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Oklahoma transfer wide receiver Jalil Farooq commits to Maryland

Wade-Peeryby: Wade Peery12/20/24
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BRYAN TERRY | THE OKLAHOMAN | USA TODAY NETWORK

Oklahoma transfer wide receiver Jalil Farooq committed to the Maryland Terrapins on Friday night. He announced the news on his Twitter page.

Farooq had spent the past four seasons in Norman. However, after breaking his foot in the opener this fall, Farooq missed all but two games in his senior year with the Sooners.

During the three seasons, Farooq appeared in 34 games with 23 starts, including every game as a junior last year. In hisĀ collegiateĀ career there, he has caught 89 passes overall for 1,287 yards and seven touchdowns. He had his career-highs in receptions and yardage as a junior with 45 catches for 694 yards, both of where were top-three on the offense, but had his career-best in receiving scores the year prior as a sophomore with five.

In his two games this season againstĀ TempleĀ andĀ Missouri, Farooq had three receptions for 58 yards. Most of that came from one catch against the Owls to start the year as it went for 47 yards.

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Farooq, a native of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, playedĀ high school footballĀ atĀ Dr. Henry Wise. He was the No. 125 overall recruit there as a four-star prospect inĀ the 2021 cycle. Thatā€™s according toĀ the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also rated asĀ the No. 21 WR in the classĀ andĀ the No. 5 player out of the state.

With this news, Oklahoma will haveĀ lost another player to the portal, specifically on the offensive side of the football following a coordinator change for the second consecutive offseason fromĀ Seth LittrellĀ toĀ Ben Arbuckle.

Oklahoma had several players enter the transfer portal this offseason, including starting quarterback Jackson Arnold, their leading receiver inĀ TE Bauer Sharp, three other wide receivers, namelyĀ Nic Anderson, and three running backs and offensive linemen apiece.

On3ā€™s Sam Gillenwater also contributed to this article.