The 2024 offseason has been a chaotic one for the Oklahoma Sooners, with an active transfer portal cycle, two coordinator searches, and two recruiting periods. With things finally settling down until the spring portal opens up, it’s time to take a look at the 2025 roster as the Sooners look to turn their fortunes around in year two of their SEC tenure.
Who are some offensive players for the Sooners who could enjoy breakout seasons in 2025 and help Oklahoma get back to their winning ways?
3 Sooners who can be a breakout star on offense in 2025
TE Davon Mitchell
The four-star tight end is an elite athlete, with the upside to be a difference-maker for Oklahoma’s offense in 2025. However, he struggled as a freshman, having to focus in and take learning the offense and getting his body right seriously, making the team turn to other options in this room.
During the team’s bowl game practices, however, Mitchell had all the attention, with coaches raving about his growth during the month off ahead of their bowl game against Navy.
While he couldn’t find his stride in the Sooners’ offense in 2024, there’s nothing stopping him from being a featured player in their 2025 offense under new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle. The team desperately needs playmakers to emerge on the offense to give quarterback John Mateer weapons, and Mitchell has all the ability in the world.
WR Zion Kearney
I wrote extensively about Zion Kearney last season, but the Sooners’ inept passing game struggled to feature him as often as they should have last season. With another year in the program and a (hopefully) improved system and quarterback, Kearney is my pick to be the biggest breakout star of the offense.
His size and route running already stood out as a freshman and the target share is wide open for him to seize the opportunity ahead of him. I’m excited to see what he can do in the Sooners’ new offense.
RB Taylor Tatum
The number one running back in the 2024 recruiting class, Taylor Tatum flashed as a playmaker as a freshman but struggled with fumbling issues. I don’t expect that to continue with more experience and coaching under his belt heading into his second season.
New offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle’s offense is going to utilize multiple weapons in the passing and run game and I expect Tatum to be a three-down player. As he grows both mentally and physically, Tatum can be an electric playmaker for the Sooners’ offense.