2016 Oklahoma Sooners Football Team
The 2016 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the 122nd season of Sooner football.
The team was led by head coach Bob Stoops, offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley, and defensive coordinator Mike Stoops, as well as such players as Mark Andrews, Orlando Brown, Jordan Evans, Baker Mayfield, Joe Mixon, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, Samaje Perine, and Dede Westbrook.
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Big 12 champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 35–19 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–2 (9–0 Big 12) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Lincoln Riley (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Stoops (10th season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Captain | Jordan Evans Baker Mayfield Samaje Perine Ahmad Thomas |
| Home stadium | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 5 Oklahoma $ | 9 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Oklahoma State | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 West Virginia | 7 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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OU was ranked third in the 2016 preseason AP and Coaches' polls. The Sooners lost two of its first three games to non-conference foes (#15 Houston and #3 Ohio State), and neither game was especially close. By the end of September, OU had dropped completely out of the top 25 of both polls. At that time in late September, four of its Big 12 rivals were ranked above them.
Conference play began on October 1 with a 52–46 win at AP #21 TCU and ended with a 38–20 home win against #11 Oklahoma State. Oklahoma finished conference play with a 9–0 record, winning their eleventh Big 12 Championship and second consecutive championship in a row. The conference championship was Stoops’ 10th championship in his 18 years as OU head coach.
Despite the 9 consecutive wins and the conference championship, OU missed out on a return to the 4-team national championship playoff.
Oklahoma did play in the 2017 Sugar Bowl against the Auburn Tigers, winning handily, 35–19. Oklahoma finished the season ranked 5th in the AP poll and 3rd in the Coaches poll, with an 11–2 record.
On June 7, 2017, Stoops announced his retirement after 18 seasons as head coach. Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley was promoted to head coach.
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Alma mater | Joined Staff |
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| Bob Stoops | Head coach | Iowa (1983) | 1999 |
| Mike Stoops | Defensive Coordinator / Outside Linebackers / Associate head coach | Iowa (1986) | 1999/2012 |
| Cale Gundy | Inside Wide Receivers Coach / assistant head coach / Director of Recruiting | Oklahoma (1994) | 1999 |
| Jay Boulware | Special Team Coordinator / running backs coach / fullbacks coach | Texas (1996) | 2013 |
| Lincoln Riley | Offensive Coordinator / quarterbacks coach | Texas Tech (2006) | 2015 |
| Tim Kish | Inside Linebackers Coach | Otterbein (1976) | 2012 |
| Bill Bedenbaugh | Assistant offensive coordinator/offensive line coach | Iowa Wesleyan (1995) | 2013 |
| Kerry Cooks | Assistant defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach | Iowa (1993) | 2015 |
| Dennis Simmons | Outside Wide Receivers Coach | BYU (1997) | 2015 |
| Calvin Thibodeaux | Defensive line coach | Oklahoma (2006) | 2016 |
| Merv Johnson | Director of Operations | Missouri (1953) | 1979 |
| Jerry Schmidt | Director of Sports Enhancement | Nebraska (1986) | 1999 |
| Matt McMillen | Assistant A.D. Football Operations | Kansas State (1985) | 1999 |
Roster
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Tailback
Wide receiver
Long snappers
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Offensive lineman
Defensive line
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Defensive backs
Placekicker
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Schedule
Oklahoma announced their 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home games, 4 away games and 2 neutral-site games in the regular season. The Sooners will host two non-conference games against Louisiana–Monroe and Ohio State and travel to Houston, Texas to play Houston in NRG Stadium, a non-conference game at a neutral site. Oklahoma will host Kansas State, Kansas, Baylor and Oklahoma State, and travel to TCU, Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia in regular conference play. Oklahoma will play the Texas Longhorns in Dallas, Texas at the Cotton Bowl stadium on October 8 for the Red River Showdown, the 111th game played of the series.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. No. 14 Houston* | No. 3 | ABC | L 23–33 | 71,016 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Monroe* | No. 14 | FSN PPV | W 59–17 | 87,037 | |
| September 17 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 3 Ohio State* | No. 14 |
| FOX | L 24–45 | 87,979 |
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 21 TCU | FOX | W 52–46 | 45,000 | ||
| October 8 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Texas | No. 20 | FS1 | W 45–40 | 92,100 | |
| October 15 | 11:00 a.m. | Kansas State | No. 19 |
| ESPN | W 38–17 | 86,049 |
| October 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 16 | FOX | W 66–59 | 60,478 | |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas | No. 16 |
| FS1 | W 56–3 | 86,301 |
| November 3 | 6:30 p.m. | at Iowa State | No. 14 | ESPN | W 34–24 | 50,662 | |
| November 12 | 11:30 a.m. | Baylor | No. 11 |
| ABC/ESPN2 | W 45–24 | 86,249 |
| November 19 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 14 West Virginia | No. 9 | ABC | W 56–28 | 57,645 | |
