Oklahoma State Earns Commitment From Junior College Edge Rusher Rashod Bradley

With about a week to go before signing day, the Cowboys signed a talent from the junior college ranks on Tuesday.

Rashod Bradley, a defensive lineman from East Mississippi Community College, announced he has committed to Oklahoma State. At 6-foot-3 and 255 pounds, Bradley has 19 tackles this season, including 4.5 tackles for loss and a half sack. He also recorded a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and a pass breakup. Bradley tweeted Monday that he would be in Stillwater for a visit before quickly turning around and pledging his allegiance to the Pokes.

How about the Cowboys?#committed @CoachT_Pope @_CoachKThompson @CoachPRandolph pic.twitter.com/fSsWoG9oG5

— Rashod Bradley (@Rashod7Bradley) November 26, 2024

Bradley also had reported offers to Arkansas, USF, Toledo, Temple, FIU and others. According to 247Sports, Bradley is the No. 31 player in junior college this year, making him the No. 3 edge rusher.

He is from Lake City, Florida and attends Columbia High School. After graduating high school, Bradley had offers at FIU, Miami (Ohio) and Ohio State before choosing the junior college route.

This is Bradley’s second season in Scooba, Mississippi. As a freshman last year, he recorded 13 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack. He notes on his X account that he will graduate from EMCC in December.

Bradley is the Cowboys’ 16th signing of the 2025 cycle but the first from the junior college ranks, although his announcement comes not long after Hutchinson Community College linebacker Chandavian Bradley included the Pokes in his top two. With the commitment of Rashod Bradley, OSU’s 2025 class moves to 58th nationally in the 247Sports rankings with 16 commitments, putting it 13th in the Big 12 ahead of UCF, Colorado and Cincinnati. Because programs take in significantly different numbers of traditional recruits through the transfer portal, it’s probably more fair to rank teams based on their average rating per outing. When you look at it that way, OSU’s class ranks 11th in a crowded Big 12 that has a dozen programs within a point of each other.

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