Oklahoma Sooners

Head Coach: Brent Venables (4th year)

Offensive Coordinator: Ben Arbuckle

Defensive Coordinator: Todd Bates

Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 8-4(expected 7.5)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

UTEPSep 593% -43.5

@ MichiganSep 1266% -11.0

New MexicoSep 1985% -28.0

@ GeorgiaSep 2640% +6.5

vs TexasOct 1039% +7.0

KentuckyOct 1774% -17.0

@ Mississippi StateOct 2475% -18.5

South CarolinaOct 31⚡ 49% +1.0

@ FloridaNov 757% -5.0

Ole MissNov 14⚡ 48% +1.0

Texas A&MNov 2162% -8.0

@ MissouriNov 2862% -8.0

The Sooners are built around dual-threat QB John Mateer (6,024 career pass yds, 43 TDs, 1,766 rush yds), who transferred from Washington State and earned All-Big 12 recognition. DL Jayden Jackson and sophomore Lance Jackson anchor the defensive front. All-SEC WR Isaiah Sategna III returns as the top receiving threat. The portal class adds depth at RB (Raleek Brown from USC, Hollywood Smothers from NC State) and OL (Laurence Seymore from WKU, E'Marion Harris from Arkansas). Veteran K Tate Sandell provides specialist stability. After a disappointing SEC debut, Oklahoma returns to the Big 12 for 2026 with raised expectations under Brent Venables.

Key Games

Toss-up: trails South Carolina (SEC)49% win

Toss-up: trails Ole Miss (SEC)48% win

Toss-up: edges Florida (SEC)57% win

Toss-up: trails Georgia (SEC)40% win

87Total Players

14Transfers

39Returning

34Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(3)

#10John Mateer

6'1" · 224 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#16Whitt Newbauer

6'6" · 231 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#15Jett Niu

6'2" · 198 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(4)

#24Xavier Robinson

6'0" · 239 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#25Andy Bass

5'11" · 205 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#29Gabe Sawchuk

5'10" · 196 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#6Tory Blaylock

5'11" · 203 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Wide Receivers(13)

#5Isaiah Sategna III

5'10" · 182 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Parker Livingstone

6'1" · 195 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Trell Harris

6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#84Jer'Michael Carter

6'2" · 199 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Mackenzie Alleyne

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#89Eli Merck

5'11" · 200 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#82Ivan Carreon

6'6" · 224 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#88Jacob Jordan

5'9" · 181 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#83Major Melson

5'10" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#85Trey Brown

5'9" · 180 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Elijah Thomas

6'0" · 194 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#80Jakeb Snyder

5'8" · 177 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#21Manny Choice

6'4" · 212 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(6)

Jack Van Dorselaer

6'5" · 250 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Hayden Hansen

6'5" · 250 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#44John Locke Jr.

6'4" · 252 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#19Kade McIntyre

6'3" · 228 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#22Trynae Washington

6'4" · 248 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Rocky Beers

6-5 · 250 lbs · Age 24

Transfer

6th Year Senior

Role: Rotation

Offensive Line(15)

E'Marion Harris

6'7" · 370 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#56Michael Fasusi

6'5" · 309 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

Caleb Nitta

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#66Derek Simmons

6'5" · 317 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#55Eddy Pierre-Louis

6'3" · 314 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#77Heath Ozaeta

6'5" · 311 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Peyton Joseph

6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Fred Hinton

6'6" · 310 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#57Gunnar Allen

6'1" · 295 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#69Jake Maikkula

6'5" · 299 lbs · Age 21

Returning

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#75Daniel Akinkunmi

6'6" · 324 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#74Darius Afalava

6'4" · 353 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#68Owen Hollenbeck

6'3" · 347 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#70Ryan Fodje

6'5" · 322 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#64Sean Hutton

6'0" · 299 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Line(16)

David Stone

6'3" · 310 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#6Nigel Smith II

6'4" · 290 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Adepoju Adebawore

6'4" · 261 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Bishop Thomas

6'3" · 290 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#54David Rowaiye

6'5" · 312 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#65Jayden Jackson

6'2" · 322 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#96Siolaa Lolohea

6'3" · 300 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#44Taylor Wein

6'4" · 276 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#93Ace Hodges

6'1" · 301 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#97Alex Shieldnight

6'2" · 254 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#80Bergin Kysar

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#88CJ Nickson

6'3" · 254 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#16Danny Okoye

6'3" · 251 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#92Jacob Henry

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#90Trent Wilson

6'3" · 307 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#42Wyatt Gilmore

6'4" · 254 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(8)

Cole Sullivan

6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#10Kip Lewis

6'1" · 227 lbs · Age 21

Returning

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#17Taylor Heim

6'6" · 227 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#41Barrett Travis

6'0" · 206 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#26Elgee Webster

5'11" · 205 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#47James Nesta

6'3" · 230 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Marcus James

6'4" · 235 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Owen Heinecke

6-1 · 220 lbs

Returning

Role: Starter

Defensive Backs(14)

Dakoda Fields

6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#19Jacobe Johnson

6'2" · 208 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#22Peyton Bowen

6'0" · 201 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#20Casen Calmus

5'10" · 198 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#25Michael Boganowski

6'2" · 207 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Prince Ijioma

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#31Reed DeQuasie

6'1" · 202 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#13Reggie Powers III

5'11" · 214 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#4Courtland Guillory

6'0" · 183 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#23Eli Bowen

5'9" · 183 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Senior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#21Jeremiah Newcombe

5'9" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#2Omarion Robinson

5'11" · 202 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#27Preston Mickens

5'10" · 193 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#14Trystan Haynes

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Kickers(4)

#29Tate Sandell

5'9" · 182 lbs · Age 20

Returning

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#95Austin Welch

5'10" · 175 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#35Liam Evans

5'7" · 173 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#33Preston Tarpley

6'0" · 193 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Punters(2)

#87Jacob Ulrich

6'5" · 206 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Backup

#43Grayson Miller

5'9" · 195 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(2)

#49Ben Anderson

6'5" · 241 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#50Seth Freeman

6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 18

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve