The Football Brainiacs

***Todd Bates gets his guy!

***The Sooners picked up a big time addition to the ’25 class as priority interior defensive lineman Floyd Boucard (6’3 315) out of Miami, Florida, has announced his verbal pledge to Oklahoma!

***Boucard chose the Sooners out of a final four that also consisted of Alabama, Miami, and USC.

In all, Boucard holds more than four dozen offers from around the country which includes all the major powers. Really an impressive win on the trail for Todd Bates and Brent Venables.

***The Sooners made Boucard a priority from the jump and back in February, we noted that OU made a big impression on him when we put out the Interior Defensive Line Big Board HERE.

“…recent offer Floyd Boucard has already set an official visit to Norman and the Sooners seem to have made a big impression there”

***Fast forward to May when Super K noted that OU was in the top two for Boucard HERE.

“The Sooners have made him a priority from pretty early on and you can see why. Rest assured, he will not be a “3 star” for very long. Should end up a 4 or possibly 5 star.

I’m told the Sooners have a real shot in this one. I was told they’re actually currently in the top two. And, because Boucard is originally Canadian, distance isn’t going to be much of a factor.”

***Boucard joins Trent Wilson and Ka’mori Moore in the interior defensive line class. Those three players represent three priority guys for Todd Bates. Bates did a really nice job this cycle which followed an excellent ’24 class that included David Stone and Jayden Jackson.

Back in May, JY shared his thoughts on Boucard when he wrote his piece called “JY’s Hierarchy of DT Prospects” HERE.

“1* Floyd Boucard–6’3″ 325 to 6’4″ 280 depending on which site you look at for the intel. For me, he’s my top, must have, must get recruit if you’re Todd Bates and Oklahoma. I had wrote an earlier take about him that compared him to Demarcus Granger, who was a 5 star recruit at DT and was in there with Gerald McCoy & Adrian Taylor. He was dominant in the 2007 Big XII championship game, and had he been able to stay healthy, would have been a major asset alongside Gerald McCoy in 2008 against Timmy and the boys. Nevertheless, Floyd is built along those same lines. He’s big, fast, powerful and nasty. While he can play the nose, I like him better in the B gap. Whether it’s a 3 or a 4i , he’s a guy who can wreak havoc wherever you line him up. He has the versatility to play inside but can bump out and be a d-end in those 3 man fronts you have to run. He’s a plus pass rusher, and with his power, He’s a complete mismatch for tight ends and tackles who aren’t as powerful as he is. Out of all the players on the board left that Oklahoma is after, he’s the one I want the most.”

Big time win on the trail for Oklahoma and the future of the interior defensive line is looking very bright for the Sooners!