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Top Oklahoma Target Drops Sooners in Top 6

Tulsan Danny Okoye, one of the top edge rushers in the country and one of the top players in Oklahoma, has OU along with Texas, Alabama, LSU and others.

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Top Oklahoma Target Drops Sooners in Top 6
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With all the recent success Brent Venables and his staff at Oklahoma have had recently, Sunday’s news is no surprise.

Danny Okoye, a 2024 edge rusher from Tulsa and a consensus 4-star prospect according to Rivals and On3, dropped his top six schools on Sunday afternoon, and the Sooners made the cut.

Okoye also has Tennessee, Colorado, Texas, Alabama and LSU in his top six.

Okoye, who is homeschooled and plays for the Northeast Oklahoma Association of Homeschools (NOAH), is the No. 3-ranked player in the state of Oklahoma, per 247 Sports, No. 2 according to Rivals and No. 1 says On3.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pound Okoye is preparing for his senior season at NOAH after two productive seasons already.

Danny Okoye OU jacket
Danny Okoye via Twitter

As a sophomore in 2021, Okoye compiled 78 total tackles, including 21 tackles for loss, 10.5 quarterback sacks, one fumble recovery and two fumbles forced. He also returned a punt for a touchdown.

As a junior in 2022, Okoye recorded 43 tackles with 16 TFLs, six sacks, one forced fumble and one interception while also getting 20 touches on offense (14 rushes for 64 yards, six catches for 58 yards) and scoring two touchdowns.

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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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