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Oklahoma football: Five opposing defensive jersey numbers to be mindful of in 2018

By Chip Rouse

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: Kris Boyd #2 of the Texas Longhorns pursues Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half of a football game at the Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 14: Kris Boyd #2 of the Texas Longhorns pursues Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners in the second half of a football game at the Cotton Bowl on October 14, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Richard W. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners is sacked by defensive end Trey Carter #99 and defensive end Jordan Brailford #94 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 62-52. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
STILLWATER, OK – NOVEMBER 04: Quarterback Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners is sacked by defensive end Trey Carter #99 and defensive end Jordan Brailford #94 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys at Boone Pickens Stadium on November 4, 2017 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma defeated Oklahoma State 62-52. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

Earlier this week, we called out the players we believe to be the five best on offense that Lincoln Riley’s Oklahoma football team will go up against in the 2018 season.

Today, we shift to the other side of the ball and single out the five jersey numbers that are expected to give Riley and the Sooners the most fits on defense this season.

For the last three years, or since the arrival of Lincoln Riley, first as offensive coordinator and now as Oklahoma’s 22nd head coach, the Sooners have possessed one of the most prolific, high-scoring offenses in college football.

Baker Mayfield was the starting quarterback in all three seasons Riley has been at Oklahoma. Mayfield has moved on to bigger and better things, so there will be a new sheriff behind center directing the Sooner offense this season. But that is not expected to change things all that much as far as the OU offense is concerned.

The Sooners still have loads of talent and plenty of playmakers to call on and create headaches for the defenses Oklahoma will face in the coming season.

Here are five of the best defensive jersey numbers, and the players who wear them, that Oklahoma can expect to see plenty of when the Sooners have the ball this season:

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