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Oklahoma Football: Four former Sooners make Top-50 greatest freshmen seasons ever

By Connor Pasby

Sep 1986; Norman, OK, USA; FILE PHOTO; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback #4 Jamelle Holieway in action against UCLA during the 1986 season. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) Malcolm Emmons
Sep 1986; Norman, OK, USA; FILE PHOTO; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback #4 Jamelle Holieway in action against UCLA during the 1986 season. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Malcolm Emmons-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) Malcolm Emmons /
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TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 6: Quarterback Brodie Croyle #12 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is sacked by Tommie Harris #97 of the Oklahoma Sooners on September 6, 2003 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Oklahoma defeated Alabama 20-13. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images).
TUSCALOOSA, AL – SEPTEMBER 6: Quarterback Brodie Croyle #12 of the Alabama Crimson Tide is sacked by Tommie Harris #97 of the Oklahoma Sooners on September 6, 2003 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Oklahoma defeated Alabama 20-13. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images). /

No. 13 DT Tommie Harris

Here is Connelly’s take on former Sooner freshman sensation Harris:

"13. DT Tommie Harris, Oklahoma (2001) A ridiculous athlete and one of the top Texas prospects in the 2001 class, the speedy 275-pounder signed for the defending national champions and stormed into a lineup that already featured stars such as Roy Williams, Antonio Perkins and Rocky Calmus. He started every game as a freshman and finished with 18 tackles for loss as the Sooners finished second in scoring defense and won 11 games."

When recruiting numbers started making their way to college football, Tommie Harris was the first defensive player who was listed as a five-star prospect “So Good It’s Scary”, which is displayed on the Sports Illustrated magazine cover of Tommie Harris, and the D-line monster was scary for offensive lineman. There were many veteran playmakers on the 2001 Oklahoma defense, and Harris joined the elite-defensive group as a freshman.

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