Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables already knows how dangerous incoming freshman wide receiver Jahsiear Rogers can be with the ball in his hands, so apparently the Sooners are trying to find every way possible to make that happen.
“With the ball in his hands, he can score at any point in time,” Venables said when Rogers signed in December.
Multiple reporters who have observed a few of the Sooners' spring practices in the last week noted that Rogers not only got time out wide, but also in the backfield. And Rogers has impressed the bystanders in his first few showings.
Sooners experimenting with Jahsiear Rogers during spring camp
In the time we’ve been able to watch practice, I’ve been impressed with freshman wideout Jahsiear Rogers.
— Davis Cordova (@byDavisCordova) March 31, 2026
He had work out of the backfield and out wide in the sets we got to watch today. pic.twitter.com/bnP8C9qOWO
The Sooners were beneficiaries of Penn State firing head coach James Franklin during last season. Rogers was committed to the Nittany Lions, but after the coaching change, he decommitted. OU was then the first new offer he got after his decision just a day later. Just two weeks later, Rogers was pledged to be a Sooner and eventually signed with OU's 2026 class in December to get on campus in time for spring camp, which is obviously paying off already as he turns heads.
According to the 247Sports Composite, Rogers was the No. 50 wide receiver in the 2026 class and was the top player from the state of Delaware. The Sooners had to fight off the likes of Penn State, Alabama, Indiana, Kansas State, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Nebraska after his recruitment opened back up. He committed to OU after visiting to Norman before he even made scheduled trips to Alabama and Nebraska.
Rogers stood out because of his speed and play-making ability with the ball in his hands. Similar to where the Sooners are headed, that skill had Appoquinimink High School getting the ball to Rogers in every way, including as a return man, so anyone who's followed Rogers wouldn't be surprised that even at the college level he's being utilized, and early.
“I just got to be me,” Rogers told Sooners on SI. “I know if I be me, then I can see the field early on.”