Evaluating the current roster, Sooners Wire profiles the current players, with defensive back Justin Broiles up next.
Justin Broiles started eight games for the Oklahoma Sooners in 2021. Though he started out as a rotational player for the Sooners last season injuries at cornerback and safety and some younger guys not being quite ready thrust Broiles into an important role for Oklahoma last year. He played 725 most defensive snaps last season, second only to Pat Fields on defense.
He had the second highest coverage grade per Pro Football Focus among Sooners that played at least 500 snaps. Only Delarrin Turner-Yell had a a better coverage grade last season.
Speaking of Turner-Yell, when we sat down with the Sooners safety during his preparations for the NFL scouting combine, he had this to say when asked which defensive player he thought was going to turn some heads in 2022?
“Justin Broiles for sure,” Delarrin Turner-Yell said.
Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Ht: 5-11
Wt: 190 lbs
Class in 2021: Redshirt Senior
247Sports Composite Ranking
2017 four-star | No. 10 Cornerback| No. 1 in Oklahoma
Career Stats
Defense & Fumbles Table
Tack
Tack
Tack
Tack
Tack
Def
Def
Fumb
Year
Pos
G
Solo
Ast
Tot
Loss
Sk
Int
PD
FR
*2018
DB
9
14
10
24
1.5
0.0
0
2
0
*2019
S
8
17
9
26
1.0
0.0
0
1
0
*2020
S
3
4
2
6
0.0
0.0
0
0
0
*2021
DB
13
31
22
53
4.0
0.0
2
2
2
Career
66
43
109
6.5
0.0
2
5
2
Provided by CFB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 4/16/2022.
Depth Chart Overview
Pat Fields is off to Stanford and Delarrin Turner-Yell is off to the NFL. It’s a new defensive coaching staff and there are several players vying for playing time, but the fifth-year senior will play an important role in the Oklahoma Sooners secondary. He’ll factor into the playing time as the nickel cornerback, at safety, and at times at boundary corner.
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