2018 Oklahoma Sooners football | |
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Big 12 champion | |
Big 12 Championship, W 39–27 vs. Texas | |
Orange Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 34–45 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 12–2 (8–1 Big 12) |
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Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (12th season; first 6 games) Ruffin McNeill (interim; remainder of season) |
Base defense | 3–4 |
Captain | Rodney Anderson Kenneth Mann Kenneth Murray Ben Powers Austin Seibert |
Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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No. 4 Oklahoma y$^ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Texas y | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 West Virginia | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Oklahoma 39, Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 124th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. The team is led by Lincoln Riley, who is in his second year as head coach. They play their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference.
Conference play began with a 37–27 win against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa and ended with a 59–56 win against West Virginia in Morgantown, West Virginia. Oklahoma finished conference play with the best record in the conference with an 8–1 record. They went on to play Texas in the 2018 Big 12 Championship Game, which they won 39–27 to win their twelfth, and fourth consecutive, Big 12 championship.
In the final College Football Playoff rankings of the season, Oklahoma was ranked fourth, earning them a spot in the 2018 Orange Bowl, in a national semi-final game against first-seeded Alabama. This was Oklahoma's second consecutive and third overall CFP bid. The Sooners lost to the Crimson Tide, 34–45, marking the sixth consecutive loss for the school in CFP semi-finals or BCS national championship games.
Sooners quarterback Kyler Murray, following in the wake of Heisman Trophy winner Baker Mayfield, earned several national honors himself, including winning the school's second consecutive and seventh overall Heisman Trophy. This was the first time that quarterbacks from the same school won the award in back to back seasons.
The Sooners signed a total of 22 recruits.
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Brey Walker OT | Moore, Oklahoma | Southmoore High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 320 lb (150 kg) | Nov 28, 2015 | |
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Patrick Fields S | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Union High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 5, 2017 | |
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T.J. Pledger RB | West Hills, California | IMG Academy | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 25, 2017 | |
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Jordan Kelley DT | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Union High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 293 lb (133 kg) | Mar 26, 2017 | |
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Miguel Edwards CB | Deerfield Beach, Florida | Deerfield Beach High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 164 lb (74 kg) | Apr 28, 2017 | |
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Starrland Baldwin CB | Houston, Texas | Cypress Falls High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | May 11, 2017 | |
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Tanner Mordecai QB | Waco, Texas | Midway High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 197 lb (89 kg) | Jun 1, 2017 | |
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Ron Tatum DE | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Putnam City High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 269 lb (122 kg) | Jun 12, 2017 | |
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Tramonda Moore OT | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Independence Community College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | Jun 18, 2017 | |
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Kundarrius Taylor WR | Memphis, Tennessee | Ridgeway High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jun 23, 2017 | |
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Jaylon Robinson WR | Fort Worth, Texas | All Saints' Episcopal School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 26, 2017 | |
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Jaquayln Crawford WR | Rockdale, Texas | Rockdale High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 163 lb (74 kg) | Jul 17, 2017 | |
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Jalen Redmond DE | Midwest City, Oklahoma | Midwest City High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | Jul 29, 2017 | |
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Darrell Simpson OT | Justin, Texas | Northwest High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 336 lb (152 kg) | Aug 12, 2017 | |
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Delarrin Turner-Yell S | Hempstead, Texas | Hempstead High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 26, 2017 | |
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Brian Asamoah II LB | Columbus, Ohio | St. Francis DeSales High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 7, 2017 | |
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Ronnie Perkins DE | St. Louis, Missouri | Lutheran High School North | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Oct 29, 2017 | |
