A look at Texas and Oklahoma’s WR, OL recruiting under current coaches
Texas is running away from Oklahoma in wide receiver and offensive line recruiting. Don’t take my word for it. Look at the product.
Oklahoma once dominated against Texas in recruiting pass catchers and offensive linemen. Now, Texas is returning the favor.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and assistants Kyle Flood and Jeff Banks have helped transform recruiting for the Longhorns in the Lone Star State. They have done so at the expense of their top rivals.
Over the last two cycles, the Sooners have signed just three On3 consensus four-star or better offensive linemen. None of those four-star-or-better linemen are five-stars.
Adding to their frustration, Oklahoma has only signed four On3 consensus four-star receivers in the last two cycles. They’ve endured that drought despite losing several players to the portal or NFL Draft.
Let’s compare Oklahoma and Texas at the two positions once dominated by the Sooners.
Texas four-star or better receivers
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Johntay Cook (2023) – No. 3 WR, No. 31 overall player
Xavier Worthy (2021) – No. 2 WR, No. 56 overall player
Ryan Niblett (2023) – No. 11 WR, No. 66 overall player
Brenen Thompson (2022) – No. 17 WR, No. 101 overall player
DeAndre Moore (2023) – No. 21 WR, No. 110 overall player
Oklahoma four-star or better receivers
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Jaquaize Pettaway (2023) – No. 17 WR, No. 87 overall player
Jayden Gibson (2022) – No. 26 WR, No. 148 overall player
Nicholas Anderson (2022) – No. 34 WR, No. 200 overall player
Keyon Brown (2023) – No. 59 WR, No. 378 overall player
Texas four-star or better OL
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DJ Campbell (2022) – No. 1 IOL, No. 11 overall player
Kelvin Banks (2022) – No. 2 OT, No. 22 overall player
Neto Umeozulu (2022) – No. 5 IOL, No. 76 overall player
Jaydon Chatman (2023) – No. 14 IOL, No. 213 overall player
Cam Williams (2022) – No. 15 OT, No. 243 overall player
Malik Agbo (2022) – No. 19 OT, No. 364 overall player
*Cole Hutson (2022) was the No. 11 and No. 12 IOL per ESPN, Rivals.
Oklahoma four-star or better OL
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Cayden Green (2023) – No. 8 OT, No. 95 overall player
Jake Taylor (2022) – No. 9 OT, No. 99 overall player
Jacob Sexton (2022) – No. 15 IOL, No. 230 overall player