Oklahoma’s 2028 recruiting class is on the brink of taking off in a big way.
After a relatively quiet stretch on the trail, the Sooners got a boost Wednesday when Rivals national recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman logged Crystal Ball Predictions for two 2028 four-star targets: athlete Kamieon Compton-Nero and running back Jayshawn Mitchell. If those calls hold, Oklahoma would already be sitting on three commits in the class this early in the cycle.
Compton-Nero has long looked like a natural fit for Oklahoma. The Owasso product recently transferred across town and moved up to Class 6A at Owasso High School after spending his first two years at Rejoice Christian. Oklahoma has been recruiting him since last summer, and he’s already made five short unofficial trips to Norman.
The Sooners aren’t alone in the chase. Compton-Nero has picked up offers from Arkansas, BYU, Florida, LSU, Michigan, Missouri, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Oregon, SMU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and others. He’s expected to trim that group to at least 10 by the end of July.
At 6-foot-3 and 185 pounds, Compton-Nero brings rare versatility. He can play quarterback or defensive back at the college level, though the expectation is that he ends up at safety in Brent Venables’ defense. He’s also a strong basketball player.
His sophomore season at Rejoice Christian was huge on both sides of the ball. He threw for 3,335 yards and 49 touchdowns as the Eagles won a second straight state title. On defense, he added 95 tackles and five interceptions, with three of those picks going back for touchdowns.
The 247Sports Composite has him ranked as the No. 49 prospect in the country and the top player in Oklahoma’s 2028 class. He’s also a Navy All-American.
Mitchell’s rise has been more recent, but it’s moving fast. Oklahoma offered him just last month after he stood out at a camp.
Before that, his first Power 4 offer didn’t arrive until April, when Purdue got in early. Since then, his recruitment has blown up.
His offer list now includes Baylor, Cal, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, Syracuse, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, UCLA, Wisconsin and more.
Last season at San Antonio Brennan High School, Mitchell filled plenty of roles as the secondary back. He ran for 255 yards and two touchdowns on 31 carries, then added 28 catches for 474 yards and eight scores.
That kind of usage kept him under the radar for a while, but he should climb in the rankings once he gets a bigger workload this season. For now, he sits as the No. 18 running back in the class, according to the 247Sports Composite.
If Oklahoma lands both players before the end of the month, the Sooners would be ahead of the pace they set with their 2027 class, which has remained in the top five nationally. That 2027 group didn’t get its first commit until August last summer, and even that opening pledge - no disrespect to Luke Wilson - was only a three-star offensive tackle.
Oklahoma’s 2028 class already includes four-star quarterback Trey Tagliaferri, who was briefly committed to Notre Dame. Add Compton-Nero and Mitchell, and the Sooners would be building from a trio of four-star pledges right out of the gate.
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