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2016 Oregon State Football Recruiting Class Breakdown
2016 Oregon State Football Recruiting Class: How much can Oregon State improve with one recruiting class? Potentially, a lot. Last year’s class was soft because of the transition, but this year the coaching staff has found its footing.
February 1, 2016
2016 Oregon State Football Recruiting Class: How much can Oregon State improve with one recruiting class? Potentially, a lot. Last year’s class was soft because of the transition, but this year the coaching staff has found its footing.
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Oregon State Football Recruiting Class Overview
Head coach Gary Andersen proved at Utah State and Wisconsin that he didn’t need superstar talents to crank out productive teams, and that’s sort of his big positive at Oregon State. He’s not going to get the four and five-star guys like UCLA and USC will, but he knows how to make the most of the prospects who fit his system. With a ton of JUCO transfers coming into an already experienced team, this class matters.
The Class Is Heavy On …
Defensive backs. Andersen’s teams need a strong defensive back seven to rock – he’s about defense first – and he’s going after some athletes to bolster the secondary led by Christian Wallace and Shurod Thompson. Landry Payne, Michael Johnson and Emony Robinson are part of the puzzle, with Payne and Johnson two JUCO transfers needing to produce early on.
The Star of the Class Is …
S Christian Wallace, 6-2, 211 – JUCO transfer Phillip Napoleon should be an early factor at one spot on the defensive line, and Mason Moran needs to eventually be what the Beavers need at quarterback, but it’s Wallace who was the best and most surprising signing in the class with offers from Oklahoma, Texas, TCU as a possible safety of a hybrid linebacker. The Texas native has tremendous size, great speed, and the athleticism to be a Pac-12 standout.
The Team’s Biggest 2016 Depth Chart Hole Is …
The defensive line. The one silver lining in an otherwise awful 2015 was how the team went through a transitional period. Now the Beavers are experienced with nine starters back on offense and eight return on D. Replacing RB Storm Woods is going to be tough, but that’s about it for the key talent losses other than on the defensive front. Sumner Houston is back to anchor the front three on the nose, but ends Kyle Peko and Lavonte Barnett are gone and more of a rotation has to be developed.
2016 Oregon State Football Recruiting Class
Trevon Bradford WR 5-11 180 Oregon City, Ore. Oregon City HS
David Fangupo DT 6-2 325 Kailua-Kona, Hawai’I Cerritos JC/Frank Mazzotta Kealakehe HS/Sam
Papalii)
Isaac Garcia DE/OLB 6-4 225 Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue HS Butch Goncharoff
Timmy Hernandez WR 6-1 190 Phoenix, Ariz. (Pima CC/Jim Monaco) / (Mountain Pointe HS/Norris
Vaughan)
Andrzej Hughes-Murray LB 6-3 230 Federal Way, Wash. Federal Way HS John Meagher
Gus Lavaka OL 6-4 350 Kearns, Utah Kearns HS Bill Cisper
Mason Moran QB 6-3 195 Gilbert, Ariz. Chandler HS Shaun Aguano
Phillip Napoleon DL 6-5 290 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. San Jacinto CC/Casey Mazzotta) / (Helix
HS/Troy Starr)
Landry Payne S 6-1 205 Maricopa, Ariz. Pima CC/Jim Monaco)/Mountain Pointe HS/Norris
Vaughan) Wesley Payne LB 5-11 210 Maricopa, Ariz. Pima CC/Jim Monaco)/Mountain Pointe HS/Norris
Vaughan)
Tyson Penn |WR 6-4 195 Bellevue, Wash. Bellevue HS Butch Goncharoff
Artavis Pierce RB 5-11 195 Lake Alfred, Fla. Auburndale HS William Deeds
Hamilcar Rashed OLB 6-4 225 Chandler, Ariz. Chandler HS Shaun Aguano
Joah Robinett DE/OLB 6-8 220 Vista, Calif. San Marcos HS Jason Texler
Paisa Savea DT 6-4 290 Layton, Utah Snow JC/Britt Maughan)/Northridge HS/Erik Thompson
Riley Sharp TE/OLB 6-5 220 Salt Lake City, Utah Skyline HS Justin Thompson
Shemar Smith OLB 6-2 210 Miami, Fla. Jackson HS Earl Little
Doug Taumoelau OLB 6-2 215 Salt Lake City, Utah Brighton HS Ryan Bullet
Shurod Thompson S 6-1 190 Antioch, Calif. Liberty HS Jeff Walters
Kenny Turnier DE/OLB 6-4 235 Miami, Fla. Miami Central HS Roland Smith
Shemiah Unutoa-Whitson DE/OLB 6-3 230 San Bernardino, Calif. San Gorgonio HS Ron Gueringer
Christian Wallace CB 6-3 205 Sealy, Texas Sealy HS Jason Holcomb
Kevontre Whetzel OLB 6-4 200 Clearwater, Fla. Countryside HS Eric Schmitz
Kyle White RB 6-0 205 Montgomery, Ala. (Orange Coast CC/Kevin Emerson) / (Macon East
Academy/Glynn Lott)
Kiahve Dennis-Lee OLB 6-1 200 Oregon City, Ore Oregon City HS Randy Nyquist
• Luke Leonnig LB 6-0 220 Eagle, Idaho Eagle HS Paul Peterson
