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Oklahoma football adds speedy 4-star WR Zion Ragins to 2024 class

By Chip Rouse

Jul 13, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the team logo on the helmet of the Oklahoma Sooners during the Big 12 Media Day at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 13, 2022; Arlington, TX, USA; A view of the team logo on the helmet of the Oklahoma Sooners during the Big 12 Media Day at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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On Tuesday, Oklahoma football recruiting earned the commitment of highly recruited WR Zion Ragins out of Gray, Georgia.

The Sooners beat out in-state Georgia and Florida State in gaining the 2024 pledge from the speedy Ragins, who becomes the 14th commitment to Oklahoma’s 2024 class and the fifth wide receiver in that class.

There’s seems to be some sort of correlation between the elevation of the summer heat factor and how hot Oklahoma recruiting has been over the past 30 days. Ragins is the eighth Sooner commitment to the 2024 class since June 20, and a couple more big announcements could go Oklahoma’s way before the month is out.

Assistant coach Emmett Jones, who coaches the Sooner wide receivers, deserves a ton of credit in Zagins’ recruitment. Georgia and Florida State weren’t the only big programs after the 5-foot, 9-inch speedster. South Carolina, Auburn and Miami (Florida) were seriously after him. You can also bet that Oklahoma’s move to the SEC weighed heavily in Ragins’ decision.

Zagins is ranked as the No. 31 wide receiver in the class and No. 215 overall in the 2024 class. The speedy wide receiver is drawing comparisons to former OU wide receiver Marquise “Hollywood” Brown.

In combination with 2023 transfer Brenen Thompson (from Texas). 2023 freshman Jaquaize Pettaway and 2024 commit Ragins, by the 2024 season, OU’s debut season in the SEC, the Sooners could have the fastest trio of wide receivers in the country.

Oklahoma’s 2024 commitments now stand at 14, and the Sooners are up to No. 25 in the current 247Sports 2024 class rankings. And Oklahoma won’t be staying there long. The Sooners are favored to pick up several more elite commitments over the next couple of weeks. The 2024 OU class is shaping up to what could be Brent Venables’ second consecutive top-five class nationally.

Another observation that bodes well for the future: The past two recruiting cycles, Oklahoma is getting four- and five-star commitments at positions it hasn’t been able to in almost two decades.

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