the program. After that it became an easy decision for me.”
