There was a debate raging among Oklahoma Sooners fans online, centering around a question raised on one of their online forums on SoonerScoop. 

The question was: "If you could take any former Oklahoma Sooner from the 2010s (2010-19), who would it be? One offense and one defense."

I, of course, thought this was a tremendous idea and wanted to weigh in with my own thoughts on both sides of the ball. 

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Offense

This one was a lot harder than I thought it would be. My first initial thought was rolling with CeeDee Lamb or Mark Andrews here. Both would solve major weaknesses of the team and would add a major playmaker that this new offense would immediately benefit from and become that much deadlier. 

Then, I started thinking about the offensive line. How much does Creed Humphrey clean up at center, or Lane Johnson over at right tackle? Both of those players are the best in their positions in the NFL, so it would be fair to say they would radically transform the offense. However, would either immediately put the team into CFP discussions? 

That line led me to a different position, where I took my answer from, but provided me with the hardest debate to solve: quarterback. Specifically, Baker Mayfield versus Kyler Murray. 

How do you choose between two Heisman Trophy winners who are both arguably the most talented in program history? Baker, the most impactful quarterback in the history of the Sooners, or Kyler, the best playmaker the Sooners have ever had under center? 

However, I went with Baker Mayfield here. Ultimately, I believe Mayfield is the more talented of the two, and his style of leadership would immediately turn this team around. As optimistic as I am about John Mateer in year two, we've already seen Mayfield dominate elite competition time after time, and with this defense, him under center would put the Sooners in title conversations.

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Defense

Defense wasn't quite as contentious of a debate as offense was. The Sooners are fairly set across the board on the defensive line and at linebacker, and quite frankly, Oklahoma didn't exactly have the most talented front out there for most of these seasons. 

However, the Sooners had quite a few playmakers in the secondary over the years, and I went here with my answer. For my defensive pick, I'm going with cornerback Aaron Colvin. 

Colvin was a shutdown cornerback for the Sooners after moving back to corner from safety in 2012. The two-time First-Team All-Big 12 defender and Semifinalist for the Thorpe Award in 2013 sits sixth in Oklahoma history in pass breakups and was inarguably their best prospect at cornerback in this period. If it wasn't for a torn ACL in Senior Bowl practices, Colvin would likely be taken much earlier than the fourth round back in 2014. 

While the Sooners have talent in their secondary this year, the CB spot opposite of Eli Bowen is fairly unproven and is banking on a breakout season from young players there. Colvin would step right in and give the Sooners arguably their best 1-2 duo at cornerback in decades.

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