***Kelly is the fourth Fresno area player to sign with the Sooners in the last four years, following Hatari Byrd, L.J. Moore, and Michiah Quick.
***He is the first five-star defender that the Sooners have signed since 2008, when Oklahoma landed Keller (Texas) Fossil Ridge defensive end R.J. Washington. He is the first five-star linebacker Oklahoma has signed since Mike Reed in 2007. And the first five-star prep linebacker since Ryan Reynolds in 2005.
***And because I know some of you love this game SO much, he is only the second 'Kelly' to sign with the Sooners in the Bob Stoops era, joining? Malcolm Kelly in the 2005 class.
***With Kelly and Mark Jackson the Sooners landed two players they see as outside linebackers, the last time Oklahoma signed two four-star outside linebackers in the same class? 2009 - J.R. Bryant and Ronnell Lewis.
***Kelly's commitment give Oklahoma's three Army All-Americans joining Mark Jackson and Chanse Sylvie, the first time they've hit that mark since 2014 - a group that interestingly enough included three west coast players, Mark Andrews, Natrell Curtis, and Joe Mixon.
***With his commitment it makes Mark Jackson tied for the 8th most highly rated player in the class, Abdul Adams and Johncarlo Valentin are also unrated 5.8 four-stars. The last time Oklahoma had seven prospects ranked ahead of their best commitment from the state of Texas?
Since 2002? Never.
***He is the first five-star defender that the Sooners have signed since 2008, when Oklahoma landed Keller (Texas) Fossil Ridge defensive end R.J. Washington. He is the first five-star linebacker Oklahoma has signed since Mike Reed in 2007. And the first five-star prep linebacker since Ryan Reynolds in 2005.
***And because I know some of you love this game SO much, he is only the second 'Kelly' to sign with the Sooners in the Bob Stoops era, joining? Malcolm Kelly in the 2005 class.
***With Kelly and Mark Jackson the Sooners landed two players they see as outside linebackers, the last time Oklahoma signed two four-star outside linebackers in the same class? 2009 - J.R. Bryant and Ronnell Lewis.
***Kelly's commitment give Oklahoma's three Army All-Americans joining Mark Jackson and Chanse Sylvie, the first time they've hit that mark since 2014 - a group that interestingly enough included three west coast players, Mark Andrews, Natrell Curtis, and Joe Mixon.
***With his commitment it makes Mark Jackson tied for the 8th most highly rated player in the class, Abdul Adams and Johncarlo Valentin are also unrated 5.8 four-stars. The last time Oklahoma had seven prospects ranked ahead of their best commitment from the state of Texas?
Since 2002? Never.
