PJ Adebawore’s quantum leap highlights a flurry of positive movement for Oklahoma pledges in new Top247

— Five-star defensive lineman David Hicks, whom few would argue is Oklahoma’s prime uncommitted goal, checks in at No. 12 general. The drop from his earlier rating of No. 6 general is passive and largely negligible. The Sooners are vying for his dedication alongside Alabama, Oregon, Miami, Michigan State, Texas A&M and Texas.

— Four-star EDGE Tausili Akana, who’s thought of a quiet Oklahoma lean, takes a slight drop from No. 31 general to No. 34. The Sooners maintain the lone 247Sports Crystal Ball prediction for the phenom out of Utah.

— The sufferer of the biggest nosedive amongst Oklahoma’s commits and targets is four-star DL Derrick LeBlanc, who falls from No. 17 to No. 64. The 247Sports Crystal Ball is trending in Oklahoma’s course as LeBlanc’s July 28 determination approaches; the finalists are Oklahoma, Penn State and Florida for the hulking Sunshine State product.

— Four-star ATH Malachi Coleman continues to see his inventory rise meteorically; the Nebraska native is up 70 spots from No. 146 general to No. 76. Much like Adebawore, he is a unicorn whose physique may lend itself to celebrity potential on the subsequent degree. At 6-foot-5 and 190 kilos, Coleman has cracked the ten.4 barrier in the 100-meter sprint and is at the moment gearing up for observe nationals, the place he hopes to interrupt the ten.3 threshold. The hometown Cornhuskers have the within observe to land Coleman’s dedication, however Oklahoma and USC should not be disregarded in a race that probably will not be determined till the new 12 months.

— Four-star security Peyton Bowen drops from No. 75 to No. 84 with the replace. Though he stays verbally dedicated to Notre Dame, there have lengthy been rumblings that his pledge will not stick. The Sooners are hoping that he’ll ultimately select to affix forces with Arnold, his highschool teammate at Denton Guyer. Bowen has additionally visited Texas A&M and Alabama in latest months.

— The Sooners are recruiting four-star DB Makari Vickers as a cornerback, and he makes a barely noticeable two-spot slide from No. 115 to No. 117. Vickers, who hails from Tallahassee, is right down to a last three of Oklahoma, Alabama and Michigan. He’ll make a determination in late August, and the Sooners hope that his unofficial go to to Norman on the finish of July will assist seal the deal. OU is the 247Sports Crystal Ball favourite.

— Four-star ATH Jacobe Johnson performs his highschool ball simply 45 minutes from Oklahoma’s campus, in the OKC suburb of Mustang. He’s lengthy been an Oklahoma lean, however Alabama, Michigan and Stanford obtained June official visits from the homegrown Okie. He’s as much as No. 126 general, a first rate soar from his earlier rating of No. 136.

— At No. 129 is four-star DL Jordan Renaud, who makes a slight rise from his earlier rating of No. 142. Renaud’s recruitment has remained slightly clandestine, however Oklahoma and Alabama are two packages which have positioned themselves properly for the elite trench warrior from the Lone Star State.

— Four-star DL Rueben Bain took an official to Oklahoma in June, however the Sooners’ probabilities in his recruitment are admittedly slim. He rises from No. 150 to No. 130 in the new launch.

— Four-star cornerback Jasiah Wagoner not too long ago picked up a couple of crystal ball predictions in favor of Oklahoma. It’s been a good lengthy whereas since OU made a recruiting foray into the Evergreen State, however the Sooners have already got a dedication from one Washingtonian in three-star OL Heath Ozaeta. They’re trending properly for Wagoner, who’s additionally contemplating Cal, Oregon and Texas.

— Oklahoma stays in the image for four-star ATH Mikal Harrison-Pilot (as much as No. 167 from No. 176), in addition to a trio of four-star defensive linemen in Kelby Collins (right down to No. 173 from No. 157), Johnny Bowens (right down to No. 227 from No. 193) and Kayden McDonald (right down to No. 243 from No. 242). They stay in pursuit of a flip from four-star security and LSU commit Ryan Yaites, who falls 5 spots from No. 210 to No. 215.