An Analysis of the 2015 Recruiting Class

melodicmarc · Mar 11, 2021

I am continuing my series on collecting data on OU recruiting and how the players actually performed. The 2015 class picked up OU's greatest offensive threat of all time and a man who would not stop putting points on the board in Austin Seibert. But there were other good players too. I am still working on all the info to put into these posts, so if you have any suggestions then throw them my way.

Rank: 14th
Best Player: Dede Westbrook (5.8)
Biggest Gem: Cody Ford (5.8)
Biggest Bust: Ricky DeBerry (5.9)
My Overall Thoughts:

When paired with the 2014 class, it is easy to see how we became so absolutely dominate on offense from 2015-2019. We added a lot of offensive firepower in this class headlined by Dede Westbrook, Cody Ford, Bobby Evans, and Dru Semia
The biggest strength of this class was the O line. The biggest weakness of this class was a tie between linebacker and defensive back. I am adding defensive back because we struck out on more players there.
While this class did not have the top end star power that 2014 had, this class also was on a national championship level when it comes to offensive recruiting.
Neville Gallimore was our first really good defensive recruit since Ogbo in 2013. Although I would argue that it took Alex Grinch's scheme to really allow Gallimore to thrive. The struggle to find elite defenders, especially in the secondary really shows. You can see how this set us up for failure for the upcoming years, especially in the secondary.
A lot of boom or bust again in this class. You were likely a major contributor or didn't do anything.
No five stars in this one

Below are the players. Let me know if you want to argue some of my rankings.

Player	Position	Redshirted	JUCO	Rivals Ranking	247 Composite Ranking	Year	Year Left	College Position	Career Ranking	Career Rivals Ranking	Career 247 Ranking	Drafted
Quinn Mittermeier	OL	Yes	Yes	5.7	86.89	2015	2018	OT	55	5.3	70
Austin Roberts	DE	No	Yes	5.5	86.81	2015	2016	DE	62	5.5	85
Prentice McKinney	DB	No	No	5.8	87.52	2015	2017	S	47	5.2	70
Dahu Green	WR	No	No	5.7	86.56	2015	2016	WR	54	5.3	75
Arthur McGinnis	LB	Yes	No	5.8	86.86	2015	2018	DT	49	5.2	70
A.D. Miller	WR	Yes	No	5.6	85.24	2015	2019	WR	62	5.5	84
Antoine Stephens	DB	Yes	No	5.6	86.52	2015	2016	CB	45	5.2	70
Gabriel Campbell	DE	Yes	No	5.7	87	2015	2015	DE	45	5.2	70
Neville Gallimore	DT	Yes	No	5.9	96.43	2015	2019	DT	86	6	98	3rd
Ricky DeBerry	LB	Yes	No	5.9	95.97	2015	2017	OLB	48	5.2	70
Kahlil Haughton	DB	No	No	5.8	89.7	2015	2018	S	58	5.5	81
Dede Westbrook	WR	No	Yes	5.8	90.25	2015	2016	WR	93	6.1	99	4th
William Johnson	DB	No	Yes	5.7	86.87	2015	2017	NB	70	5.7	88
Dalton Wood	ATH	Yes?	No	5.6	84.02	2015	2015	OT	45	5.2	70
Will Sunderland	DB	No	No	5.9	93.28	2015	2016	S	55	5.3	81
Jamal Danley	OL	No	Yes	5.8	86.87	2015	2015	OT	45	5.2	70
Dru Samia	OL	No	No	5.8	89.86	2015	2018	OG	88	6	96	4th
Cody Ford	OL	Yes	No	5.8	86.74	2015	2018	OT	90	6	97	2nd
John Humphrey	WR	Yes	No	5.7	88.44	2015	2015	WR	46	5.2	70
Kenneth Mann	DE	Yes	No	5.7	85.3	2015	2019	DE	67	5.7	86
Dominique Hearne	OL	Yes	No	5.6	86.09	2015	2015	OT	45	5.2	70
Rodney Anderson	RB	Yes	No	5.8	93.32	2015	2018	RB	85	6	95	6th
P.J. Mbanasor	DB	Yes	No	5.8	94.02	2015	2016	CB	51	5.3	75
Austin Seibert	K	No	No	5.5	82.77	2015	2018	K/P	92	6	98
Marquise Overton	DT	Yes	No	5.8	91.99	2015	2019	DT	68	5.7	88
Bobby Evans	OL	Yes	No	5.8	92.6	2015	2018	OT	89	6	97	3rd

NealKenn · Mar 11, 2021