Tag: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting

Bethany prospect Taylor Heim officially signs with the Oklahoma Sooners

2023 Athlete out of Bethany, Okla. signs with the Oklahoma Sooners on National Signing Day.

After the early signing period, where Oklahoma received 25 national letters of intent, it appeared that the Sooners were done on the high school front. A few weeks ago, they began pursuing 2023 ATH [autotag]Taylor Heim[/autotag] out of Bethany, just outside of Oklahoma City.

It didn’t take long for the two-way three-star player to commit to the Sooners, and now he’s made it official signing to play his college ball in Norman.

Heim projects as a linebacker at Oklahoma. He’s athletic and displays good speed. On the offensive side of the ball, he regularly broke away from the pack for big plays as a runner and receiver. He displays a natural ability to attack the football in the air, which will make him dangerous in coverage at the second level.

Heim joins an athletic group of linebackers in the 2023 recruiting class, which includes Samuel Omosigho, Lewis Carter, and Phil Picciotti.

Taylor Heim is the No. 11 player in Oklahoma, giving the Sooners three of the top 11 in Jacobe Johnson, Erik McCarty, and Heim, highlighting the renewed emphasis for local scouting by Brent Venables and his staff.

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Led by Adepoju Adebawore and Jackson Arnold, 9 Sooners featured in final Top247 for 2023

Led by Adepoju Adebawore and Jackson Arnold, nine Oklahoma Sooners ranked inside the final Top247 rankings for the 2023 recruiting cycle.

The Oklahoma Sooners finished strong in the 2023 recruiting class, landing a top-five group in Brent Venables first full year on the job in Norman.

It’s an incredible feat considering the season the Sooners had on the football field in 2022. Despite all that didn’t go right, Venables and his staff showed that they can flat-out recruit.

The 2023 class featured nine players inside the 247Sports final Top247 for the 2023 class, and all nine were inside the top 125 and six inside the top 100.

Armed with a top-five group in 2023 and the No. 8 class in the 2022 cycle, the Sooners have laid the foundation for success as they prepare for a future in the SEC.

4 Oklahoma signees featured in SI99 final rankings for 2023

Four Oklahoma Sooners signees inside Sports Illustrated’s final SI99 for the 2023 recruiting cycle.

With all-star games done, the early signing period closed and the calendar flipped to a new year, the class of 2023 closes its high school chapter. A host of prospects prepare to enroll midyear while others will wait to join their college programs during the summer.

With games completed, final evaluations are coming in. Recruiting services have begun to unveil their final rankings for the class of 2023. Sports Illustrated got the ball rolling with its postseason SI99 prospect rankings, which included four Oklahoma Sooners signees.

Oklahoma signed its most complete class in years. While it leans more to the defensive side of the ball, the Sooners have some high-quality offensive prospects. That’s reflected in their four signees named in the SI99 rankings.