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Ex-Oklahoma DB Finds Transfer Destination

Jordan Mukes was a 4-star prospect from nearby Choctaw when he signed with the Sooners, but needed move on through the transfer portal.
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Ex-Oklahoma DB Finds Transfer Destination
Ex-Oklahoma DB Finds Transfer Destination

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Former Oklahoma defensive back Jordan Mukes has found a new home.

The 4-star recruit from nearby Choctaw has landed at Abilene Christian, according to a tweet by the school’s official football Twitter account Wednesday.

The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Mukes arrived at OU in 2021 with much fanfare, and as a true freshman defensive back, he played in 11 games under Alex Grinch, including multiple snaps at nickleback, slot corner, field corner and even free safety. Most of Mukes’ work that year was on special teams, where he was a regular on kickoff coverage, totaling 50 snaps.

But in 2022, under Brent Venables and the Sooners’ new defensive staff, Mukes fell down the depth chart and could only get one total snap last season on the field goal block team, according to Pro Football Focus.

Abilene Christian competes in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wildcats were 7-4 last season in their first season under Marlow, OK, native and long-time college football coach Keith Patterson.

ACU announced its full 2023 recruiting class on National Signing Day, a list that included six Power 5 transfers from schools like Alabama, Arkansas, Texas Tech and Washington.

At ACU, Mukes will be coached by former Sooner Julian Wilson, who played at OU from 2011-14 and now coaches Wildcats defensive backs.

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John E. Hoover
JOHN E. HOOVER

John is an award-winning journalist whose work spans five decades in Oklahoma, with multiple state, regional and national awards as a sportswriter at various newspapers. During his newspaper career, John covered the Dallas Cowboys, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, the Arkansas Razorbacks and much more. In 2016, John changed careers, migrating into radio and launching a YouTube channel, and has built a successful independent media company, DanCam Media. From there, John has written under the banners of Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Fan Nation and a handful of local and national magazines while hosting daily sports talk radio shows in Oklahoma City, Tulsa and statewide. John has also spoken on Capitol Hill in Oklahoma City in a successful effort to put more certified athletic trainers in Oklahoma public high schools. Among the dozens of awards he has won, John most cherishes his national "Beat Writer of the Year" from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Oklahoma's "Best Sports Column" from the Society of Professional Journalists, and Two "Excellence in Sports Medicine Reporting" Awards from the National Athletic Trainers Association. John holds a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications from East Central University in Ada, OK. Born and raised in North Pole, Alaska, John played football and wrote for the school paper at Ada High School in Ada, OK. He enjoys books, movies and travel, and lives in Broken Arrow, OK, with his wife and two kids.

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