Oklahoma Sooners Football

HEIGHT: 5'11"

WEIGHT: 183

HAND: 9"

ARM: 31 5/8"

WINGSPAN:

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40-YARD DASH: 4.38

3-CONE: 6.90

SHUTTLE: N/A

VERTICAL: 39.5"

BROAD: 10'9"

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POSITIVES

— Great acceleration and speed. Can be a team's primary field-stretcher

— Great stop/start explosion.

— Very good explosive play potential as a ball-carrier. Real-deal speed and quickness.

— Above-average downfield ball tracking and hands.

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NEGATIVES

— Small frame; struggles greatly with play strength.

— Below-average ability to beat press and fight through contact.

— Below-average ability to play the ball high in the air or in traffic.

— Route-running needs work. Loose route-runner who ran a limited route tree at Oklahoma.

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2022 STATISTICS

— 13 G, 54 REC, 1,083 YDS (20.1 AVG), 6 TD

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NOTES

— DOB: March 19, 2002

— 4-star recruit in 2020 class, per 247Sports' composite rating

— 24 career starts (12 in 2022)

— 2022 first-team All-Big 12 (coaches)

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OVERALL

Marvin Mims Jr. is a one-dimensional speed threat with the ability to become a team's primary downfield option.

Mims' whole game is speed. As evidenced by both of his jump drills, Mims is explosive. Mims flies off the line of scrimmage and eats up a cornerback's cushion straight away. From there, Mims has an extra gear or two to continue separating down the field. Once Mims gets even with the cornerback, he has the long speed to reliably blow past them and gain a few steps. When asked to run go routes, posts, seam routes and double-moves, Mims is a real threat.

Mims also has the movement skills to be a problem with the ball in his hands. His size and lack of strength limit how well he can fight through tight spaces, but in the open field, he can be devastating. Mims' stop-start athleticism is impressive, and he has the raw speed to turn any play into a house call if he gets the right angle.

However, play strength and consistency are issues for Mims. At 183 pounds, Mims has a skinny frame, and his film exhibits all the problems that come with that. Mims often struggles to get off press coverage. Likewise, Mims is prone to losing all his momentum when cornerbacks jam him later in the route to disrupt him.

Mims is also a loose, unrefined route-runner at the moment. He doesn't sink and explode out of his route breaks the way you might expect after seeing his flexibility and explosion in other areas. At least early on, Mims' route tree will need to be limited to simple vertical routes, shallow crossers and screens.

Mims can be a good role player in the NFL. Speed is king, and Mims has loads of it. He can be a team's primary field-stretcher sooner than later, even if he offers little else out of the gate. Mims will need to clean up his route running and add a bit of muscle to realize his full potential.

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GRADE: 6.8 (Potential Role Player/Round 4)

OVERALL RANK: 102

POSITION RANK: WR14

PRO COMPARISON: John Brown

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Derrik Klassen

HEIGHT: 6'5"

WEIGHT: 307

HAND: 10¼"

ARM: 35⅛"

WINGSPAN: TBD

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40-YARD DASH: 5.1

3-CONE: TBD

SHUTTLE: TBD

VERTICAL: 28.5"

BROAD: 9'3"

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POSITIVES

— Heavy hands with very good raw power and brute strength to deliver jolt and immediate displacement at the point of attack.

— Above-average initial quickness, burst and overall fluidity on the move.

— Violent, physical demeanor that leads to commanding knockdowns and finishes.

— Excels bumping and feeding interior defensive linemen over on double-teams, covering up and taking over on "B" blocks and cutting off the back side against 4 and 4i alignments.

— Takes smooth pass sets to get to and expand landmarks.

— Flashes ability to maximize length, establish first meaningful contact and stay light on his hands while mirroring.

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NEGATIVES

— Leaves his chest exposed with wide, looping and late hands.

— Struggles to drop his hips and generate force through the ground when anchoring, resulting in getting blown up when he isn't able to establish first meaningful contact.

— Has an upright playing style and poor posture that lead to leaning into contact and shaky balance as the block progresses.

— Susceptible to oversetting on 45-degree angle sets that leave a soft inside shoulder and quick losses across his face.

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2022 STATISTICS

— Eight starts at right tackle

— AP second-team All-Big 12 selection

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NOTES

— Former 5-star offensive tackle recruit out of Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia, per 247Sports' composite rankings.

