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Oklahoma DL Accepts Invite to the 2023 Hula Bowl

Defensive tackle Jeffery Johnson will be headed to the 2023 Hula Bowl as he prepares for his next step after playing his final college season at Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma defensive lineman Jeffery Johnson’s next step is now clear.

Johnson has accepted an invitation to play in the 2023 Hula Bowl, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Played in Orlando, the Hula Bowl is a college football all-star event that will invite 100 senior athletes to complete in front of scouts from the NFL, XFL, USFL and CFL.

A graduate transfer from Tulane, Johnson recorded 18 total tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss this season for the Sooners.

Throughout his five seasons of experience in college football, Johnson recorded 10 quarterback sacks, 17.5 tackles for loss and 70 tackles at the heart of Tulane and Oklahoma’s defensive lines.

The 6-foot-2 305-pound defensive lineman’s college career will end in the Cheez-It Bowl against Florida State, as Johnson has no more years of eligibility left after the 2022 season.

Last year, no Sooners participated in the Hula Bowl.

Johnson isn’t the only OU player to hit the all-star game circuit in preparation for the NFL Draft.

Running back Eric Gray, offensive tackle Wanya Morris and defensive lineman Jalen Redmond have all accepted invites to the Senior Bowl in Mobile, AL, and punter Michael Turk has committed to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

The 2023 Hula Bowl will play on Jan. 14 at UCF’s FBC Mortgage Stadium. 

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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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