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Oklahoma OL Marquis Hayes Picked by Arizona Cardinals

Hayes just made it at the buzzer, getting selected by Arizona at the tail end of the seventh round.

Ryan Chapman

Another one of Bill Bedenbaugh’s offensive lineman had their NFL dreams come true.

Marquis Hayes, a three-year starter at left guard for the Sooners, was taken by the Arizona Cardinals with the No. 257 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft on Saturday.

Rated a 4-star recruit by Rivals out of Pattonville High School in St. Louis, Hayes redshirted for a year and sat as a redshirt freshman in 2018 before becoming a fixture on OU’s offensive line for his final three years in Norman.

The 6-foot-5, 324-pound guard started 37 games over the past three seasons for the Sooners, and was a mainstay of Bedenbaugh’s line since getting inserted into the starting lineup.

Last year, Hayes was an All-Big 12 Second Team selection as voted for by both the associated press and the coaches, and he was a Academic All-Big 12 First Team Honoree in both 2020 and 2021.

Hayes was the fifth Oklahoma player selected in the 2022 draft.

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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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