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Oklahoma Lands 2024 Wide Receiver

K.J. Daniels is a speedy wideout from Louisiana who doesn't have a big recruiting profile but has built a strong relationship with OU receivers coach Emmett Jones.
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Oklahoma Lands 2024 Wide Receiver
Oklahoma Lands 2024 Wide Receiver

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Oklahoma has landed another 2024 verbal commitment.

K.J. Daniels, a wide receiver in the 2024 class from Franklinton, LA, announced Monday that he has committed to OU.

The 5-foot-10, 150-pound Daniels visited OU over the weekend. He doesn’t have a rating from 247 Sports, On3 or ESPN, but Rivals rates him as a 3-star prospect. 

He was reportedly offered by new OU receivers coach Emmett Jones in February. He chose OU over offers from Texas Tech, Tulane, Cincinnati, Louisiana Tech, Houston and others.

Jones immediately posted a reaction tweet to the news of Daniels' commitment.

Daniels told On3 why he chose OU.

“The coaching staff stood out to me a lot!” Daniels said. “I love the way they coach and handle their players. They make sure you’re good on and off the field. Also I like the way they used Marvin Mims and they relate me to him.

“I think I’m a perfect fit for them. They’re also a very great program and they re building a dominant team and I’m ready to be part of it. Also, the atmosphere behind Oklahoma is great. They show actual support and love.”

He told On3 that he has a “very strong relationship” with Jones.

He’s the Sooners’ third member of the 2024 class, joining defensive back Jeremiah Newcombe and quarterback Michael Hawkins.

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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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