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Oklahoma Football: 5 best players in the Bob Stoops era

By Jerran Anderson

Sep 19, 2015; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops is seen on the field prior to the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2015; Norman, OK, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops is seen on the field prior to the game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Bob Stoops era has come to a close in Norman. Here’s a look at some of the top players he’s coached as part of Oklahoma football.

The college football coaching landscape took a huge blow yesterday when head coach Bob Stoops retired as the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners. After 18 seasons, the Stoops’ era has come to an end, but that’s not without observing how good of a legacy he leaves behind.

Stoops led the Sooners to a 190-48 record as head coach. He only lost eight home games as the Oklahoma head coach. He coached the team to 10 wins or more in 14 of his 18 seasons as head coach, including a National Title in 2000 over the Florida State Seminoles.

Stoops was also a regular staple for the Big 12 Coach of the Year award. He won the award in 2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2015 and 2016.

Wins weren’t the only thing Stoops’ produced either. He created a healthy pipeline of NFL Draft picks out of Oklahoma Sooners’ players. 83 Sooners were drafted while Stoops was the head coach in Norman.

In comparison, the Texas Longhorns produced 62 draft picks in the same span and the Kansas State Wildcats produced 43 draft picks.

In the 2017 NFL Draft, Oklahoma saw four players taken off the board. The highest player was selected 48th overall (RB Joe Mixon, Cincinnati Bengals).

Bob Stoops leaves the Oklahoma Sooners’ program to head coach Lincoln Riley. Here’s a look at some of the top players to ever play for Oklahoma during the Stoops’ era.

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