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Best player Oklahoma will face each week in 2022

Best player Oklahoma will face each week in 2022

Looking at ESPN’s matchup predictor for the 2022 season, the Oklahoma Sooners are the projected favorite in all but one game; the Red River Showdown. Though there’s been a lot of turnover in Norman, the talent level is still quite high. That doesn’t mean there won’t be challenges, like week three on the road in Lincoln, or the Red River Showdown, but the Sooners will once again be one of the teams in contention for the Big 12 title.

Along the road to return to Arlington for the Big 12 championship game, the Sooners will have to contend with some talented individuals in the conference. Most teams won’t have the depth of talent that the Sooners have, but they have talented individuals that can make life difficult Oklahoma each week.

With the season opener against the UTEP Miners 30 days away, let’s take a look at the best player the Sooners will face each week during the 2022 college football season.

Week 1: Praise Amaewhule, EDGE , UTEP Miners

UTEP’s Praise Amaewhule celebrates at a college football game against LA Tech at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. GABY VELASQUEZ/ EL PASO TIMES / USA TODAY NETWORK

Each season Praise Amaewhule has had better and better production for the UTEP Miners. He’s got back-to-back seasons of 5.5 sacks and in 2021 had 12 tackles for loss, earning first team All-Conference USA honors. According to Pro Football Focus, he was sixth in the conference in pressures.

Week 2: Dante Cepha, WR, Kent State Golden Flashes

Sep 4, 2021; College Station, Texas, USA; Kent State Golden Flashes wide receiver Dante Cephas (14) receives the pass from Kent State Golden Flashes quarterback Dustin Crum (not shown) during the second quarter against the Texas A&M Aggies at Kyle Field. Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

The MAC has no shortage of offensive talents, but one of their best was wide receiver Dante Cephas who recorded 82 catches for 1,240…

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