Oklahoma Sooners 10th in ESPN’s latest 2023 team recruiting rankings

Early still in the 2023 recruiting cycle, the Oklahoma Sooners come in 10th in ESPN’s latest team recruiting rankings.

It’s early in the 2023 recruiting cycle, but the Oklahoma Sooners are in great shape as they look to build their recruiting class for next year’s signing day. While the departure of Lincoln Riley led to decommitments from several highly-rated players, Brent Venables and the Sooners rebounded nicely to land significant commitments over the last several months.

Currently, they only have four guys committed to the class in [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], [autotag]Ashton Cozart[/autotag], [autotag]Joshua Bates[/autotag], and [autotag]Erik McCarty[/autotag]. Though there isn’t a five-star in the bunch, that could change over the next year.

Arnold’s 2022 season, in which he led Denton Guyer to a state championship appearance, was his first as the starting quarterback. A strong 2022 season could have him rising higher in the quarterback rankings. Joshua Bates and Erik McCarty are expected to rise in recruiting rankings this year as well.

Still 10 months away, the Oklahoma Sooners are in a good spot with their recruiting class and targets. In ESPN’s latest updated team recruiting rankings, the Oklahoma Sooners come in 10th.

The Sooners took a hit when five-star QB [autotag]Malachi Nelson[/autotag] decommitted and followed Lincoln Riley to USC. The new staff rebounded quite well, though, by landing [autotag]Jackson Arnold[/autotag], the No. 6-ranked QB in the class, who has a smooth, compact delivery, as well as good pocket mobility. The Sooners also have a promising target in the passing game on board in Ashton Cozart, who is a lengthy receiver with big-play speed. – Craig Haubert, ESPN

While just behind the USC Trojans, who come in at No. 9, the Sooners recruiting class is just starting to take shape. They look like the odds-on favorite to land Missouri offensive tackle [autotag]Cayden Green[/autotag]. Green is No. 77 on the ESPN 300. The Sooners have received numerous projections for the top offensive tackle prospect, who is a consensus four-star player.

As the coaching staff continues their work to build the 2023 recruiting class, it’s likely they’ll move up in the rankings. Though Texas Tech (No. 6)  and Baylor (No. 8), who are both ahead in ESPN rankings, have had great starts to the recruiting cycle, it would be incredibly surprising if they stayed in front of the Oklahoma Sooners.

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