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Oklahoma Sooners Football: Baker Mayfield wins Best College Athlete at ESPY Awards

Former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield took home plenty of hardware before being selected No. 1 overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft, but he added one final collegiate honor Wednesday night at The ESPY Awards. Mayfield was named Best College Athlete, coming in ahead of Jalen Brunson (Villanova men’s basketball), Katie Ledecky (Stanford swimming), A’ja Wilson (South Carolina women’s basketball).

Mayfield took home the Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Manning Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, AP Player of the Year and Sporting News Player of the Year in addition to being a Unanimous All-American in 2017.