OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL 2018 SIGNING CLASS (AS OF 2 P.M. CT ON FEB. 7, 2018) Name Pos. Class Height Weight Hometown (Last School) Brian Asamoah LB Fr. 6-1 210 Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis De Sales HS) Starrland Baldwin* CB Fr. 5-11 160 Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls HS) Nikolas Bonitto LB/DE Fr. 6-3 205 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Jaqualyn Crawford* WR Fr. 5-10 167 Rockdale, Texas (Rockdale HS) Miguel Edwards* CB Fr. 5-11 160 Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Deerfield Beach HS) Patrick Fields* S Fr. 5-11 190 Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Brendan Radley-Hiles* CB Fr. 5-9 183 Inglewood, Calif. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) Jordan Kelley DT Fr. 6-4 290 Tulsa, Okla. (Union HS) Tramonda Moore OL Jr. 6-5 340 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Independence [Kan.] CC) Tanner Mordecai QB Fr. 6-3 210 Waco, Texas (Midway HS) Ronnie Perkins* DE Fr. 6-3 262 St. Louis, Mo. (Lutheran North HS) T.J. Pledger* RB Fr. 5-9 203 Pacoima, Calif. (IMG Academy [Fla.]) Jalen Redmond* DE Fr. 6-3 257 Midwest City, Okla. (Midwest City HS) Jaylon Robinson WR Fr. 5-10 165 Fort Worth, Texas (All Saints Episcopal HS) Darrell Simpson OL Fr. 6-6 330 Justin, Texas (Northwest HS) Ron Tatum DE Fr. 6-5 270 Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City HS) Kundarrius Taylor WR Fr. 6-2 195 Memphis, Tenn. (Ridgeway HS) Michael Thompson** DT Fr. 6-5 330 St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway North HS) Delarrin Turner-Yell S Fr. 5-10 165 Hempstead, Texas (Hempstead HS) Brey Walker OL Fr. 6-7 320 Moore, Okla. (Westmoore HS) DaShaun White** LB Fr. 6-1 215 North Richland Hills, Texas (Richland HS) Brayden Willis** TE Fr. 6-3 220 Arlington, Texas (James Martin HS) * Enrolled at OU for spring semester ** Feb. 7 signees Pronunciations: Brian Asamoah (ah-sah-mo-ah); Nikolas Bonitto (bo-nee-toh); Jaqualyn Crawford (juh-kway-lin); Tramonda Moore (truh-mondah); Kundarrius Taylor (kun-dair-ee-us); Delarrin Turner-Yell (duh-lair-ee-un) BRIAN ASAMOAH Linebacker 6-1, 210 Columbus, Ohio/St. Francis De Sales HS Ranked as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... rated as the No. 29 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN, No. 39 by 247Sports and No. 42 by Rivals... No. 19 player in state of Ohio by 247Sports and No. 22 by Rivals and ESPN... posted 36 tackles (8.0 for loss and 1.5 sacks) and two pass breakups as a senior... two-way player who also ran for 1,697 yards and 18 touchdowns on 248 carries and caught two passes for 90 yards and a touchdown in his high school career... also received offers from Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State and others... last name pronounced ah-sah-mo-ah. STARRLAND BALDWIN 5-11, 160 Houston, Texas/Cypress Falls HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN... tabbed the No. 31 cornerback in the country by Rivals, No. 65 by ESPN and No. 97 by 247Sports... rated as the No. 33 player in the state of Texas by Rivals, 126th by 247Sports and 131st by ESPN... chose Oklahoma over Oklahoma State, Oregon, TCU and others.
