Oklahoma Coach Brent Venables Says OL Troy Everett Will Need Knee Surgery

The Sooners' versatile offensive lineman had been working at center and guard and had worked his way to the top of the depth chart, but will miss the rest of spring and possibly fall camp.

John E. Hoover | Apr 2, 2024

Dec 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Troy Everett (52) gets ready / Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports

Oklahoma's rebuilt offensive line has suffered a major setback.

Troy Everett, a fourth-year junior from Roanoke, VA, will need knee surgery and will miss significant time, including the rest of spring practice and beyond, coach Brent Venables said Tuesday.

“We hope to see him back by the end of fall camp or so,” Venables told media after practice.

Everett has missed the last two practices with a brace on his knee, although he was present and in full uniform on Tuesday but didn't participate in drills.

The backups at center this spring have included redshirt freshman Joshua Bates and true freshman Josh Aisosa. Venables said former Florida and USC transfer Geirean Hatchett could work there as well, but he's missed spring practice with a sore left ankle.

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Everett transferred last year from Appalachian State and made an immediate impact. He played in nine games overall at both center and guard and made four starts at left guard. He started three straight games at Cincinnati, versus Iowa State and versus Texas and also started the Sooners' postseason game in the Alamo Bowl against Arizona.

Everett came in on the light side at around 280 pounds, but worked hard to add weight. Now 6-foot-3 and 305 pounds, he was a leading contender to start at center as the Sooners must replace three-year starter Andrew Raym, as well as four other starters from last year's squad.

According to Pro Football Focus, Everett played 247 snaps at left guard and 147 at center last season, and finished with 412 total snaps on offense and special teams.

Among OU offensive linemen, Everett’s run blocking grade of 56.3 ranked eighth, while his pass blocking grade of 75.2 ranked second.

Published Apr 2, 2024|Modified Apr 2, 2024

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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.