March 12, 2026, 10:08 a.m. CT

The Oklahoma Sooners have a total of 16 players from their 2025 roster that are eligible to be selected in the 2026 NFL Draft next month. On Thursday, the program is holding its annual pro day, a great opportunity for the players who choose to participate to impress scouts and evaluators.

Running back Jaydn Ott, wide receivers Deion Burks, Keontez Lewis, and Major Melson, tight ends Jaren Kanak and Will Huggins, offensive linemen Febechi Nwaiwu and Derek Simmons, defensive linemen R Mason Thomas, Damonic Williams, Gracen Halton, and Marvin Jones Jr., linebackers Kendal Daniels and Owen Heinecke, defensive back Robert Spears-Jennings, and kicker Austin Welch have all exhausted their collegiate eligibility, and they are all draft-eligible this year.

Of those 16 players, only Melson and Huggins will not be participating in the pro day on Thursday. Their playing days are likely over, after they both spent six seasons at the college level.

For the other 14 players who will be in action on Thursday, not all will be drafted, or will land with an NFL club for training camp, but the pro day will give them an opportunity to show pro scouts what they’ve got in the different tests, measurables, and drills.

For the second straight year, the Sooners did not have a single player from their roster decide to enter the draft early, and forgo seasons of collegiate eligibility. Oklahoma was able to retain key pieces from last year’s team to the roster for the upcoming season, after putting a focus on doing so.

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After having just two players drafted last year, and only three total players stick on NFL rosters last season (Danny Stutsman, Billy Bowman Jr., and Ethan Downs), OU is set to exceed those numbers in a big way in 2026. The Sooners had 10 players attend the NFL Scouting Combine, and many of them were impressive in Indianapolis.

The 2026 NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh on April 23rd-25th.

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