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Oklahoma Keeps Recruiting Momentum Going With 2026 LB Commit

The Sooners picked up a commitment from 2026 linebacker Jacob Curry on Friday, keeping up their recent recruiting success.
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Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables helped the Sooners keep up their recent recruiting momentum with the addition of a 2026 linebacker commit Friday.
Oklahoma head coach Brent Venables helped the Sooners keep up their recent recruiting momentum with the addition of a 2026 linebacker commit Friday. | SARAH PHIPPS/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Oklahoma’s recent recruiting success continued Friday, picking up a commitment from 2026 linebacker Jacob Curry.

Curry (6-foot-1, 208 pounds) is a four-star prospect according to the 247 Sports Composite rankings.

He chose the Sooners over a large group of offers that also included Ohio State and Florida State.

Curry’s commitment was first reported by Hayes Fawcett of Rivals/On3.

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While some schools pursued the Ponte Vedra Beach (FL) Nease product as a safety, Oklahoma recruited him as a linebacker.

Curry is the third linebacker in the 2026 for the Sooners, joining Bryant, Arkansas’ Jakore Smith and Chandler (AZ) Hamilton’s Beau Jandreau.

Curry is the 21st overall commitment in the class.

He was named the St. Augustine Record’s All-County Defensive Player of the Year last season, helping his team to an undefeated regular season with 101 tackles, 12 for loss, 11 quarterback hurries, eight sacks, seven pass break-ups, a pair of forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.

He received an offer from OU in July and visited for the Sooners’ Sept. 20 victory over Auburn at Gaylord Family — Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Curry committed to Northwestern in May but withdrew his commitment after a string of offers that included OU, Louisville and Baylor.

He visited Ohio State last week, taking in the Buckeyes’ 42-3 win over Minnesota, before committing to the Sooners. He also recently visited Miami.

Since the start of October, the Sooners have landed six commitments — two in the 2026 class and four from the 2027 class.

Wide receiver Brayden Allen was OU’s other 2026 commit this month.

The Sooners have also added pledges from 2027 offensive linemen Cooper Hackett and Kaeden Perry, athlete Demare Dezeurn and cornerback Mikhail McCreary.

Curry's commitment comes the day before OU takes on Texas in the annual Red River Rivalry at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas (2:30 p.m., ABC).

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RYAN ABER

Ryan Aber has been covering Oklahoma football for more than a decade continuously and since 1999 overall. Ryan was the OU beat writer for The Oklahoman from 2013-2025, covering the transition from Bob Stoops to Lincoln Riley to Brent Venables. He covered OU men's basketball's run to the Final Four in 2016 and numerous national championships for the Sooners' women's gymnastics and softball programs. Prior to taking on the Sooners beat, Ryan covered high schools, the Oklahoma City RedHawks and Oklahoma City Barons for the newspaper from 2006-13. He spent two seasons covering Arkansas football for the Morning News of Northwest Arkansas before returning to his hometown of Oklahoma City. Ryan also worked at the Southwest Times Record in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and the Muskogee Phoenix. At the Phoenix, he covered OU's national championship run in 2000. Ryan is a graduate of Putnam City North High School in Oklahoma City and Northeastern State University in Tahlequah.

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