From Signing Day afterthought to Oregon State star: Inside Jesse Legree’s unlikely rise

The nation is starting to pay attention to Jesse Legree. In just five games, Oregon State has unearthed a budding superstar in the diminutive receiver who is taking the sport by storm. Legree trails only Jeremiah Smith in receiving yards nationally with 741 through five games. He debuted with 136 yards against Houston and topped that with 240 and two scores a week later against Texas Tech in a typical Pacific Northwest deluge. He is tied with Smith in touchdowns and has done all his work on far fewer total receptions. For the Baltimore native who got his offer on…