Although Oklahoma’s scheduled showdown with Ole Miss was postponed, Saturday wasn’t without a win for the Sooners, as four-star linebacker Tylan Henderson committed to Oklahoma’s 2028 recruiting class. The Sooners beat out Oregon, SMU and Washington for the Weiss High School standout, giving head coach Brent Venables and his staff another highly regarded defensive prospect.
Henderson, who measures 6-foot-1 and weighs 210 pounds, is a Texas-based recruit from Pflugerville. The 247Sports Composite ranks him among the top 225 players nationally, the No. 16 linebacker and a top-25 prospect in Texas. Rivals lists him at No. 184 overall and No. 14 among linebackers in the 2028 class, while 247Sports’ individual rankings give him an 89 rating.
Henderson held more than 30 scholarship offers, with programs such as Ohio State, LSU, Michigan, Miami, Notre Dame, Texas A&M, Tennessee, USC, Auburn and Ole Miss among his options…