OU's 25 Greatest Players

[WishBone]

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Fly Wrote:plan to write something on this subject
In the next few days....................................Ive Alerted The Media ,Arthur.(From Mr Hobbs)

[WishBone]

#18 Jason White (Quarterback) 1999-2004

The first Oklahoma quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy, White is one of three players to win the prestigious award and not get drafted by an NFL team. However, White still has a significant place in Sooners football lore. White's 7,922 passing yards rank fourth in Oklahoma history, while his 3,846 from that 2003 Heisman-winning season rank in the top 10 all-time entering the 2022 season. White ranks among Oklahoma's leaders in completion percentage (63.3) and touchdown passes (40). A part of the Sooners' 2000 national title team, White was a two-time Davey O'Brien Award winner, won the Maxwell Award, and twice took home Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year honors.

[Fly]

Hey bone, I cannot believe you would go to so much trouble to alert everyone with so much anticipation for my thoughts, Mmmmmmm?
. I promise to make you proud.

Fly

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#19 Adrian Peterson (Running Back) 2004-2006

In just three seasons at Oklahoma, Peterson ran for 4,045 yards. That ranks fourth in school history, and his 41 touchdowns sit seventh in Sooners' program history. Peterson is likely best known by most football fans for his sensational NFL career, but his college resume was pretty unique. A three-time first-team All-Big 12 selection and an All-American, Peterson's 1,925 rushing yards as a freshman in 2004 are still a single-season record at Oklahoma.

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#20 Sam Bradford (QuarterBack) 2007-2009

Five years after White was awarded the Heisman Trophy, Bradford became the second sophomore in NCAA history to take home the honor. That season, Bradford threw for a school-record 4,720 yards and 50 touchdowns. For his career with the Sooners, Bradford totaled 8,403 passing yards and 88 touchdowns — each third most in school history. In addition to his Heisman, Bradford was named The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year in 2008 and won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award.

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#21 Ryan Broyles (Wide Reciever) 2008-2011

At a school that produced star receivers like Tommy McDonald, CeeDee Lamb, and Marquis Brown, Broyles tops the charts when it comes to statistical receiving dominance at Oklahoma. Broyles is the only player in Sooners history to reach the career 300-catch (349) and 4,000-yard mark (4,586). His 45 all-time receiving touchdowns are the most in school history. A two-time consensus All-American, Broyles — at one time the all-time reception leader in FBS history — is Oklahoma's top man for single-season catches (131) and yards (1,622).

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#22 Samaje Perine (Running Back) 2014-2016

Of all the legendary running backs and Heisman winners at the position that the Sooners produced, it might surprise the casual college football fan to learn that Perine is the school's all-time leading rusher with 4,122 yards. Perhaps most impressive, Perine did it in just three seasons with the Sooners. He owns the FBS single-game record with 427 rushing yards against Kansas as a freshman in 2014. Perine was named Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year.

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#23 Mark Andrews (Tight End) 2015-2017

Keith Jackson might be an Oklahoma legend, but Andrews is the only Sooners tight end to win the coveted John Mackey Award, honoring the nation's best player at that position. During Andrews' time at Oklahoma, his 1,765 receiving yards were the most by a tight end in the nation in that three-season span. His 112 receptions ranked seventh, and 22 touchdowns were second most in the country during that period. Andrews was a two-time first-team All-Big 12 selection and unanimous All-American (2017).

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#20 Sam Bradford (QuarterBack) 2007-2009

Five years after White was awarded the Heisman Trophy, Bradford became the second sophomore in NCAA history to take home the honor. That season, Bradford threw for a school-record 4,720 yards and 50 touchdowns. For his career with the Sooners, Bradford totaled 8,403 passing yards and 88 touchdowns — each third most in school history. In addition to his Heisman, Bradford was named The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year in 2008 and won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and Davey O'Brien Award.

...I always thought Slingin' Sammy Bradford would be the first OU qb to make a lasting mark in the NFL. Seems Baker may have that distinction. (But, suspect JA has a chance to surpass even Mayfield.)
Injuries and numerous HC's & O-Coordinators in the Sunday game proved to derail Bradford's career. (But, he walked away from football with what, in excess of a hundred million NFL bucks!)
I was always a big Bradford fan.
Kind of came out of nowhere, an OKLAHOMA HS player (Putnam City North) with some native american roots. Just the kind of SOONER player I'm partial too.

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#24 Baker Mayfield ( Quarterback) 2015-2017

Mayfield's NFL career might not be what Sooner fans and NFL pundits thought it would be, at least so far, but that takes nothing away from his stellar career at Oklahoma. He was the best player in the country during the 2017 season when he became the sixth Sooner to win the Heisman Trophy — among other notable MVP awards. Mayfield's 4.627 passing yards from that season rank third in school history, while his 43 touchdowns against six interceptions sit second. For his Oklahoma tenure, Mayfield threw for 12,292 yards (ranked second in school history), 119 touchdowns (ranked second), and posted a 69.8 completion percentage (ranked third).

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#25 Kyler Murray (Quarterback) 2017-2018

The year after Baker Mayfield became a Heisman winner, Murray was awarded the same prize in 2018 — marking the first official time since 1945-'46 that different players from the same school won the Heisman in back-to-back seasons. Murray, who began his collegiate career at Texas A&M, threw for 4,361 yards (fifth in school history for a single season) and 42 touchdowns (ranked third) in '18. He also ran for 1,001 yards with 12 touchdowns while leading the Sooners to their second straight appearance in the College Football Playoff. Murray's 4,720 passing yards in two seasons rank eighth in Oklahoma history, while his 69.8 completion percentage is tied for second.


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[OU_Tom]

Thanks Wishbone. These lists are really tough but this seems like a great top 25 list.

I personally probably would have added a few more Selmons and/or Wishbone running backs from the early to mid-70s. That just shows my bias towards the early to mid 70s; as far as I am concerned that was the greatest period of OU football

Excellent list. Applause . Thanks!

[Zgeo]

Steve Davis was 32-1-1 as an Oklahoma QB and won 2 nattys……..

Jimmy Harris was 25-0 with 2 nattys a QB…..

[WishBone]

Personally My list would have been a lil different but I think its a perfect example of a " Modern Day " journalist compiling a list of mostly players that the media pushed.

[SoonerTony]

So who would ya’ll say is the greatest Sooner of all time? So hard to choose just one, but my vote goes to Lee Roy Selmon.

[Fly]

I can,t believe you slackers could for get this guy just because he was a kicker? But Ohio st & Woody Hays have not. The GREAT
Von Schaman the all Century Oklahoma kicker!

Fly