The University of Oklahoma has consecutive top-10 classes in coach Brent Venables' On3 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings. The Sooners, who finished ninth in 2024, are aiming for the top of this cycle, guided by a bumper crop within their state. Six of the Sooner State's top 10 players are already at OU.
Venables is looking to secure at least three more people from that list, and is also looking to attract top talent in neighboring Texas. Early in the cycle, the Sooners tend to target several key targets for his On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM). The outline is as follows.
5-star LB Jonah Williams
school: Galveston (Texas) Ball
On3 industry ranking:No.13
On3 RPM: Oklahoma 97.5%, Texas 1.0%
The Skinny: Programs across the country are eyeing a five-star linebacker. Jonah Williams, But it's the Sooners who are setting the pace right now. Williams returned to Norman at the end of January, and OU began attracting potential picks, including On3 national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman.
“Oklahoma is also about baseball and football. The coaching staff…everyone has hit me hard,” he said. “Please check carefully before you talk to me. We have great conversations. They love my parents and my parents love them. It will only enhance our relationship. is.”
4 stars ATH CJ Nixon
school: Weatherford (Oklahoma)
On3 industry ranking:No.61 (#3ATH)
On3 RPM: Oklahoma State 97.5%, Auburn State 1.5%
skinny: As the Sooner State's top uncommitted recruit, there are few bigger goals for OU right now. CJ Nixon. The 6'5, 220-pound jumbo athlete is probably projected as an edge rusher at the next level, but he has strong numbers on both sides of the ball. In his three seasons in college, he totaled 94 catches, 1,535 yards, and 18 touchdowns. And on defense, he recorded 54 total tackles and four tackles for loss.
Auburn and several other schools are on the table, but the Sooners appear to be the frontrunners as of now.
4-star RB Tory Blaylock
school: Houston (Texas) Atascocita
On3 industry ranking:No.226 (#18 RB)
On3 RPM: Oklahoma State 82.1%, Texas A&M 6.6%, Texas State 3.9%, Ohio State 1.7%
skinny: In-state programs like Texas State and Texas A&M are both working to retain. tori blaylock It's in the Lone Star State, but this one is trending toward the Sooners. He has visited Norman several times over the past year, including for games in late July and again this fall.
Son of former NFL running back Derrick BlaylockTory posted impressive track times (10.7 per 100 as a sophomore) and over 800 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior.
4 Star Edge Max Granville
school: Sugar Land (Texas) Fort Bend Christian Academy
On3 industry ranking:No.132 (#10 EDGE)
On3 RPM: Oklahoma State 89.3%, Texas A&M 2.6%, Baylor State 2.2%
skinny: max granville He's another Texas-based prospect that the Sooners rate very highly, and the feeling appears to be mutual. He took a series of game-day visits this summer and fall to check out Texas A&M, SMU, Texas State and Oklahoma State. But right now, OU is outperforming all in-state programs.
On3's Sam Spiegelman wrote in November, “I spoke with people close to the Granville addition, and there was a lot of talk in the early stages favoring the Sooners.'' I'm making it my top priority.” “Additionally, the University of Oklahoma staff has strong inroads into key members of the Granville University circle.”
4 Star CB Coby Sellers
school: Pearland (TX) Shadow Creek
On3 industry ranking:No.152 (#22CB)
On3 RPM: Oklahoma 87.2%, Texas 4.9%, Baylor 2.1%
skinny: 4-star cornerback based in Houston coby sellers He has been to Norman before, including one trip for a game this fall and another in January. On3's Sam Spiegelman analyzed the recruiting process for this trip as follows:
“Sellers will return to Oklahoma this weekend for the Sooners' Elite Junior Day after stops at Texas and Georgia earlier this month. Oklahoma has made major additions to the four-star Lone Star State cornerback dating back to last spring. It has maintained its presence.
…Texas and Oklahoma are going head-to-head in this battle to become one of the best Lone Star states in 2025, but sources close to the recruiting opinion say: Jay Valai At the catalyst. Some wouldn't be surprised if Sellers made his decision before returning home to Houston. ”
