College football 2018 preview: 15 freshmen poised to make instant impact

14. CJ Moore, WR, Oklahoma State

In truth, the Oklahoma State Cowboys really didn’t bring in a highly touted recruiting class for the 2018 season — not that head coach Mike Gundy has made his money off of doing so to this point anyway. However, the Cowboys’ class ranked only 33rd in the country overall last season and, as a part of that, they brought in no 5-star recruits and just a pair for 4-star players to add to the fold.

One of those 4-star recruits, though, is wide receiver, CJ Moore. The Tulsa native has immense size as he enters the ranks of college football, measuring in at 6-foot-5, though he has just a slight frame of 175 pounds does leave a little bit to be desired. However, he comes in as the 26th ranked wide receiver in the 2018 recruiting class with a ton of upside.

With Gundy’s passing attack and how much he relies on it offensively, there’s no doubt that any wide receiver that comes to Oklahoma State is going to be given the opportunity to showcase their talents eventually. In the case of Moore, though, the time is right for him to contribute in a big way given his pedigree and the situation he’s coming into.

Not only did the Cowboys lose quarterback Mason Rudolph to the draft, but also James Washington an Marcell Ateman, the team’s two leading receivers from last year by a wide margin. That leaves plenty of room in the receiving corps for a newcomer with Moore’s talent to arrive and carve out a large role for himself in the passing attack.