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Oklahoma Sooners star linebacker Danny Stutsman has been named a preseason Walter Camp first-team All-American. The senior adds this honor to plenty of preseason accolades he’s received prior to the 2024 season.
Stutsman led the Sooners with 104 tackles in 2023, including 16 for a loss. He had three sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery last year, as well as his pick-six against Tulsa. He also had three pass breakups in coverage. This all came in a little over ten games, as he missed a portion of the Kansas loss and all of the Oklahoma State loss with an injury. Oklahoma went 10-1 last season in games Stutsman started and finished.
But more than his production on the field, Stutsman is the emotional leader for the Sooners. His decision to come back to college after last season means that OU will have a respected, veteran voice back in the locker room. This will be doubly important with Oklahoma transitioning from the Big 12 to the SEC.
Stutsman is one of the best linebackers in college football, and gives new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Zac Alley another coach on the field. It’s Stutsman’s third year in this defensive system and he’s used to being the focal point of it.
The senior is arguably the player who has benefitted the most from Brent Venables presence with the Sooners. Don’t expect this to be the last preseason All-America team Stutsman finds himself on in the next couple of months.
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Publish date : 2024-07-03 18:27:04
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