First Look Friday – Sept. 5th

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Get 25% Off Your Subscription By Entering Knight25 In The Coupon Code Area. Enjoy!</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 football season has kicked off and Prep Redzone Oklahoma will have new content every single day from now until the end of the season in December. Every Friday on Prep Redzone Oklahoma, we're throwing on the film and looking at prospects that we've never written about. For most of the players that we feature on these breakdowns, we'll know the names but we haven't had the chance to really write about them and break down what they bring to the football field. Here is where we do that. So check back every Friday as we look at five more names that we've never written about as we continue to provide the deepest coverage of Oklahoma high school football.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1836815' first='Anderson' last='Collier'] - Junior Quarterback - Carl Albert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Carl Albert junior quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1836815' first='Anderson' last='Collier'] has won a very close quarterback battle and will be QB1 of the Titans as they open up their 2025 season tonight against Midwest City. We got a chance to watch Collier in person back in the spring and there was a lot to like. And to be frank, there was a lot to like about both contenders for that QB1 role but Collier is the guy that will lead the Titans on offense this season. From what we watched in the spring, Collier is a bit of a hybrid quarterback. Because he has those game manager tendencies and gets the ball to those Titan skill players and let them make plays, not making many mistakes. But he also showcased that gunslinger mentality where he can get out of the pocket and wing it down the field. He also showed that he can take off and run if he needs to go that route. But everything we've seen from Collier has either been in a team camp setting or scrimmages. On Friday night, as the Titans take on the Bombers, it will be for real and we'll see Collier under the bright lights of Friday night. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1184851' first='Bode' last='Bright'] - Senior Offensive Lineman - Jenks</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last week we were in Edmond as Jenks opened their season against Santa Fe and the Trojans rolled to a 51-7 victory over the Wolves. One of our biggest takeaways was the potential and overall size of the Trojan offensive line. As of right now, the Trojans have three different offensive linemen that have D1 offers. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1184851' first='Bode' last='Bright'] could be the fourth. We knew of Bright from his time with Bixby over the last several seasons. But this offseason, he moved over to Jenks and joined an offensive line that certainly has the potential to be the best in the state. Bright measures in at 6'6 or 6'7 and on Friday, he was lined up at left guard, next to another Jenks OL that's 6'6 at left tackle. Simply put, the Trojans are not lacking size on the left side of their offensive line. Whether Bright is an interior offensive lineman or moves out to tackle for the next level is still up in the air. But he had a really solid night as the Trojans were going against a Santa Fe defensive line that has two 2026 prospects that are committed to Big 12 schools. Bright's stock is going up.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1699021' first='Cane' last='Wood'] - Senior Defensive Lineman - Mustang</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A big storyline this offseason was all the new additions that have landed at Mustang. The Broncos certainly look like a team on paper that can contend in Class 6A-1 this season. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='1699021' first='Cane' last='Wood'] is one of those new additions as he moved over from Piedmont. Last season, Wood was incredibly productive on the defensive side of the ball. He's also the younger brother of former Piedmont star Cannon Wood, who was one of the better two-way players for Piedmont during his time. And we specifically said "younger" because Cane measures in at 6'4 and definitely lucked out in the size department. Between his size and his reported testing speeds, there is a lot of potential for Wood as he makes this move to Mustang and goes up against some of the top competition in Oklahoma. Last season, Wood would terrorize opposing offensive linemen as he came off the edge. There's a lot of versatility to his game but right now, he looks like that typical defensive end/linebacker hybrid. We'll have a better idea after they face rival Yukon tonight. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1699010' first='Elvis' last='Myers'] - Senior Tight End/Defensive End - Tahlequah</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tahlequah senior [player_tooltip player_id='1699010' first='Elvis' last='Myers'] is a good example of a player and prospect that we got a chance to watch in person but just never followed up with a breakdown. We watched Myers back in the spring at one of the team camps and the size is definitely an intriguing part of his game. Myers is probably around 6'6 or maybe even 6'7 and we watched him go to work on the defensive side of the ball. He's lined up opposite of a Kansas State commit and this spring, that opened things up for Myers to terrorize opposing quarterbacks. And because of his overall length, he doesn't have to get all the way into the backfield to cause problems. That wingspan really causes issues in the passing lanes and he can also stretch his arms out to deflect a pass or grab a ball carrier trying to run by. Offensively, he'll line up at tight end and needless to say, the size makes him a match-up nightmare for opposing defenses. He's a 2026 prospect that was added in our ranking update back in June and there is a lot of upside for him as we move forward. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1637576' first='Joe' last='Thomas'] - Junior Defensive Lineman - Carl Albert</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Last season, we talked quite a bit about how dominant the Carl Albert defense was and they ended up being the best in program history. We didn't talk enough about the emergence of a sophomore defensive end named [player_tooltip player_id='1637576' first='Joe' last='Thomas'] that would end up leading the Titans in sacks in 2024. Now, if you watched Carl Albert last season, that front seven was nasty and they had a ton of guys that could have led the team in sacks. But Thomas ended up being that guy and he's back (along with several other starters in the front seven from last year) to make an even bigger impact. Thomas was not only productive but he was incredibly effective and that was somewhat surprising considering he was a sophomore and getting his first real game action. But Thomas wasn't just pedal to the metal on every single snap. He had very good vision to see where the play was going and that helped him be in the right place at the right time. Just a junior now, Thomas is still a prospect that we're not sure where he projects to at the next level but he's on the right path to get there. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->