With Bill Bedenbaugh tuning Oklahoma into ‘O-Line U’ over the past few seasons, the Sooners are beginning to get the cream of the crop when looking for pass protectors for Lincoln Riley’s beloved gunslingers.
Here is where Oklahoma’s offensive line board stands in May for the 2021 recruiting class.
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GUARDS
BRYCE FOSTER–5-STAR–NO. 1 GUARD
Foster, the No. 9 ranked player and the No. 1 ranked offensive guard in the 2021 class is Oklahoma’s to lose. The Katy, Texas (Taylor High School), native is being chased by Oklahoma and not too far behind them are Texas, LSU, and Texas A&M.
TACKLES
TRISTIAN LEIGH-5-STAR–No. 3 TACKLE
Oklahoma has offered and Leigh has shown interest but has yet to head to campus for an official visit. Outside of that, Leigh and his camp have been pretty quiet.
JC LATHAM–4-STAR–no. 12 Tackle
Lantham is peaking the Sooners’ interests and talks continue despite Ohio State being the frontrunner. The 6-foot-6 285-pound IMG Acadamy product has received offers from O-line factories like Ohio State, Michigan, Georgia, Alabama, and LSU. However, it should be noted that Oklahoma is right in the thick of things against the top dogs of the trenches.
SAVION BYRD–4-STAR–No. 13 TACKLE
Not much is known at this moment regarding Byrd. Oklahoma is actively pursuing him and he is likely to take an official visit once possible.
REUBEN FATHEREE II–4-STAR–NO. 26 TACKLE
The Richmond, Texas (Foster High School) native had an unofficial visit on September 1, 2019, making the next logical step for Fatheree being an official visit as soon as possible.
CULLEN MONTGOMERY–3-STAR–NO. 39 TACKLE
Montgomery is currently the only verbal commit on this list. He gave Oklahoma the nod over LSU, Ohio State, and Texas among others. Montgomery committed on January 19, 2020, during his second official visit.
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Oklahoma currently has four verbal commitments from 2021 players. Per Rivals, they are No. 50 in the nation in 2021 recruiting with three 3-stars and a solo 4-star committed, but the Sooners can and will shoot up the rankings quickly once a few big dominoes fall.
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