100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma: #18 Austin Stogner By: Ryan Lewis Posted on: August 17, 2021

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 receivers who signed with the Sooners in the 2019 class, 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. 

In 2020, Stogner was targeted much more frequently than in 2019, developing a connection with Spencer Rattler. Unfortunately, injury time kept him sidelined toward the end of the year. Despite that, the big receiver earned All-Big 12 2nd team honors for the season.

Current Profile

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 pulled back 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. 

In 2020, Stogner was targeted much more frequently than in 2019, developing a connection with Spencer Rattler. Unfortunately, injury time kept him sidelined toward the end of the year. Despite that, the big receiver earned All-Big 12 2nd team honors for the season.

Current Profile

Position: Tight End

Height: 6’6”

Weight: 251

Year: Junior

Stats

Stats via Soonersports.com

Highlights

This Season

Stogner has continued working towards being fully healthy for the 2021 season. As one of the most experienced options for Rattler, he will be a key component of this offense. The tight end is a huge mismatch for most defenders and Coach Riley can keep exploiting that this year. Recently named to the Mackey Award watch list, this is going to be a big year for Austin Stogner.