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OU Recruiting: 2026 4-Star QB Prospect Names Oklahoma to Final Eight

The Sooners do not yet have a commit in the 2026 class, and Coleman passed for over 2,200 yards as a sophomore and led his team to a Florida 3M state semifinal.
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NORMAN — National top-25 quarterback prospect Dereon Coleman named Oklahoma to his final eight on Thursday.

The high school junior-to-be (Class of 2026) from Jones High School in Orlando, FL, announced his top eight schools in a Thursday morning tweet.

Coleman is in Norman this week attending the Brent Venables Elite Camp as a QB prospect. He posted a photo of himself posing with one of the program's Heisman Trophies.

The list included Oklahoma, UCF, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Illinois, Nebraska, TCU and Arkansas. The 6-foot-1, 165-pound Coleman is a composite 4-star prospect and the 21st-ranked quarterback overall. He reportedly took an unofficial visit to Norman on April 11. 

Coleman led Jones to a 10-4 record and state semifinal appearance while passing for 2,236 yards and 16 touchdowns and six interceptions as a sophomore. He also rushed for 247 yards and four touchdowns. As a freshman at Plant City, FL, he saw limited action.

247Sports’ Andrew Ivens described Coleman as a “quick-twitch passer with a live arm.”

Per 247, Oklahoma does not have a quarterback commit in the 2026 class but has expressed interest in Coleman and Jonas Williams (6-3, 185).

OU has a verbal pledge from 2025 quarterback Kevin Sperry, who transferred from Rock Wall, TX, to Midwest City Carl Albert (OK) to Denton (TX) Guyer.

OU's 2025 class is currently ranked No. 4 nationally, according to Rivals and 247 Sports.

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Bryce McKinnis
BRYCE MCKINNIS

Bryce is a contributor for AllSooners and has been featured in several publications, including the Associated Press, the Tulsa World and the Norman Transcript. A Tishomingo native, Bryce’s sports writing career began at 17 years old when he filed his first story for the Daily Ardmoreite. As a student at the University of Central Oklahoma, he worked on several award-winning projects, including The Vista’s coverage of the 2021 UCO cheer hazing scandal. After graduating in 2021, Bryce took his first job covering University of Tulsa and Oral Roberts University sports for the Tulsa World before accepting a role as managing editor of VYPE Magazine in 2022. - UCO Mass Communications/Sports Feature (2019) - UCO Mass Communications/Investigative Reporting (2021) - UCO College of Liberal Arts/Academic presentation, presidential politics and ideology (2021) - OBEA/Multimedia reporting (2021) - Beat Writer, The Tulsa World (2021-2022) - Managing Editor, VYPE Magazine (2022-2023)

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