| December 3 | 11:30 a.m. | No. 10 Oklahoma State | No. 9 |
| FOX | W 38–20 | 87,527 |
| January 2, 2017 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Auburn* | No. 7 | ESPN | W 35–19 | 54,077 | |
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Game summaries
At No. 15 Houston
No. 3 Oklahoma Sooners vs No. 15 Houston Cougars – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #3 Oklahoma | 10 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| #15 Houston | 3 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
at NRG Stadium • Houston, TX Texas Kickoff
- Date: September 3, 2016
- Game time: 11:07 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Indoor
- Game attendance: 71,016
- Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams* Linesman: George Gusman * Line Judge: Kelly Deterding * Back Judge: Donnie Aultman * Field Judge: Scott Gaines * Side Judge: Anthony Fleming * Center Judge: Chris Tallent
- TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Greg McElroy (color) & Tom Luginbill (sideline)
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vs Louisiana–Monroe
Louisiana–Monroe at No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Louisiana–Monroe | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| #14 Oklahoma | 21 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 59 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 10, 2016
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:N 16 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 87,037
- Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse, *Umpire: Marlo Fitzgerald, *Linesman: Bradford Edwards, * Line Judge: Quentin Givens, * Back Judge: Daniel Young, * Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, * Side Judge: Tuta Salaam, * Center Judge: Vijay Madduri
- TV announcers (FSOK PPV): Brendan Burke (Play-by-play), Brian Baldinger (color) & Christian Steckel (sideline)
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vs No. 3 Ohio State
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes at No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #3 Ohio State | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
| #14 Oklahoma | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: September 16, 2016
- Game time: 8:02 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind ESE 7: • Weather: Partly Cloudy
- Game attendance: 87,979
- Referee: Referee: John O'Neill, *Umpire: Robert Colosimo, * Linesman: Tripp Sutter, *Line Judge: William Krispinsky, *Back Judge: Michael Elliott, *Field Judge: Terry Anderson, *Side Judge: Stephen Hassell
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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Kickoff was delayed from the original start time of 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. due to lightning and thunderstorms in the vicinity of the University of Oklahoma.
At No. 21 TCU
Oklahoma Sooners at No. 21 TCU Horned Frogs – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Oklahoma | 7 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
| #21 TCU | 21 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 46 |
at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas
- Date: October 1, 2016
- Game time: 4:05 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind SE 4: • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 47,851
- Referee: Referee: Mike Defee, *Umpire: Robert Richeson, * Linesman: AL Green, *Line Judge: Derek Anderson, *Back Judge: Terry Jones, *Field Judge: Joe Blubaugh, * Side Judge: Lo Van Pham
- TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color), & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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vs Texas
Texas Longhorns vs No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 3 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 40 |
| #20 Oklahoma | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 45 |
at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas
- Date: October 8, 2016
- Game time: 11:06 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: No Wind • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 92,100
- Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith, *Umpire: Tab Slaughter, *Linesman: Mike Moeller, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon, *Field Judge: Matt Mills, *Side Judge: Tim Murray
- TV announcers (FS1): Gus Johnson (Play-By-Play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Shannon Spake (Sideline)
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vs Kansas State
Kansas State Wildcats @ No. 19 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kansas State | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| #19 Oklahoma | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman OK
- Date: October 15, 2016
- Game time: 11:01 a.m. CDT
- Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind:S 21 • Weather: Partly Sunny
- Game attendance: 86,049
- Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Frank LeBlanc, *Back Judge: Brian Ernest, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-By-Play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Quint Kessenich (Sideline)
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At Texas Tech
No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners @ Texas Tech Red Raiders – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #16 Oklahoma | 13 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 66 |
| Texas Tech | 10 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 59 |
at Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, Texas
- Date: October 22, 2016
- Game time: 7:10 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind:SSW 10 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 60,478
