Sooner Football Recruiting

Oklahoma Football has another stellar incoming class this year, with a current team ranking tied for 3rd on Rivals.com with Florida and behind Texas and Alabama. The sooners currently have 28 verbal commitments, 14 of which carry 4-star ratings by Rivals. This year's class is unique in several aspects. For one, the top 5 rated recruits from this year's class are from highschools outstide of Texas and Oklahoma, with 2 from Kansas, 2 from California and 1 from Florida. Also, of the top 5 rated recruits, 4 will play on the offensive side of the ball at play-maker positions including the #4-rated pro-style QB and 2 RB's and a 6-3, 193 lb ATH.

Top 10-rated OU Recruits - Committed

Name / Position / Ht / Wt / 40 Time / Home Town
Justin McCay / ATH / 6-3 / 197 / 4.5 / Shawnee, KS
Blake Bell / QB / 6-6 / 210 / 4.75 / Wichita, KS
Brennan Clay / RB / 6-0 / 190 / 4.46 / San Diego, CA
Roy Finch / RB / 5-8 / 170 / 4.45 / Niceville, FL
Tony Jefferson / DB / 6-0 / 196 / 4.5 / Chula Vista, CA
James Haynes / DB / 6-0 / 181 / 4.36 / Orange, TX
Austin Haywood / TE / 6-4 / 245 / 4.8 / Moore, OK
Eric Humphrey / DT / 6-4 / 273 / - / Dallas, TX
Bronson Irwin / OL / 6-4 / 322 / - / Mustang, OK
Trey Millard / TE / 6-2 / 245 / 4.5 / Columbia, MO

Uncommitted Rivals100 Recruits Considering Oklahoma

There are several Rivals100 recruits that have yet to give a commitment, the following have interest in Oklahoma (Overall Rivals Ranking Listed to the left).

#1 Seantrel Henderson / Saint Paul (MN) /OL / 6-8 / 301 - FL, Miami, ND, Oh St, OU and USC

#6 Jackson Jeffcoat* / Plano (TX) / DE / 6-5 / 230 - ASU, FL, UH, OU, Tex and USC

#19 J.R. Ferguson / Chatham (VA) / DE / 6-3 / 272 - Cal, FSU, LSU, Maryland, Miami, Ned, UNC, NC, OU, S. Car and UCLA

#89 Ricky Heimuli / Salt Lake City (UT) / DT 6-4 / 280 - MSU, Neb, OU, Oregon, Ore St., UCLA, USC, Utah, Wash and WV

*Yes, that's former Dallas Cowboys star, Jim Jeffcoat's son - he has the pedigree!

Auburn's Surprise Recruiting Class
The most surprising recruiting class this year is Auburn's. Currently ranked #5 by Rivals.com, Auburn has 27 total commitments to date, 2 of which are 5-stars , including the #1 juco transfer, dual-threat QB Cameron Newton, and 10 if which are 4-stars. Auburn is listed as a consideration for many of the uncommitted Rivals100 recruits, and very easily could end up having a Top-3 class with Texas and Alabama, if not the #1 class of 2010.