Two-sport athletes are welcome

OUI staff writers RJ Young and Collin Kennedy chopped it up on Thursday about the Top 247 Sports 2021 football recruiting rankings. Among them are high-priority recruits that include the No. 1 quarterback and No. 1 running back in the class.

With his move up to No. 6 in the overall 2021 rankings, Gonzaga College quarterback Caleb Williams is one of the top uncommitted prospects in this cycle and the highest ranked player out of the Mid-Atlantic region in over a decade, according to 247 Sports analyst Charles Power.

Williams possesses legitimate 4.57-second, 40-yard dash speed. He rushed for 838 yards with 18 touchdowns in 11 games as a junior last season. He is elite when the pocket breaks down.

TreVeyon Henderson has been recognized as elite.

Oklahoma would've probably preferred Henderson remain ranked at No. 226 overall. But now everybody knows how good Henderson is as he rocketed to No. 11 in the overall rankings and is the No. 1 running back in the class.

At 5-foot-11, 195 pounds, Henderson rushed for 2,424 yards with 45 rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns to give him 50 total last season for Hopewell (Va.) High School. If that wasn't enough, he notched 48 tackles and three interceptions on defense en route to state championship and a 15-0 season.

Mario Williams is the most interesting OU offer to watch.

Williams is ranked No. 127 in the rankings, but he's been a priority for OU outside wide receivers coach Dennis Simmons, who recognized Williams' talent immediately. He is ranked No. 40 in the 247 Sports Composite, a four-star in the industry-generated ranking and the No. 4 wide receiver in the country.

At 5-foot-10, 165 pounds, Williams is a two-sport star at Plant City (Fla.) High School with offers from Florida, Alabama and LSU among others. Williams played centerfield, pitched and hit .280 with 10 stolen bases for the 2019 Plant City Raiders, who won the program's first state title in the sport in 47 years.

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