Brent Venables and the Sooners are showing major interest in a 2027 player who can play four different positions
The Sooners like Greydon Howell a lot.
Under Brent Venables, the Oklahoma Sooners have been much better at recruiting in-state prospects. A few years before Venables, an in-state recruit coming to Oklahoma felt rare.
Now, OU is thorough in evaluating in-state prospects. They did this with Greydon Howell, a 2027 three-star athlete who can play four positions. Impressed by his versatility, OU extended an offer.
While he can play four positions, Oklahoma will use him as an offensive playmaker.
“I’d be a slot receiver, and I’d basically be like [Isaiah] Sategna,” Howell told OU Insider. “[WR coach Emmett Jones] told me I had a full ride. We really liked how he didn’t push to commit to OU. He was really neutral about everything, just telling me the plan of what they want to do with me and the life of being up there.”
Howell has big-time offers from other schools for other positions
Howell has played quarterback, safety, wide receiver, and running back, and he’s very good at all of them. Howell had 2,717 air yards and 27 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions in 2025. He also added 1,514 yards and 20 touchdowns on the ground.
Those are monster numbers he put up at Broken Bow High School, and those numbers have landed him big offers from the Auburn Tigers and Penn State Nittany Lions. However, right now the Oklahoma State Cowboys and SMU Mustangs seem to be the leaders for Howell, though it’s still early.
Getting the offer from Oklahoma, though, was something Howell absolutely loved.
“It’s really nice because the majority of Oklahoma people are OU fans. That means a lot to me. And they’ve always had good receivers and QBs,” Howell said.
Oklahoma will have to do more work if it wants a legit shot at landing the 5-11, 180-pound athlete from the southeastern part of the state.
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