Where each of the Oklahoma Sooners signees finished in final 2024 recruiting rankings
The 2024 recruiting class finished in the top 10 for the Oklahoma Sooners. It was an important class, as it marked the first group of players that would play their entire career in the SEC.
Given the need to rebuild the offensive and defensive lines to be able to contend in the SEC, additional importance was placed on landing a strong offensive and defensive line class. And Brent Venables and his staff did just that.
But that’s not where the impressive returns stopped. Oklahoma also came through with the top running back in the cycle and a blue-chip set of wide receivers. It was an impressive cycle for Emmett Jones and DeMarco Murray.
Davon Mitchell was considered the top tight end in the 2025 recruiting cycle before reclassifying to 2024, giving Joe Jon Finley a bonafide star to work with.
At defensive back, Jay Valai and Brandon Hall continued to pull in impressive talents, landing four-star prospects Jaydan Hardy, Reggie Powers, Jeremiah Newcombe, Mykel Patterson-McDonald, Eli Bowen, and Devon Jordan.
At quarterback, the Sooners landed highly productive passers from two big football states in Michael Hawkins from Texas and Brendan Zurbrugg from Ohio. Two years ago, the depth at the position was questionable. Now Seth Littrell has an impressive group of passers to lead his offense into the future.
Looking back at the trenches. The Sooners landed two legit studs in David Stone and Jayden Jackson for the interior and three blue-chip prospects to work along the edge in Nigel Smith, Danny Okoye, and Wyatt Gilmore.
It was a necessity heading into the SEC, where the offensive line play and physicality in the trenches go to another level. And as much as we love the defensive line recruiting, the offensive line recruiting could end up being just as impactful.
Sure, aside from Eugene Brooks, Bill Bedenbaugh’s group didn’t receive a ton of recognition in recruiting circles. But it’s an athletically impressive group with a strong work ethic and a lot of upside.
So as we turn the page on Oklahoma’s 2024 recruiting class, let’s take a look at how each player finished in the final player rankings from ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports, and On3.
At the end, you can see which recruiting service liked each of Oklahoma’s signees the most.
David Stone, DL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Rivals | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
247Sports | 5 | 17 | 4 | 5 |
247 Composite | 5 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
On3 Recruiting | 5 | 29 | 4 | 7 |
On3 Industry | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
Taylor Tatum, RB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 38 | 1 | 9 |
Rivals | 4 | 59 | 1 | 9 |
247Sports | 4 | 48 | 1 | 6 |
247 Composite | 4 | 38 | 1 | 9 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 59 | 2 | 12 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 40 | 1 | 8 |
Eugene Brooks, OL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 145 | 5 | 14 |
Rivals | 4 | 133 | 6 | 17 |
247Sports | 4 | 73 | 3 | 7 |
247 Composite | 4 | 96 | 3 | 9 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 182 | 9 | 14 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 89 | 3 | 7 |
Zion Kearney, WR
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 74 | 14 | 12 |
Rivals | 4 | 139 | 29 | 23 |
247Sports | 4 | 133 | 26 | 23 |
247 Composite | 4 | 90 | 17 | 15 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 144 | 25 | 23 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 99 | 21 | 15 |
Reggie Powers, S
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 259 | 25 | 12 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 33 | 14 |
247Sports | 4 | 169 | 11 | 7 |
247 Composite | 4 | 185 | 12 | 10 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 143 | 11 | 9 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 155 | 11 | 9 |
Nigel Smith, DL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 124 | 18 | 21 |
Rivals | 4 | 104 | 8 | 17 |
247Sports | 4 | 176 | 28 | 29 |
247 Composite | 4 | 141 | 20 | 23 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 294 | 23 | 45 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 159 | 14 | 25 |
Jaydan Hardy, S
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 263 | 27 | 39 |
Rivals | 4 | 185 | 14 | 30 |
247Sports | 4 | 178 | 13 | 30 |
247 Composite | 4 | 252 | 22 | 41 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 67 | 127 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 260 | 19 | 46 |
Jaydan Jackson, DL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 37 | 79 |
Rivals | 4 | 188 | 10 | 32 |
247Sports | 4 | 189 | 29 | 23 |
247 Composite | 4 | 321 | 41 | 44 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 47 | 54 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 289 | 29 | 32 |
Ivan Carreon, WR
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 241 | 16 | 36 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 81 | 67 |
247Sports | 4 | 206 | 35 | 34 |
247 Composite | 4 | 246 | 40 | 42 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 255 | 43 | 41 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 217 | 37 | 38 |
Davon Mitchell, TE
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 68 | 4 | 6 |
Rivals | 4 | 214 | 10 | 23 |
247Sports | 4 | 216 | 13 | 17 |
247 Composite | 4 | 153 | 11 | 14 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 207 | 15 | 17 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 178 | 11 | 14 |
James Nesta, LB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 44 | 16 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 43 | 19 |
247Sports | 4 | 231 | 20 | 9 |
247 Composite | 4 | 436 | 39 | 14 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | — | 29 | 16 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 329 | 28 | 10 |
