Oklahoma’s Alamo Bowl Depth Chart | Time To Get A Glimpse Of The Future

We’re officially within the game week window as Oklahoma date against the Oregon Ducks moves to being just a week away. The OU team that takes the field in San Antonio will look differently that the one that played in the Bedlam game to close out the regular season. A string of opt-outs and transfers will change the look of the Sooners’ two-deep, even somewhat drastically along the defensive line. Next Thursday’s Alamo Bowl has suddenly become a de facto audition for playing time next season under new head coach Brent Venables. For the fans, it might just be a glimpse for what the future holds. Here’s a look at Oklahoma’s Alamo Bowl depth chart.

Quarterbacks

Number	Name	Year
13	Caleb Williams	Fr
19	Ralph Rucker	Fr

Spencer Rattler’s transfer to South Carolina leaves the Sooners with two freshman quarterbacks as QB1 and QB2. Coming off a season where he was named a True Freshman All-American, Williams is one of the most talented young quarterbacks in all of college football. Things get a bit scary after that though as Rucker only has two pass attempts in college and they both came in garbage time of the Western Carolina game. A preferred walk-on, Rucker was the Texas High School District 7-5A MVP in 2020.

Running Backs

Number	Name	Year
26	Kennedy Brooks	R-Jr
0	Eric Gray	Jr
24	Marcus Major	R-So
25	Jaden Knowles	R-Jr

Nothing changes with this unit. They are entering the bowl in the exact same order that they went into the Bedlam game with. That said, I would expect to see the running backs used a little more heavily than they had been in the regular season.

H-Back

Number	Name	Year
27	Jeremiah Hall	R-Sr
9	Brayden Willis	Sr

The Sooners lose Austin Stogner who was #3 on the H-Back depth chart for Bedlam but had his best game of the season with 61 yards and a touchdown on three catches. Stogner has also transferred to South Carolina.

Offensive Line

Number	Position	Name	Year
71	LT	Anton Harrison	So
77	LT	Erik Swenson	S-Sr
54	LG	Marquis Hayes	R-Sr
77	LG	Erik Swenson	S-Sr
73	C	Andrew Raym	So
		OR
66	C	Robert Congel	R-Sr
56	RG	Chris Murray	Sr.
70	RG	Brey Walker	R-Jr
52	RT	Tyrese Robinson	R-Sr
64	RT	Wanya Morris	Jr

Once again nothing changes here for the Sooners. This is the same group, in the same order, as the Bedlam game. There are some major decisions to be made along this unit following the game though as multiple players will be draft eligible. Erik Swinson is the only one who absolutely has to go, due to the fact that he’s out of eligibility, and Anton Harrison and Andrew Raym are the two that cannot go yet. That leaves the rest of the group to contemplate their futures.

Receivers

Number	Position	Name	Year
81	X	Trevon West	So
10	X	Theo Wease	Jr
17	Y	Marvin Mims	So
12	Y	Drake Stoops	R-Jr
8	Z	Michael Woods II	Sr
4	Z	Mario Williams	Fr

Jadon Haselwood’s transfer to Arkansas makes sophomore Trevon West the new face atop the depth chart a the X receiver spot. During the 2021 regular season West has caught 4 passes for 45 yards. Everything else remains the same at the receiver spot but it’ll be interesting to see how much Theo Wease might be used after missing the entire season with a lower leg injury.

Defensive Line

Number	Position	Name	Year
14	DE	Reggie Grimes	So
40	DE	Ethan Downs	Fr
94	NG	Isaiah Coe	Jr
92	NG	Kori Roberson	So
31	DT	Jalen Redmond	R-So
90	DT	Josh Ellison	Jr

This unit will look vastly different than the last time out. Perrion Winfrey and Isaiah Thomas have opted out which elevates two new starters among the three defensive line positions. Reggie Grimes will step in the spot vacated by Thomas at defensive end. He was responsible for 15 total tackles and 1.5 sacks during the regular season.

At the nose guard position Isaiah Coe got a promotion from being third on the depth chart the last time out to number one. He leap frogged sophomore Kori Roberson into the starting position.

Jalen Redmond also solidified the starting defensive tackle spot when he had been previously listed as an “or” with Josh Ellison.

Linebackers

Number	Position	Name	Year
23	WILL	DaShaun White	Sr
13	WILL	Shane Whitter	So
2	MIKE	David Ugwoegbu	Jr
28	MIKE	Danny Stutsman	Fr
33	RUSH	Marcus Stripling	Jr
30	RUSH	Brynden Walker	So

Another unit that’s going to look vastly different, which is a disturbing trend, is the linebackers where Nik Bonitto and Brian Asamoah have opted out of the bowl game. DaShaun White will move from middle linebacker to the weakside, taking the spot vacated by Asamoah. This isn’t a big stretch for White as he was already the backup at weakside as well as splitting time with David Ugwiegbu in the middle. Freshman Danny Stutsman moves up to #2 at the middle linebacker spot, backing up Ugwiebu. The big one here is at the rush linebacker spot where Nik Bonitto leaves an All-American sized hole for Marcus Stripling to step into. With just two tackles to his credit in 2021, Stripling definitely has the brightest spotlight on him heading into this game.

Defensive Secondary

Number	Position	Name	Year
9	CB	D.J. Graham	So
		OR
12	CB	Key Lawrence	So
32	SS	Delarrin Turner-Yell	Sr
12	SS	Key Lawrence	So
10	FS	Pat Fields	Sr
25	FS	Justin Broiles	R-Sr
25	NB	Justin Broiles	R-Sr
		OR
5	NB	Billy Bowman	Fr
0	CB	Woodi Washington	R-So
4	CB	Jaden Davis	Jr

We’ve only got minor changes in the defensive secondary, which makes this the most stable of the defensive units going into the bowl. Key Lawrence goes from being listed as Woodi Washington’s backup to pushing DJ Graham on the other side of the field as a potential starter. That also flips sides of the field for Jaden Davis who will now be backing up Woodi Washington.

So there it is, the new Oklahoma depth-chart. Where are you confident and where are you worried?

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