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Report: Virginia Defensive Line Transfer Michael Diatta Commits to Oklahoma State
The Cowboys add a defensive lineman out of the ACC.
The Cowboys’ defensive rebuild continues with a commitment from the ACC.
Michael Diatta, a defensive line transfer from Virginia, committed to Oklahoma State on Thursday, according to On3’s Steve Wiltfong. Diatta has been with the Cavaliers since 2021. In that time, he’s recorded 57 tackles, five tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks. Earlier this week, Wiltfong reported that Diatta also took visits to Vanderbilt and UCLA out of the portal.
“They have a winning culture there,” Diatta told Wiltfong. “Coach Gundy’s resume speaks for itself. (Eighteen)-straight winning seasons and there’s a real need for me there. They emphasized that I’m going to come in and truly help their program and be a difference maker.”
Listed at 6-foot-4, 292 pounds this past season, Diatta joined Virginia out of Antioch, Tennessee. He was the No. 837 player in the 247Sports Composite ranking for the 2021 class. He chose the Cavaliers over offers from Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Tulane, Memphis, Coastal Carolina and others out of Cane Ridge High School.
Diatta appeared in 12 games through his first two seasons Charlottesville, making seven tackles, including two for loss and a sack. He played in all 12 of the Cavs’ games in 2023 putting up 18 tackles with another sack before recording a career-high 31 tackles this past season.
Diatta becomes the fourth traditional transfer defensive lineman the Cowboys have grabbed out of the portal thus far, joining Malik Charles (West Georgia), Kyran Duhon (UTEP) and Demerick Morris (Temple). The Cowboys also have a pair of junior college transfer defensive ends coming in with Chandavian Bradley and Rashod Bradley.
It’s a room being reloaded with Collin Oliver, Collin Clay, Obi Ezeigbo, Xavier Ross and Kody Walterscheid — all contributors for the Cowboys this past season — finishing out their eligibility. The position group also has a new leader in Ryan Osborn, who comes to Stillwater after coordinating the Charlotte defense.
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