The Sooners continued their positive momentum on the recruiting trail with another commitment this week. The 2022 class is done with just two prospects remaining on the Sooners’ radar for that class. Every other player has signed or is enrolled.
The focus is now on the 2023 class and in recent weeks it’s started to see some action. 2023 wide receiver Ashton Cozart becomes the latest commit to the Crimson & Cream.
He announced his decision Friday night and becomes the lone wide receiver commit in the class following the decommitment of Top 50 wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. Cozart is from Flower Mound, Texas and was being recruited heavily by TCU, Alabama, and Texas.
With him on board, let’s take a look at how he fits what the Sooners would like to do offensively.
Cozart is a taller receiver listed at 6-foot-3. His film shows a receiver that looks almost exclusively like an outside receiver option. He does an excellent job getting vertical and facing defensive backs out of their backpedal. He has long strides and track speed (ran a 10.74 100M dash as a high school sophomore).
Cozart tracks the ball well and looks very comfortable on vertical routes. His high school tape doesn’t show him being used on intermediate routes often but in due time and with more repetitions it’s easy to see him becoming more comfortable in that area.
Mozart shines with the ball in his hands. He displays an ability to make people miss after the catch. For a guy with his speed, being able to make people miss with create more opportunities for big plays.
All in all, Cozart is an excellent four-star receiver prospect for the Sooners. He adds size and elite speed at wide receiver and will continue to develop his whole route tree. His high school’s offense doesn’t feed him the ball but he was highly productive on just 36 catches and scored 11 touchdowns.
A team can never have too much size and speed and it’s not impossible to think Cozart develops into a starter-level receiver for the Oklahoma Sooners in his time at Norman.
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