The Oklahoma Sooners are still working the 2027 board, and their latest move came in the form of a fresh offer to Jeremiah Dent just days after the three-star running back backed off his commitment to Arkansas.
Dent announced the Oklahoma offer on Tuesday, and it stands as the only new offer he has revealed since leaving the Razorbacks last month. His list already includes Auburn, Miami, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, Vanderbilt, and others. Arkansas remains in the picture, too, though that kind of return to an old pledge is uncommon - especially with the Razorbacks sitting at 1-5 this season.
According to the 247Sports Composite, Dent is ranked as the No. 48 running back in the 2027 class and the No. 3 prospect in Arkansas. He plays at Marion High School, where he put together a big junior season by rushing for 1,057 yards on 102 carries and averaging 10.36 yards per attempt. He also showed plenty of value as a receiver and returner, catching 30 passes for 496 yards and taking three kickoffs back for touchdowns.
That kind of skill set gives Oklahoma some options. Dent could fit as a special teams piece or as a change-of-pace back, even if he never becomes an every-down runner.
He could also be an immediate candidate to help in the return game, with Isaiah Sategna set to graduate after this season. Dent has the kind of speed that translates there, and his track background lines up with that profile.
Dent’s senior season has been wiped out by an injury he suffered in the first quarter of the opener, but his own words still paint the picture of a player who sees himself as a receiving back. He posted: “Ion see a receiving-back in the 27 class like me 💯”
He also added: “12 carries 205 rushing yards
4 receptions 70 Yards
4 ⭐️ 6’0 200
Advance to quarter-finals @LanceClark3 @TomLoy247 @samspiegs @ChadSimmons_ @ArRecruitingGuy @ArSportsNet @ArkActAssn @charlesmccary @DeMarcoMurray @adamgorney pic.twitter.com/MwQTo7X9kp”
If the Sooners land Dent, he would become the third running back in their 2027 class, joining four-star Keldrid Ben and three-star Jakoby Dixon. Dixon was the first commit for new running backs coach Deland McCullough after he arrived in Norman to replace Jaxsen Stokes.
OU already has three-star edge rusher Samuel Nelson in the fold, and he is the top prospect in Arkansas. Dent would give the Sooners the state’s other top 2027 player as well.
Ben remains the headliner of Oklahoma’s running back group for now. The Sooners jumped on him early before his stock climbed to No. 7 at the position, and he stayed committed after DeMarco Murray left. Still, with offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle now also fired and November deep into flip season, nothing in this recruiting cycle feels locked in for long.
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