Spring football nears for the Oklahoma Sooners. With the return of football on the way, Sooners Wire takes a look at each position group ahead of camp.
With the departure of Tre Brown and Tre Norwood in the NFL draft, Oklahoma’s cornerback group will look different in 2021. The tandem of Brown and Norwood combined for eight interceptions and there will be cleats to fill in OU’s secondary. Nickel corner, Brendan Radley-Hiles transferred to Washington following the 2020 season and the vacant roles have to be replaced.
D.J. Graham, Woodi Washington, and Jeremiah Criddell will return in 2021 with increased roles. Shadowing some of the Big 12’s most premiere receivers is no easy task but having players that fight for the football is Alex Grinch’s specialty. In 2018, the Sooners ranked 112th in interceptions with six, 100th in 2019 with seven, and vastly improved to 3rd in 2020 with 16 under Grinch’s tutelage. Here is a breakdown of the cornerback position ahead of spring camp.
Let the chess match begin!