Oklahoma picked up a two-for-one commitment Wednesday evening, landing 2028 dual-sport standout Colton Fitzgibbon for both football and baseball.
Fitzgibbon announced he’s headed to Norman, giving Brent Venables’ football program and Skip Johnson’s baseball team a prospect who brings real speed to both fields. On3 and Rivas Hayes Fawcett reported the pledge, and Fawcett noted Fitzgibbon owns the fastest 60-yard dash in the country at 6.26. That time comes from baseball’s speed test, but it also fits the profile of a receiver who can stretch the field.
The San Ramon Valley High School product in Danville, California, is listed at 6-foot and 175 pounds. Oklahoma offered him in August, and he also held offers from Oregon, California, Oregon State, and others. As a sophomore last season, he caught 44 passes for 805 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Recruiting services already view him as one of the more intriguing athletes in the 2028 cycle. Rivals has Fitzgibbon as the No. 71 overall wide receiver and the No. 30 player in California, while 247Sports ranks him No. 62 at receiver and No. 35 overall in the state. Neither outlet has given him a national ranking yet.
Baseball evaluators like him just as much, if not more. Fitzgibbon is considered one of the top outfield prospects in the 2028 class, with Baseball America slotting him at No. 31 overall. USA Baseball also picked him for its 2026 16U/17U National Team Development Program.
A left-hander, Fitzgibbon is projected to work mostly in center field, where his athleticism and arm strength can play. Perfect Game testing showed a 90-mph outfield throw and a 92-mph exit velocity.
For Oklahoma baseball, he arrives as another notable addition to a program fresh off a National Championship. On the football side, Fitzgibbon becomes the Sooners’ fourth commit in the 2028 class. He joins quarterback Trey Tagliaferri, who was the first pledge in that group, along with linebacker Jay Schell, who committed Tuesday, and Bixby, Okla., tight end Connor Arant, who came aboard earlier this month.
Oklahoma’s 2027 football class is already much deeper, with 27 verbal commitments. That group is led by defensive back Gabriel Osbourne Jr., offensive tackle Kaeden Penny, tight end Seneca Driver, linebacker Cooper Witten, and offensive tackle Cooper Hackett.
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