With announcements being made this week naming the nation’s top players going into the 2022 season, unsurprisingly, many Oklahoma players are making shortlists for awards.
Just like every other list, I expect multiple Sooners to be named on the Biletnikoff shortlist.
Jadon Haselwood
Coming in as the nation’s fourth-ranked player in the 2019 class, expectations were high for Haselwood to be the Sooners’ next great wideout. Unfortunately, after suffering what coaches described as a “freak injury” to his leg in April 2020, he could not play most of the 2020 season.
Haselwood featured in three games in 2020, making four receptions for 65 yards. That being said, he had a productive freshman season, snagging 19 receptions for 272 yards and a touchdown.
Now that he’s back to full strength, I expect him to be listed as a potential Biletnikoff watchlist player.
Marvin Mims
After a terrific freshman season in which Mims caught 37 receptions for 610 yards and nine touchdowns, he was named to both the Rivals and 247Sports Freshman All-American list.
The Football Writers Association also had Mims as a Freshman All-American. I fully expect Mims to be one of the first names on the list on Thursday.