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Nik Bonitto LB | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jan 4, 2018 | |
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Brendan Radley-Hiles CB | Calabasas, California | IMG Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Jan 6, 2018 | |
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DaShaun White LB | North Richland Hills, Texas | Richland High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | Jan 6, 2018 | |
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Brayden Willis TE | Arlington, Texas | Martin High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jan 29, 2018 | |
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Michael Thompson DT | Creve Coeur, Missouri | Parkway North High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 273 lb (124 kg) | Feb 7, 2018 | |
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Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Lott Trophy [1] | Caleb Kelly | LB | JR |
Rimington Trophy [2] | Jonathan Alvarez | C | SR |
Maxwell Award [3] | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
Kyler Murray | QB | JR | |
Doak Walker Award [4] | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award [5] | Marquise Brown | WR | JR |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | SO | |
John Mackey Award [6] | Grant Calcaterra | TE | SO |
Butkus Award [7] | Caleb Kelly | LB | JR |
Outland Trophy [8] | Bobby Evans | OL | JR |
Ben Powers | OL | SR | |
Dru Samia | OL | SR | |
Lou Groza Award [9] | Austin Seibert | K/P | SR |
Ray Guy Award [10] | Austin Seibert | K/P | SR |
Wuerffel Trophy [11] | Caleb Kelly | LB | JR |
Walter Camp Award [12] | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [13] | Rodney Anderson | RB | JR |
CeeDee Lamb | WR | SO |
The Big 12 media poll was released on July 12, 2018 with the Sooners predicted to win the Big 12. The Sooners received 46 of 52 first place votes. [14]
Oklahoma announced its 2018 football schedule on October 26, 2017. The 2018 schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners will host three non-conference games against FAU, UCLA and Army. Oklahoma will host Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and travel to Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium on October 6 in the Red River Showdown, the 113th game played in the series. [15]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 11:00 a.m. | Florida Atlantic * | No. 7 | FOX | W 63–14 | 86,402 | |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | UCLA * | No. 6 |
| FOX | W 49–21 | 86,402 |
September 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at Iowa State | No. 5 | ABC | W 37–27 | 58,479 | |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Army * | No. 5 |
| FSN PPV | W 28–21 OT | 87,177 |
September 29 | 2:30 p.m. | Baylor | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 66–33 | 86,642 |
October 6 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 19 Texas | No. 7 | FOX | L 45–48 | 92,300 | |
October 20 | 11:00 a.m. | at TCU | No. 9 | ABC | W 52–27 | 45,055 | |
October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Kansas State ![]() | No. 8 |
| FOX | W 51–14 | 86,436 |
November 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 7 | ABC | W 51–46 | 60,454 | |
November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 48–47 | 87,635 |
November 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Kansas | No. 6 |
| FOX | W 55–40 | 86,371 |
November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 13 West Virginia | No. 6 | ESPN | W 59–56 | 60,713 | |
December 1 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 14 Texas | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 39–27 | 83,114 |
December 29 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Alabama * | No. 4 | ESPN | L 34–45 | 66,203 | |
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2018 Oklahoma Sooners Football | ||||||||||
Quarterback
Running backs
Wide receiver
Tight ends
Long snappers | Offensive lineman
Defensive lineman
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Defensive backs
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Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined staff |
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Lincoln Riley | Head Coach / Quarterbacks | Texas Tech (2006) | 2015/2017 |
Ruffin McNeill | Assistant Head Coach / Interim Defensive Coordinator | East Carolina (1980) | 2017 |
Shane Beamer | Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends and H-Backs | Virginia Tech (1999) | 2018 |
Cale Gundy | Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Inside Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator | Oklahoma (1994) | 1999 |
Bill Bedenbaugh | Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line | Iowa Wesleyan (1995) | 2013 |
Kerry Cooks | Assistant Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs | Iowa (1997) | 2015 |
Jay Boulware | Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs | Texas (1996) | 2013 |
Tim Kish | Inside Linebackers | Otterbein (1976) | 2012 |
Bob Diaco | Outside Linebackers | Iowa (1995) | 2018 |
Dennis Simmons | Outside Receivers | BYU (1997) | 2015 |
Calvin Thibodeaux | Defensive Line | Oklahoma (2006) | 2016 |
Bennie Wylie | Director of Sports Performance | Sam Houston State (1999) | 2018 |
Clarke Stroud | Director of Football Operations | Oklahoma (1990) | 2018 |
Jamarkus McFarland | Graduate assistant | Oklahoma (2013) | 2016 |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Florida Atlantic | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
