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Wide receiver Brenen Thompson flashes in first action of the season vs. Iowa State

Brenen Thompson showed why Oklahoma is so high on him in his first action of the season against Iowa State.

With the start of the second quarter just underway and the [autotag]Iowa State Cyclones[/autotag] cutting the Sooners’ lead to four, the Oklahoma offense trotted onto the field. The Sooners offense had been unstoppable, a trend that would continue for much of the game.

The Sooners started on their own 25-yard line, and [autotag]Dillon Gabriel[/autotag] took the shotgun snap. He would then by some time before launching one way downfield to newcomer [autotag]Brenen Thompson[/autotag], who made an incredible adjustment to an underthrown ball, reeling it in for a 54-yard gain.

This was Thompson’s first action of the season after transferring from the Texas Longhorns this offseason. He told reporters after the game it felt good to get his feet wet.

“It was amazing,” Thompson said. “We work our whole lives for that. You dream of that stuff. You love it.”

Thompson finished second on the team with 62 receiving yards, just behind [autotag]Jalil Farooq[/autotag]’s team-leading 81 yards. Thompson brings another element to the Sooners’ offense.

He has speed similar to former Sooners great, [autotag]Marquis Brown[/autotag]. Because of that speed, something [autotag]Jeff Lebby[/autotag] and company are going to have to find ways to get him more and more involved in the offense.

What better time to do that than the week you play your former team in the [autotag]Cotton Bowl[/autotag] in Dallas?

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Where does the Sooners’ 2022 recruiting class rank since 2010 for Oklahoma?

How does the 2022 recruiting class rank for the Oklahoma Sooners since 2010?

The Oklahoma Sooners coaching staff did some incredible work over the last two months to push their 2022 recruiting class into the top eight in the nation. Signing day acquisitions helped give them a bump from No. 10, but the groundwork was already laid. The Sooners, without a five-star athlete, signed one of the best classes in the country.

Oklahoma is no stranger to successful recruiting efforts. Since 2010, it has had six classes rank inside the top 10 of 247Sports team composite. The Sooners’ highest-rated class came in 2010. However, the 2017 class had, arguably, the greatest impact within that time period. That was Bob Stoops’ last recruiting class before he retired. That class ranked eighth in the nation and No. 1 in the Big 12 for that cycle.

The 2017 recruiting class featured Creed Humphrey, Orlando Brown, CeeDee Lamb, Marquis Brown, Kenneth Murray, Trey Sermon, Tre Brown, Tre Norwood and Adrian Ealy. All are in the NFL. Isaiah Thomas, Kennedy Brooks, Marquis Hayes, Tyrese Robinson and Jeremiah Hall will join them this April.

That recruiting class also included Grant Calcaterra, who was on an upward trajectory at OU before concussions set him back, leading to his transfer to SMU.

The 2017 recruiting class won four Big 12 titles and competed in two College Football Playoff games.

So let’s take a look at how the 2022 recruiting class stacks up since 2010 according to 247Sports composite team recruiting rankings.