There aren't too many Class of 2028 prospects in Texas who have seen their stock rise more as of late than Denton Guyer defensive lineman Logan Lokey.

The last month alone has felt like a "movie".

"North Texas came through, then the next week Oklahoma came through, and it ended up being 12 offers in about two weeks," he said. "It was surreal. I knew if I kept my head down, kept working and stayed quiet, it would come at some point. When it did, it was unreal. But I am still ready to keep working."

Working won't be hard for Lokey. It's all he's known. He was injured early last season and had to work his tail off to get back into the rotation on one of the most stacked defensive lines in the country, which includes an elite 2027 trio of Khyren Haywood (6-1, 275), Zane Rowe (6-5, 260) and Darrien Neal (6-3, 275). Pure effort got the job done, according to his head coach Reed Heim.

"He was injured early in the year, so he didn’t put it all together at first. But over the last month of the season and into the offseason, you can see it clicking," Heim said.

"When you wake up one day and you’re almost 6-foot-4 and 245 pounds, your body has to catch up. Now his coordination and athleticism are coming together. He has the best flying 10 on the defensive line. His get-off is exceptional for a big guy."

If you're a Lokey from Denton, hard work is going to be all you know. It's the family way. Logan's father, Derek, starred at Denton Ryan before committing to Texas, where he was part of the 2005 national championship team and captained the 2007 squad before playing a few years with the Kansas City Chiefs. His grandfather, Eric, was a former Denton ISD assistant athletic director and football coach.

Logan is fully aware of what his name means around the 940 and the responsibility he has to do his best to uphold that lineage.

"My family has built a strong name here, and it has been built on faith," he said. "That is one of our biggest things. We do everything through our faith. "Lokey Strong" has kind of been our motto. It started with my grandpa, Eric Lokey, who coached in Denton ISD at Ryan. Then my dad followed him. My dad was a Dave Campbell’s Player of the Year finalist when he played, and they won a state championship. He went on to play at Texas and spent some time with the Chiefs. My grandma has taught here for years, and my mom is now a principal in the district. It is not pressure. It is something to be proud of growing up here."

Logan, understandably, has always looked up to his grandfather, who was inducted into the Stephen F. Austin Hall of Fame after an All-American career. Eric passed away in 2021 after a lengthy battle with renal cell carcinoma.

"He was one of the kindest people you would ever meet," Logan said. "He was always there for someone and always trying to make the next person he met a friend. He was a great leader and led our family the right way. He was respectful to everyone and always on point. He was also a lot of fun. He is someone I try to be like every day."

Logan's uncles, Taylor and Tyler Lokey, also coached.

"If you’re around North Texas, you know the Lokey name," Heim said. "It’s a coaching family. Logan and his two younger brothers are cut from that same cloth. He was district Defensive Newcomer of the Year, and the sky’s the limit for him. He’s the young guy in that D-line group, but he’s the next piece."

Currently, Logan has offers from Arizona, Baylor, Houston, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, UTSA, Texas State and Toledo amongst others. Despite his father starring at Texas, Logan said his two biggest offers to date are Oklahoma and Texas Tech.

"It was surreal," Lokey said of getting the Oklahoma offer. "The first few offers are always cool, but when you get that first big Power Four offer, it feels like validation, like you made it. You never want to stop there. After the injury and the season I had coming back, hearing that news was amazing. I almost teared up. I would never tell the coach that, but I almost did. There is nothing like it."

And Tech?

"Talking with Coach McGuire, I liked him a lot," he said. "He is very talkative and very affirmative. They have a good program, they are bringing in good talent, and they had a strong season."

Now that he's fully healthy, the sky is truly the limit for the latest Lokey star.

"He’s 250 pounds at 16," Heim said. "Who knows what his body will become. By the end of the year, you might not be able to tell the difference between him and Zane physically. Any quarterback who lines up and sees those guys will need to watch out."