NIKOLAS BONITTO Linebacker/ 6-3, 205 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS Four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals touted as the No. 197 overall recruit in the country by ESPN and No. 207 by 247Sports ranked as the No. 7 outside linebacker in the country by ESPN and No. 18 by 247Sports rated as the No. 17 weakside defensive end by Rivals ranked as the 29th-best player in the state of Florida by 247Sports, No. 46 according to ESPN and No. 73 by Rivals recorded over 140 tackles in his high school career with 26.5 TFLs, 17.0 sacks, two interceptions, three fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles chose Oklahoma over Alabama, Auburn, Ohio State and others. JAQUALYN CRAWFORD 5-10, 167 Rockdale, Texas/Rockdale HS A four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... rated No. 146 nationally by ESPN and No. 179 by 247Sports... rated as the country s No. 8 athlete by 247Sports, No. 13 by ESPN and No. 22 by Rivals... touted as the No. 17 prospect in the state of Texas by 247Sports, No. 21 by ESPN and No. 39 by Rivals... has recorded over 120 receptions, 2,100 receiving yards and 25 receiving touchdowns, rushed for nearly 1,000 yards and 14 TDs and tallied over 500 return yards during his high school career... also held offers from Auburn, Georgia, Notre Dame and others... first name pronounced jah-kway-lin. MIGUEL EDWARDS 5-11, 160 Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach HS Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports... the No. 250 overall prospect in the country by Rivals... ranked as the No. 45 cornerback in the country by ESPN and No. 83 by 247Sports... rated as the 45th best player in the state of Florida by Rivals, 75th by ESPN and 124th by 247Sports... chose Oklahoma over Alabama, Auburn, Miami and others. PATRICK FIELDS Safety 5-11, 190 Tulsa, Okla./Union HS A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... ranked as the 34th-best safety in the country by 247Sports, 45th by Rivals and 54th by ESPN... tabbed the No. 9 recruit in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports, No. 11 by Rivals and No. 15 by ESPN... high school teammate of fellow OU recruit Jordan Kelley... also held offers from Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, TCU and others. JORDAN KELLEY Defensive Tackle 6-4, 290 Tulsa, Okla./Union HS Rated as four-star recruit by 247Sports and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals... the No. 265 overall recruit in the country according to 247Sports... ranked 23rd nationally among defensive tackles by 247Sports, 38th by ESPN and 43rd by Rivals... rated as the No. 6 player in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports, No. 8 by ESPN and No. 9 by Rivals... high school teammate of fellow OU signee Patrick Fields... chose Oklahoma over Arkansas, Oklahoma State, TCU and others. 2
TRAMONDA MOORE 6-5, 340 Oklahoma City, Okla./Independence (Kan.) CC A four-star recruit according to 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... touted as the No. 2 overall junior college recruit in the country by Rivals, No. 14 by 247Sports and No. 24 by ESPN... also dubbed the top-ranked junior college offensive tackle in the class by 247Sports and No. 3 by ESPN... chose Oklahoma over Oklahoma State, Oregon, UCLA and others... first name pronounced truh-mon-dah TANNER MORDECAI Quarterback 6-3, 210 Waco, Texas/Midway HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals... tabbed the No. 151 overall prospect in the country by ESPN and No. 315 by 247Sports... touted as the No. 19 dual-threat quarterback by 247Sports and No. 17 by Rivals... ranked as the No. 10 pocket-passing quarterback in the country by ESPN... rated the No. 23 player in the state of Texas by ESPN, No. 59 by Rivals and No. 78 by 247Sports... threw for 4,797 yards in his high school career with 51 touchdowns and just 13 interceptions on 334-of-567 passing... also ran for 1,511 yards and 20 touchdowns on 247 carries... also received offers from Georgia, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss and others. RONNIE PERKINS 6-3, 262 St. Louis, Mo./Lutheran North HS A four-star recruit by 247 Sports, ESPN and Rivals... named a U.S. Army All-American... invited to The Opening... recognized as the 57th overall recruit in the country by 247Sports, 81st overall by ESPN and 128th overall by Rivals... rated as the No. 5 weakside defensive end in the nation by 247Sports, the No. 7 strongside defensive end by Rivals and the No. 9 defensive end by ESPN... rated as the No. 1 recruit from Missouri by ESPN, No. 2 by 247Sports and No. 5 by Rivals... also held offers from Georgia, LSU, Texas and others. T.J. PLEDGER Running Back 5-9, 203 Pacoima, Calif./IMG Academy (Fla.) A four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... named a U.S. Army All-American... invited to The Opening... ranked as the No. 70 high school prospect nationally by Rivals, No. 107 by ESPN and No. 185 by 247Sports... touted as the No. 5 running back in the country by Rivals and No. 6 by ESPN, and the No. 6 all-purpose back by 247Sports... the 17th-ranked player in the state of Florida by Rivals, 25th by 247Sports and 26th by ESPN... chose Oklahoma over Clemson, Georgia, Ohio State and others. BRENDAN RADLEY-HILES 5-10, 180 Bradenton, Fla./IMG Academy Rated as a five-star recruit by Rivals and a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN... U.S. Army All-American... invited to The Opening... ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect in the country by Rivals, No. 46 by 247Sports and No. 101 by ESPN... rated as the No. 2 overall cornerback prospect in the class by Rivals and No. 7 by 247Sports... ranked by ESPN as the No. 9 athlete in the nation... tabbed as the No. 6 recruit in the state of Florida by Rivals, No. 8 by 247Sports and No. 25 by ESPN... intercepted five passes his senior season and added four pass breakups and two forced fumbles... chose Oklahoma over Clemson, Florida State, Nebraska, UCLA and USC. 3
