Will former elite recruit be the breakout star the Oklahoma Sooners offense needs at struggling position in 2025?
In 2024, Oklahoma's tight end room was the worst unit on the team, a depressing statement given how the quarterback and offensive line performed. While that coach sticking around is still baffling, there is still optimism for the future of that room. That optimism comes from the presence of former elite recruit Davon Mitchell, who […]
In 2024, Oklahoma's tight end room was the worst unit on the team, a depressing statement given how the quarterback and offensive line performed. While that coach sticking around is still baffling, there is still optimism for the future of that room.
That optimism comes from the presence of former elite recruit Davon Mitchell, who reclassified from the class of 2025 to 2024. The four-star tight end is an elite athlete, with the upside to be a difference-maker for Oklahoma's offense in 2025.
However, he struggled as a freshman, having to focus in and take learning the offense and getting his body right seriously, making the team turn to other options in this room.
During the team's bowl game practices, however, Mitchell had all the attention, with coaches raving about his growth during the month off ahead of their bowl game against Navy.
While he couldn't find his stride in the Sooners' offense in 2024, there's nothing stopping him from being a featured player in their 2025 offense under new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle. The team desperately needs playmakers to emerge on the offense to give quarterback John Mateer weapons, and Mitchell has all the ability in the world.
Perhaps his incoming breakout is why the Sooners weren't super aggressive in pursuing more out of this room in the transfer portal. Oklahoma was heavily focused on retaining plenty of their own players instead of spending big in the transfer portal, and Mitchell could have been a large factor in their decisions in this room.
Hopefully, he provides the answer the Sooners need in this room, as it has been years since Oklahoma has boasted a quality tight end to feature in the offense.
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