Julian Wilson has had a busy summer. Besides the workouts with his Southmoore High School teammates, the 6-foot-2, 175-pound wideout has traveled the country impressing college coaches.

But it was a week-long summer camp in Norman that has brought Wilson some of his most promising results. The University of Oklahoma has joined the growing list of schools interested in the senior to be.

“My newest ones are OU, and I got a verbal offer from Florida, Arkansas, Colorado, Colorado State and Baylor,” Wilson said. “In all I have 15 total offers.”

Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Stanford, Air Force, Arizona, SMU and Tulsa also are part of Wilson’s possible choices on where he will continue his football career when he graduates from Southmoore.

But the fact that he was given offers from elite programs such as Oklahoma and the Gators only after one full year of varsity football, has Wilson excited. It doesn’t hurt that both teams played for the National Championship earlier this year.

“That’s real good,” Wilson said. “They only recruit from the top best in the nation. I mean they said I was good enough to offer. It’s a hometown school. Close to home. It’s a great school. They are constantly in the hunt for the championship. That’s hard to put down. Florida too. They are the top two schools in the nation besides USC. It’s going to be a hard choice.”

Wilson attended the Florida camp this summer, where his coach Chris Jensen said he was one of the fastest players on the field after running a 4.4 in the 40 yard dash. That shouldn’t be a surprise since he finished in the top five in the 100 and 200-meter dashes during the state track and field championships.

As a junior Wilson accounted for only 21 catches, 265 yards and three touchdowns. But his numbers were hurt when starting quarterback Kendal Thompson was injured midway through the season.

Yet, it may be on the defensive end that Wilson finds himself in college. As a corner with the SaberCats he totaled 43 tackles and six pass break ups.

Regardless of where his future lands him, Wilson is using the offseason to get ready for a standout senior campaign.

“Just getting bigger, faster and stronger,” Wilson said. “Pretty much the offseason is just hard work. Just got to keep on working hard. Me and the team are starting to come together. We have some chemistry under our belts. This season we should produce a lot better than we did last year. We have our key players back. Things should go good this year.”

Despite the notoriety and attention Wilson has started to garner, he said he is making sure he stays grounded.

“It’s like a roller coaster,” Wilson said. “It’s going real crazy. I just focus on being a good player to my team and just staying humble. Because you know that when most people get all these offers, they get cocky or let it go to their head. I just work on staying humble because I know I still have work to do. I still have to produce another season before any of this is official.”

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