 Wide receiver Rheugene Branton had been a star player at Tampa's C. Leon King High School.Hasson Arbubakrr was compared to a smaller version of Booker Reese.Weldon Ledbetter, Marcus Dupree's blocking back at Oklahoma, was considered to have slim chances against incumbent James Wilder Sr.. Mark Witte was considered to have the same problem, behind Jimmie Giles and Jim Obradovich on the depth chart.