— Originally committed to and played for Tennessee, starting 19 total games: 17 at left tackle and two as a blocking tight end in the team's jumbo package.

— 27 career starts spread out across left tackle (17), right tackle (eight) and extra tight end (two).

— Suspended for the first two games of the 2022 season for an undisclosed "off-the-field issue."

— Suffered a grade 2 hamstring injury while running the 40-yard dash at the combine.

— Accepted an invite to the Senior Bowl.

— Trained under Duke Manyweather in Frisco, Texas, leading up to the Senior Bowl and combine.

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OVERALL

Wanya Morris is a former 5-star tackle recruit who committed to and played at Tennessee for two seasons before transferring to Oklahoma to finish out his final two seasons. Morris couldn't crack the starting lineup his first season in Norman and was used as part of a rotation before winning the job heading into his senior season. He started eight games at right tackle inside Oklahoma's RPO-based, multiple run game with an emphasis on gap concepts. He has a lean build, excellent arm length and above-average athletic ability.

Morris brings very good raw power and heavy hands in the run game to create easy displacement bumping and feeding on double-teams, overtaking on B blocks and walling off down blocks. He shows good athletic ability and quickness on the back side of zone runs to cut off 4/4i alignments while being able to line up and erase smaller targets as a puller in Oklahoma's counter series. Once locked inside the frame of defenders, he has another gear to create jarring torque to lift and dump opponents for violent finishes. While Morris has starter-level physical traits with a tone-setting demeanor, he plays with inconsistent leverage, body control and balance that results in defenders being able to get under and inside of his frame, drive him back and slip his grasp with ease.

In pass protection, Morris is a smooth mover in his pass set to reach and expand landmarks to protect the corner, flashing the ability to maximize his length, establish first meaningful contact and stay light on his hands while mirroring the opponent. Mixed in with those flashes are repeated lapses in technique that lead to quick losses across his face and straight down the middle thanks to oversetting and unreliable anchoring ability.

Overall, Morris has a hot-and-cold element to his game with glaring lapses in technique and clean losses, but he has plus power, athletic ability, length and flashes of dominance that will allow him to compete for a backup role with starting tackle potential within his first contract.

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GRADE: 6.8 (Potential Role Player/Round 4)

OVERALL RANK: 111

POSITION RANK: OT9

PRO COMPARISON: Ja'Wuan James

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

HEIGHT: 6'2"

WEIGHT: 291

HAND: 10⅛"

ARM: 32⅝"

WINGSPAN: TBD

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40-YARD DASH: 4.81

3-CONE: 7.3

SHUTTLE: 4.51

VERTICAL: 34.5"

BROAD: 9'8"

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POSITIVES

– Impressive athlete for a defensive tackle; earned a 9.70 RAS score at the combine.

– Very fast off the ball, quick to react to the snap and accelerates off the line of scrimmage very well. He can get penetration with his get-off alone.

– Strong and physical at the point of attack and shoots his hands out of his stance, helping him hold ground against one-on-one blocks from guards.

– Has the agility to fight against reach blocks and stay in his gap versus outside zone runs; his agility also helps him occupy two offensive linemen to free up linebackers.

– If he can get his hands inside more consistently, he has the strength and violence to shed blocks.

– Can be effective in line games, has the agility and movement skills to take an efficient path to the quarterback as the looper and is physical and strong as the pick player to free up the looper.

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NEGATIVES

– Stands out of his stance and has poor knee bend, giving him issues versus double-teams from offensive linemen.

– Wide hand placement and shorter arms limit how much extension he's able to get and impact his ability to get off blocks.

– As a pass-rusher, he lacks the strength and leverage to collapse the pocket with a bull rush on the inside.

– Lacks a plan when pass rushing; he almost exclusively tries to bull rush and doesn't have a countermove off it.

– Doesn't have a go-to move he can win with and is still learning how to use his hands as a pass-rusher.

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2022 STATISTICS

– 12 G, 23 total tackles (10 solo), 10 TFL, 4 sacks, 4 PD

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NOTES

– DOB: March 12, 1999

– 4-star recruit in the 2018 class, No. 135 overall, No. 8 WDE, per 247Sports' composite rankings

– Injuries: 2022 (concussion, missed part of fall camp), 2021 (knee, missed five games), 2018 (blood clots, limited to three games)

– 19 career starts

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OVERALL

After tearing it up at the combine during the athletic testing, Jalen Redmond proved to have an intriguing athletic profile that NFL teams will be interested in working with. That shows up on tape, as his movement skills help him as a run defender and are noticeable when working line games as a pass-rusher.

