Where does Oklahoma land in ESPN’s 2023 recruiting rankings?
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The Oklahoma Sooners are in the final stretch of the 2023 recruiting cycle with the early signing period just a few weeks away and national signing day two months away.
Brent Venables and his crew are sitting in a great spot led by five-star commitments from Jackson Arnold and Adepoju Adebawore. Oklahoma has 22 commitments in the 2023 cycle at this point and a strong chance to add several more as they look to close out their first full recruiting cycle.
In recent weeks, the Sooners began to trend in a positive direction with five-star safety and Notre Dame commit Peyton Bowen. Though five-star defensive tackle David Hicks is still committed to Texas A&M, the number of decommitments and transfer portal entries potentially puts that pledge on shaky ground.
After finishing with the No. 8 recruiting class in the 2022 cycle, per 247Sports, the Sooners have a chance to do something special if they can earn flips from the highly-coveted five-star players on their radar.
With the regular season out of the way, recruiting jumps to the forefront as Brent Venables and company try to improve the foundation of Oklahoma Sooners football.
The Oklahoma Sooners currently have 12 commitments inside the ESPN 300, which is the seventh-most in the nation. That’s headlined by Arnold on the offensive side of the ball, and ESPN currently ranks Jacobe Johnson as their highest-rated defensive player.
Here’s where the Sooners rank in ESPN’s team recruiting rankings ahead of the early signing period.
Alabama Crimson Tide
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 18
Top Commit: S Caleb Downs (No. 12)
For more coverage on Alabama, check out Roll Tide Wire.
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Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 17
Top Commit: S Peyton Bowen (No. 14)
For more coverage of Notre Dame, visit Fighting Irish Wire.
Georgia Bulldogs
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 16
Top Commit: S Joenel Aguero (No. 23)
For more on the Georgia Bulldogs, check out UGA Wire.
Oklahoma Sooners
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ESPN 300 Commits: 12
Top Commit: QB Jackson Arnold (No. 8)
For more on the Oklahoma Sooners, check out Sooners Wire.
Texas Longhorns
Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 11
Top Commit: QB Arch Manning (No. 2)
Check out Longhorns Wire for more coverage of the Texas Longhorns
Miami Hurricanes
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 11
Top Commit: CB Cormani McClain (No. 4)
LSU Tigers
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 14
Top Commit: WR Shelton Sampson, Jr. (No. 41)
Check out LSU Wire for more coverage of the Tigers.
Florida Gators
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 16
Top Commit: QB Jaden Rashada (No. 27)
For more Florida coverage, check out Gators Wire.
Ohio State Buckeyes
Barbara Perenic/Columbus Dispatch
ESPN 300 Commits: 13
Top Commit: WR Brandon Inniss (No. 30)
For more on Ohio State, check out Buckeyes Wire.
Clemson Tigers
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 9
Top Commit: DT Peter Woods (No. 9)
For more Clemson coverage, check out Clemson Wire.
Oregon Ducks
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 10
Top Commit: QB Dante Moore (No. 3)
For more on Oregon, check out Ducks Wire.
USC Trojans
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 5
Top Commit: QB Malachi Nelson (No. 1)
For more on USC, check out Trojans Wire.
Tennessee Volunteers
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 7
Top Commit: QB Nicholas Iamaleava (No. 32)
For more on Tennessee, check out Vols Wire.
Penn State Nittany Lions
Matthew O’Haren-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 8
Top Commit: S Elliott Washington (No. 52)
For more Penn State coverage, check out Nittany Lions Wire.
South Carolina Gamecocks
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 7
Top Commit: DE Desmond Umeozulu (No. 114)
Arkansas Razorbacks
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 6
Top Commit: TE Luke Hasz (No. 87)
For more Arkansas coverage, check out Razorbacks Wire.
Florida State Seminoles
Melina Vastola-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 6
Top Commit: WR Hykeem Williams (No. 24)
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 3
Top Commit: S Brenden Jordan (No. 223)
Louisville Cardinals
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 7
Top Commit: RB Rueben Owens (No. 42)
Baylor Bears
Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 2
Top Commit: OT Isaiah Robinson (No. 267)
TCU Horned Frogs
Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 2
Top Commit: DE Avion Carter (No. 193)
Texas A&M Aggies
Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 6
Top Commit: DT David Hicks (No. 15)
For more coverage on Texas A&M, check out Aggies Wire.
Ole Miss Rebels
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 6
Top Commit: ATH Suntarine Perkins (No. 48)
Michigan Wolverines
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 5
Top Commit: RB Cole Cabana (No. 116)
For more Michigan coverage, check out Wolverines Wire.
North Carolina Tar Heels
S Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
ESPN 300 Commits: 5
Top Commit: QB Tad Hudson (No. 146)
For more coverage of North Carolina, check out Tar Heels Wire.
