Skip to main content
All Sooners

4-star Oklahoma DL Target Sets Commitment Date

One of the top defensive lineman in the 2024 is set to commit on Thursday, July 6, with the Sooners still in the mix.
Randall Sweet|
Joseph Jonah-Ajonye via Twitter

In this story:

Oklahoma SoonersGeorgia Bulldogs

Oak Ridge (TX) defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye set his commitment date and announced his top four schools on Wednesday afternoon. 

Add us as a preferred source on Google

The talented trench player will announce his pledge on Thursday, July 6, at 9 p.m. CT. Jonah-Ajonye will choose from Oregon, Georgia, Georgia Tech and OU, with the Bulldogs currently the heavy favorite to land the 4-star lineman according to On3, Rivals and 247Sports. 

Jonah-Ajonye is the nation's No. 2 DL and No. 21 player according to ESPN and the nation's No. 38 player per On3. As such a highly touted prospect, it is no surprise that Georgia is pursuing the Houston-area product so heavily. 

Listed at 6-foot-5 and 270 pounds, Jonah-Ajonye fits right in with the large, physical prowess of the Bulldogs defensive line. The big-time recruit holds over 30 offers from schools around the nation.

According to Gabe Brooks of 247Sports, Jonah-Ajonye "could become an impact player with a long-term ceiling in the early rounds of the NFL Draft." 

If Brent Venables and company are somehow able to land a commitment from Jonah-Ajonye, it would be one of the biggest and most shocking recruiting victories since the new regime arrived at Oklahoma. With Jonah-Ajonye visiting Norman during the ChampU BBQ last month, the Sooners' staff may still have a sliver of hope to reel in one of the nation's most disruptive trench players. 

Unfortunately for OU, the Bulldogs seem to have gotten the last run at Jonah-Ajonye, who took an official visit to Georgia the week after his visit to Oklahoma. 

If Jonah-Ajonye does indeed commit to Kirby Smart and the Bulldogs, landing Williams Nwaneri, David Stone, Nigel Smith II or Dominick McKinley in the 2024 class would become even more important for the Sooners' coaching staff. 

According to reports, OU is still heavily in the mix for each of the aforementioned players. With only one defensive line commitment in 2024 so far, Oklahoma will be desperately waiting to see where they stand with some of the other top trench players in the upcoming recruiting cycle. 

Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendations

Published
Randall Sweet
RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

Share on XFollow RandallSweet5
Home/Football