The Stoops name is a legendary one around Oklahoma Sooners athletics. [autotag]Bob Stoops[/autotag] is the all-time winningest coach in OU football history. His son [autotag]Drake Stoops[/autotag] had a long career as a wide receiver for the Sooners, spanning from 2018 to 2023. Even Bob’s younger brother [autotag]Mike Stoops[/autotag] helped Oklahoma win a national championship in 2000, and was a longtime defensive coordinator in Norman.
Now, there’s a chance that father and son could be reunited in professional football. The United Football League ([autotag]UFL[/autotag]) held their 2024 draft on Wednesday, as teams acquired future rights to players.
Bob Stoops is the head coach of the Arlington Renegades, who won the XFL Championship in 2023, before a tough year in the UFL’s inaugural season. The league looks for another successful year in 2025, after combining the XFL and the USFL.
Drake Stoops wasn’t selected in the [autotag]2024 NFL Draft[/autotag], but signed with the Los Angeles Rams as an undrafted free agent. He was OU’s leading receiver last season, putting his stamp on the 2023 team and ending his time as a Sooner on a high note.
The Renegades have officially selected Drake with the tenth overall pick in the 2024 UFL Draft, reuniting him with his father. The franchise took to social media to announce the move.
With our 10th pick of the 2024 UFL College Draft, we've selected Drake Stoops 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wK8kE116G5
— Arlington Renegades (@XFLRenegades) July 17, 2024
Though seeing Bob and Drake on the same sideline would be a cool moment for Sooner fans everywhere, the elder Stoops posted on social media to clarify a couple of things. He said that the goal is for the players who were undrafted [autotag]NFL[/autotag] free agents that got selected in the UFL draft to stick with the NFL teams that signed them after the draft. Wednesday’s picks were just to acquire future rights to the players that could wind up in the UFL one day.
This UFL draft of NFL 2024 free agents was only for future rights to these players. We hope all these players can stick with their NFL Teams. https://t.co/74XGXPSYI4
— Bob Stoops (@CoachBobStoops) July 17, 2024
So, Drake Stoops absolutely could still catch on with the Rams, but if he doesn’t, he’ll have the chance join his father in Arlington with the Renegades to show what he can do in the UFL.
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