OSU Receiver Pledge McKaufman Eligible in 2017

NEO wide receiver Patrick McKaufman, a 6-5 prospect who committed to Oklahoma State this week, confirmed to Pistols Firing on Thursday that he will be on campus for the 2017 season as first reported by Scout.com and The Oklahoman’s Kyle Fredrickson.

“I plan to move in July 5, which is on a Wednesday. Classes and workouts sessions start on July 10,” McKaufman told Pistols Firing. “I’m not taking any classes at the moment, so right now I’m just working out and enjoying the time I have to spend with my family.”

McKaufman, a 2016 graduate from Douglass High School, says he has three years of eligibility remaining — and he plans on spending season no. 1 on the sidelines redshirting.

“I’ll have three years of eligibility left,” McKaufman explained. “It will be kind of late for me coming in July, so we sat down and talked about, and I’m going to redshirt my first year, then I’ll play in the spring and so on.”

With OSU’s depth at receiver next season in James Washington, Marcell Ateman, Jalen McCleskey and Tyron Johnson, a redshirt year will give McKaufman a chance to study under some of OSU’s best talents at the position as he prepares for the 2018 season.

As a freshman at NEO last season, he caught 13 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns in his transition year from quarterback at Douglass to wide receiver for the Golden Norsemen.