100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2026: #69 Jake Maikkula By: Ryan Lewis Posted on: June 28, 2026

Noteworthy Numbers

1937-1939 – Gilford Duggan

Player Profile

Position: Offensive Lineman

Height: 6’6”

Weight: 300

Class: Redshirt Senior

Hometown: Sedalia, Colo.

Previous School: Stanford University

The Path to Norman

Jake Maikkula was a Colorado high school football product. He was part of the 2022 Stanford recruiting class. After a redshirt season, he had two seasons of significant playing time before entering the portal. In the spring of 2025, OU landed the lineman from there.

Career so Far

Maikkula took a redshirt season in 2022 without playing.

In 2023, he started to make his mark. He played in eight games, five of which were starts, at guard for Stanford. Maikkula earned the team’s second-highest-graded pass-blocking OL score for PFF and was named to the PAC-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2024 was a season of almost full starting. He was Stanford’s highest-graded pass-blocking OL according to PFF, started 11 games at guard and center, and landed on the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

The 2025 season was Maikkula’s first with the Sooners. He earned the starting center job after the season opener and didn’t look back. He allowed only two sacks on the season and was fifth on the offense in snaps played, but did miss the final two games.

Stats

Years: 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | Career

Games Played: 11 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 31

Stats via Soonersports.com

This Season

Maikkula is back for his final college football season, with three seasons as a starter under his belt. As TFB’s Charlie recently described, the center position is an important one for the Sooners this year.

Most Important Development at a Position for 2026

He’ll look to be a leader for the offensive line and build on his first season at OU this fall.