However, Redmond leaves a lot to be desired as a pass-rusher. Even though he's an impressive athlete, his pass-rush arsenal is very limited, as he only really attempted bull rushes this past season, and he isn't powerful enough to win with that on the inside. His athleticism gives him potential as a rusher, but he's a major work in progress in that regard.

Granted, the Oklahoma product was playing out of position in 2021, which impacted his production. The Sooners used him as a nose tackle and 2i-technique, but he projects better as a 3-technique at the next level. He's much better when playing on a shade, and that will allow him to take advantage of his quickness and athleticism.

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GRADE: 5.9 (Backup or Draftable/Rounds 6-7)

OVERALL RANK: 199

POSITION RANK: DL23

PRO COMPARISON: Marlon Tuipulotu

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Written by B/R NFL Draft Scout Matt Holder

On Thursday morning, an Oklahoma football player was hospitalized after suffering an "exertional collapse" during a team workout, the school announced.

The player has since been discharged from the hospital and will return home for spring break:

where he will spend spring break with his family. He will undergo follow-up exams with team physicians before resuming athletic activities. We commend our medical staff that provided immediate and thorough care and are appreciative of all those who have expressed concern for him.

— Oklahoma Football (@OU_Football) March 9, 2023

According to Alyse Jones of KOCO News 5, the player was defensive back Gentry Williams, and he was taken to Norman Regional Hospital.

Per that report, "An inside source told KOCO 5 that Williams was competing in a one-on-one tug-of-war at the end of practice—a game players have done 'for years, and almost all other programs do, too.'"

Oklahoma's medical staff immediately used an automated external defibrillator and gave him oxygen.

He was discharged from the hospital, and later in the day was "smiling and shy" and "also gave hugs to everyone," per Jones.

Williams, a freshman, appeared in 12 games for the Sooners last season, notching seven tackles and an interception.

He was a 4-star prospect from Tulsa's Booker T. Washington High School and was considered the No. 93 player in the Class of 2022, the No. 11 cornerback and the top overall player from the state of Oklahoma, per 247Sports' composite rankings.

HEIGHT: 6'4"

WEIGHT: 315

HAND: 9 1/4"

ARM: 34 1/8"

WINGSPAN: TBD

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40-YARD DASH: 4.98

3-CONE: TBD

SHUTTLE: TBD

VERTICAL: 28.5"

BROAD: 8'9"

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POSITIVES

— Very good play strength to quickly dissipate and dish out power while maintaining a strong, firm base through contact.

— Shows solid pass pro technique with the footwork and patience to stay inside-out on rushers, get to his spot against various alignments and mix up the timing of his strikes to keep rushers guessing.

— Has the foot quickness to redirect upfield and close off the corner against speed rushes with the length to keep rushers at his fingertips, press and widen them off of his frame.

— Commanding, elite-level grip strength to tie up defenders once latched with the torque to create immediate displacement and knockdown finishes.

— Very young with room to mature physically, refine his body and gain even more strength.

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NEGATIVES

— Needs to improve the presence of his inside 'drag' hand use on the frontside of run plays to play with better control, keep defenders in front of him and prevent giving up penetration across his face.

— Has an upright playing style with marginal knee-bend and pad level.

— Will need to tighten up his angles up to the second level off of combo blocks to more consistently line up smaller, moving targets.

— Played in a scheme that limited exposure to true dropback passes against widely-aligned edge-rushers.

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2022 STATISTICS

— 12 starts; 11 at LT and one at RT

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NOTES

— First-Team All-Big 12 selection

— Former 4-star tackle recruit out of Archbishop Carroll High School in Washington D.C.

— 34 career game appearances with 24 starts; 23 at LT and one at RT

— Opted out of the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl

— Will be 21-years old throughout his rookie season (born 2-2-02)

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OVERALL

Anton Harrison is a two-year starter inside Oklahoma's inside zone, gap-based run scheme with extensive RPOs, quick passes and an approximate 60-40 run-pass split. Harrison has a lean build and well-rounded dispersion of weight on his frame with very good length. He has good overall movement skills and balance to maintain posture, upright and on his feet through contact.

