Taylor Tatum showed why he’s the top running back prospect in the 2024 class on Thursday when he raced to the end zone on a 64-yard score. The play highlighted Tatum’s field vision, power, and speed as he ran through, and then away from, the McKinney defense. Despite coming out on the losing end of the scoreboard, Tatum posted an impressive 149 rushing yards on 18 carries, ran for a score, and threw a 31-yard touchdown pass in the first game of his senior season. Longview ultimately fell to McKinney by a final score of 23-21.
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— Collin Kennedy (@CKennedy247) August 25, 2023
His first snap at quarterback, #Sooners commit Taylor Tatum houses one to make it a six-point game
He now has a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown, accounting for all 14 of Longview’s points pic.twitter.com/SWjHbLg9Kg
Rated, by 247Sports, as the #1 running back in the 2024 recruiting class, and the #9 overall player from the state of Texas, Tatum committed to Oklahoma on July 21st. The 5-11/205 running back has earned 39 scholarship offers and chose Oklahoma over a final list that included Alabama and USC. In 2022, as a junior, he ran for 1,891 yards and 33 touchdowns.
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