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The next Sterling Shepard: the 2027 recruits whose offer boards look like his did.

Sterling Shepard

WR · Oklahoma, class of 2012 · drafted 2016, round 2, No. 40 by New York

6offers at signing

72strength of his top 3 offers

5-11, 180size as a recruit

The 2027 recruits with boards like his

closest first

Braylon Fisher

WR · Columbus, TX · committed to Louisiana Tech · 7 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Shepard had 3; both about 5-11, 180

58match

Brandon Richards

WR · Port Arthur, TX · committed to Utah · 8 offers

2 offers from top-25 programs; Shepard had 3; both about 5-11, 175

45match

Sean Green

WR · Kingsland, GA · committed to Florida State · 8 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Shepard had 3; 5-10, 160

44match

Julius Jones

WR · Fort Lauderdale, FL · committed to Notre Dame · 6 offers

5 offers from top-25 programs; Shepard had 3; both about 5-10, 175

44match

Antwan Lockett

WR · Moultrie, GA · committed to Georgia Tech · 6 offers

1 offers from top-25 programs; Shepard had 3; both about 6-0, 170

41match

Matched on position, size, the strength of the programs that offered and how many did: his board at signing day against the 2027 boards today (Nov 2, 2026). The month-by-month cut waits for the dated history, landing now. Recruits are shown with recruiting facts only. History, not a forecast.

Sterling's board when he signed with Oklahoma

6 offers, strongest first

Oklahoma

Clemson

Oklahoma State

Missouri

Notre Dame

Kansas State

The offers on record for the class of 2012, ordered by program strength as each program stood that year. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staffs made.

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