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Oklahoma 4-star QB Target Jaden O'Neal Announces Top 10 Schools

The Sooners are in the mix for one of the top signal callers in the 2026 recruiting class after Jaden O'Neal revealed his top 10 on Wednesday afternoon.

Randall Sweet

2026 QB Jaden O'Neal
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After recent visits to Oklahoma and Ohio State, 4-star Narbonne (CA) quarterback Jaden O'Neal announced his top 10 schools on Wednesday.

Holding nearly 30 offers from schools around the country, O'Neal narrowed his list to Oklahoma, Ohio State, Auburn, Arizona State, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Penn State, Miami and Florida State.

The Long Beach, CA product is rated the No. 63 overall prospect and No. 5 quarterback in the 2026 recruiting class, according to Rivals. In addition to his most recent trips, O'Neal has also taken visits to Miami, Florida State and Colorado this summer and is scheduled to visit Oregon and Auburn later this month.

During his time in Norman, O'Neal competed at the Brent Venables Football Camp, where he stood out amongst an impressive group of quarterbacks. With good size, remarkable arm strength, a quick release and great touch on deep passes, the rising junior showed why he is such a highly touted prospect.

In one-on-one drills, O'Neal displayed impressive velocity and accuracy on his passes, easily zipping the ball into tight windows for completions. Seth Littrell and other members of Oklahoma's offensive staff were nearby for O'Neal's entire session, seemingly impressed by the star QB's work.

O'Neal is one of three 2026 signal callers with an offer from the Sooners to attend the Brent Venables Camp this summer, with Jones (FL) standout Dereon Colman coming to Norman on June 6 and Queen Creek (AZ) dual-sport star Tait Reynolds throwing on June 18.

Of the three, OU seems to have the best relationship with O'Neal, who is believed to favor Brent Venables and company at this stage in his recruitment.

If the Sooners are able to land a pledge from O'Neal, he would become the first quarterback to commit to Oklahoma since Littrell was promoted to offensive coordinator late last year.

Currently, OU has verbal commitments from 4-star Cibolo Steele (TX) running back Jonathan Hatton Jr. and 4-star Lone Star (TX) tight end Ryder Mix in the 2026 recruiting class.

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Randall Sweet

RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

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