Oklahoma football: 4 players who (probably) won’t be back in 2024

Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes the ball as he advoids the sack from Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Vernon Broughton (45) in the third quarter during an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up.
Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Dillon Gabriel (8) passes the ball as he advoids the sack from Texas Longhorns defensive lineman Vernon Broughton (45) in the third quarter during an NCAA college football game at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 in Dallas, Texas. This game makes up the119th rivalry match up. /
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After winning the Red River Rivalry it looked like Brent Venables had figured it out at Oklahoma and Dillon Gabriel was going to carry the Sooners to the College Football Playoff. Two losses later, the Sooners are No. 14 in the country and will likely miss out on their final shot at the Big 12 title before darting for the SEC.

Texas will be there in the Big 12 championship and Oklahoma State, who beat Oklahoma in the final edition of Bedlam, will likely be their opponent. It’s not the ending Oklahoma wanted, but it’s the end for the Sooners in the Big 12 and this season might be the end for these players in Norman.

These four underclassmen could either be headed to the NFL or the transfer portal after this season.

Oct 7, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Tyler Guyton (60) reacts during the game against the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 7, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Oklahoma Sooners offensive lineman Tyler Guyton (60) reacts during the game against the Texas Longhorns at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Tyler Guyton, redshirt junior

Last season, Anton Harrison left for the NFL as a relatively raw offensive line prospect from Oklahoma and was drafted in the first round by the Jacksonville Jaguars, basically on physical traits and potential alone.

Guyton has better size for the league and Dane Brugler of The Athletic thinks he has even more potential. Brugler included Guyton on his midseason top 50 big board.

At 6-foot-7 and 328 pounds, Guyton is built to stick at tackle in the NFL. Teams are desperate for offensive line play, so he could easily go in the first round this spring and almost certainly won’t return to Norman for his final year.

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