Special Teams Preview for 2018 Sooners

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Oklahoma attempts to make a bigger impact in the return game in 2018 as it recorded zero punt return or kick return touchdowns last season.

Sophomore wideout CeeDee Lamb was the Sooners’ leading punt return man in 2017, registering 78 yards on 13 attempts, and is a strong candidate to handle the duty again. Junior speedster Marquise Brown and redshirt junior running back Rodney Anderson could also get looks.

Senior running back Marcelias Sutton served as the team’s primary kickoff return man last year, averaging 21.1 yards on 19 returns. Sophomore cornerback Tre Brown, a burner who played in all 14 games in 2017, hopes to see time as another option in the kick return game. Freshmen Jaylon Robinson and Jaquayln Crawford had success in the return game in high school. Robinson, a four-star recruit by Rivals and three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN, recorded over 800 return yards during his All Saints Episcopal High School career in Fort Worth, Texas. Crawford, a consensus four-star recruit, tallied over 500 return yards during his high school days at Rockdale High School (Texas).

Senior Austin Seibert is poised to become OU’s all-time leading scorer this season as he lacks 90 points to claim the top spot. He also needs 133 points to tie the all-time FBS scoring record among kickers (he scored 132 last year). The senior from Belleville, Ill., has been a constant on special teams since his arrival in 2015, handling punt and place-kicking duties his entire career, and kickoff duties for the last two seasons.