Hutchinson Community College wide receiver Malik Benson picked up an Oklahoma offer yesterday. The offer from the Sooners is the latest in a flurry of national recruiting interest for the talented class of 2023 JUCO prospect.
Benson is a 6-foot-1, 185 pound wide receiver that registered 43 receptions for 1,229 yards and 11 touchdowns last season with the Blue Dragons. The Lansing, Kan., product suddenly has 22 Division I offers and an offer from FCS program South Dakota according to 247Sports. In the past month alone, Benson has secured offers from programs such as Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Oregon, Penn State and Tennessee.
Ryan Wallace, a Kansas State insider and recruiting editor for GoPowercat.com of the 247Sports network, covered Benson’s recruitment in high school. Wallace said the location of Lansing High School and its schedule may have worked against Benson in terms of exposure during his initial recruitment.
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