Have the Oklahoma Sooners adequately addressed their needs in the transfer portal?

The Oklahoma Sooners went into the offseason with a number of needs to address via the transfer portal.

Bryant Crews highlighted five positions that the Sooners needed to address in the portal, namely offensive line, defensive line, tight end, secondary, and kicker.

But how well did the Sooners address those needs and where else have they added talent?

With the coaching carousel extending into January with the Alabama and Washington jobs opening up, the transfer portal has heated up again for the next 30 days. Could the Sooners add more talent? We’ll see if they take advantage of the opportunity to add talent from the Crimson Tide or the Huskies.

But until then, let’s take a look at what they’ve done in the portal thus far and if they’ve addressed their needs.

Offensive Line

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Additions: Spencer Brown, Febechi Nwaiwu, Michael Tarquin

Offensive line was easily the biggest need entering the offseason. Oklahoma lost the five guys who started the majority of the season. Jacob Sexton and Troy Everett return. Both started or played significant snaps along the Sooners offensive line in 2023. But their experience is still limited.

Oklahoma has made a concerted effort to address the situation with the additions of Brown, Nwaiwu, and Tarquin, who bring a lot of starting experience to the program.

The Sooners have a really good and really underrated offensive line class signed for 2024. However, their three additions give the Sooners an opportunity to have some experience along their offensive line heading into the SEC.

There could be another addition made, but if this is where it stops, Oklahoma’s done a good job fortifying its front.

Defensive Line

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Additions: Caiden Woullard

The Sooners lost Isaiah Coe and Jordan Kelley to eligibility. They have Da’Jon Terry and Jacob Lacey…

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Publish date : 2024-01-13 21:05:22

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