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Oklahoma went without an offensive linemen drafted in 2020, but one of the Sooners’ top returning players is already proving that will change in 2021.
Creed Humphrey turned down a chance to move on to the NFL after his redshirt sophomore season where some saw him as a lock for day two of the 2020 NFL Draft in the second or third round.
The Shawnee, Oklahoma, native has started for majority of the last two seasons for offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh. Heading into his third playing season for the Sooners, Humphrey is touted as the early No. 13 overall prospect in the 2021 NFL Draft.
“The former wrestling standout went from pinning his opponents to pancaking them,” wrote USA TODAY’s associate NFL editor Michael Schwartz. “Humphrey is particularly adept at winning in confined spaces but also can be dangerous on the move.”
Humphrey was named a Remington Trophy finalist for college football’s best center in 2020. The winner and the other finalist have both moved onto the NFL, just as Michigan’s Cesar Ruiz has, too.
Oklahoma hasn’t had a first-round offensive linemen selection since 2013 when Lane Johnson was picked by the Philadelphia Eagles.
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