Alston Orji, an inside linebacker out of Rockwall, Texas was thought to be at the center of a good old fashioned Texas A&M and Texas recruiting battle. Oklahoma was in the mix as well. Orji surprised many of the recruiting services by committing to play football at Vanderbilt late Tuesday night.
Orji was the seventh ranked linebacker in the class of 2018. He was also the 21st rated prospect in the state of Texas. 247 Sports composite rankings called him a four star recruit. Crystal Ball projections had him as a heavy Sooner favorite coming into today, weighing 62 percent in favor of Oklahoma.