Tag: 2025 recruiting cycle

Sooners scheduled to host one of the nation’s top wide receivers per report

With Junior Day right around the corner, the Oklahoma Sooners are expected to host one of the nation’s top wide receivers for 2025.

There are several important recruiting dates this spring for the Oklahoma Sooners. The first one on the schedule is their junior day, which will feature some of the top players in the 2025 recruiting class.

One player that’s set to attend is five-star safety Jonah Williams out of Texas. Another high-profile prospect who will make the trip to Norman for Junior Day on January 27 is five-star wide receiver Caleb Cunningham, according to On3’s Keegan Pope. Cunningham will also be visiting Auburn on Jan. 20 and Florida on Feb. 3. Pope states this will be Cunningham’s first visit to Norman.

Out of Ackerman, Miss., Cunningham is the No. 10 player in the 247Sports Composite rankings and the No. 1 player in Mississippi.

The Sooners are one of 18 Power Five offers Cunningham has received at this point, with a number of those offers coming out of the SEC. Alabama, Georgia, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Florida State, Oregon, and Miami are among those pursuing the talented wide receiver.

Currently, the Sooners have four players expected to play wide receiver committed in the [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag]. Adding a player like Cunningham is a no-brainer if they can win out in his recruitment. It won’t be easy, but Emmett Jones has done a phenomenal job on the recruiting trail since arriving in Norman a year ago.

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2025 5-Star DL Armando Blount includes Oklahoma in top 5

Top 5 defensive lineman in the 2025 class, Armondo Blount included the Oklahoma Sooners in his top five.

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a great start to the season and in their [autotag]2025 recruiting cycle[/autotag]. With five commitments in the class, the Sooners are ahead of schedule compared to the 2023 and 2024 cycles.

They continue to gain momentum in 2025, earning a spot in the top five of top five prospect [autotag]Armondo Blount[/autotag].

The Sooners made the cut alongside the Miami Hurricanes, Florida State Seminoles, Ohio State Buckeyes, and USC Trojans.

Out of Miami, Fla., the Hurricanes and Seminoles have taken advantage of their proximity to the elite defensive line prospect, hosting Blount on campus for multiple unofficial visits.

But based on Oklahoma’s recruiting success since Brent Venables and his staff’s arrival to Norman, you can’t count the Sooners out until the prospect signs.

Blount is an incredible athlete who’s able to cause havoc off the edge with speed and power.

It may be a tough ask for the Sooners to earn a commitment from Blount, but they’ve had their share of wins and close calls in defensive line recruiting over the last year and a half. Don’t count out the Sooners.

Armondo Blount’s Recruiting Profile

Projections

  • No projections at this time for Armondo Blount.

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Oklahoma Sooners 2025 four-star TE target Nate Roberts decommits from Notre Dame

Oklahoma four-star TE target Nate Roberts decommits from Notre Dame followed by a flurry of predictions favoring the Sooners.

The Oklahoma Sooners haven’t been shy about the need to improve their tight end depth. Injuries to 2022 signees [autotag]Kaden Helms[/autotag] and [autotag]Jason Llewellyn[/autotag] have put a dent in the tight end depth chart of the future.

Position coach Joe Jon Finley and the group gained a boost in the 2024 recruiting cycle when [autotag]Davon Mitchell[/autotag] committed and reclassified. He’ll joining the Sooners next year and could be a five-star prospect by national signing day.

But the position needs more talent. Oklahoma received some encouraging news on that front. 2025 four-star tight end target [autotag]Nate Roberts[/autotag] decommitted from Notre Dame Tuesday morning.

“I have made the decision to decommit from the University of Notre Dame,” Roberts posted on his social media profile. “I want to thank coach Freeman, coach Parker and Chad Bowden for the opportunity and wish them and the Fighting Irish the best going forward.

Roberts is a top five player in the state of Oklahoma, the No. 61 player overall in the 247Sports 2025 rankings and a top five player at the position.

Last week SoonerScoop’s Josh McCuistion issued a prediction flip favoring the Oklahoma Sooners in Roberts’ recruitment. That felt like a foreshadowing of what happened today in Roberts pulling his pledge to the Fighting Irish.

The talented in-state prospect had only been committed to Notre Dame since June. Now it looks like the Sooners are homing in on adding another blue chip prospect to their rapidly growing [autotag]2025 recruiting class[/autotag].

Roberts holds 31 offers, including 27 from Power Five programs. Ten are from SEC schools, including Georgia, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee and Texas A&M.

Nate Roberts’ Recruiting Profile

Projections

Soon after the Notre Dame decommitment a flurry of predictions dropped favoring the Sooners. On3’s Sam Spiegelman, Rivals Clint Cosgrove and OUInsider at Rivals Parker Thune each put in picks for the Sooners.

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Sooners pick up a pair of predictions for Jaden Nickens, who sets commitment date

Oklahoma earned two more predictions for 2024 four-star WR Jaden Nickens out of Millwood High in Oklahoma City, who set his commitment date.

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.

