The Oklahoma Sooners haven’t been shy about the need to improve their tight end depth. Injuries to 2022 signees [autotag]Kaden Helms[/autotag] and [autotag]Jason Llewellyn[/autotag] have put a dent in the tight end depth chart of the future.
Position coach Joe Jon Finley and the group gained a boost in the 2024 recruiting cycle when [autotag]Davon Mitchell[/autotag] committed and reclassified. He’ll joining the Sooners next year and could be a five-star prospect by national signing day.
But the position needs more talent. Oklahoma received some encouraging news on that front. 2025 four-star tight end target [autotag]Nate Roberts[/autotag] decommitted from Notre Dame Tuesday morning.
“I have made the decision to decommit from the University of Notre Dame,” Roberts posted on his social media profile. “I want to thank coach Freeman, coach Parker and Chad Bowden for the opportunity and wish them and the Fighting Irish the best going forward.
I have made the decision to decommit from the University of Notre Dame. I want to thank Coach Freeman, Coach Parker, and Chad Bowden for the opportunity, and wish them and the Fighting Irish the best going forward. https://t.co/trrcVYYU7j
— Nate Roberts (@nateroberts2025) August 15, 2023
Roberts is a top five player in the state of Oklahoma, the No. 61 player overall in the 247Sports 2025 rankings and a top five player at the position.
Last week SoonerScoop’s Josh McCuistion issued a prediction flip favoring the Oklahoma Sooners in Roberts’ recruitment. That felt like a foreshadowing of what happened today in Roberts pulling his pledge to the Fighting Irish.
The talented in-state prospect had only been committed to Notre Dame since June. Now it looks like the Sooners are homing in on adding another blue chip prospect to their rapidly growing [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag].
Roberts holds 31 offers, including 27 from Power Five programs. Ten are from SEC schools, including Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas A&M.
Nate Roberts’ Recruiting Profile
Projections
Soon after the Notre Dame decommitment a flurry of predictions dropped favoring the Sooners. On3’s Sam Spiegelman, Rivals Clint Cosgrove and OUInsider at Rivals Parker Thune each put in picks for the Sooners.
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