Oklahoma already had a strong start to their 2019 recruiting class entering today, and in the course of (about) an hour early Friday afternoon, the class exploded and is arguably the best class in the country right now.

Arjei Henderson

Henderson initially committed to the Sooners on one of their junior days last February before decommitting in late April. He committed to Oregon shortly thereafter and then decommitted again.

This history begs the question of just how serious this pledge is, but recommitting probably signals his thoughts about the Sooners and signals that this commitment might just stick.

As a player, there’s a debate going about just how good he is. 247 has him as the 52nd best player in the country and ninth best receiver. Rivals has him listed as the sixth best player in the country. That gap is not normal and likely to shrink as rankings adjust over the course of his senior year.

Either way, he’s a top ten receiver in the country and is going to make an impact in Norman. Aside from his impact on the field, he’s also a well-connected guy in the high school football world and could have an impact on getting more players to jump on board with Oklahoma.

Theo Wease

Wease committed with Henderson last year and decommitted around the same time. He is the biggest commitment of the afternoon as the nation’s 31st best player according to 247 and the third best player by Rivals.

He is a dynamic playmaker with excellent hands. Similar to Henderson, he is likely to be a key recruiter for the Sooners going forward with guys in the Dallas area.

Jamal Morris

The other two commits were more highly touted, but Morris might be the most important commitment of the day. He is OU’s first safety commitment of 2018 after missing on several big-time targets in 2017, leaving it as a huge need for this class.

Calling Morris the least regarded commit today is a little unfair given his competition. He’s no slouch, checking in as a top 300 recruit for both 247 and Rivals. Aside from just adding another solid piece to the class, Morris is occupying one of the safety spots that are available for this class which increases the pressure on the remaining targets in the class to go ahead and pull the trigger and commit.

Another aspect of Morris’ commitment was just evidence of Henderson’s acumen as a recruiter. He actually made an appearance in Morris’s commitment video this afternoon prodding Morris to come to Oklahoma.

All three of these guys are exciting additions to the 2018 class both in terms of their potential on the field and as recruiters to close out this class. The best part of this recruiting news? It doesn’t sound like the weekend is done in terms of commitments so stay tuned.

Recruiting information from 247.com and Rivals.com.

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