Oklahoma Sooners Recruiting: 2025 commit breakdown
Following back-to-back-to-back top-10 recruiting classes, the Oklahoma Sooners have established themselves as one of the country’s elite destinations under Brent Venables. The Sooners finished with the No. 9 class in 2024 and will be looking to build on that in 2025.
They’ve already got a strong start, with 15 total commitments — seven of whom rank as four-star prospects — and a No. 11 ranking in the On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.
Oklahoma Class Breakdown
Offense and in-state targets were the focus early on in the 2025 cycle for OU, with five of their first nine commitments hailing from the Sooner State and seven expected to play on offensive at the next level. Co-offensive coordinator Seth Littrell has his quarterback with four-star Kevin Sperry out of the Oklahoma City area. His pledge has helped spur on a string of receiver commitments, led by in-state four-star Elijah Thomas and Texas-based three-star Gracen Harris. The Sooners added another key piece to the puzzle on March 29 with the addition of four-star running back Tory Blaylock, who chose OU over Texas, Ohio State and a number of others.
On the defensive side, the Sooners nabbed three early commitments from linebacker Marcus James, EDGE Alexander Shieldnight and defensive lineman Ka’Mori Moore. They’ve added to that in a big way in April, landing commitments from four-star defensive lineman Trent Wilson, four-star cornerback Maliek Hawkins, and three-star safety Marcus Wimberly.
A month later, they added to their haul yet again with Midwest City (Okla.) Carl Albert four-star defensive back Trystan Haynes, one of five in-state commits in this cycle.
Top Sooners Offensive Commit: OT Ryan Fodje
The Sooners battled Texas, Texas A&M, Houston and a host of others for four-star Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland offensive tackle Ryan Fodje. But his relationship with offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh — along with OU’s track record with developing offensive linemen — ultimately paid off in February.
“Coach Bedenbaugh is a really great offensive line coach,” Fodje told SoonerScoop. “It’s a very good school for offensive lineman, like Jonte (Newman) said. If you want to go to the NFL, go to Oklahoma.”
But it was more than that for Fodje, he says the bond he has built with the staff, team, and even the campus were unique.
“Ever since I stepped foot on campus it just felt like home,” he said.
He ranks as the No. 103 player in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also checks in as the No. 7 offensive tackle and the No. 19 player in the state of Texas.
Top Oklahoma Defensive Commit: Trystan Haynes
Oklahoma, Georgia, Miami, Texas A&M, and Notre Dame were among the contenders for Haynes, but ultimately the appeal of playing close to home won out.
“Staying home and playing for Oklahoma played into my recruitment throughout the whole process,” Haynes told On3’s Chad Simmons. “To wear Oklahoma on my chest means the world. A lot of my family is Oklahoma fans, many of my friends follow the program, so to stay home means everything to me.”
Everywhere else he went, Haynes felt like those schools were competing with OU.
“The more I visited other schools, the more I compared them to Oklahoma,” he added. “At first, it was Georgia. Then I liked Miami. Texas A&M was another one. Notre Dame was a school I liked too. I always came back to Oklahoma though.
The 6-foot-2, 160-pounder is the No. 148 overall prospect and No. 18 cornerback nationally, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.