Cowboys announce mid-term signees
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy announced the signing of two junior college players to national letters of intent today. A look at each player:
Offensive Line | 6-5 | 300 | Junior
Ypsilanti, Mich./Belleville/Garden City CC
Junior College: Attended Garden City CC, where he was coached by Jeff Sims … A three-star prospect by ESPN, 247sports and Scout, Helped lead the Broncbusters to an undefeated season and the NJCAA football national championship as a sophomore in 2016 … With Hambright helping pave the way up front, Garden City averaged 194.8 rushing yards per game … Chose Oklahoma State over reported offers from several schools, including North Carolina State, Houston, Memphis and East Carolina, among others.
High School: Attended Belleville HS in Belleville, Michigan, where he was coached by Matt Davenport … Weighed 254 pounds and played defensive end during his high school days … Also played basketball.
Personal: Arlington Hambright was born Jan. 30, 1996 in Ypsilanti, Michigan … Son of Stacey Ford.
Oklahoma State Offensive Line Coach Greg Adkins on Arlington Hambright:
“Arlington is a guy that only has played offensive line for one year. He went to junior college as a defensive lineman and started at Garden City as a defensive lineman. He moved over and has made the transition very well. He’s very athletic. He runs well. He’s still learning the game as an offensive lineman, but he has good flexibility and good change of direction. I hate to compare him without ever having coached him, but at the end of the day his body style and his demeanor is a lot like Marcus Keyes.”
Linebacker | 6-0 | 217 | Junior
Memphis, Tenn./Millington Central/Arizona Western
Junior College: Attended Arizona Western College, where he was coached by Tom Minnick … A three-star prospect by ESPN, 247sports and Scout … Earned Western States Football League co-defensive player of the year and first-team all-conference honors after leading the Matadors to an 11-1 record in 2016 and an appearance in the national championship game … Was the leading tackler for a defensive unit that ranked among the top five teams nationally in both rushing defense and passing defense and surrendered an average of only 8.0 points per game during the regular season … Bagged 122 tackles, 27.5 tackles for loss, nine sacks and nine forced fumbles as a sophomore … His 122 tackles ranked fourth in the nation and his 27.5 tackles for loss and nine fumbles forced both led the nation … Also credited with two fumble recoveries, an interception and seven pass break-ups his sophomore year … Recorded 82 tackles and four sacks as a freshman in 2015 … Chose Oklahoma State over reported offers from San Diego State and Utah State.
High School: Attended Millington Central HS in Millington, Tennessee, where he was coached by Chris Michael … Earned all-state honors from the Tennessee Sports Writers Association and was all-district and a Liberty Bowl High School all-star his senior year.
Personal: Patrick Macon, Jr. was born Nov. 8, 1996 in Memphis, Tennessee … He is the son of Tanya and Patrick Macon.
Oklahoma State Defensive Coordinator Glenn Spencer on Patrick Macon:
“The first thing we noticed when we were looking at him in the summertime was how physical he was and how strong he was. It was evident he was the most tenacious player on the field. He could blitz. He had tremendous effort on plays on the perimeter. We started to get to know him better and found out he’s a quality young man and that education was important to him. His grades were good. Being a mid-year kid, he fit an immediate need, especially when we found out that we weren’t going to have Josh Mabin anymore. I’ve had a lot of Mike linebackers and he looks on film that he’s going to be as good or better than any of those, going back to Orie Lemon to Booker, to Lavey, Simmons, Whitener. We’ve had a string of some good players there. With Pat coming in it gives us more guys to compete at that position.”