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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Sooners get two predictions for 4-Star in-state wide receiver

Emmett Jones continues his hot streak on the recruiting trail with two predictions for talented four-star Oklahoma wide receiver.

We’ve talked about how hot the Oklahoma Sooners football recruiting has been the last month, whether it’s the 2024 class or the 2025 class.

A big reason for that has been the absolute roll new wide receiver coach Emmett Jones has been on.

He’s landed seven combined wide receivers in the 2024 and 2025 classes as of now.

As to why he’s been so successful recruiting since joining the staff, his answer was short and sweet and something Sooner fans will love to hear.

“I feel like I can recruit against anybody with this logo,” Emmett Jones said at OU Football media day Tuesday.

But he’s not stopping anytime soon. The Sooners received two predictions for 2025 four-star wide receiver Jaden Nickens.

Brandon Drumm of OUInsider at Rivals and Josh McCuistion of SoonerScoop at On3 both issued predictions favoring the Oklahoma Sooners for the talented in-state prospect.

Nickens is a talented wide receiver who plays at Millwood High School in Oklahoma City.

He’s also a big-time basketball recruit with a few Division 1 offers. He’s a big athletic wide receiver standing at 6-foot-3 and weighing 170 pounds.

The next question is, could a commitment be coming soon? It’s something he might have hinted at.

But for now, we have to wait and see.

Jaden Nicken’s Recruiting Profile

Projections

  • Oklahoma appears to be the favorite with two of the three recruiting sites issuing predictions for Jaden Nickens to end up with Oklahoma.

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Sooners pick up another prediction to land 2025 4-star LB Christian Thatcher

Second prediction favors the Oklahoma Sooners for 2025 four-star linebacker Christian Thatcher.

Coming out of a week that featured a pair of recruiting events, the Oklahoma Sooners have a ton of momentum in both the 2024 and 2025 recruiting classes.

After “Sooners under the Stars,” the Sooners picked up a pair of commitments in the 2025 cycle and are gaining steam for another 2025 prospect; linebacker Christian Thatcher.

First, it was Josh McCusition of SoonerScoop and On3 who issued a prediction favoring the Sooners for Thatcher. Now it’s OUInsider and Rivals recruiting analyst Brandon Drumm favoring the Sooners with a FutureCast of his own on Monday afternoon.

Thatcher is considered a four-star prospect according to 247Sports and On3 and is the No. 131 player in the 247Sports rankings for the 2025 class.

It’s clear the Sooners struck the right chord with Thatcher and his family last week and are building toward a commitment.

While it’s still early in the 2025 recruiting cycle, the Sooners are working ahead of schedule relative to the 2023 and 2024 recruiting classes.

The Sooners have four commitments to their class with Kevin Sperry, Gracen Harris, Ka’Mori Moore, and Elijah Thomas pledged to the 2025 class. If the predictions hold, it looks like Christian Thatcher will be heading to Norman in 2025.

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On3 prediction favors Oklahoma for 2025 LB Christian Thatcher

The Oklahoma Sooners earned an On3 prediction from SoonerScoop’s Josh McCuistion for 2025 four-star linebacker Christian Thatcher.

The 2025 recruiting class is off to a fast and furious start. This week alone, the Sooners picked up two more commitments and appear to be leading the pack for another blue chip prospect.

On Friday, Josh McCuistion of SoonerScoop and On3 issued a prediction favoring the Sooners for four-star linebacker Christian Thatcher.

Thatcher is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada, and ranks as the No. 5 player in the state. He’s a consensus top 250 player in the nation and ranks as the No. 131 prospect in the 247Sports 2025 rankings.

According to 247Sports, Thatcher had 133 tackles (single season record), 13 tackles for loss, and an interception in 11 games for Arbor View High School in 2022. A top 20 linebacker in the class, Thatcher brings a mix of power and speed that will make him a terror at the second level of the defense.  He was a first-team all-state selection last season.

Thatcher does a great job reading the defense and getting downhill in the running game. He displays the ability to knife through the line of scrimmage and get to the running back in the backfield. He has the speed to stretch the play wide and chase down ball carriers in backside pursuit.

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to build upon a deep group of linebackers added through the 2022, 2023, and 2024 classes with a talented playmaker who could play middle linebacker, weakside, or even the cheetah for the Sooners.

Christian Thatcher’s Recruiting Profile

Projections

  • Sooners are the heavy favorite according to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, which includes McCuistion’s prediction.

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Oklahoma Sooners favored to land 2025 four-star tight end

OUInsider’s Parker Thune issued a Rivals FutureCast favoring the Oklahoma Sooners for 2025 four-star Tight End DaSaahn Brame.

“Sooners under the Stars” has wrapped as we get ready for the “Party at the Palace” to begin. One of the visitors at the first event of the week was four-star tight end, DaSaahn Brame.

The Derby, Kan. native is a big target standing at 6-foot-6 and 225 pounds. He ranks as a composite top 250 guy and ninth overall at his position. After Davon Mitchell reclassified to the 2024 class, it looks like the Sooners are all in on their 2025 guy.

