Which former OU football players make Sooners' all-transfer portal team?
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It’s easy to lose track of players in this transfer portal era. Here are the former OU football players who made our All-Sooners transfer team.
OFFENSE
QB Chandler Morris (OU → TCU → North Texas → Virginia): Threw for 3,000 yards and 16 touchdowns while leading Virginia to the ACC title game. Morris appeared in five games for the Sooners in 2020. He had two rushing touchdowns.
RB Hollywood Smothers (OU → NC State → Texas): Smothers led the ACC with 85 rushing yards per game. He averaged almost 6 yards per carry. Smothers is back in the portal. He had 11 carries for 42 yards at OU in 2023.
WR Brenen Thompson (Texas → OU → Mississippi State): Thompson, who followed coach Jeff Lebby from OU to Mississippi State, was the SEC’s leading receiver with 1,054 yards. He set Mississippi State’s single-season receiving record.
WR Jalil Farooq (OU → Maryland): The four-year Sooner had a career-high 58 receptions for the Terrapins.
WR Gavin Freeman (OU → OSU): Freeman led the Cowboys in catches (53), receiving yards (481) and receiving touchdowns (four).
TE Bauer Sharp (SE Louisiana → OU → LSU): Sharp had 252 receiving yards and two touchdowns for the Tigers. He led the Sooners in receptions and receiving yards last season.
OL Savion Byrd (OU → SMU): SMU’s starting left tackle, Byrd made four starts for OU at left guard in 2023.
OL Eugene Brooks (OU → UCLA): Brooks started 11 games at left guard for the Bruins after redshirting last season at OU.
OL Joshua Bates (OU → SMU): Bates started every game at center for the Mustangs. He made two starts in two seasons at OU.
OL Geirean Hatchett (Washington → OU → Washington): Hatchett, back at Washington, started 13 games at right guard. Hatchett played in one game at OU in 2024 before undergoing season-ending surgery.
OL Cayden Green (OU → Missouri): Green graded out as the 16th-best tackle in the country, according to PFF. The former Sooner announced that he’s forgoing the NFL draft to return to Missouri next season.
DEFENSE
DL Clayton Smith (OU → Arizona State): Smith had four sacks for the Sun Devils. He played three years at Arizona State after two at OU.
DL Noah Arinze (OU → New Mexico State → Coastal Carolina): Arinze had a career-high 27 tackles and two sacks. He played in one game in two seasons with the Sooners.
DL Kelvin Gilliam Jr. (OU → Virginia Tech): Gilliam made 12 starts in his second season with the Hokies.
LB Dasan McCullough (Indiana → OU → Nebraska): McCullough, a two-year Sooner, had two sacks and 21 tackles for the Cornhuskers.
LB Lewis Carter (OU → UCF): Carter thrived as a full-time starter for the Knights. He led UCF with 92 tackles after combining for 30 tackles in his two seasons at OU.
LB Shane Whitter (OU → North Texas): Whitter ranked fifth on North Texas in tackles. He mainly played on special teams in his four seasons with the Sooners.
DB Kani Walker (Louisville → OU → Arkansas): Walker had a pick-six for the Hogs against Auburn.
DB Damond Harmon (OU → Liberty): Harmon had 48 tackles and one interception for the Flames.
DB Joshua Eaton (OU → Texas State → Michigan State): Eaton made eight starts for the Spartans.
DB DJ Graham II (OU → Utah State → Kansas): Graham’s interception against Nebraska in 2021 was an all-timer. He had two picks for Utah State last season but none this season for Kansas.
DB Key Lawrence (Tennessee → OU → Ole Miss → UCLA): Four schools in six years for the journeyman safety.
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