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Eight Oklahoma Players Named to Senior Bowl Watch List

The Senior Bowl kicks off the NFL Draft process at the conclusion of the college football season.

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Eight Oklahoma Sooners were named to the Senior Bowl Watch List on Wednesday.

Eric Gray, Jeffery Johnson, Wanya Morris, Trey Morrison, Chris Murray, Jalen Redmond, Drake Stoops and Brayden Willis were all named to the list well ahead of the this year’s Senior Bowl which will kickoff the NFL Draft process in Mobile, AL, this winter.

Johnson and Morrison are preparing to start their first seasons in Norman after arriving this winter via the transfer portal.

A transfer last year, Gray ran for 412 yards and two touchdowns while also catching 23 passes for 229 yards and another pair of touchdowns.

Morris struggled to get on the field in 2021 after transferring in from Tennessee, but Murray started 13 games at right guard.

Stoops caught a career-high 16 passes in 2021 for 191 yards and two touchdowns, and Willis also added 15 catches for 177 yards and two scores.

Redmond missed five games, but he still logged 3.5 quarterback sacks, 19 tackles and a pair of fumble recoveries at the heart of the OU defensive line.

To be eligible to participate in the Senior Bowl, players either have to be a 2018 high school graduate or a four-year player with appearances in five or more games for the previous three seasons of college football.

Sooners made a splash at last year’s Senior Bowl, as defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey turned heads all week and was eventually named the Senior Bowl MVP.

Alongside Winfrey, former OU stars in linebacker Brian Asamoah, fullback Jeremiah Hall, offensive lineman Marquis Hayes and defensive lineman Isaiah Thomas all participated in the 2022 Senior Bowl.

The 2023 Senior Bowl will take place on Feb. 4 after the college football season concludes. 

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Ryan Chapman
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. 

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