Oklahoma’s 2027 class keeps stacking up, and the Sooners are sitting near the top of the SEC recruiting race because of it.
With Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy driving the effort, OU has already built a group of 27 commitments in early July. The class is split into 13 offensive pledges, 14 defensive pledges and no special teams commitments.
The newest addition came Tuesday when Hutto (Texas) High School safety Jaiden Fields chose Oklahoma over Texas A&M, Stanford, SMU and TCU. Fields is listed as a versatile athlete, but he will line up at safety in Norman.
That commitment helped keep the Sooners in a strong position in the 247Sports Composite SEC team recruiting rankings. As of July 7, 2026, Oklahoma checks in at No. 2 in the league, behind only Texas A&M. Texas is right there at No. 3, which means three former Big 12 programs currently occupy the top three spots in the SEC.
Here’s how the top of the rankings looks:
- Texas A&M - 25 commits, 6 five-stars, 11 four-stars
- Oklahoma - 27 commits, 2 five-stars, 13 four-stars
- Texas - 22 commits, 3 five-stars, 12 four-stars
- Florida - 26 commits, 1 five-star, 16 four-stars
- Auburn - 25 commits, 0 five-stars, 15 four-stars
OU’s class is even more notable because the Sooners have absorbed some decommitments along the way. Oregon defensive line pledge Zane Rowe, Cal running back pledge Jaxsen Stokes, Cal wide receiver pledge Demare Dezeurn and Ole Miss wide receiver pledge Tra’Von Hall were all previously committed to Oklahoma.
Even with those losses, Venables and Nagy have kept the class moving forward. There’s still time before signing day, but the Sooners are positioned to finish with a haul that could end up being one of the program’s best in the 2027 cycle.
Oklahoma’s current 2027 commitments are:
Jamison Roberts, QB
Noah Smith, QB
Keldrid Ben, RB
Jakoby Dixon, RB
Malahn Green, WR
Greydon Howell, WR
Seneca Driver, TE
Isaac Coughran, OL
Cooper Hackett, OL
Jaxon Lawler, OL
Kaeden Penny, OL
Tyson Ross, OL
Luke Wilson, OL
Sione Felila, DL
Elija Harmon, DL
Krew Jones, DL
Samuel Nelson, DL
Deven Robertson, DL
Taven Epps, LB
Cooper Witten, LB
Trenton Blaylock, DB
Mikyal Davis, DB
Jaiden Fields, DB
Mikhail McCreary, DB
Gabriel Osborne Jr., DB
Jaylen Scott, DB
Bode Sparrow, DB
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