Breaking: Oklahoma football make significant changes to depth chart entering Week 2 matchup with Houston

The Oklahoma Sooners, ranked 15th, are set to face the Houston Cougars in their second game of the season on Saturday night at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners are looking to improve to 2-0 before entering SEC play.

There have been some changes to the team’s depth chart, mainly due to wide receiver Jalil Farooq’s six-to-eight-week absence with a broken foot. Redshirt senior J.J. Hester will now start alongside Deion Burks and either Brenen Thompson or Nic Anderson at wide receiver. Freshman Zion Ragins has also been added to the depth chart. Right tackle Jake Taylor is expected to return, and the offensive line has undergone some shuffling due to injuries, including center Branson Hickman’s ankle sprain. The game will air on SEC Network at 6:45 p.m.

Here’s a full squad

 

WILL LINEBACKER

— Kip Lewis, redshirt sophomore OR

— Lewis Carter, sophomore OR

— Dasan McCullough, junior

 

CHEETAH

— Kendel Dolby, senior

— Samuel Omosigho, sophomore

— Reggie Powers III, freshman

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LEFT CORNERBACK

— Kani Walker, redshirt junior OR

— Woodi Washington, sixth-year senior

— Eli Bowen, freshman

 

STRONG SAFETY

— Billy Bowman Jr., senior

— Jaydan Hardy, freshman OR

— Reggie Powers III, freshman

 

FREE SAFETY

— Peyton Bowen, sophomore OR

— Robert Spears-Jennings, junior

— Michael Boganowski, freshman

 

RIGHT CORNERBACK

— Dez Malone, fifth-year senior OR

— Gentry Williams, junior OR

— Jacobe Johnson, sophomore

 

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SPECIAL TEAMS

KICKER

— Tyler Keltner, sixth-year senior OR

— Zach Schmit, redshirt senior

— Liam Evans, freshman

— Josh Plaster, sixth-year senior

 

PUNTER

— Luke Elzinga, sixth-year senior

— Ashton Logan, redshirt sophomore

— Josh Plaster, sixth-year senior

 

KICKOFF

— Zach Schmit, redshirt senior

— Tyler Keltner, sixth-year senior

— Liam Evans, freshman

 

KICKOFF RETURNERS

— Billy Bowman Jr., senior

— Jalil Farooq, senior

— Deion Burks, redshirt junior OR

— Sam Franklin, redshirt junior

 

PUNT RETURNERS

— Peyton Bowen, sophomore

— Billy Bowman Jr., senior

— Dez Malone, fifth-year senior

 

LONG SNAPPER

— Ben Anderson, redshirt sophomore

— Ethan Lane, redshirt senior

 

HOLDER

— Josh Plaster, sixth-year senior

— Luke Elzinga, sixth-year senior

— Michael Hawkins Jr., freshman