WASHINGTON — He’s got the size.

He’s got the hands.

And, he’s got the numbers.

What James Winchester doesn’t have is three or four seasons under his belt at a Class 6A school.

And it might cost him a chance to showcase his skills at a Division I college.

“I’ve had offers from Central Oklahoma, East Central, Southern Nazarene and others,” Winchester said. “I haven’t heard from any Division I schools yet.”

But that’s not to say he hasn’t been in contact with any.

Winchester has been asked for tapes by Texas Tech, Missouri, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. And he went to a camp in Tulsa.

Getting a scholarship offer to one of those Division I schools is always tough, though, especially when you’re from a town of just over 500 people.

The Class 6A and Class 5A schools are the ones in the paper every day, or on television twice a week during the fall.

And those are the guys scouting sites like Rivals.com end up rating and going out to see.

“Everyone has dreams of playing Division I football,” Washington coach Dennis McCray said. “Down here, we kind of fly under the radar.”

The Warriors have been one of the more dominant Class A teams in Oklahoma the past few years, and Winchester has become more and more one of the go-to guys on the Washington offense.

He finished his high-school career with 106 receptions for 1,841 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Last year he caught 71 balls, good enough for third in the state at any level, for 1,243 yards and 13 TDs. He’s also 6-5, 195 pounds and catches almost everything thrown at him.

But he didn’t sign with a school Wednesday on National Signing Day.

“I told him what he already knows,” McCray said. “Be patient. You don’t have to sign on signing day.”

So Winchester is playing a waiting game.

He knows he can always choose one of the lower-division schools that have offered him a scholarship. But he wants the big time.

“Most places liked my size and my frame,” he said. “They just want to put some weight on me. OU told me I might be a good outside linebacker.”

Wednesday, Winchester watched as highly-rated recruits from across the country committed to play at their future schools. Best case scenario? If a team doesn’t get that wide receiver or tight end it had its eye on, and there’s Winchester’s tape sitting there.

“I check (the recruiting),” Winchester said. “I look at it to see how many recruits a school has, what positions, who they got. That’s probably going to determine it. I might have a shot at one of those schools.”

Unfortunately, coming from a Class A school, a spectacular highlight tape doesn’t always mean as much to college coaches as one might think.

“Any tape we give a coach, it’s going to have the guy dominating on it,” McCray said. “A Division I athlete at this level is the best player on the field. They already know he can dominate at this level, they want to know how he can play at a higher level.”

That comes down to going to different camps at different schools, going and talking to coaches and a player selling himself and his ability.

Winchester isn’t picky, though. He likes them all.

“I’ll go to any of them,” he said. “If for some reason someone didn’t sign, I’ll walk on.”

Walking on runs in the Winchester family. His dad, Michael, walked on the OU football team and played from 1984-86, winning a national championship ring in 1985. His sister, Carolyn, walked on to the OU women’s basketball team and is now under scholarship. She’s injured right now with a broken foot.

“I don’t have a problem with walking on,” James Winchester said. “My dad and sister did it. If it will get me on a team and I can show them how I can play, that’s fine.”