Less than a month from the start of the 2023 season, the Oklahoma Sooners keep pushing to add talent across the 2024 and 2025 recruiting classes. Getting a head start on 2025, the Sooners already have four players committed to join Oklahoma in a year and a half.
After picking up a commitment from 2024 four-star wide receiver and in-state product Elijah Thomas last week, Oklahoma is trending for another blue chip WR from the Sooner State, Jaden Nickens.
The Sooners picked up a pair of predictions from Josh McCuistion of SoonerScoop and On3 and Brandon Drumm of OUInsider and Rivals on Saturday. Those predictions continue to roll in, with Collin Kennedy of Sooners Illustrated and 247Sports and Parker Thune of OUInsider issuing picks favoring the Sooners.
At this point, it seems all that’s left to do is get the commitment. And now we know what day Jaden Nickens will be making his pledge.
The four-star wide receiver prospect out of Millwood High School in Oklahoma City plans to commit on August 12.
Aug12, save the date! More info coming soonⓂ️💯 #WheresHome👀 pic.twitter.com/LWPAlH4e2u
— Jaden Nickens (@jaden_nickens) August 2, 2023
According to On3, Nickens holds Power Five offers from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and TCU.
At 6-foot-3 entering his junior year, Nickens brings great size to go with good breakaway speed. He’s an impact blocker in the run game, putting cornerbacks on their backs, allowing running backs to pick up big plays.
He does a lot of good work in the wide receiver screen game and has a good idea of how to use the blockers on the play to gain extra yards. He’s a physical player that will break tackles in the open field but also has the agility to make defenders miss.
To say that Emmett Jones is on a role would be an understatement. With what he’s done on the recruiting trail, it’s no surprise to see Oklahoma trending for yet another wide receiver.
If the Sooners were to get a commitment from Nickens, he would be their third in the class, joining [autotag]Gracen Harris[/autotag] and [autotag]Elijah Thoma[/autotag]s and it would represent the 10th wide receiver commitment since Jones took the job in January.
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