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Oklahoma Lands Commitment from 2026 Offensive Lineman

Will Conroy, an interior OL from Cleveland, OH, announced his pledge to the Sooners on Monday via social media.

John E. Hoover

Oklahoma commit Will Conroy
Oklahoma commit Will Conroy / Edit: Hayes Fawcett/On3
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Amidst the madness of the transfer portal, Oklahoma’s coaching staff is still building for the future.

To that end, the Sooners on Monday landed a big piece for the 2026 class.

Will Conroy, an interior offensive lineman from Cleveland, OH, has given OU his verbal commitment, he announced on Twitter/X.

He chose OU over offers from Ohio State, Oregon, Missouri and others.

The 6-foot-3, 285-pound Conroy is the Sooners’ third verbal pledge of the 2026 class, joining quarterback Jaden O’Neal of Harbor City, CA, and tight end Ryder Mix of Frisco, TX. OU had a commitment from 4-star running back Jonathan Hatton, but he decommitted on Dec. 2.

Conroy is a unanimous 3-star prospect by Rivals, 247 Sports, On3 and ESPN. According to Rivals, he’s the No. 14-ranked interior offensive lineman in the country and the No. 13 overall prospect in the state of Ohio, while 247 Sports ranks him No. 17 among interior offensive linemen nationally and No. 18 in Ohio. On3 ranks him No. 48 nationally at his position and No. 27 in the Buckeye State.

He told Fawcett, “I’m home. Boomer Sooner!”

After the Sooners’ 2025 class finished ranked 16th in the nation and ninth in the SEC, OU needs to make a splash in the 2026 class and beyond. 

Oklahoma already has landed one commitment in the 2027 class from 3-star edge rusher Zane Rowe of Denton (TX) Guyer High School.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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