Drake Stoops named a semifinalist for prestigious national award

Coming off a career game against Oklahoma State, Drake Stoops was named a semifinalist for a prestigious national award.

Coming off statistically the best game of his career, [autotag]Drake Stoops[/autotag] was named a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy. The Burlsworth is given to the most outstanding football player in America who began his career as a walk-on.

Against Oklahoma State, Stoops caught 12 passes for 134 yards and a touchdown.

In his sixth season with the Oklahoma Sooners, Stoops is having a career year in 2023. He’s already set career-best marks in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdowns with three games to go. In 2023, Stoops leads the Sooners with 52 receptions and is second in receiving yards and touchdowns with 528 yards and six touchdowns.

The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation will announce the finalists for the Burlsworth Trophy on Nov. 14, with the winner announced on Dec. 4. Former Sooner [autotag]Baker Mayfield[/autotag] won the award twice in 2016 and 2017.

Best Photos of Drake Stoops over the years.