Oklahoma came through in the end.
The Sooners had been in the mix for four-star offensive tackle Savion Byrd for a long time. The Duncanville, Texas, prospect is one of the best offensive tackles in the entire 2021 recruiting class.
Byrd visited Oklahoma on numerous occasions, but the most important visit came when he joined Caleb Williams for a trip to Norman, Oklahoma, for the Sooner Summit. There has been a ton of momentum for the Sooners ever since the visit.
But SMU came on strong. They were a school amongst other elite schools vying for the top offensive tackle. Byrd had hats of LSU, Oklahoma and SMU on his table when he made his decision moments ago.
He picked up the Sooners hat and put it on.
Oklahoma lands four-star OT Savion Byrd over SMU. The 114th best player in the 2021 recruiting class according to Rivals. #Sooners
— Kegan Reneau (@KeganReneau) December 16, 2020
Byrd is considered the 114th best recruit in the 2021 recruiting class, the 16th best offensive tackle and 17th best player in the state of Texas according to Rivals. He becomes Oklahoma’s second offensive line commitment in this class with Cullen Montgomery signing early Wednesday morning.
The Sooners will surely hope he isn’t their last commitment before this class is over. Five-star offensive tackle Tristan Leigh and five-star offensive guard Bryce Foster are still set to reveal their commitments at a later date.
Oklahoma now has 16 commitments in the 2021 recruiting class and are up to No. 12 in the Rivals team rankings. Here is what it is left for the Sooners in this class.
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