The 2021 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 127th season for the Oklahoma Sooners. They played their home games at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. They are a charter member of the Big 12 Conference. The team was led during the regular season by Lincoln Riley, in his fifth and final year as head coach.
Riley departed Oklahoma for USC on November 28. Former Sooners head coach Bob Stoops was named the interim head coach and led the team to their win in the Alamo Bowl.
Offseason
Position key BackBCenterCCornerbackCBDefensive backDBDefensive endDEDefensive linemanDLDefensive tackleDTEndEFullbackFBGuardGHalfbackHBKickerKKickoff returnerKROffensive tackleOTOffensive linemanOLLinebackerLBLong snapperLSPunterPPunt returnerPRQuarterbackQBRunning backRBSafetySTight endTEWide receiverWR
Offseason departures
2021 Oklahoma offseason departuresName Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Creed Humphrey 56 C 6’5 312 RS Junior Shawnee, Oklahoma Declared for NFL Draft Ronnie Perkins 7 DE 6’3 247 Junior St. Louis, Missouri Declared for NFL Draft Tre Norwood 13 CB 6'0 194 RS Junior Fort Smith, Arkansas Declared for NFL Draft Rhamondre Stevenson 29 RB 6’0 245 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada Graduated/Declared for NFL Draft Tre Brown 6 CB 5'10 188 Senior Tulsa, Oklahoma Graduated/Declared for NFL Draft Chanse Sylivie 28 CB 6’0 196 Senior Shreveport, Louisiana Graduated Josh Schenk 36 LB 5’11 226 RS Senior Knightdale, North Carolina Graduated Stephen Johnson 39 PK 6'1 186 RS Senior Arlington, Texas Graduated Obi Obailo 82 WR 6’3 218 RS Senior Coppell, Texas Graduated
Recruiting
Transfers
Outgoing
The Oklahoma Sooners lost seventeen players via transfer portal for the 2021 season.
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school Seth McGowan #1 RB Freshman Dallas, Texas Butler CC Theo Howard #2 WR RS Senior Westlake Village, California Utah Chandler Morris #4 QB Freshman Highland Park, Texas TCU T.J. Pledger #5 RB Junior Pacoima, California Utah Charleston Rambo #14 WR RS Junior Cedar Hill, Texas Miami Tanner Mordecai #15 QB RS Sophomore Waco, Texas SMU Robert Barnes #20 LB RS Junior Southlake, Texas Colorado Eric Gallegos #34 DB RS Sophomore Frisco, Texas TBD Jon-Michael Terry #40 LB Senior Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Brendan Radley-Hiles #44 DB Junior Inglewood, California Washington Dane Saltarelli #49 TE RS Sophomore Belleair Bluffs, Florida Western Kentucky Stacey Wilkins #72 OL RS Freshman Camden, Arkansas Louisiana-Monroe E.J. Ndoma–Ogar #75 OL RS Freshman Allen, Texas Missouri Jalin Conyers #80 TE Freshman Gruver, Texas Arizona State Grant Calcaterra #80 TE Junior Rancho Santa Margarita, California SMU Kyre Richardson #84 WR Freshman Tulsa, OK TBD Zacchaeus McKinney #98 DL RS Junior Weatherford, Texas Hawaii
Incoming
The Oklahoma Sooners add nine players via transfer portal from the 2020 season.
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Prev. school Eric Gray #0 RB Junior Memphis, Tennessee Tennessee Kevontre Bradford #2 RB Junior Dallas, Texas LSU Micah Bowens #5 QB Freshman Las Vegas, Nevada Penn State Michael Woods II #8 WR Junior Magnolia, Texas Arkansas Key Lawrence #12 DB Freshman Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee Josh Plaster #36 P/K RS Freshman Flower Mound, Texas Arizona State Wanya Morris #64 OL Sophomore Grayson, Georgia Tennessee Robert Congel #66 OL Junior Greenwood Village, Colorado Arizona Michael Turk #37 P RS Junior Dallas, Texas Arizona State
Returning starters
Offense
Player Class Position Spencer Rattler RS Sophomore Quarterback Jeremiah Hall RS Senior Running back Marvin Mims Sophomore Wide receiver Austin Stogner Junior Tight endReference:
Defense Player Class Position Perrion Winfrey Senior Defensive end Caleb Kelly Grad Student Linebacker Caleb Murphy Junior Defensive back Reference:
Special teams
Player Class Position Gabe Brkic RS Junior Placekicker Reeves Mundschau RS Senior Punter/Holder Kasey Kelleher RS Sr. Long Snapper Marvin Mims Sophomore Kickoff/Punt ReturnerReference:
† Indicates player was a starter in 2020 but missed all of 2021 due to injury.
