All Sooners

Oklahoma DL Accepts Senior Bowl Invitation

OU defensive lineman Jalen Redmond will be joining teammates Eric Gray and Wanya Morris at the 2023 Senior Bowl.

Ryan Chapman

In this story:

A third Oklahoma Sooner has accepted an invite to the Senior Bowl.

Jalen Redmond, OU’s redshirt junior defensive lineman from Midwest City, OK, joined running back Eric Gray and offensive tackle Wanya Morris and is headed to Mobile, the Senior Bowl announced on Thursday morning.

The 6-foot-3 lineman finished the 2022 regular season with 23 tackles, four quarterback sacks and 10 tackles for loss while also deflecting four passes at the line of scrimmage.

In four seasons for the Sooners (Redmond opted out of the 2020 season), he totaled 71 tackles and 14 sacks.

His best season came as a redshirt freshman where he set his career-high with 6.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss.

Redmond also had a highlight touchdown in 2021 when he returned a fumble forced by Key Lawrence against Iowa State for a touchdown, helloing the Sooners notch a close 28-21 win.

This season, Redmond was able to play in every regular season game for the first time in his career, as he’s been unfortunately bitten by the injury bug throughout his time in Norman.

As a true freshman he appeared in two games, before playing 10 games in 2019 and eight games in 2021.

The Senior Bowl is a crucial step in the draft process for upperclassmen.

Before the game, a week of practices is held in Mobile, AL, run by two active NFL coaching staffs.

The practice days allow each player to not only go up against other standouts in the draft pool, but also working directly under NFL coaching with plenty of scouts present.

OU defensive lineman Perrion Winfrey was a big winner in last year’s Senior Bowl, as he won the game’s MVP.

The 2023 Senior Bowl will play on Feb. 4, 2023 and is scheduled to kickoff at 1:30 p.m.

Want to join the discussion? Click here to become a member of the AllSooners message board community today!

Sign up for your premium membership to AllSooners.com today, and get access to the entire Fan Nation premium network!

Follow AllSooners on Twitter to stay up to date on all the latest OU news.

Get your OU tickets from SI Tickets HERE.

Published
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. 

Home/Football