Oklahoma football trending for 5-star 2023 QB Malachi Nelson
![Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley talks with his team during the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Oklahoma won 53-45 in four overtimes. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]40f375d60fb93a5341c7d74c8f9203eb](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape%2Fcover%2Fsport%2F1b8782b535b0a40a137f3804f6d2716bdc71057818bc4ad7a750be0a4c8eb931.jpg "Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley talks with his team during the Red River Showdown college football game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and the Texas Longhorns (UT) at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. Oklahoma won 53-45 in four overtimes. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]40f375d60fb93a5341c7d74c8f9203eb")
If you’re an elite quarterback recruit, there are probably a handful of programs you could choose and feel good about your future in the NFL. The Oklahoma football program is one of them.
The Sooners have produced some of the best college football quarterbacks over the years such as Jason White and Sam Bradford over a decade ago and more recently, guys like Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray, and currently Spencer Rattler.
Bradford went on to have a decent career in the NFL, Hurts figures to start for the Eagles this season, Mayfield is the Browns’ starting quarterback and had a solid 2020 season, Murray is the Cardinals’ starter and one of the best young quarterbacks in the league, and Rattler is an early favorite for the 2021 Heisman Trophy and to be the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2022.
Now the Sooners could be close to landing their next superstar quarterback in the form of 2023 five-star Malachi Nelson from California.
Crystal balls on 247Sports have been rolling in for the five-star passer from Los Alamitos, Calif., as he now has 10 predictions all for Oklahoma and the confidence level is relatively high. The elite quarterback is planning on making a decision on July 18.
Nelson is ranked the No. 4 prospect in the nation and second-best quarterback.
Oklahoma football has become a quarterback factory
Not many schools have had the same type of success as Oklahoma in terms of being a quarterback factory and adding Nelson would just further that reputation.
The 6-3, 180-pounder is not only ranked as the second-best quarterback in the 2023 class and fifth-best overall prospect, but 247Sports national recruiting analyst Greg Biggins compared him to recent first-round draft pick and former Ohio State star Justin Fields.
If he’s even a fraction of what Fields was at Ohio State, the Sooners will be thrilled.
Oklahoma just keeps getting richer at the quarterback position and in a little over a month, Nelson will likely assume the role of the next star under center in Norman.
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