Boom News! | ’23 QB Jackson Arnold Commits to Oklahoma!
Posted on: January 24, 2022
The demise of QBU has been greatly exaggerated as the Sooners picked up a huge commit from ’23 QB Jackson Arnold (6’1 195) out of Denton (Guyer), TX!
Arnold was a priority for Sooners offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby.
Lebby actually extended the OU offer to Arnold on the same day he was officially announced as the new offensive coordinator at Oklahoma.
The dynamic between Lebby and Arnold is relatively new for Oklahoma fans, however, Lebby had been recruiting Arnold heavily while he was at Ole Miss.
Our guy Darius views Arnold as the top QB in the state of Texas for the ’23 class and he had this to say about the signal caller:
‘Super competitive kid that comes from a high-quality program. He consistently displays moxie out on the field when things break down and he’s got a lot of that “it” factor to him that folks love to talk about.
Probably the most mobile QB that OU has landed since Kyler Murray (I think he’s a better outright athlete than a guy like Caleb Williams) and he’s accurate as a passer. Good, not great arm. A lot of similarities to a guy like Conner Weigman. In what is looking like a bit of a down year at the position in-state, I think he’s a clear cut above the others being talked about right now.’
Really nice pickup for OU as they look to jumpstart the ’23 class.
OU currently has 3 commits in the ’23 class including Arnold. WR DeAndre Moore and OL Joshua Bates remained committed following the departure of the previous head coach.
The addition of Arnold should also help the Sooners in attracting several other high priority targets, particularly from around the talent rich Dallas/North Texas area. As we have mentioned, he is teammates with ’23 safety target Peyton Bowen (currently committed to ND) and LB Anthony Hill is also from Denton (Ryan) and is familiar with Arnold. Add in guys like David Hicks, Ashton Cozart, Ryan Yaites (No OU offer yet but he’s at Guyer), CB Javion Toviano, Chance Rucker (No OU offer yet but he is from Ryan), OL Markis Deal, and Isaiah Robinson, to name a few…yeah there is a lot of talent in that region.
On another note, since taking the reins as offensive coordinator, Jeff Lebby has reeled in 3 QBs. Dillon Gabriel chose to transfer into OU, ’22 QB Nick Evers was a quick add in the class as he jumped at the opportunity to hook up with Lebby and now Arnold joins the room.
Pretty impressive work in just about a month and a half on the job from Lebby.
