Several of the Oklahoma football program’s top 2024 recruiting targets showed off why they are top future prospects at the Under Armour Next All-America Dallas camp this past weekend in Dallas.
QB Michael Hawkins and WR Bryant Wescoe are a couple of top targets that the Sooners are especially high on and both were among the future college stars that were in attendance at the Dallas Under Armour camp.
Dallas is one of multiple locations in key regions across the country that provides an opportunity for high school athletes to “demonstrate abilities through position-specific football drills and combine training,” in the words of the Under Armour Next Camp Series website.
Both Hawkins and Wescoe are rated as four-star prospects and both are from the North Texas area (Hawkins from McKinney and Wescoe from Midlothian).
Both were impressive in their workouts at the Dallas camp and both took home individual honors underscoring their performance measures. Hawkins was voted the Accuracy Challenge Award, and Wescoe was awarded wide-receiver MVP honors.
According to Bryant Crews, staff writer for Sooners Wire, an OU-specific website affiliated with the USA Today network:
"“Wescoe dominated defensive backs with crisp routes, his size (6-foot, 2 inches) and his ability to bring down everything that came his way.”"
Hawkins is ranked as the 17th quarterback available in the 2024 class. Wescoe is the No, 13 wide receiver in the class nationally.
The Sooners are in strong competition with TCU to land one or both prospects. Hawkins is expected to announce his commitment on April 8. Rivals, 247Sports and On3 are all projecting that Hawkins will land with Oklahoma. If that is the case, he will likely be the Sooners’ first commitment in the 2024 class.
Wescoe is also believed to be leaning toward OU, but those odds aren’t as high as with Hawkins..
Oklahoma offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh has his eyes on another prospect who participated in the Under Armour Dallas Camp. Daniel Cruz is an offensive guard ranked No. 23 at his position, according to 247Sports. He reportedly is planning a couple of visits to Norman in the near future.
In addition to Oklahoma, Cruz has scholarship offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Florida and Florida State among others.