Oklahoma has moved on from one of its most promising young receivers before he ever got the chance to matter on Saturdays.
Freshman wideout Jahsiear Rogers has been dismissed from the Sooners’ football program, multiple outlets confirmed Thursday through an OU spokesperson. The school did not provide a reason, and Rogers has already been taken off the team’s online roster.
The timing lands just two days before Oklahoma meets No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry, though Rogers’ departure won’t change the lineup for that game. The bigger blow is what the Sooners lose down the road: another talented receiver whose Oklahoma career never got off the ground.
Rogers arrived in Norman with real buzz. Oklahoma flipped him from Penn State just two months before last year’s early signing period after he had been pledged to the Nittany Lions since July 2024.
Once Penn State fired head coach James Franklin, Rogers began weighing other options and picked up offers from OU, Alabama, Nebraska and Wake Forest. Norman was his first stop, and he committed after that visit.
Even after trips to Alabama and Nebraska, he stayed locked in with the Sooners.
The 247Sports Composite listed Rogers as the No. 50 wide receiver in the 2026 class and a four-star prospect. He was also rated the top player out of Delaware.
At 5-foot-11, Rogers was considered undersized, but his speed and versatility gave Oklahoma plenty to work with. There was genuine optimism coming out of spring and fall camp that the Sooners could use him in a variety of ways. Reporters covering practice came away impressed, and there were also reports that he took reps in the backfield and worked as a kick returner.
That excitement spiked in the spring game, where Rogers caught five passes for 70 yards. Both marks led the Sooners.
“Noted it on in the instant reaction yesterday, but how about true freshman WR Jahsiear Rogers on Saturday?
5 receptions for 70 yards going against the No. 1 defense - some serious potential there
Also this nice long grab off a good throw from Whitt Newbauer: pic.twitter.com/IPNkzvZz2q
- Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) April 19, 2026”
Even with that momentum, Rogers never found a real foothold once the season started. He had not played since Oklahoma’s opener against UTEP, where he logged only six snaps.
Going into 2026, Rogers looked like one of the freshmen most likely to carve out a role for the Sooners. If he had matched the preseason hype, he might have been the receiver Oklahoma had been searching for to help replace Trell Harris.
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