On paper, Oklahoma’s wide receiver room looks ready for a real jump in 2026.
The Sooners should have more firepower, more balance and more options than they did a year ago, when the position was basically carried by two players. Isaiah Sategna led OU with 965 receiving yards, while Deion Burks added 620.
After that, the drop-off was steep. Keontez Lewis was next on the list, and his lone season in Norman ended with 243 yards.
That dynamic has changed. Burks and Lewis are gone, but Sategna is back after a strong first season in Norman, and Oklahoma added two proven Power Four receivers through the transfer portal in Parker Livingstone and Trell Harris. Livingstone and Harris combined for 1,363 yards and 11 touchdowns at Texas and Virginia, respectively, in 2025.
That trio gives Oklahoma a much different look. In theory, it should keep defenses from loading up on Sategna the way opponents did for much of the back half of the 2025 season. The Sooners upgraded the position in the offseason, and that should raise the ceiling for the offense as a whole.
But the real question isn’t just what Oklahoma has at the top. It’s what comes after that.
Behind Sategna, the returning wideout with the most production is Jer’Michael Carter, who finished 2025 with 101 yards on nine catches after transferring in from McNeese State. He flashed late, including 46 yards on three receptions in OU’s College Football Playoff game against Alabama, but he wasn’t a steady week-to-week piece across the season.
The only other returning wide receivers who caught passes in 2025 are Ivan Carreon, Jacob Jordan and Elijah Thomas.
Oklahoma also added former Washington State wideout Mackenzie Alleyne in January. As a redshirt freshman in 2025, he caught four passes for 72 yards and a touchdown.
The encouraging part for the Sooners is that the reserve group has drawn praise all spring. Teammates and coaches have spoken highly of Thomas, Alleyne, sophomore Manny Choice and others, and Brent Venables even said some of those players are likely to matter in the fall.
That has to happen if this room is going to reach its full potential.
Football doesn’t always cooperate with the depth chart, either. Injuries and other surprises can change everything fast. Oklahoma didn’t really lean on its receiver depth last season, and even with the positive words coming out of spring, it remains to be seen whether the Sooners are truly ready to trust the names lower on the board if they’re needed.
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