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Oklahoma Football: Way-too-Early 2022 Depth Chart Projection

By Jackson Caudell

OU football coach Brent Venables speaks to the crowd at halftime of the Sooner men's basketball game against Baylor on Jan. 22 in Norman.cover main
OU football coach Brent Venables speaks to the crowd at halftime of the Sooner men's basketball game against Baylor on Jan. 22 in Norman.cover main /
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Sep 4, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners tight end Brayden Willis (9) before the game against the Tulane Green Wave at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 4, 2021; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners tight end Brayden Willis (9) before the game against the Tulane Green Wave at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Tight End

Starter: Brayden Willis

Backup: Daniel Parker Jr

This is a position of concern for Oklahoma for now. They lost their two best tight ends from last season in Jeremiah Hall and Austin Stogner and don’t appear to have a high-level type of player ready to replace them.

The guy that is likely to get the first crack at the starting job is Brayden Willis. Willis has the experience, as this will be his fifth season with the program, but not much production. Oklahoma is going to need Willis to step up this season in a big way.

If not Willis, Missouri transfer Daniel Parker Jr might be the guy. Like Willis though, Parker is an older veteran who has not produced much up to this point in his career.

Oklahoma did sign some talented prospects at tight end in the 2022 class. Kaden Helms and Jason Llewellyn could challenge for playing time if neither Willis nor Parker step up.

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