The Oklahoma Sooners have had a lot of success over the years recruiting and developing the running back position. Joe Mixon and Samaje Perine were instrumental to Cincinnati’s Super Bowl run.
Adrian Peterson is a college football legend and one of the best running backs of the last 20 years. Another Sooners great DeMarco Murray led the league in rushing in 2014 and has returned as one of the best recruiters and running backs coaches in college football.
DeMarco Murray has been an x-factor on the recruiting trail, keeping big-time running back prospects Jovantae Barnes and Gavin Sawchuk in the fold while others in the 2022 and 2023 recruiting classes decommitted. He’s the reason why Oklahoma is in the fold for several of 247Sports top 10 running backs in the 2023 class like Richard Young, the No. 1 running back in the recruiting cycle.
Below are the running backs that the Oklahoma Sooners have offered in the 2023 cycle according to 247Sports.
đđ Top 10 Running Backs in the Class of 2023 according to 247Sports composite rankings.
Five of the top 7 are from Florida led by Lehigh's 5-star Richard Young.
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