Harrison wins using very good play strength, heavy hands and a strong base to halt movement on command and generate major force and torque to uproot defenders on kick-out, down and base blocks. He does a nice job locating the hip/ribcage of interior run defenders on double-teams to dent and feed them over on double-teams with the burst needed to align second-level targets.

Once latched inside the frame of the opponent, reps end quickly, and his feet remain active through contact, leading to good steer and sustain skills. He plays with a very physical, aggressive demeanor, seeking to initiate contact with defenders. Harrison is a good finisher, consistently working to create lift and dump defenders for knockdowns.

Harrison's biggest weakness in the run game is a habit of forgetting his inside "drag" hand on the frontside of stretch run plays, leading to penetration across his face. He also has an upright playing style that can lead to leaning into contact and losing initial leverage when his hand placement isn't perfect, shrinking his margin for error and forcing him into recovery mode a little too often.

Harrison operates inside a run-first, RPO-centric scheme that shields him from having to execute many true drop-back passing concepts, and he faced a lot of three-man fronts in the Big 12, resulting in not being challenged much as a pass-protector.

Harrison does a very good job staying square and inside-out on rushers to force them to go through or around him where his stout anchor shines, as does his ability to utilize his length and keep defenders at his fingertips to widen and protect the corner. Harrison's heavy hands create jarring power on contact to stymie a lot of rushes down the middle, and he shows a quick snatch and Hamilton techniques to take away leverage against the long-arm and bull-rush.

Harrison has the quickness to expand his landmarks and protect the edge on an island, but there will likely be a significant increase in how often he is asked to do that in the NFL.

Overall, Harrison is a tone-setting presence at tackle with the size, length, core strength and heavy hands to back it up, plus good movement skills to protect the corner and track targets on the move. He needs to clean up some of his technique and leverages in the run game and will be asked to do significantly more as a pass-protector in most NFL schemes, which would carry a bit of a learning curve. However, the foundation and runway are in place for a plus starter to materialize within his first couple of seasons.

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GRADE: 7.8 (Potential Impact Player)

OVERALL RANK: 29

POSITION RANK: OT4

PRO COMPARISON: Taylor Moton

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Written by B/R NFL Scout Brandon Thorn

Texas and Oklahoma will depart the Big 12 for the SEC after the 2023-24 academic year, one year earlier than originally planned.

The Big 12 made the announcement Thursday and noted that the schools will owe a combined $100 million in exit fees.

"The Big 12 announces that the Conference has agreed in principle to terms with the University of Oklahoma and The University of Texas at Austin to leave the Conference following the 2023-24 athletic year, one year earlier than originally announced, subject to final approval from the OU and UT governing Boards. Compensation to the Conference for the early withdrawals of the two schools totals $100 million in foregone distributable revenues, which OU and UT will be able to partially offset with future revenues."

Andy Staples of The Athletic clarified what "foregone distributable revenues" means:

“Forgone distributable revenues.”

So Oklahoma and Texas aren’t writing checks. They’re just not getting checks.

— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) February 10, 2023

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on Feb. 3 that efforts for Oklahoma and Texas to depart the conference early had stalled due to complex negotiations.

Texas and Oklahoma will join the SEC in 2025, as parties couldn’t come to terms amid a complex negotiation between two schools (OU/Texas), two networks (ESPN/FOX) and the Big 12.

— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) February 3, 2023

Events have since changed course, however, and Oklahoma and Texas will be joining the new 16-team SEC in 2024.

Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark made clear that the conference would act in its best interest in regard to the exits.

"As I have consistently stated, the Conference would only agree to an early withdrawal if it was in our best interest for Oklahoma and Texas to depart prior to June 30, 2025," Yormark said in part in the Big 12's statement.

Yormark ultimately got it done, per Sports Illustrated's Ross Dellenger, who provided some background:

"Turns out, the parties—specifically networks ESPN and Fox—restarted negotiations soon after the latest hitch and were steered toward a compromise by self-proclaimed dealmaker Brett Yormark, the brash Big 12 commissioner who seven months into his tenure has scored a lucrative victory for his legacy schools."

That agreement has now been reached, paving the way for both conferences to make earlier plans for their futures.

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey released a statement after the Big 12 broke the official news.

Statement from @SEC Commissioner @GregSankey on Oklahoma and Texas membership transition: pic.twitter.com/qZZI6YaRJp

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) February 10, 2023

The Big 12 will reload with BYU, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston in 2023. The conference will have 14 teams for 2023-24 before Texas and OU leave.