On Thursday, OUInsider’s Parker Thune put in a prediction favoring the Sooners in Brame’s recruitment.

The Sooners continue to work towards a stacked tight end room. If Joe JoneFinley can pull in the commitment of the blue chip tight end out of Kansas, it would mark the fourth four-star player at the position to join the Sooners since 2022.

It would not come as a surprise if the Sooners didn’t have six or seven commitments in the 2025 class before the 2024 class has officially signed.

Right now, it looks like the Sooners will be battling with the in-state Kansas State Wildcats for Brame’s commitment.

Brame comes from an athletic background and is a Kansas State legacy. His dad, Da’Von, played linebacker at Kansas State, and his mom, Nicky, played women’s basketball for the Wildcats as well.

Brame displays the ability to be a threat as both a receiver and as a blocker, holding up well in the running game. In the modern era of college football, tight ends aren’t often called upon to block as much. Brame is an impact player in every facet of the game.

In Jeff Lebby’s system, it’s important for the tight end to contribute in both the running game and the passing game. With his size and athletic ability, he’ll be an impact player at the collegiate level.

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Sooners land commitment from 2025 4-star WR Elijah Thomas out of Checotah

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up another commitment in the 2025 class, this time from four-star wide receiver Elijah Thomas.

The 2025 recruiting cycle has been fantastic for the Oklahoma Sooners, with a year and a half to go until 2025 national signing day. The Sooners added their fourth commitment, and second in as many days, with the pledge of 2025 four-star wide receiver Elijah Thomas.

Thomas, out of Checotah, Okla., is the No. 170 player in the 247Sports composite and the No. 25 wide receiver in the 2025 recruiting class. He chose the Oklahoma Sooners over offers from Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Kansas, Kansas State, Alabama, and Texas Tech.

The Oklahoma native is the No. 5 player in the state and joins a recruiting class that features four-star quarterback [autotag]Kevin Sperry[/autotag], four-star wide receiver [autotag]Gracen Harris[/autotag], and three-star defensive tackle [autotag]Ka’Mori Moore[/autotag].

The first thing you notice about Thomas is his ability to release off the line of scrimmage against press coverage. With fantastic lateral agility, he’s able to ditch his defender and get vertical in a hurry. Thomas displays really good route running and is smooth down the field. He’s got really nice hands and can break away from the defense after the catch. The four-star prospect displays the ability to track the football well in the air and time his jumps well when going up to get the football. While he has a slender frame at 6 feet and 160 pounds, he displays good toughness at the catch point and the ability to break tackles in the open field.

This is another fantastic addition to the Oklahoma Sooners wide receiver room with his ability to win at every level of the passing game.

He marks the seventh high school wide receiver commit for assistant coach [autotag]Emmett Jones[/autotag] since taking the job in January. It’s the fifth blue chip commitment earned by Jones in his tenure with the Sooners. Including transfer portal additions Andrel Anthony and Brenen Thompson, Jones has earned pledges from nine prospects in a little more than seven months on the job.

With the commitment of Elijah Thomas, the Sooners move up to No. 3 in the 2025 recruiting class. Only Alabama and Georgia sit in front of them in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings.

While the Sooners are working to close on their 2024 recruiting class, 2025 prospects are taking it upon themselves to get the ball rolling early in their recruiting cycle. It’s likely this isn’t the last commitment we see from the 2025 class before the fall season starts.

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Oklahoma Sooners land commitment from 2025 DT Ka’Mori Moore

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up their third commitment in the 2025 recruiting class with the pledge of DT Ka’Mori Moore.

The Oklahoma Sooners’ head start on the 2025 recruiting class continued on Wednesday evening with the commitment of defensive tackle [autotag]Ka’Mori Moore[/autotag].

Moore is a three-star prospect in the On3 database and hails from Lee’s Summit North High School. The same school that produced current Sooners offensive lineman Cayden Green and Oklahoma targets Williams Nwaneri and Isaiah Mozee.

In Moore, the Sooners get their third commitment of the 2025 recruiting cycle. He joins four-star quarterback [autotag]Kevin Sperry[/autotag] and four-star wide receiver [autotag]Gracen Harris[/autotag].

Here’s what our Bryant Crews had to say about the talented defensive tackle prospect.

Moore is powerful but has excellent agility for someone his size. His ability to stonewall offensive linemen allows him to disrupt timing on plays and enables the rest of the defense to make plays. Moore also spent time in June at one of Oklahoma’s camps, showcasing his skills in front of the coaching staff. – Crews, Sooners Wire

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Brent Venables and the Oklahoma Sooners are off to a blistering start in the 2025 cycle. With their three commitments have the No. 8 recruiting class in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings.

The Sooners are working to rebuild their defensive line from the Alex Grinch days. They got started in the 2023 cycle with the commitment of Adepoju Adebawore and are looking to follow that up with a historic class in the 2024 cycle. With Moore’s commitment, the Sooners are trending toward stacking good defensive line classes together as they prepare for life in the SEC.

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