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The Oklahoma Sooners have had plenty of great wide receivers throughout their history, especially in the modern era of the last 26 seasons from 1999 to 2024. However, despite looking to be on track for another great showing from that position group a season ago, the wide receivers underwhelmed a season ago.
Most of the issues were due to injury. OU’s top five wide receivers (Deion Burks, Jayden Gibson, Jalil Farooq, Andrel Anthony, and Nic Anderson) each missed all or a vast majority of the 2024 season. While some of those injuries were serious, it appeared that there wasn’t a real sense of urgency to get back on the field from some of the Sooners’ stars.
With Farooq, Anthony, and Anderson leaving the team in the portal, Oklahoma got good news with the return of Burks this offseason. He’s got the potential to be one of the best WRs in the SEC if he stays healthy. However, Saturday Down South still thinks he has a ways to go to line up with the league’s best.
Staff writer Connor O’Gara compiled his list of the 10 best wide receivers in the SEC. Although no OU players made the top 10, Burks was included as an honorable mention.
“When Burks was healthy at Purdue in 2023, he was an all-conference wideout who had some early-round NFL Draft buzz,” O’Gara said. “Let’s see if he can get back there operating out of the slot with a new-look Oklahoma offense.”
Anderson, who played the least out of OU’s top four wideouts in 2024 and immediately left the program when the regular season was over after only managing to be able to suit up for one-quarter of one game, ranked eighth on the list. He plays for LSU now, as the Tigers took a chance on a player with questionable availability but undeniable physical ability.
“Again, Anderson had a lost 2024, which significantly impacted Oklahoma’s potential,” O’Gara said. “There’s still…
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Publish date : 2025-05-02 14:01:00
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