Oklahoma has become one of four teams since 2000 to have a wide receiver taken in the first round of the NFL Draft in back-to-back years.
Under Lincoln Riley, the Sooners have put four receivers into the NFL in five seasons with Sterling Shepard, Dede Westbrook, Marquise Brown and CeeDee Lamb. The Sooners have a trio of five-star wide receivers on campus for the 2019 class, and have plenty of talent left on the board for them in 2021.
Here is where Oklahoma’s wide receiver board stands in May for the 2021 recruiting class.
*The star and position rating is according to Rivals.com.
MARIO WILLIAMS—FOUR-STAR—NO. 3 WR
One of the country’s most electrifying recruits has shown a fond interest of Oklahoma. Mario Williams is routinely mentioned alongside five-star quarterback Caleb Williams’ name as the two and the Oklahoma coaching staff continues to hint at something coming.
CODY JACKSON—FOUR-STAR—NO. 31 WR
Cody Jackson is Oklahoma’s longest tenured commitment in the 2021 recruiting class. Jackson hails from the same high school in Texas as star receiver CeeDee Lamb, and that connection paid off early for the Sooners.
JALIL FAROOQ—FOUR-STAR—NO. 33 WR
With Caleb Williams, the range of his brand and following is big back in the Delaware, Maryland, Virginia area. Jalil Farooq is name from the same region of the country that started to get more steam in the recent months.
J. MICHAEL STURDIVANT—THREE-STAR—NO. 56 WR
The most intriguing recruit on either side of the ball for Oklahoma in 2021. J. Michael Sturdivant was an early evaluation by the Sooners and his junior tape speaks volumes into the player he could become. He is probably one of the few bigger bodied receivers that could play a wide receiver role at Oklahoma.
CHRISTIAN LEARY—THREE-STAR—NO. 33 ATH
Christian Leary has been mentioned in the same breath as Caleb Williams and Mario Williams. Leary is a burner from the state of Florida that Oklahoma and a host of other top schools in the country like Ohio State, Alabama and in-state Florida.
KEON COLEMAN—THREE-STAR—UNRANKED WR
Oklahoma is in pursuit of a big bodied receiver in 2021. Keon Coleman is another example of that. The Louisiana native has been talking up Oklahoma quite a bit on Twitter as of late and has been one of the few virtual visitors for Lincoln Riley during the coronavirus pandemic.
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