Keller Fossil Ridge junior defensive end R.J. Washington said Thursday morning that he has orally committed to Oklahoma.

Oral commitments are nonbinding. The first day a recruit in the Class of 2008 can sign a national letter of intent is Feb. 6, 2008.

Washington (6-4, 225), who likely will be the state's top-ranked recruit for 2008, said he picked Oklahoma over Texas Tech, Iowa and Texas A&M. He gives Oklahoma its first commitment for 2008.

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