One of the top junior college prospects in the 2023 recruiting class has Oklahoma State among his list of final schools. Coffeyville Community College offensive lineman Keyshawn Blackstock is a highly-sought after recruit with more than 40 known offers, but the Cowboys made the cut for his top 12.
Blackstock released his top group on Friday with Auburn, Florida State, Houston ,Illinois, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, South Carolina, TCU and Tennessee included.
The 6-foot-5, 315-pounder is considered to be the No. 1 interior offensive lineman and No. 3 overall junior college recruit in the 2023 class, according to the industry-generated 247Sports JUCO Composite.
Blackstock, who is originally from Covington (Ga.) Newton, has already taken official visits to Illinois (Oct. 14) and South Carolina (Nov. 18). He has upcoming visits set with Penn State (Dec. 9) and Florida State (Dec. 16).
The list of schools that did not make the cut for Blackstock include California, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Maryland, Memphis, Mississippi State, Missouri, North Carolina State, Nebraska, UCF, Washington State, West Virginia and others.
Coffeyville finished the regular season with an 8-2 record in NJCAA Division I. The No. 4-ranked Ravens are set to play No. 1 Hutchinson Community College in the semifinals of the NJCAA Division I Playoffs on Saturday. The game will stream on ESPN+.
Oklahoma State holds 11 verbal commitments in the 2023 recruiting class, including three on the offensive line. The Cowboys rank No. 69 nationally and are ninth in the Big 12 for the 247Sports Composite Team Recruit Rankings.
The three current offensive line commits include Tucson (Ariz.) Tanque Verde tackle Jack Endean, Stillwater (Okla.) center JaKobe Sanders and Tuscola (Tex.) Jim Ned interior lineman Gage Stanaland.
The early signing period for the 2023 recruiting class begins on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
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