2021 NFL draft
NFL Combine
The official list of participants for the 2021 NFL Combine included Oklahoma football players: -
Team players drafted into the NFL
2 63 Creed Humphrey C Kansas City Chiefs 3 96 Ronnie Perkins DE New England Patriots 4 120 Rhamondre Stevenson RB New England Patriots 4 137 Tre Brown CB Seattle Seahawks
Preseason
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released
Dodd TrophyLincoln RileyHC --Maxwell AwardSpencer RattlerQBRS So.Marvin MimsWRSo.Bednarik AwardNik BonittoLBJr.Isaiah ThomasDESr.Davey O'Brien AwardSpencer RattlerQBRS So.Doak Walker Award Eric GrayRBJr.Fred Biletnikoff AwardMarvin MimsWRSo.Michael Woods IIWRSr.John Mackey AwardAustin StognerTEJr.Butkus AwardNik BonittoLBRS Jr.Brian Asamoah IILBRS Jr.Outland TrophyMarquis HayesOLRS Sr.Tyrese RobinsonOLRS Sr.Perrion WinfreyDLSr.Bronko Nagurski TrophyIsaiah ThomasDESr.Perrion WinfreyDLSr.Lou Groza AwardGabe BrkicKRS Jr.Paul Hornung AwardMarvin MimsWRSo.Wuerffel TrophyPat FieldsDBSr.Walter Camp AwardSpencer Rattler QBRS So.Manning AwardSpencer Rattler QBRS So.Earl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardKennedy BrooksRBRS Jr.Ray Guy AwardMichael TurkPRS Jr.
Big 12 media days
Big 12 media poll Big 12 media poll 1 Oklahoma 365 (35) 2 Iowa State 351 (4) 3 Texas 273 4 Oklahoma State 266 5 TCU 255 6 West Virginia 185 7 Kansas State 163 8 Baylor 124 9 Texas Tech 103 10 Kansas 39
Preseason awards 2021 Preseason All-Big 12
Offensive player of the year: Spencer Rattler, QB, Oklahoma Newcomer of the Year: Eric Gray, RB, Oklahoma
+ All-Big 12 Offense Position Player Class Team QB Spencer Rattler RS So.Oklahoma FB Jeremiah Hall Sr.Oklahoma WR Marvin Mims So.Oklahoma OL Marquis Hayes Sr.Oklahoma OL Wanya Morris Jr.Oklahoma PK Gabe Brkic Jr.Oklahoma + All-Big 12 Defense Position Player Class Team DL Isaiah Thomas Sr.Oklahoma DL Perrion Winfrey Sr.Oklahoma LB Nik Bonitto Jr.Oklahoma
Schedule
Spring Game
Regular season The 2021 schedule consisted of 7 home games, 4 away games and 1 neutral-site game in the regular season. The Sooners hosted 2 non-conference games against Western Carolina and Nebraska and was originally scheduled to travel to Tulane, but the effects of Hurricane Ida forced the game to be played in Oklahoma with Tulane still being the home team. Oklahoma hosted Iowa State, TCU, Texas Tech, and West Virginia, and traveled to Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State in regular-season conference play. Oklahoma played Texas in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in the Red River Showdown, the 116th game played in the series.
Personnel
Roster 2021 Oklahoma Sooners FootballQuarterback 1 Tanner Schafer – senior (6'3, 217) 5 Micah Bowens – freshman (5'11, 192) 7 Spencer Rattler – sophomore (6'1, 205) 13 Caleb Williams – freshman (6'1, 218) 15 Ben Harris – freshman (6'1, 204) 18 Carsten Groos – freshman (6'4, 227) 19 Ralph Rucker – freshman (6'0, 206) 87 Spencer Jones – senior (6'1, 202)
Running back 0 Eric Gray – junior (5'9, 206) 2 Tre Bradford – sophomore (5'11, 211) 23 Todd Hudson – sophomore (5'5, 188) 24 Marcus Major – sophomore (5'11, 224) 25 Jaden Knowles – junior (5'7, 191) 26 Kennedy Brooks – junior (6'2, 234)
Wide receiver 4 Mario Williams – freshman (5'9, 186) 6 Cody Jackson – freshman (5'11, 180) 8 Michael Woods II – senior (6'1, 198) 10 Theo Wease – junior (6'3, 192) 11 Jadon Haselwood – sophomore (6'2, 200) 12 Drake Stoops – junior (5'9, 190) 14 Jalil Farooq – freshman (6'1, 203) 16 Brian Darby – sophomore (6'0, 204) 17 Marvin Mims – sophomore (5'11, 177) 21 Marcellus Crutchfield – freshman (6'0, 183) 30 Major Melson – freshman (5'9, 176) 82 Adrian Scott – freshman (6'0, 170) 84 Davion Curtis – senior (6'0, 200) 85 Devin Staton – junior (6'1, 202) 86 Colt Atkinson – senior (6'0, 171) 89 Damon Smith – sophomore (6'1, 190)
