Oklahoma Sooners Football: Five players OU needs to stand out this spring

When we look at an individual player’s situation during the offseason, we tend to think about it in terms of what it means to them, such as winning a position battle or improving draft stock. Teams need big offseasons from players, too – some more than others.

With the Oklahoma Sooners in their first season of spring football under new coach Brent Venables, here are five players whose development in the coming weeks will play an outsized role in OU’s success this fall.

Jalil Farooq, So., WR

Surprised Farooq is still a Sooner?