Trio of Oklahoma Sooners make preseason All-SEC Team
Three Oklahoma Sooners made the team, although none of them were selected for the first team. Senior running back Jaydn Ott, a spring transfer portal window transfer from California, was selected to the second team. On the defensive side of the ball, senior defensive end R Mason Thomas, who represented OU at SEC Media Days, also made the second team. Redshirt junior long-snapper Ben Anderson made the third team, giving Oklahoma some special teams recognition on the all-conference team.
Ott was a breakout star in 2023 for Cal before an injury-plagued 2024 season. Head coach Brent Venables and general manager Jim Nagy liked what they saw in Ott, making him a priority in the spring portal. His arrival gives the Sooners a dynamic, proven threat at running back.
Thomas has been a Sooner since 2022, but he dealt with injuries until his breakout year in 2024. He led Oklahoma in sacks and was a closer for OU in games against Tulane, Auburn, and Alabama, helping seal those wins in the fourth quarter. He decided to stay in school under Venables' tutelage for one more year instead of jumping to the NFL.
Anderson has also been at Oklahoma since 2022, and this year will be his third straight season starting as OU's long-snapper following his initial redshirt season.
Plenty of Sooners should feel like they were snubbed from the All-SEC team, especially on defense, where OU has game-wreckers at every level. They'll hope to show the SEC what they got wrong once the season begins.
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