100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma: #18 Austin Stogner By: Ryan Lewis Posted on: August 11, 2020

The Path to Norman

Austin Stogner was a highly-ranked tight end in the 2019 class, standing out as a big, physical player. He is built from the same prototype as Mark Andrews and Grant Calcaterra. As one of his first offers, OU battled for the young man’s commitment with plenty of other top-tier programs. Austin, however, decided to end his recruitment fairly early, committing a year and a half before his signing day. He was part of four high-profile freshman receivers who signed with the Sooners, the others being Jadon Haselwood, Theo Wease, and Trejan Bridges.

Career so Far

2019 started with Stogner, Grant Calcaterra, and Lee Morris highlighting the Tight End spot. While Stogner was certainly talented enough to contribute, a redshirt season seemed possible with the experience in front of him. However, Calc played in only three games in 2019 and then retired from football, leaving a big hole in the Sooners offense. The staff turned to Stogner to step up. He played in all fourteen games and seemed very comfortable in the offense. However, Stogner was one of several talented freshmen receivers to play much fewer minutes than many OU fans would have expected or hoped. 

Current Profile

Position: Tight End

Height: 6’6”

Weight: 262

Year: Sophomore

Stats

Stats via Soonersports.com

Highlights

2020 Season

With Calc retired and Morris graduated, Stogner will be the headliner at tight end this year. Big things are expected from the big guy this season; he’s already been named to the Mackey Award Watch List.

Brayden Willis, who began his career at tight end but has played at the H-Back spot with Jeremiah Hall since then, will be the main backup to Stogner. However, Stogner will get the lion’s share of snaps. Sooner fans will be cheering for a lot more targets this year for the talented tight end.