Momentum is building up on the recruiting trail leading into National Signing Day for Oklahoma.
A day after landing three-star linebacker Shane Whitter (Williams High School; Burlington, North Carolina), defensive coordinator Alex Grinch and defensive line coach Calvin Thibodeaux have hauled in the 42nd best player* in the country in class of 2020 defensive end Reggie Grimes (Ravenwood High School; Brentwood, Tennessee) on Thanksgiving.
Breaking: Reggie Grimes @iamreggiegrimes commits to Oklahoma! pic.twitter.com/Niky2IeOKV
— David May (@VR2_David) November 28, 2019
The 6-foot-5, 240 pound defensive end chose Oklahoma over South Carolina and earlier offers from Alabama, LSU and Ohio State.
Grimes officially visited Norman, Oklahoma, for the Oct. 18-20 weekend when the Sooners beat West Virginia 52-14.
He becomes the 19th commitment for Oklahoma’s 2020 recruiting class. Heading into Grimes’ commitment, the Sooners had the 14th ranked recruiting class in the country and are now primed for a huge push heading into National Signing Day.
This is the second straight year Oklahoma has landed a recruit from Tennessee as freshman defensive back Woodi Washington hailed from Murfreesboro. Washington and Grimes are from the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area.
Grimes is the third member of Thibodeaux’s 2020 defensive class, joining Noah Arinze and Perrion Winfrey.
It is uncertain just how many more recruits Oklahoma can take for the 2020 class with four Sooners’ defenders already into the transfer portal and the future of Kenneth Murray undetermined with the NFL looming.
The first National Signing Day is on Dec. 18.
*rankings according to Rivals.com
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