DE Kevonte Henry Signs With Oklahoma

The California edge rusher had been committed to Michigan but flipped to the Sooners as OU continues to make defensive upgrades.

Ryan Chapman | Feb 2, 2022

Oklahoma reached into California yet again to land a talented defensive prospect.

Kevonte Henry, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound edge rusher from Lawndale, CA, picked OU over the Arizona Wildcats on Wednesday.

Henry flipped his commitment from Michigan, where he had been committed since June 25, 2021.

A versatile athlete, Henry played both ways in high school, but will ply his trade on college on defense.

Henry is rated a 3-star recruit by 247 Sports and Rivals, and he is ranked as the 30th best player in California by 247 Sports’ composite ranking.

The recruiting win is another credit to the work defense ends coach Miguel Chavis has done since arriving with the Sooners.

Just an analyst a year ago at Clemson, the energetic young coach is already paying dividends for Brent Venables and his staff on the recruiting trial.

Henry is just the latest player to pick the Sooners, helping add to a strong close to the 2022 class by OU’s new coaching staff.

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Published Feb 2, 2022

RYAN CHAPMAN

Ryan is deputy editor at AllSooners and covers a number of sports in and around Norman and Oklahoma City. Working both as a journalist and a sports talk radio host, Ryan has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the United States Men’s National Soccer Team, the Oklahoma City Energy and more. Since 2019, Ryan has simultaneously pursued a career as both a writer and a sports talk radio host, working for the Flagship for Oklahoma sports, 107.7 The Franchise, as well as AllSooners.com. Ryan serves as a contributor to The Franchise’s website, TheFranchiseOK.com, which was recognized as having the “Best Website” in 2022 by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Ryan holds an associate’s degree in Journalism from Oklahoma City Community College in Oklahoma City, OK.