Tulsa added 9 new football recruits February 7 – four offensive players and seven on defense – to add to the 11 players signed by the Golden Hurricane in the early signing period.

Among those 20 signees, TU signed nine offensive players and 11 on defense. In addition to signees from Oklahoma and Texas, Tulsa expanded into two states – Florida and Tennessee – with the February class.

The class of newcomers includes five defensive backs, four defensive linemen, three offensive linemen, three receivers, two linebackers, two tight ends and one running back.

“I’m really excited about the entire class that we’ve signed. We’re taking guys that will be great fits for us offensively and defensively,” said TU coach Philip Montgomery. “Overall, just like always, we’re looking for guys that fit our mold – guys that will work hard, play at a high level and bring length and athleticism to our program.

“ With the new 5-for-4 situation there are some of these guys that may have an opportunity to come in and play four games early. I’m excited about the amount of talent, the size and length that we’ve added with this class. I think this class is one we’ll look back on that will have made a big and dramatic impact as we move forward.”

Overall, Tulsa’s recruiting class consists of 13 players from the state of Texas, three each from Oklahoma and Florida and one from Tennessee.

“We had some areas that surprised us a little bit with some guys from an injury standpoint that opened up some slots for us, and we definitely had some needs to fill,” said Montgomery. “I think we addressed those, getting a junior college tight end, who can do what we ask our tight ends to do, and grabbed another JC safety who can come in and compete and provide some quality competition at that spot. Those were key.

“We were also able to add another speed receiver, tight end and an offensive lineman, who is very aggressive and wants to be an engineer so he really fits our program, and then adding two long, athletic and physical corners and safety, plus two defensive linemen and one linebacker.”

TU February Signees

Tight ends

Ethan Hall, 6-3, 200, Freshman, Bixby

Hall was a three-year letterwinner and two-way started at tight end and outside linebacker at Bixby High School. Hall had 82 tackles, a team-high 26.5 TFLs, 12 sacks, 20 hurries and 4 forced fumbles as a senior. He caught 17 passes for 262 yards and 3 TDs his senior season.

Denzel Carter, 6-5, 275, Junior, St. Petersburg, Fla./Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Carter had 8 catches for 65 yards and 3 TDs in 2018.

Cornerbacks

Stanley Wynn, 6-2, 195, Freshman, Sanford, Florida

Wynn was a two-year starter at Seminole high school. He sealed a second-half comeback against Bishop Moore with a 50-yard interception return his senior season and also lettered in basketball.

Reggie Ellis, 6-0, 180, Freshman, Houston, Texas

Ellis started in the secondary as a junior and senior, while also starting his senior season at receiver. He was credited with 45 stops, 28 pass breakups and 3 interceptions during his prep career and totaled 25 tackles and 15 pass breakups and one interception as a senior.

Linebackers

Dorian Hopkins,  6-1, 215, Freshman, Memphis, Tennessee

Hopkins had 247 tackles and 38 TFLs in his 3 seasons and totaled 95 tackles,  17 TFLs and 7 sacks as a senior. He was rated as the No. 34 prospect in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com and received a 3-star rating from Rivals.com.

Wide receivers

Korey King, 5-10, 170, freshman, Missouri City, Texas

King caught 27 passes for 552 yards and 6 TDS as a senior, while gaining 572 return yards with 3 scores on kickoff returns. He had 1,499 yards and 18 touchdowns on 89 career receptions and also rushed for a 530 career yards and 5 TDs.

Defensive linemen

Cooper Laake, 6-3, 270, Freshman, Austin, Texas

Laake started 3 years on defense and his first two seasons on offense as well. He originally committed to Texas Tech.

Defensive ends

Lazarus May, 6-2, 210, Freshman, Port Arthur, Texas

May had 59 tackles, 29 TFLs, 12 sacks, 11 hurries and 3 forced fumbles as a senior and was named the District MVP, first-team all-district and defensive player of the year.

Defensive backs

Lamar Mullins,  6-3, 205,  Freshman, Miami, Florida

Mullins played his sophomore season at Butler Community College where he started at safety.  He had 45 tackles and 5 TFLs as a sophomore.

Safety

Jaise Oliver, 6-2, 190, Freshman, Fairfield, Texas

Oliver started the last 3 years on defense and started his sophomore season at receiver as well. His older brother, Charles, plays at Texas A&M.

Offensive line

Tyler Smith, 6-5, 312, Freshman, Fort Worth, Texas

Smith played guard and tackle in his career and helped pave the way for an offense that gained 293 yards and 3.5 touchdowns per game rushing in 2018.