Oklahoma leads future offensive rankings according to ESPN

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When it comes to offenses in college football the Oklahoma Sooners and Lincoln Riley rank among the best. Since his arrival in Norman, Riley has put together some of the top offenses in the country. He learned from another former Sooners assistant in Mike Leach during his time at Texas Tech.

Recently ESPN (subscription required) put together their future offensive rankings with the Sooners coming in at No. 1. Their future quarterback ranking comes in at the top and their 2020 offensive rank at No. 3.

OU is absolutely loaded on offense and should remain that way as long as Lincoln Riley stays in Norman. The short-term outlook is stunningly good, and it’s a big reason the Sooners might be a trendy preseason national title pick despite their past CFP struggles. Quarterback Spencer Rattler will lead the offense for at least another year (potentially two) after eclipsing 3,000 pass yards with 28 touchdowns in his first season as the starter.

There’s depth behind him with Caleb Williams, ESPN’s No. 16 overall player in 2021. Top pass-catchers Marvin Mims, Theo Wease and Austin Stogner are back after combining for 1,562 receiving yards and 16 touchdowns. All three have multiple years of eligibility left, and Oklahoma adds Mario Williams Jr., ESPN’s top-rated receiver and No. 17 overall player in the 2021 class.

The Sooners have done a great job of loading up on the offensive talent. Riley is continuing to load up and looking at the 2022 recruiting class, that is still the case. In the 2022 recruiting cycle, OU has No. 1 wide receiver Luther Burden as well as No. 3 running back Raleek Brown.

Next, we look at the other Big 12 teams on the list: