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4-Star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner signs with the Oklahoma Sooners

Oklahoma adds to their secondary as four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner makes his commitment official in the early signing period.

The early signing period is underway, and the Oklahoma Sooners are beginning to put pen to paper with their [autotag]2023 recruiting class[/autotag].

Working to remake their secondary in the 2023 cycle, Jasiah Wagoner, a four-star cornerback from the Pacific Northwest, is one of five blue chip prospects the Sooners are bringing in in 2023.

Signing his national letter of intent, Wagoner joins a Sooners class that will finish well within the top 10 of the team recruiting rankings for 2023. Wagoner is the No. 31 cornerback in the country and a top 300 player in the 247Sports composite rankings. He’s 247Sports’ No. 3 player in the state of Washington.

The Sooners earned his signature over other top programs over Notre Dame, California, Colorado, Miami, Oregon, Penn State, and Tennessee.

Wagoner is an impressive athlete with fantastic ball skills. He shows good discipline in zone coverage and the ability to turn and run with receivers in man-to-man coverage. He’s dangerous with the ball in his hands.

In addition to playing cornerback, Wagoner will be a threat as a return man for the Oklahoma Sooners. He joins Jacobe Johnson, Kendel Dolby, Makari Vickers, Daeh McCullough, and Erik McCarty in the defensive backfield.

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Makari Vickers commits to Oklahoma, choosing the Sooners over the Crimson Tide

Oklahoma’s newest commit, defensive back Makari Vickers, committed to the Sooners over Alabama and Michigan on Friday.

Oklahoma’s hot summer on the recruiting trail continues as they have landed their third four-star cornerback this summer.

Makari Vickers, a cornerback from Tallahassee, Florida committed to the Sooners on Friday evening at the halftime of his first game of the season. He’s the second commitment the Sooners received Friday night after Anthony Evans pledged to play for the Sooners in 2023.

Vickers joins a cornerback room that added four-stars Jasiah Wagoner andJacobe Johnson earlier this summer. He also officially becomes the 22nd commit for the class of 2023 for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Vickers had been trending in favor of Oklahoma since early August with a decision date being a mere formality at that point. Most of the summer was a real battle between Oklahoma, Alabama, and the third finalist in Michigan but ultimately Oklahoma just pulled away.

He also gets to join friend and fellow Tallahassee native Keyon Brown as a Sooner. Brown, a four-star receiver committed to Oklahoma in the aftermath of Ashton Cozart’s flip to Oregon.

Vickers is a consensus four-star player adds tremendous versatility to the back end of this new defense. He’s lined up as a safety and cornerback for Robert F. Munroe Day School but is being recruited by Jay Valai as a corner for right now.

Beating out the likes of Alabama for a four-star recruit in the southeastern part of the United States is no small feat. It’s something that should warrant a pat on the back for Jay Valai and the rest of the Oklahoma staff. It also gives a perfect glimpse of what Oklahoma can do on the recruiting trail with better defensive recruiters than they had under the previous regime.

With the commitment of the talented four-star defensive back, Oklahoma strengthens its footing firmly in the top 10 in team recruiting rankings while putting themselves on the verge of a top five class.

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Four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner commits to the Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners continued their incredible July adding a commitment from 2023 four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner.

The Oklahoma Sooners added another piece to their 2023 recruiting class with a commitment from 2023 four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner, a top five player out of the state of Washington.

Jay Valai and the Sooners earned the pledge of Wagoner, beating out Texas, Oregon, and Cal in the process. The Washington native becomes the first cornerback commit in the 2023 recruiting cycle and the first for new cornerbacks coach Jay Valai.

The best word to describe Jasiah Wagoner is “playmaker.” A deadly two-way player for Heir, Wagoner, displays excellent ball skills as a cornerback and great instincts to attack the football in the air. He’s an interception machine, regularly stepping in front of wide receivers to create turnovers, and he knows what to do with the ball in his hands after the interception.

While he’ll be a cornerback for the Sooners, he lined up at running back, wide receiver, and returned punts as well. He’s dynamic with the ball in his hands.

With Jasiah Wagoner’s commitment, Oklahoma can now turn their attention to four-star defensive lineman Derrick LeBlanc, who will make his commitment later this week.

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A major target for the Oklahoma Sooners, CB Makari Vickers announces his top 3

After having the Sooners in his top 8, cornerback Makari Vickers lists Oklahoma in his top 3 and announced a commitment date for August 26.

As has been the case across the board, Oklahoma’s recruiting for the 2023 class is starting to see significant movement. Whether it’s with commitments or prospects trimming down their lists of schools, there is a significant amount of momentum happening for the Oklahoma Sooners on the recruiting trail.

Oklahoma’s hot streak on the recruiting trail in July is well documented. With five commitments in the month of July, and the possibility of adding a few more by month’s end, Oklahoma is poised to head into the 2022 regular season with tons of heat.

They aren’t done and are firmly entrenched in recruiting battles for premium talent. One of those battles involves four-star cornerback Makari Vickers, an exceptional talent out of Florida who has dropped his top three schools and announced his commitment date.

For the talented cornerback out of Florida, only three schools remain in contention: Alabama, Michigan, and the Oklahoma Sooners. Vickers spent the month of June taking official visits to Oklahoma for the ChampU BBQ, Michigan the weekend of June 10, and Alabama the weekend of June 17. He plans to take one last trip to Norman at the end of this month before August rolls around as he begins to hone in on a decision.

Oklahoma leads for Vickers according to the 247Sports crystal ball as they are the only school with a prediction logged in their favor. However, the four-star safety Vickers has been high on the Crimson Tide for a while. It was Jay Valai’s connection with Vickers while still on Alabama’s staff that started his connection with the Tide and it’s that relationship with Valai that has Oklahoma in this spot.

When speaking to Andrew Ivins of 247Sports about his top three, Vickers said, “Coach [Brent Venables] is a high-energetic person,” Vickers said. “Every time I have been there, he has been the same. His motor does not change no matter what time it is. So, I really like his energy. And then Coach [Jay] Valai, when he was at ‘Bama, we had a good connection. Now that he’s at Oklahoma, he has opened a little more, and I really like his coaching style.”

A decision looks destined for August 26th, according to the report from Andrew Ivins, and will give Oklahoma Sooners fans something to tune into just in time before college football’s “Week Zero” begins on August 27.

With no cornerbacks committed in their 2023 class, this is a major recruit for the Sooners and a battle that they must win. With the upgrade in the quality of defensive coaches on this staff, fans should fill much more confident in battles like this. We won’t truly know how this turns out until August, but for right now, the Sooners are in a good spot for a talented cornerback.

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Four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner earns an Oklahoma offer

The Oklahoma Sooners send offer to the Pacific Northwest for four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner.

Here at Sooners Wire, we’ve documented just how different the recruiting strategy has been for the Oklahoma Sooners in short order under Brent Venables.

For most of the new staff, their recruiting prowess and success have been on targeting the southeastern. They’ve maintained a similar strategy for the most part, targeting their old stomping grounds from their time at Clemson.

However, that doesn’t mean they’ll ignore other regions like the Pacific Northwest, which is where the latest Oklahoma offer is headed.

Four-star corner Jasiah Wagoner hails from Spanaway, Washington, and reeled in an offer from cornerbacks coach Jay Valai recently. Wagoner is a playmaker on the backend and showcases the ability to attack the ball in the air. He isn’t afraid at all of getting his pads on someone, making plays as a tackler. Wagoner also made plays as a receiver and on special teams as a punt returner.

The list of offers that have been sent to cornerbacks for the 2023 class has erupted to 19 and the Sooners look determined to sign multiple players considering they could lose at least two or three cornerbacks following the 2023 season and that’s not accounting for possible transfers.

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