- Referee: Referee:Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeil, *Line Judge: Mark Stewart, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
- TV announcers (FOX): Joe Davis (Play-By-Play), Brady Quinn (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)
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Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks @ No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Kansas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| #16 Oklahoma | 7 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 56 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: October 29, 2016
- Game time: 6:06 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind:SSW 23 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 86,301
- Referee: Referee: Brandon Cruse, *Umpire Marlow Fitzgera, *Linesman: B.Edwards, *Line Judge: Quintin Givens, *Back Judge: Daniel Young. *Field Judge: Rich Almeroth, *Side Judge: Tuta Salaam
- TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (Play-By-Play) & Petros Papadakis (Color)
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Iowa State
Oklahoma Sooners @ Iowa State Cyclones – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #12 Oklahoma | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
| Iowa State | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Jack Trice Stadium • Ames, Iowa
- Date: November 3, 2016
- Game time: 6:33 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind:NW 5 • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 50,662
- Referee: Referee: Dan Romeo, *Umpire: Scott Teifer, *Linesman: Andy Warner, *Line Judge: Marc Bovios, *Back Judge: Chris Alston, * Field Judge: Ed Vinzant, *Side Judge: Jim Murphy, * Center Judge: Ken Ray
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (Play-by-Play), Jesse Palmer (color) & Laura Rutledge (sideline)
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Baylor
#25 Baylor Bears @ #9 Oklahoma Sooners – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #25 Baylor | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| #9 Oklahoma | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: November 12, 2016
- Game time: 11:06 a.m. CST
- Game attendance: 86,429
- Referee: Referee: Reggie Smith; *Umpire: Tab Slaughter; *Linesman: Mike Moeller; *Line Judge: Mark Stewart; *Back Judge: Lyndon Nixon; *Field Judge: Matt Mills; *Side Judge: Tim Murray
- TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Mike Patrick (Play-by-Play), Ed Cunningham (Color) & Dr. Jerry Punch (Sideline)
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West Virginia
#8 Oklahoma Sooners @ #10 West Virginia Mountaineers – Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #8 Oklahoma | 21 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 56 |
| #10 West Virginia | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia
- Date: November 19, 2016
- Game time: 7:08 p.m. CST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) • Wind:W14 • Weather: Snow flurries
- Game attendance: 57,645
- Referee: Referee: Cooper Castleberry, *Umpire: Jim Adams, *Linesman: Carl McNeill, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Donnie Aultman, *Field Judge: Scott Gaines, *Side Judge: Anthony Fleming
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (Play-by-Play), Kirk Herbstreit (Color) & Sam Ponder (Sideline)
Oklahoma State
# 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys @ # 7 Oklahoma Sooners (Bedlam Series)– Game Summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #11 Oklahoma State | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| #7 Oklahoma | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
- Date: December 3, 2016
- Game time: 11:35 a.m.
- Game attendance: 87,527
- Referee: Referee: Brad Van Vark, *Umpire: Michael Cooper, *Linesman: George Gusman, *Line Judge: Kelly Deterding, *Back Judge: Joel Wetzel, *Field Judge: Jason Ledet, *Side Judge: Gene Semko
- TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-By-Play), Spencer Tillman (Color) & Bruce Feldman (Sideline)
Auburn (Sugar Bowl)
# 14 Auburn Tigers vs #7 Oklahoma Sooners – Game summary
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #14 Auburn | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| #7 Oklahoma | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans
- Date: January 2, 2017
- Game time: 7:50 p.m. CST
- Game attendance: 54,077
- Referee: Referee:John O'Neill* Umpire:Jim Shaw* Linesman:Tripp Sutter* Line Judge:John Quinn* Back Judge:Kevin Schwarzel* Field Judge:Terry Anderson* Side Judge:John Hayes
- TV announcers (ESPN): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 3 (4) | 14 | 14 | 25 | RV | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Coaches | 3 | 13 | 14 | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| CFP | Not released | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | Not released | ||||||||
2017 NFL Draft
The 2017 NFL Draft was held in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27–29, 2017. The following Oklahoma players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall Pick | NFL team |
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| Joe Mixon | RB | 2nd | 48 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Dede Westbrook | WR | 4th | 110 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Samaje Perine | RB | 4th | 114 | Washington Redskins |
| Jordan Evans | LB | 6th | 193 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Ahmad Thomas | S | Undrafted | Oakland Raiders | |
| Jordan Wade | DT | Undrafted | Oakland Raiders | |
| Charles Walker | DT | Undrafted | New Orleans Saints | |
| Geno Lewis | WR | Undrafted | Cincinnati Bengals |
References
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