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Oklahoma football: Ranking the top seven wide receivers in Sooner history

By Aaron Gelvin

DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners runs for a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns in the third quarter during the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TEXAS - OCTOBER 12: CeeDee Lamb #2 of the Oklahoma Sooners runs for a touchdown against the Texas Longhorns in the third quarter during the 2019 AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Bowl on October 12, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /
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NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners breaks away to score against the UCLA Bruins at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – SEPTEMBER 08: Wide receiver Marquise Brown #5 of the Oklahoma Sooners breaks away to score against the UCLA Bruins at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Bruins 49-21. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

No. 6–Marquise Brown

Marquise “Hollywood” Brown came to Norman as a relative unknown. He left Norman as a first- round pick with a dynamite nickname, courtesy of play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson.

Brown broke onto the scene halfway through the 2017 season with a nice performance against Kansas State in Manhattan. But Sooner fans will remember him for his performance against Oklahoma State that year, where he broke out for 265 receiving yards and two monster touchdowns.

Brown was a nice piece in the 2017 offense, but he stole the show in 2018 as the featured target. That year, he caught 75 passes for 1,318 yards and 10 touchdowns. He was selected by the NFL Baltimore Ravens in the first round in 2019, and was traded this offseason to Arizona, reuniting him with Kyler Murray, the OU quarterback for Brown’s career year in 2018.

Brown’s speed set him apart, as he was one of the fastest players in college football during his time at OU. He was a threat to make a house call every time he touched the football.

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