Tight end 9 Brayden Willis – senior (6'3, 236) 18 Austin Stogner – junior (6'6, 262) 27 Jeremiah Hall – senior (6'2, 253) 31 Jackson Sumlin – freshman (6'2, 239) 80 Kayhon Russell – freshman (6'1, 190)
Long snapper 50 Jake Mann – freshman (5'9, 220) 51 Kasey Kelleher – senior (5'10, 234) 58 Ethan Lane – freshman (6'0, 247) Offensive line 52 Tyrese Robinson – OG – senior (6'3, 335) 54 Marquis Hayes – OG – senior (6'5, 349) 55 Aaryn Parks – OL – Freshman (6'5, 322) 59 Savion Byrd – OT – freshman (6'5, 315) 60 Matt Torrez – OT – freshman (6'3, 297) 61 Ian McIver – OL – senior (6'3, 315) 64 Wanya Morris – OL – junior (6'5, 312) 65 Finley Felix – OL – Senior (6'5, 298) 66 Robert Congel – OG – senior (6'4, 326) 69 Nate Anderson – OL – Freshman (6'4, 281) 70 Brey Walker – OG – junior (6'6, 342) 71 Anton Harrison – OL – sophomore (6'5, 309) 73 Andrew Raym – OG – sophomore (6'3, 320) 74 Marcus Alexander – OL – sophomore (6'3, 322) 75 Cullen Montgomery – OL – freshman (6'4, 362) 77 Erik Swenson – OT – senior (6'5, 326) 78 Marcus Hicks – OT – sophomore (6'5, 285) 79 Darrell Simpson – OT – junior (6'7, 369)
Defensive line 8 Perrion Winfrey – DT – senior (6'3, 297) 14 Reggie Grimes II – DE – sophomore (6'4, 266) 31 Jalen Redmond – DL – sophomore (6'2, 279) 33 Marcus Stripling – DE – junior (6'3, 250) 35 Nathan Rawlins-Kibonge – DE – freshman (6'5, 260) 40 Ethan Downs – DE – freshman (6'4, 257) 42 Noah Arinze – DL – freshman (6'5, 252) 44 Kelvin Gilliam – DL – freshman (6'2, 254) 88 Jordan Kelley – DT – junior (6'3, 292) 90 Josh Ellison – DT – junior (6'2, 291) 91 Dominique Jones – DL – senior (6'1, 292) 92 Kori Roberson – DL – sophomore (6'4, 288) 93 Reed Lindsey – DL – sophomore (6'4, 255) 94 Isaiah Coe – DL – junior (6'0, 292) 95 Isaiah Thomas – DE – senior (6'5, 267) 96 LaRon Stokes – DL – senior (6'5, 252) 98 Marcus Hicks – DL – freshman (6'5, 284) Linebacker 2 David Ugwoegbu – junior (6'4, 251) 3 Jamal Morris – sophomore (6'2, 210) 11 Nik Bonitto – junior (6'3, 238) 19 Caleb Kelly – senior (6'3, 232) 20 Clayton Smith – freshman (6'4, 232) 23 DaShaun White – senior (6'0, 227) 24 Brian Asamoah II – junior (6'1, 230) 28 Danny Stutsman – freshman (6'3, 229) 30 Brynden Walker – sophomore (6'2, 251) 38 Bryan Mead – senior (6'2, 226) 41 Jake McCoy – sophomore (6'2, 225) 45 Joseph Wete – sophomore (6'4, 233) 57 Mauresse Wren – junior (6'3, 227)
Defensive back 0 Woodi Washington – CB – sophomore (5'11, 192) 1 Joshua Eaton – CB – sophomore (6'2, 175) 4 Jaden Davis – CB – junior (5'10, 185) 5 Billy Bowman Jr. – DB – freshman (5'10, 188) 7 Latrell McCuthin – CB – freshman (6'1, 185) 9 D.J. Graham – CB – sophomore (5'11, 200) 10 Patrick Fields – S – senior (5'11, 204) 12 Key Lawrence – DB – sophomore (6'1, 208) 15 Bryson Washington – S – freshman (6'2, 197) 16 Justin Harrington – DB – junior (6'3, 215) 17 Damond Harmon – DB – freshman (6'0, 169) 21 Kendall Dennis – DB – freshman (5'11, 181) 22 Jeremiah Criddell – DB – sophomore (5'11, 197) 25 Justin Broiles – S – senior (5'10, 190) 26 Caleb Murphy – DB – junior (5'11, 210) 29 Jordan Mukes – S – freshman (6'1, 205) 32 Delarrin Turner-Yell – S – senior (5'10, 195) 34 Dorian Plumley – DB – freshman (6'0, 182) 39 Doug Collins – DB – junior (6'2, 206) 43 Ryan Peoples – CB – junior (5'11, 190) 48 Eric Windham – CB – sophomore (5'10, 193) 49 Pierce Hudgens – DB – freshman (6'1, 195)
Placekicker 36 Josh Plaster – sophomore (6'0, 184) 47 Gabe Brkic – junior (6'2, 198) (+P)
Punter 34 Zach Schmit – freshman (5'11, 165) (+K) 37 Michael Turk – senior (6'0, 230) 46 Reeves Mundschau – senior (5'11, 183)
Coaching staff