Marshon Oxley, however, is one of the defensive recruits featured in this year’s class. The CSU 2022 recruiting class is stacked on the offensive side of the ball. As a three-star recruit, Stratton has the ability and talent to bring much-needed stability to a historically fickle CSU quarterback position. With his cannon of an arm, Stratton finished his high school career in La Jolla, California, with “4,469 yards and 52 touchdowns with 19 interceptions,” according to CSU Athletics. Originally a commit to the University of Washington, Stratton signed his letter of intent to play for the Rams in December after the Norvell hire. Jackson Stratton is 6 feet, 5 inches tall and has a similar playing style to Millen however, Stratton does seem to have a stronger arm and more commanding presence in the pocket than Millen. (Collegian | Gregory James)Ī battle between quarterbacks is always a good thing - the whole positional locker room elevates their games to outplay their teammates in hope of getting the starting role. Fans should be more than excited to see how this future star develops.Īd Jackson Stratton Colorado State quarterback Jackson Stratton (15) passes the ball at the Green and Gold intrasquad scrimmage April 23.
Fox is regarded as one of the best talents to commit to CSU in the past decade. With blazing speed and excellent body control to haul in 50/50 balls, Fox was rated the 31st-best recruit in California by 247sports. Fox is a 6-foot-1-inch receiver/running back who ended his high school career in Pasadena, California, with 3,243 all-purpose yards and 40 touchdowns. After Norvell was named the next head coach for CSU, Fox decommitted from UCLA and signed a letter of intent to play for the Rams. Mekhi “Flip” Fox originally committed to the University of California, Los Angeles. Collegian sports reporter Braidon Nourse, who covered the Green and Gold spring game, said, “Rams fans should expect the connection between Millen and Stovall to be a special one this season.” Mekhi ‘Flip’ Fox Stovall commands attention at the slot receiver position. The 5-foot-8-inch wideout has amazing footwork and a surprisingly adept release off the line for a player of his size. The lighting-fast senior wide receiver posted “56 catches for 643 yards and one touchdown” last year at Nevada, according to CSU Athletics, and is poised to produce even greater stats this coming season. Melquan Stovall is another transfer following Norvell from Nevada. Chemistry with his new wide receivers will develop with time, but as things stand right now, Millen has a good shot at getting the starting nod for this coming season. Millen’s quick release and knack for standing in the pocket despite a collapse labels him as a prototypical pocket-passing quarterback.
Despite the pair of interceptions Millen threw, he looked comfortable passing deep down the field. Millen, a 6-foot-3-inch transfer from Nevada, was composed in the pocket during the Green and Gold spring game. (Collegian | Gregory James)įans should expect to see an immediate impact on the offensive side of the ball from highly touted quarterback and redshirt freshman Clay Millen. Millen, who transferred from the University of Nevada Reno with Head Coach Jay Norvell, threw for four touchdowns in the ‘green’ squad win over the ‘white’ squad 49-37. Clay Millen Colorado State quarterback Clay Millen (11) passes the ball April 23 at the Green and Gold intra-squad scrimmage. Read below for insight into a few of the recruits fans will see take the field at Canvas Stadium sporting green and gold this coming spring. The upcoming 2022-23 football season currently features 28 recruits.
This increase in the ranking was caused by CSU Athletics’ recorded 11 transfer players who followed Norvell to CSU from the University of Nevada, Reno.Įven though Ram fans won’t immediately see the recruiting advantages Norvell brings to the CSU football program, apart from the transfers accompanying Norvell from Nevada, CSU should expect to see a vastly improved 2023 recruiting class. After the announcement that Jay Norvell would become the next and 24th head coach of the CSU football team this past December, the 2022 CSU recruiting class climbed in 247sports to 84th overall. However, not all hope is lost for the 2022 recruiting class. With very limited connections to the Mountain West Conference and the high school head coaches on the West Coast, it would be inaccurate to consider Addazio’s recruiting net sufficient enough to build a successful future for the CSU football program.