Oklahoma State has added another name to its recruiting board, and this one comes with a memorable nickname.
Ky’ren Edmon, a running back at Bradley Bourbonnais Community High School in Bradley, Ill., said on social media that he received a scholarship offer from the Cowboys. Edmon is in the Class of 2028, which means he still has two years of high school football ahead of him.
His online profile also gives him a tag that stands out: “Goatman.”
In the highlights Edmon posted, he laid out his 2025 sophomore season numbers - 892 rushing yards, 12 touchdowns, seven catches for 128 yards and two more scores. He also said he earned first-team all-conference honors and became the first sophomore in school history to do it.
Edmon has already moved into his junior year, with Bradley Bourbonnais starting last month. He shared highlights from his first game, a night when he piled up 161 rushing yards and scored four touchdowns.
He did not say whether Oklahoma State had invited him for an official visit.
Those kinds of visits have been making their way onto social media for weeks, with many of the players posting about them being Class of 2027 targets.
The Cowboys are set to open their 2026 season on Saturday with a trip to Tulsa to face the Golden Hurricane in the first game of new head coach Eric Morris’ tenure.
Morris and his staff are also trying to build out their Class of 2027 class, which currently includes 12 commitments that cannot sign until December. The group is offense-heavy, starting with quarterback Carson White of Fort Bend Hightower in Missouri City, Texas, who was the first commitment of the cycle.
OSU has also landed several skill players in that class, including Bolingbrook, Ill., running back TJ Lewis; American Leadership Academy in Queen Creek, Ariz., tight end Talan Scott; Pryor High School in Quapaw, Okla., wide receiver Cooper Hooker; and Argyle, Texas, wide receiver Ake O’Neal.
The Cowboys’ other offensive commitments are Jenks, Okla., offensive lineman Odaefe Oruru; Troy, Texas, offensive lineman Sonny Mullen; and Ensworth in Nasvhile, Tenn., offensive lineman Jake Baker.
On defense, the class is lighter and includes Choctaw, Okla., linebacker Israel Hammonds; Broken Bow, Okla., defensive back Bryson Brown; Trinity in Euless, Texas, safety Chayce Davis; and Baton Rouge Catholic in Baton Rouge, La., edge rusher Jayden Vessell.
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