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2025 In-State DB and Oklahoma Target Trystan Haynes Earns Alabama Offer

Trystan Haynes, a rising junior from Oklahoma City who has garnered interest from the Sooners, is beginning to rack up an impressive offer list after a solid spring showing.

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Carl Albert 2025 defensive back Trystan Haynes received a scholarship offer from Alabama on Monday afternoon.

The Crimson Tide's offer comes almost four months after Oklahoma showed its interest in the Oklahoma City native, offering Haynes in late January. 

The 2025 defensive back is listed at 6-foot-2, 175 pounds and has long arms that help him disrupt opposing wide receivers. 

Last season at Carl Albert, Haynes played both wideout and defensive back in addition to showing off his remarkable speed as a punt returner. The Titans' standout has picked up nine offers already, including Kansas State, TCU, Iowa State and Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Conference.

Oklahoma's offer held special meaning for him.

Trystan Haynes
Trystan Haynes :: John E. Hoover / AllSooners

"It meant a lot, you know, watching them growing up," Haynes said when asked about being offered by OU. "Me (and Carl Albert teammates) Trynae (Washington) and (Xavier Robinson) got offered at the same time so we were all excited in the car too. It was a good experience."

Aside from the fact that he grew up watching the Sooners, Haynes is a fan of the style that Oklahoma's defense employs. Keeping such a talented prospect in state would be huge for Brent Venables and his staff, who seemingly covet taller defensive backs. 

"They like to play a lot of [man-to-man coverage] and I like to play a lot of man. I think it meshes well," the OU target said. "They like to think before they make actions, and I feel like having a brain on defense means a lot too."

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Trystan Haynes :: John E. Hoover / AllSooners

Haynes is rated the No. 4 player in OK by 247Sports, ranked No. 210 in the nation according to the site's composite rankings. Currently a 4-star, Haynes said at the C4 Pro Day that he hadn't heard from Oklahoma since attending the Sooners' spring game on April 22.

Haynes said that over the summer, he is hoping to improve his technique, adding that he believes Carl Albert is capable of taking home another state championship. 

"I'm trying to focus on improving my technique on defense because I know that I can break on the ball or lock somebody up in man," he said. "I'm trying to improve my technique so that it fits better and looks better." 

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Randall Sweet
RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

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