Jones was a five-star prospect and the No. 2 edge player in the country in the 2022 Recruiting Class, according to 247Sports. He held an offer from Oklahoma and was being recruited by former outside linebackers coach Jamar Cain before Cain left in the wake of the Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables coaching changes.

The Oklahoma Sooners added their second special teamer from Kennesaw State, signing former Owls kicker Austin Welch. Welch reunites with former teammates tight end Carson Kent and punter Jacob Ulrich, who signed with the Sooners out of the transfer portal.

Tuesday, the Sooners added a fourth wide receiver through the portal in California transfer Josiah Martin . The winter transfer portal window is now closed for entrants, but players who have entered the portal are still able to sign with new schools and maintain their eligibility in 2025.

Oklahoma's safety room is one of the deeper position groups on the team. With roster limits changing in college football, it's not surprising to see some attrition. According to 247Sports and Sooners Illustrated's Collin Kennedy,