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Oklahoma RB Target Richard Young Puts Sooners in Final 7

One of the top talents in the 2023 class has Oklahoma among his finalists with Alabama, Georgia, Florida and others.
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Oklahoma RB Target Richard Young Puts Sooners in Final 7
Oklahoma RB Target Richard Young Puts Sooners in Final 7

Richard Young, arguably the top running back prospect in the 2023 class, dropped his top seven schools on Sunday, and Oklahoma made the cut.

He made the announcement on Twitter with the help of On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

Young also included Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon and Texas A&M among his finalists.

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound Young, from Lehigh Acres, FL, is a 5-star prospect by 247 Sports, who ranks Young as the No. 3 running back in the nation and the No. 33 overall prospect.

Rivals ranks Young as a 4-star prospect and the No. 2 running back in the nation.

Rivals projects Young will sign with Georgia, while 247 Sports hasn’t offered any “Crystal Ball” projections yet.

Young rushed for 1,755 yards on 9.0 yards per carry last season, while rushing for 980 yards in 2020 as a sophomore. During his freshman season, Young rushed for 854 yards.

Young also runs track and posted a 100-meter time of 11.14 seconds.

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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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