JALEN REDMOND 6-3, 257 Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City HS A five-star recruit by 247Sports and a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals... rated as the No. 16 recruit in the country 247 Sports, No. 193 by Rivals and No. 253 by ESPN... ranked as the nation s No. 3 weakside defensive end by 247Sports and No. 8 by Rivals... ranked as the 26th overall defensive end in the country by ESPN... rated as the No. 2 overall prospect in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports, No. 4 by Rivals and No. 6 by ESPN... chose Oklahoma over Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU and others. JAYLON ROBINSON 5-10, 165 Fort Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal HS Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN... ranked as the No. 58 wide receiver in the country by Rivals and No. 90 by ESPN... tabbed the 46th-best athlete in the nation by 247Sports... rated as the No. 44 overall prospect in Texas by Rivals, No. 71 by ESPN and No. 85 by 247Sports... has caught over 100 passes for more than 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns and recorded over 800 return yards during his high school career... also held offers from Georgia, Houston, Washington State and others. DARRELL SIMPSON 6-6, 330 Justin, Texas/Northwest HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports... tabbed as the No. 142 overall player in the country by Rivals and No. 358 by 247Sports... selected as the No. 12 offensive tackle in the class by Rivals, No. 21 by ESPN and No. 25 by 247Sports... ranked as the 11th best player in the state of Texas by Rivals, 46th by ESPN and 50th by 247Sports... chose Oklahoma over Auburn, Georgia, Ohio State and others. RON TATUM 6-5, 270 Oklahoma City, Okla./Putnam City HS A four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... a U.S. Army All-American... invited to The Opening... ranked as the 48th prospect nationally by ESPN and 56th by 247Sports... rated as the No. 6 defensive end in the country by ESPN... tabbed as the second-best strongside defensive end in the country by 247Sports and 15th-best by Rivals... the top-ranked player in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports, fourth by ESPN and sixth by Rivals... posted 174 tackles over his final two years of high school with 16.0 sacks, seven passes defended and a forced fumble... chose Oklahoma over offers from schools including Alabama, Notre Dame and Texas. KUNDARRIUS TAYLOR 6-2, 195 Memphis, Tenn./Ridgeway HS Ranked as a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports... the 38th-ranked athlete in the country by 247Sports... the 51st-ranked wide receiver in the class by Rivals and 59th by ESPN... rated as the No. 10 player from the state of Tennessee by ESPN, No. 13 by Rivals and No. 16 by 247Sports... caught 29 passes for 401 yards and nine touchdowns, ran 10 times for 117 yards and three more scores and tallied 102 yards on eight returns as a junior... chose Oklahoma over offers from schools including Auburn, Mississippi State and Tennessee... first name pronounced kun-dair-ee-us. 4
MICHAEL THOMPSON Defensive Tackle 6-5, 330 St. Louis, Mo./Parkway North HS A four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... U.S. Army All-American... touted as the No. 76 overall recruit in the nation by 247 Sports, No. 96 by Rivals and No. 122 in the ESPN300... the No. 2 recruit in the state of Missouri by Rivals and the No. 3 prospect by 247Sports and ESPN... rated as the No. 5 defensive tackle in the country by 247Sports and Rivals and No. 10 by ESPN... participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl... named first-team all-state by USA Today and the Missouri media... chose Oklahoma over Alabama, Missouri and USC, among others. DELARRIN TURNER-YELL Safety 5-10, 165 Hempstead, Texas/Hempstead HS A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... ranked as the No. 314 overall prospect in the country by 247Sports... rated as the No. 24 safety in the country by 247Sports and No. 100 by ESPN... ranked 44th among players from the state of Texas by 247Sports and 218th by ESPN... chose Oklahoma Houston, Nebraska, Utah and others... first name pronounced duh-lair-ee-un. BREY WALKER 6-7, 320 Moore, Okla./Westmoore HS A five-star recruit by 247Sports and a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals... named a U.S. Army All-American... invited to The Opening... rated No. 15 overall nationally by 247Sports, No. 35 by Rivals and No. 91 by ESPN... ranked No. 2 in the country among offensive tackles by 247Sports, No. 4 by Rivals and No. 5 by ESPN... the top-ranked player in the state of Oklahoma by 247Sports and Rivals, and secondranked player by ESPN... chose Oklahoma over Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M and others. DASHAUN WHITE Linebacker 6-1, 215 North Richland Hills, Texas/Richland HS A four-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... U.S. Army All-American... ranked as the No. 116 overall recruit in the country by 247Sports, No. 248 by Rivals and No. 271 by ESPN... rated as the No. 9 rated outside linebacker by 247Sports, No. 14 by ESPN and No. 22 by Rivals... tabbed the No. 10 recruit in the state of Texas by 247Sports, No. 28 by Rivals and No. 42 by ESPN... tallied 274 tackles (26.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks), eight passes defended, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles over his final three seasons of high school... chose Oklahoma over Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M and others. BRAYDEN WILLIS Tight End 6-3, 220 Arlington, Texas/James Martin HS A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals... ranked as the nation s No. 19 tight end/h-back by ESPN and the No. 70 overall tight end by 247 Sports... caught 29 passes for 586 yards and seven touchdowns, rushed for 572 yards and 16 touchdowns and passed for 521 yards and four touchdowns as a senior... totaled 56 receptions, 909 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns in his career... Texas District 4-6A MVP as a senior... chose Oklahoma over Arizona, Houston and Wake Forest, among others. 5