SI99 Includes Multiple OU Commits, Targets

Quarterback Caleb Williams ranks No. 1 overall in the 2021 class, but there are plenty of future Sooners throughout the list

John E. Hoover | Aug 24, 2020

The Preseason SI99 is out, and Oklahoma’s class of 2021 is very well represented.

The Sooners have four prospects on the initial SI99, including No. 1 overall Caleb Williams, the Washington D.C. quarterback who committed to Oklahoma on Independence Day and just hosted some 16 recruits in Norman at his Sooner Summit.

Mario Williams Jr., SI All-American’s top slot receiver prospect in the nation, comes in at No. 23. The Plant City, FL, product gave his verbal pledge to the Sooners on May 15.
Cornerback Latrell McCutchin is No. 73 on the SI99. The Austin native was previously committed to Alabama but gave OU his commitment on July 4. He's SIAA's No. 5 cornerback.
Wide receiver Cody Jackson of Richmond, TX, is at No. 91. Jackson, who attended Sooner Summit, committed to Oklahoma on April 14. He's the No. 9 receiver in the nation, according to SIAA.

Oklahoma is still in pursuit of several other uncommitted prospects on the SI99.

Garland, TX, running back Camar Wheaton — widely considered to be leaning toward OU, especially after attending Sooner Summit — is the No. 2 running back and is No. 9 overall.
Steilacoom, WA, wide receiver Emeka Egbuka is the top wideout and is ranked No. 10 overall.
Birmingham, AL, defensive end Jeremiah “Scooby” Williams is ranked No. 54.
Fairfax, VA, offensive tackle Tristan Leigh, who also attended Sooner Summit, comes in at No. 61.

A handful of other SI All-American candidates have the Sooners on their latest list of schools.

“Our ranking of the top 99 reflects where the game of football is going,” said SI All-American recruiting director John Garcia Jr. “We’ve refined position groups. We’ve eliminated the outside linebacker position, because those guys in today’s game are more edge rushers, and added the nickel position. We’ve broken receivers and tight ends into two groups each — slot and wide receivers, and traditional (Y) and hybrid (H) tight ends.

“But one part of the game that hasn’t changed is the focus on protecting and destroying the quarterback. Our top five players illustrate the point — two are defensive ends and one an offensive tackle.”

Here is the Preseason SI99 (with hyperlinks, hometown, high school and college choice):