Wyatt Gilmore, EDGE
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 54 | 3 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 46 | 3 |
247Sports | 4 | — | 39 | 5 |
247 Composite | 3 | 492 | 58 | 4 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 42 | 5 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 427 | 40 | 4 |
Jeremiah Newcombe, CB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 47 | 11 |
Rivals | 4 | 248 | 26 | 6 |
247Sports | 4 | — | 31 | 8 |
247 Composite | 4 | 395 | 34 | 8 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 50 | 8 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 382 | 34 | 7 |
Danny Okoye, EDGE
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 169 | 23 | 1 |
Rivals | 4 | 164 | 7 | 1 |
247Sports | 4 | — | 27 | 3 |
247 Composite | 4 | 139 | 12 | 1 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 78 | 11 | 1 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 136 | 18 | 1 |
Isaiah Autry, OL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 62 | 16 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 40 | 16 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 29 | 12 |
247 Composite | 3 | 574 | 45 | 18 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 41 | 10 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 497 | 49 | 5 |
Michael Boganowski, S
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 33 | 1 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 23 | 1 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 39 | 5 |
247 Composite | 4 | 460 | 40 | 3 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 42 | 5 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 443 | 43 | 4 |
Devon Jordan, CB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 46 | 5 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 43 | 3 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 35 | 4 |
247 Composite | 4 | 460 | 40 | 4 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 75 | 6 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 497 | 49 | 5 |
Zion Ragins, WR
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | 181 | 23 | 23 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 79 | 50 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 71 | 60 |
247 Composite | 4 | 314 | 52 | 35 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | — | 50 | 44 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 391 | 60 | 46 |
Michael Hawkins, QB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | — | 7 | 48 |
Rivals | 4 | 167 | 3 | 28 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 35 | 78 |
247 Composite | 4 | 295 | 19 | 47 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | 253 | 18 | 40 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 258 | 18 | 45 |
Eddy Pierre-Louis, OL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 25 | 63 |
Rivals | 4 | 33 | 1 | 7 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 40 | 66 |
247 Composite | 4 | 253 | 13 | 33 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 72 | 90 |
On3 Industry | 4 | 357 | 32 | 42 |
K.J. Daniels, WR
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | — | 52 | 13 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 89 | 17 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 78 | 16 |
247 Composite | 3 | 610 | 86 | 15 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 148 | 27 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 605 | 92 | 18 |
Xavier Robinson, RB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 38 | 4 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 33 | 6 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 47 | 7 |
247 Composite | 3 | 686 | 54 | 6 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 120 | 18 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 702 | 57 | 6 |
Daniel Akinkunmi. OL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | — | 20 | 1 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 31 | — |
247Sports | 3 | — | 44 | 2 |
247 Composite | 3 | 686 | 50 | 1 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 50 | — |
On3 Industry | 3 | 546 | 49 | — |
Eli Bowen, CB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 4 | — | 34 | 50 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 47 | 59 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 57 | 103 |
247 Composite | 3 | 470 | 41 | 74 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 79 | 103 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 519 | 53 | 84 |
Mykel Patterson-McDonald, S
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 72 | 10 |
Rivals | 4 | — | 38 | 2 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 120 | 13 |
247 Composite | 3 | 694 | 70 | 7 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 115 | 13 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 761 | 78 | 9 |
Brendan Zurbrugg, QB
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 18 | 29 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 18 | 29 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 65 | 43 |
247 Composite | 3 | 881 | 54 | 34 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 30 | 15 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 837 | 54 | 33 |
Josh Aisosa, OL
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 63 | 13 |
Rivals | 3 | — | — | — |
247Sports | 3 | — | 97 | 15 |
247 Composite | 3 | 1167 | 93 | 15 |
On3 Recruiting | 3 | — | 51 | 8 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 1161 | 111 | 17 |
Andy Bass, ATH
Stars | Overall | Position | State | |
ESPN | 3 | — | 70 | 8 |
Rivals | 3 | — | 15 | 5 |
247Sports | 3 | — | 30 | 5 |
247 Composite | 3 | 655 | 48 | 5 |
On3 Recruiting | 4 | — | 10 | 4 |
On3 Industry | 3 | 450 | 13 | 4 |
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Final player ranking comparison
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