Oklahoma Sooners missed out on an elite recruit to the Longhorns, and it’s a player they wouldn’t have minded having
The Oklahoma Sooners need another cornerback in their 2027 recruiting class, but they have now missed out on Brandon Sherrard to Texas.
The Oklahoma Sooners missed out on four-star cornerback Brandon Sherrard, who committed to the Texas Longhorns on Tuesday.
The 6’3, 183-pound corner out of Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas, chose the Longhorns over LSU and Oklahoma, and the Sooners finished third in this recruitment, according to Rivals. Sherrard is the No. 151 player in the country with a 91.61 composite rating, the No. 21 cornerback nationally, and the No. 21 prospect in the state of Texas.
“Staying home, hook ’em, hook ’em,” Sherrard said upon his commitment.
OU’s secondary haul makes this sting less
Oklahoma was likely never going to land Sherrard, and the Sooners are probably fine with that. The reason is simple: OU already has one of the best recruiting classes in the country, sitting at No. 3 nationally and No. 2 in the SEC. More specifically, the Sooners have loaded up at cornerback in this cycle.
They already have four-star cornerback Gabriel Osborne, the No. 35 player in the country, who could earn a fifth star before he even arrives on campus. They have athlete Bode Sparrow, who projects as a safety but has the versatility to play some cornerback at the next level. On top of that, the Sooners have four-star cornerback Mikhail McCreary, three-star cornerback Mikyal Davis, and other defensive back pieces throughout the class.
When you look at everything Oklahoma has already locked in at the position, losing out on Sherrard doesn’t move the needle. The Sooners have the depth and talent at corner to absorb this without any real damage to their class ranking or long-term secondary plans.
Sherard is still a problem for OU, just from the other sideline
That said, this is still a loss for Oklahoma, and the reason is straightforward: Texas is the team getting him. Sherrard is a talented player who could contribute quickly for the Longhorns. He’s the kind of prospect the Sooners may see across the field at the Red River Rivalry in a few years, or possibly sooner, because he is that good.
Oklahoma came in third in this recruitment, and it doesn’t appear the Sooners were ever the frontrunner. But when a four-star corner with top-150 talent ends up at your biggest rival, it stings regardless of how well your own class is built.
This isn’t a recruitment that should cause any panic in Norman. Oklahoma’s 2027 class remains elite, and the cornerback room in particular is stacked with high-upside talent. The only reason this registers as a loss at all is because of where Sherrard landed. Losing a prospect to the program across the Cotton Bowl matters, even when your own class is already one of the best in the country.