QB Caleb Williams / Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga) -- Oklahoma
DE J.T. Tuimoloau / Sammamish, Wash. (Eastside Catholic) -- undecided
DE Jack Sawyer / Pickerigton, Ohio (Pickerington North) -- Ohio State
IDL Korey Foreman / Corona, Calif. (Centennial) -- undecided
OT Tommy Brockermeyer / Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal) -- Alabama
LB Smael Mondon / Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County) -- undecided
DE Demeioun Robinson / Gaithersburg, Md. (Quince Orchard) -- Maryland
RB TreVeyon Henderson / Hopewell, Va. -- Ohio State
RB Camar Wheaton / Garland, Texas (Lakeview Centennial) -- undecided
WR Emeka Egbuka / Steilacoom, Wash. -- undecided
OT J.C. Latham / Bradenton, Fla. (IMG Academy) -- Alabama
IDL Damon Payne / Belleville, Mich. -- Alabama
OT Amarius Mims / Cochran, Ga. (Bleckley County) -- undecided
CB Jason Marshall / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) -- Florida
QB Brock Vandagriff / Bogart, Ga. (Prince Avenue Christian) -- Georgia
IDL Tywone Malone / Oradell, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) -- undecided
LB Xavian Sorey / Graceville, Fla. -- undecided
DE Dylan Brooks / Roanoke, Ala. (Handley) -- Tennessee
S James Williams / Plantation, Fla. (Heritage) -- Miami
IDL Leonard Taylor / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) -- Miami
WR Beaux Collins / Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco) -- Clemson
DE Keeshawn Silver / Rocky Mount, N.C. -- North Carolina
SLOT Mario Williams Jr. / Plant City, Fla. -- Oklahoma
QB J.J. McCarthy / was La Grange Park, Ill./Nazareth Academy; now IMG in Bradenton, Fla. -- Michigan
IDL Payton Page / Greensboro, N.C. (Dudley) -- Clemson
LB Raesjon Davis / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) -- LSU
LB Terence Lewis / Miami, Fla. (Northwestern) -- Tennessee
RB Will Shipley / Matthews, N.C. (Weddington) -- Clemson
QB Ty Thompson / Gilbert, Ariz. (Mesquite) -- Oregon
IOL Bruce Foster / Katy, Texas (Taylor) -- undecided
IOL Donovan Jackson / Bellaire, Texas (Episcopal) -- Ohio State
WR Dont’e Thornton / Baltimore, Md. (Mount St. Joseph) -- undecided
QB Drake Maye / Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) -- North Carolina
LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. / Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) -- Clemson
S David Daniel / Woodstock, Ga. -- Georgia
IDL Maason Smith / Houma, La. (Terrebonne) -- undecided
CB Ishmael Ibraheem Dallas, Texas (Justin F. Kimball) -- Texas
QB Sam Huard / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) -- Washington
WR Marvin Harrison Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph’s Prep) -- Ohio State
LB Barrett Carter Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) -- Clemson
S Terrion Arnold / Tallahassee, Fla. (St. John Paul II) -- undecided
SLOT Christian Leary / Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater) -- Alabama
CB Nathaniel Wiggins / Atlanta, Ga. (Westlake) -- undecided
TE-Y Cane Berrong / Hartwell, Ga. (Hart County) -- Notre Dam
TE-H Thomas Fidone Jr. / Council Bluffs, Iowa (Lewis Central) -- undecided
WR Jacorey Brooks / Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington) -- Alabama
OT Kingsley Suamataia / Orem, Utah -- undecided
DE Elijah Jeudy / Philadelphia, Pa. (Northeast) -- Georgia
CB Ga’Quincy McKinstry / Pinson, Ala. (Pinson Valley) -- undecided
LB Julien Simon / Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln) -- USC
TE-H Brock Bowers / Napa, Calif. -- Georgia
RB Evan Pryor / Cornelius, N.C. (William Amos Hough) -- Ohio State
NICKEL Jordan Hancock / Suwanee, Ga. (North Gwinnett) -- Ohio State
DE Jeremiah Williams / Birmingham, Ala. (Ramsay) -- undecided
QB Tyler Buchner / La Mesa, Calif. (Helix) -- Notre Dame
WR Jerand Bradley / DeSoto, Texas -- Texas Tech
QB Kyle McCord / Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Joseph's Prep) -- Ohio State
DE Quintin Somerville / Scottsdale, Ariz. (Saguaro) -- Michigan
WR Troy Franklin / Atherton, Calif. (Menlo) -- Oregon
NICKEL Billy Bowman Jr. / Denton, Texas (Ryan) -- Texas
OT Tristan Leigh / Fairfax, Va. (Robinson Secondary) -- undecided
LB Reid Carrico / Ironton, Ohio -- Ohio State
WR Destyn Pazon / New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr) -- undecided
TE-Y Hudson Wolfe / Savannah, Tenn. (Hardin County) -- Tennessee
SLOT Jabez Tinae / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) -- Washington
IDL Gabriel Rubio / Saint Peters, Mo. (Lutheran) -- Notre Dame
WR Xavier Worthy / Fresno, Calif. (Central West) -- Michigan
OT Blake Fisher / Avon, Ind. -- Notre Dame
DE Dallas Turner / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) -- Alabama
RB Amari Daniels / Miami, Fla. (Central) -- undecided
DE Zaire Patterson / Winston-Salem, N.C. (W-S Prep Academy) -- Clemson
S Ahmari Harvey / Tallahassee, Fla. (Florida State Univ. School) -- Auburn
CB Latrell McCutchin /Austin, Texas (Lynden B. Johnson) -- Oklahoma
WR Brian Thomas / Walker, La. -- undecided
IDL Lee Hunter / Prichard, Ala. (Mattie T. Blount) -- Auburn
DE Tyreak Sapp / Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Saint Thomas Aquinas) -- Florida
S Corey Collier Jr. / Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) -- Florida
IDL Mike Hall / Streetsboro, Ohio -- Ohio State
CB Jakailin Johnson / Creve Coeur, Mo. (De Smet Jesuit) -- Ohio State
S Derrick Davis Jr. Monroeville, Pa. (Gateway) -- undecided
QB Miller Moss / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) -- USC
RB JoJo Earle / Aledo, Texas -- LSU
NICKEL Steven Ortiz / Goodyear, Ariz. (Desert Edge) -- Minnesota
LB Jaraye Williams / Burien, Wash. (Kennedy Catholic) -- Louisville
CB Isaiah Johnson / Bluefield, W.Va. -- Arizona State
QB Preston Stone / Dallas, Texas (Parish Episcopal) -- SMU
IDL Monkell Goodwine / Fort Washington, Md. (National Christian Academy) --Alabama
LB Jamon Dumas-Johnson / Baltimore, Md. (St. Frances Academy) -- Georgia
DE Landon Jackson / Texarkana, Texas (Pleasant Grove) -- LSU
NICKEL Sage Ryan / Lafayette, Calif. (Christian Academy) -- undecided
WR Cody Jackson / Richmond, Texas (Foster) -- Oklahoma
IDL Elliot Donald / Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic) -- Pitt
QB Eli Stowers / Denton, Texas (John H. Guyer) -- Texas A&M
TE-H Miles Campbell / Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding) -- Tennessee
TE-H Michael Trigg / Seffner, Fla. (Seffner Christian) -- undecided
NICKEL Avante Dickerson / Omaha, Neb. (Westside) -- Minneosta
RB Armoni Goodwin / Trussville, Ala. (Hewitt-Trussville) -- Auburn
IOL James Brockermeyer / Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints' Episcopal) -- Alabama
WR Cristian Dixon / Santa Ana, Calif. (Mater Dei) -- Michigan

Published Aug 24, 2020

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.