Oklahoma Sooners land another 2028 prediction to get a similar streak they had in the 2027 cycle started
The Oklahoma Sooners have been so much better at getting the in-state talent than they once were.
The Oklahoma Sooners started the last recruiting cycle with a bang. Early in the cycle, they landed five-star OT Cooper Hackett and four-star OL Kaeden Penny. The cool thing about those two, though, is that they’re both in-state kids. OU hasn’t recruited in-state well until the last two years or so.
Now, they could be back to making that a priority. And they could start a streak, as they’re predicted to land an in-state offensive lineman in the 2028 recruiting class. Sam Spiegelman, Rivals’ National Recruiting Analyst, assigned a 65% confidence rating to a prediction that OU will land Bixby IOL Gavin Wilson. He was part of the OL group at the Sooners Elite Camp just last week, and he earned his offer then.
Wilson is the second Bixby OL the Sooners have targeted in the last two years, following Kaaeden Penny. The Sooners have now earned two predictions for their 2028 recruiting class, including one for San Antonio wide receiver Carson LaCombe. However, they don’t have anyone committed yet. LaCombe is a four-star receiver who showed out at the Elite Camp.
Gavin Wilson has always wanted to play at Oklahoma
“They are definitely looking at me for center, but Coach B said it himself: ‘If you’re playing on the inside, you can play all three positions [LG, C, RG],’” Wilson told SoonerScoop.
“[Oklahoma] was probably my dream school and is going to be difficult to top, but I am still weighing my options and have not made any decisions yet. However, OU is definitely going to be one of my top options as I move forward in my recruitment process, especially since KP and Cooper [Hackett] in the 2027 class will be there.”
And now he’s been given the opportunity. Just because someone puts in a prediction, though, doesn’t mean it will happen. These are kids, and kids change their minds all the time. But it would appear to be heading in that direction.