Climbing Oklahoma State football’s all-time charts, WR Brennan Presley refuses to relax

STILLWATER — Asked earlier this week if he could go back and talk to the high school junior version himself, would Oklahoma State receiver Brennan Presley offer that kid some reassurance?

Six years later, Presley has climbed the charts among the receiving greats at OSU — not an easy place to reach such heights.

But when he was a junior at Bixby High, not yet as big as the 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds he’s currently listed at, Division I offers felt unattainable.

So, would he go back and tell his younger self that it would all work out?

“I don’t think I would tell myself that,” Presley said Tuesday in his first meeting with the media during spring practice. “If I go back and tell him that, then you start to relax. And then you don’t carry yourself with a chip on your shoulder.

“It’s that sense of security, that I would not tell him that, just because that grind always has to be there.”

Presley is coming off the best year of his career, catching 101 passes for 991 yards and six touchdowns, all personal bests. For his career, he ranks fourth in OSU history in receptions with 225 — yes, Rashaun Woods’ record of 293 is within striking distance — and seventh in receiving yards with 2,548.

He holds two of the top three marks for receptions in a game with 15 and 16, and has made at least two catches in 30 straight games.

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Oklahoma State’s Brennan Presley runs through drills during an Oklahoma State University Cowboys spring football practice in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, March 26, 2024.

Yet six years ago, he still had to wonder if he’d get the shot to prove himself at the Division I level.

“I stressed about it all the time,” he said. “You work that hard to play college football, and you want to see the fruits of…

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Author : The Oklahoman

Publish date : 2024-04-14 11:30:22

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