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2026 4-Star Tight End Ryder Mix Announces Commitment to Oklahoma

On Saturday afternoon, the Sooners landed a pledge from one of the top tight ends in Texas, adding to their 2026 recruiting class.
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Brent Venables, Ryder Mix and Joe Jon Finley
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On Saturday afternoon, 4-star Lone Star (TX) tight end Ryder Mix announced his commitment to Oklahoma.

Mix's pledge comes on the heels of a visit to Norman for the most recent session of the Brent Venables Football Camp, where Mix stood out amongst the crowd. In tight end drills, the rising junior looked explosive and agile, showing promise as a blocker and pass catcher.

In one-on-one receiving drills, Mix used his quickness and impressive release off the line of scrimmage to beat linebackers while using his size and strength to get open against defensive backs.

Listed at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Mix is rated the No. 200 overall prospect and No. 10 tight end in the 2026 recruiting class. The Frisco, TX, product holds nearly 30 offers, but chose OU over Florida State, Michigan, LSU, Miami and many others.

Prior to his session in Norman, Mix went to camps at Ohio State and Texas A&M. A Sooner legacy, Mix's father played baseball at Oklahoma.

As a sophomore at Lone Star, Mix caught 16 passes for 248 yards and three touchdowns, helping lead the Rangers to a district championship. The versatile tight end is also teammates with Jordan Deck, who recently picked up an offer from the Sooners.

Mix is Brent Venables' second pledge in the 2026 recruiting class, joining 4-star Cibolo Steele (TX) running back Jonathan Hatton Jr. to give Seth Littrell and Joe Jon Finley a solid start in the upcoming cycle.

Jaden O'Neal, a 4-star signal caller in the same class, was also on campus for Thursday's session of camp.

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RANDALL SWEET

Randall is a recruiting analyst and staff writer at AllSooners focusing primarily on OU Football and the recruiting trail. Working as a journalist, Randall has covered the Oklahoma Sooners, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and high school sports across the state. A 2022 University of Oklahoma graduate, Randall hails from Lubbock, TX. While in college, Sweet wrote for the OU Daily in addition to working with Sooner Sports Pad and OU Nightly. Following his time at OU, Sweet served as the Communications Coordinator at Visit Oklahoma City before leaving to join the team at AllSooners. The West Texas native has bylines in the Norman Transcript and is a Staff Writer for Inside the Thunder. Randall holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. 

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