No. 7 Oklahoma | 28 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UCLA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
No. 6 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 5 Oklahoma | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
Iowa State | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Army | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
No. 5 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor | 6 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 33 |
No. 6 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 66 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 19 Texas | 10 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 48 |
No. 7 Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, Texas
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 9 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
TCU | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
No. 8 Oklahoma | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 51 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Kansas State has a week off between the previous win against Oklahoma State and their next game against Oklahoma. [19] Oklahoma's new defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill was able to simplify the defensive plan which helped turn out good results against Texas Christian in the previous week with a Sooner victory 52-27. K-State's Coach Snyder commented: "They're very much the same football team that they were on the defensive side of the ball, on both sides actually, but certainly on the defensive side. I saw some tweaks, a few things, that you might consider to be changes -- don't know if they're changes or are just there and hadn't surfaced previously. But by and large, it's the same defense." [20]
When the game rolled around, both the offense and the defense for Oklahoma performed to control the game from start to finish, with a final score of 51-14 and an Oklahoma win. [21]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 7 Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 7 | 16 | 51 |
Texas Tech | 14 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 46 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas
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Oklahoma St | 14 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 47 |
Oklahoma | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Kansas | 7 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 40 |
#6 Oklahoma | 7 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 55 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#6 Oklahoma | 14 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 59 |
#13 West Virginia | 14 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
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No. 14 Longhorns | 7 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 27 |
No. 5 Sooners | 3 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 39 |
Statistics | TEX | OU |
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First downs | 23 | 29 |
Plays–yards | 437 | 508 |
Rushes–yards | 32–88 | 40–129 |
Passing yards | 349 | 379 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–37–1 | 25–34–0 |
Time of possession | 28:00 | 32:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas | Passing | Sam Ehlinger | 25/36, 349 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Sam Ehlinger | 14 carries, 42 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Collin Johnson | 8 receptions, 177 yards, TD | |
Oklahoma | Passing | Kyler Murray | 25/34, 379 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Trey Sermon | 18 carries, 65 yards, TD | |
Receiving | CeeDee Lamb | 6 receptions, 167 yards, TD |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#4 Oklahoma | 0 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 |
•#1 Alabama | 21 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
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Statistics | OKLA | BAMA |
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First downs | 26 | 28 |
Plays–yards | 69–471 | 70–528 |
Rushes–yards | 32–163 | 42–200 |
Passing yards | 308 | 328 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–37–0 | 25–28–0 |
Time of possession | 23:52 | 36:08 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma | Passing | Kyler Murray | 19/37, 308 yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kyler Murray | 17 car, 109 yds, 1 TD | |
Receiving | CeeDee Lamb | 8 rec, 109 yds, 1 TD | |
Alabama | Passing | Tua Tagovailoa | 24/27, 318 yds, 4 TD |
Rushing | Josh Jacobs | 15 car, 98 yds | |
Receiving | DeVonta Smith | 6 rec, 104 yds, 1 TD |
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Oklahoma had eight players selected in the 2019 NFL draft. [22]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
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1 | 1 | Kyler Murray | Quarterback | Arizona Cardinals |
1 | 25 | Marquise Brown | Wide receiver | Baltimore Ravens |
2 | 38 | Cody Ford | Offensive tackle | Buffalo Bills |
3 | 97 | Bobby Evans | Offensive line | Los Angeles Rams |
4 | 114 | Dru Samia | Guard | Minnesota Vikings |
4 | 123 | Ben Powers | Guard | Baltimore Ravens |
5 | 170 | Austin Seibert | Kicker | Cleveland Browns |
6 | 211 | Rodney Anderson | Running back | Cincinnati Bengals |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Coaches | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
CFP | Not released | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Not released |