Last week against South Carolina, the Oklahoma Sooners offense desperately needed to find some sort of big play after falling behind 24-0 quickly, courtesy of three turnovers.

Quarterback Jackson Arnold turned and fired a strike to freshman walk-on wide receiver Jacob Jordan, who was wide open past the first down marker. Jordan turned upfield quickly and broke a tackle on his way to the South Carolina 40. That play provided a spark that Oklahoma needed on offense, and things felt not quite as dire.

Arnold went back to Jordan often against the Gamecocks, leading to Jordan having the most catches and yards of any Oklahoma receiver in SEC play this season. Now, Oklahoma might not have a choice but to play him moving forward. He was that good. 

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I'll admit; if you told me before the season that a 5'9, 180-pound walk-on wide receiver would be the spark for Oklahoma to throw for more than 200 yards in a game for the first time all season, I'd be a little skeptical. 

Jordan is a walk-on freshman wide receiver from Southlake, Texas. He's got nothing written in his bio on the school website. Don't tell him that though. 

Believe it or not, but the 86 yards Jordan had against South Carolina put him sixth on the Sooners for total yards on the season, just one yard behind Jaquaize Pettaway for fifth place. 

Moving forward, there's no reason why Jordan shouldn't occupy the Sooners' starting slot role until Deion Burks returns to the lineup. 

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In my opinion, the Sooners' wide receiver lineup for this weekend against Ole Miss should be:
X: Zion Kearney
Slot: Jacob Jordan
Z: Brenen Thompson

JJ Hester and Zion Ragins keep starting for the Sooners, but it's time for Oklahoma to sit them as starters. Let them rotate behind these guys throughout the game, in my opinion. 

Thompson is still an effective deep threat, who would be more viable in a system that played him to his strengths. Kearney might be their most talented outside wide receiver in the lineup with good size and separation ability. His flashes have been more encouraging than the reps we have seen of Hester and Ragins. 

However, Jacob Jordan has earned the right to stay in the lineup with his game against South Carolina. Hopefully, he, coupled with a new offensive coordinator, helps make Oklahoma's offense even passable moving forward.