Jay Valai and Brent Venables partnership at Oklahoma continues to pay dividends. Tallaha Dave Keon Women Jersey see safety Makari Vickers announced his commitment to Oklahoma over Alabama and Michigan on Friday night, marking the third marquee defensive back pickup for OU in its 2023 recruiting cla s. Vickers, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound defensive back, is rated a 4-star recruit by both 247 Sports and Rivals. He is also ranked the No. 85-overall prospect in the country by 247 Sports composite ranking, and is rated as the sixth best safety in the country. A versatile athlete, Vickers has been utilized on both sides of the football throughout his high school career, and hes also a standout track and field athlete off the football field. Defensively Bruce Boudreau Jersey , he uses his speed to cover plenty of ground, both putting himself in position to come down with the football over wide receivers and to step up into the run Calle Rosen Jersey game and level opposing ballcarriers.After officially visiting on June 3, Vickers returned for the Party at the Palace recruiting event at the end of July before pulling the trigger and committing to the Sooners. Not only is Vickers Oklahomas 22nd commit of the 2023 recruiting cycle, he marks a recruiting win for Venables over Alabama before the new head coach has even presided over a single contest in Norman. Scroll to ContinueHes also the 10th defensive commit for Oklahoma, as the new coaching staff has brought Nic Petan Men Jersey plenty of balance to their first full recruiting cla s on campus. Vickers joins fellow defensive backs Jacobe Johnson and Jasaiah Wagoner in the cla s, as well as defensive linemen P.J. Adebawore, Colton Vasek and Derrick LeBlanc, and linebackers Samuel Omosigho, Lewis Carter and Phil Picciotti and athlete Kaleb Spencer. The talented defensive back is also the fourth verbal commitment the Sooners have landed from Florida in the 2023 cla s. Oklahoma isnt done, either, as OU is still pursuing defensive linemen David Hicks, Jordan Renaud and Tausili Akana. The additions of any one of those recruits would round out an incredibly impre Eric Fehr Kids Jersey sive defensive haul in Venables first full recruiting cycle back in Norman.