Oklahoma huge receiver Jayden Gibson is predicted to overlook the 2024 season after struggling a major knee harm throughout a fall camp follow final week, Sooners coach Brent Venables confirmed Tuesday afternoon.
Gibson, a junior from Winter Backyard, Florida, was seen as a possible breakout star for Oklahoma in 2024 after he caught 14 passes for 375 yards and 5 touchdowns as a sophomore final fall. The 6-foot-5 move catcher injured his knee in follow final Tuesday, and a subsequent MRI revealed injury that can preserve Gibson on the sidelines for Oklahoma’s debut SEC marketing campaign this fall.
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“You hate that for anyone, the season involves an finish prematurely,” Venables instructed reporters Tuesday. “However that is a gaggle that we really feel actually good about who’s in that group.”
Gibson joined the Sooners within the 2022 class because the No. 274 prospect within the ESPN 300 and No. 36 huge receiver within the nation. He flashed promise for the 2024 season within the late phases of his sophomore 12 months final fall, tallying six catches for 196 yards and three touchdowns over Oklahoma’s last three regular-season video games.
Gibson’s harm comes at a place of depth for the Sooners in a unit anticipated to be led by Purdue switch Deion Burks. The 5-foot-9 junior caught 47 passes for 629 yards with seven touchdowns for the Boilermakers final fall and headlines a proficient group of Oklahoma move catchers that returns Jalil Farooq (45 catches, 692 yards), Nic Anderson (38 catches, 798 yards, 10 touchdowns), Andrel Anthony (27 catches, 429 yards earlier than a season-ending knee harm) and Brenen Thompson (seven catches, 421 yards) in 2024.
Oklahoma opens Venables’ third season at house in opposition to Temple on Aug. 30 because the Sixteenth-ranked staff within the Related Press Preseason Ballot.
