Gabriel Osborne Jr. Film Review: Oklahoma Sooners are getting a cornerback with star-level traits and potential
The Oklahoma Sooners landed Gabriel Osborne Jr. on Monday morning, but what exactly are they getting in Osborne?
The Oklahoma Sooners just landed one of the players they have been pushing the hardest for. On Monday, Gabriel Osborne, the 2027 four-star cornerback from Mustang, Oklahoma, committed to OU.
Osborne was ranked No. 5 among cornerbacks in the 2027 recruiting class and No. 3 overall in the state. Nationally, Osborne sits at No. 29 overall. A star on both the football field and basketball court at Mustang High School, Osborne has shown impressive athleticism as a dual-sport talent. And as a cornerback, he can do it all there, too, playing both press-man and zone coverage.
So, let’s get into his film right now, shall we? Now, it’s important to know that this film review is based solely on what Osborne has on film, which will be mostly good. But no one is the perfect prospect, and that’s important to remember as well.
Gabriel Osborne Jr. Film Review
When you first turn on Obsorne’s film, you will see a video of him at wide receiver in the red zone. That’s just a small way to show what kind of athlete he is, as he rose up over the cornerback for a Randy Moss-type of touchdown.
Transitioning over to the cornerback film, Osborne Jr. has some of the smothering tendencies you like in cornerbacks of his size. He’s 6’1, 200 pounds, and built like a safety. However, he moves like a cornerback. The best clip in his film review you will see starts with him off-screen. The camera then pans to him, stuck on the receiver downfield with no breathing room, snagging an interception with one hand over the receiver’s head.
Osborne does a very good job of being physical and using his size, but not to the point of committing penalties. He just knows how to use his strength to win possession of the rep, whether that’s being more physical on the route or pinpointing the ball in a jump ball situation.
Off the line, he’s great at pressing and jamming receivers when needed, and it never really puts him in a difficult position. Sometimes, guys jam and lose the rep. This never happens to Osborne against receivers smaller than him, and it didn’t really happen against guys near his size or even bigger.
In the zone, Osborne floats. He knows when to sit in a zone, and he’s extremely intelligent in the scheme, and often knows where he needs to be at the right time. He has a skill set and traits that will translate easily to the SEC. In fact, he could play as a true freshman.