The Sooners don’t have many players from North Carolina on their roster, but they may be looking to change that as they continue their quest to establish recruiting roots in the Southeast. Their latest offer goes out to Charlotte, NC where they offered four-star running back Daylan Smothers.
Smothers plays at Chambers High School where he’s been a part of two 4A state champions in the last three years. As part of the 2023 class, Smothers is also being recruited by Penn State, Florida State, Tennessee, and the NC State Wolfpack.
Smothers shows excellent patience and vision, near-flawless start and stop ability, and a willingness to run behind his pads and fight for extra yards. The Sooners may be late to the party but Smothers is a rising prospect and they currently don’t have a running back committed for 2023.
Brent Venables, Jeff Lebby, and DeMarco Murray were likely in attendance for the Rivals Camp held in Charlotte where Smothers won the running back MVP award so they were able to see Smothers up close and personal before extending an offer to him.
RB MVP from today's Charlotte @RivalsCamp adds an offer from Oklahomahttps://t.co/ebOLy97LEc
I wonder what @DeMarcoMurray, @Coach_Leb, & @CoachVenables were watching today??? https://t.co/I6ySY8eoYS
— Adam Friedman (@RivalsFriedman) March 20, 2022
Smothers also runs track when not in football season where he ran an 11.58 100m as a freshman. The Sooners will try and make up some ground with Smothers over the coming months and look to get a running back on board after landing two in 2022.
Daylon Smother’s Recruiting Profile
Rating
| Stars | Overall | State | Position | |
| ESPN | — | — | — | — |
| Rivals | 4 | 231 | 4 | 10 |
| 247Sports | 4 | — | 13 | 25 |
| 247 Composite | 4 | 327 | 10 | 21 |
| On3 Recruiting | 4 | 162 | 8 | 8 |
| On3 Composite | 4 | 281 | 9 | 16 |
Vitals
| Hometown | Charlotte, NC |
| Projected Position | Running Back |
| Height | 6-0 |
| Weight | 180 |
Recruitment
- Offered on March 20, 2022
Notable Offers
- Oklahoma
- Florida State
- Penn State
- Alabama
- Miami
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- NC State
- Ohio State
Film
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