100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma: #15 Addison Gumbs By: Ryan Lewis Posted on: August 17, 2018

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The Path to Norman

A highly rated player out of California, Addison Gumbs appeared ready to be a Sooner for some time. Gumbs was offered by the Tim Kish and the Sooner staff about a year before his signing day. He made a visit to Norman later that spring, really enjoying himself. A commitment seemed to be coming in early summer; it took longer than many hoped, but the result was the one Sooner fans hoped for.

Despite some scares with other programs throughout the fall, Gumbs signed and enrolled early.

Career So Far

TFB heard great things about Gumbs’ progression after arriving on campus. With Obo still around at the JACK linebacker, however, Gumbs played only sparingly his freshman season.

This offseason, Addison put in serious work. Gumbs put on 12 pounds this offseason, according to the latest roster update. Additionally, he ran a 4.57 40 this spring; that’s officially not shabby for a man his size.

Current Profile

Position: LB

Height: 6’3”

Weight: 253

Year: Sophomore

Stats

Highlights

2018 Season

This excerpt from TFB’s spring notes says a lot about Gumbs.

‘Another defensive bright spot has been the play of Neville Gallimore, as K previously mentioned, and Addison Gumbs. I was told that Gumbs “is a freak” and “once he gets it all figured out he will be better than Obo”. Now, that could be some hyperbole, but one source, that saw the scrimmage Saturday said,”Gumbs was making Kyler and Austin run for their lives a whole lot on Saturday.” He even added, “People shouldn’t worry about the offense, it’s just that Addison, when focused, is a handful and is going to wreak havoc on a lot of offenses this summer.” He ended by saying, “If Gumbs doesn’t have a good year and produce, it’s not lack of talent, but lack of focus. It’s all up to Addison as to what Addison does. He can be that good, and you see flashes.”

Addison Gumbs and Mark Jackson have been battling for the top JACK spot all offseason. It’s seemed recently that Gumbs may get the nod, but it appears that both will be used often as both are too good to not use. Look for Gumbs to get to know a lot of opposing quarterbacks very well this season.