Crimson countdown: No. 83 Major Melson
The Crimson Countdown is officially on for the 2023 Oklahoma football season. It’s the second season under head coach Brent Venables and expectations are high once again. The Sooners are looking to rebound from the uncharacteristic 6-7 season in 2022.
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Crimson countdown: No. 83 Major Melson
2022 stats: No stats.
2023 outlook: First off, congratulations to Melson. The redshirt junior was among five walk-ons placed on scholarship by Venables in February.
Melson has been adding size during his time at OU. He entered at 176 pounds and is now at 184. The unknown is obviously what’s going to happen now that first-year wide receivers coach Emmett Jones has arrived.
It has given Melson another opportunity to show what he can do. Jones prides himself on being able to develop his room, and there’s no telling who is going to emerge from the bevy of receivers.
If nothing else, Melson will be a terrific practice player as he’s always been. Whatever is asked of him, Melson will do.
2023 wide receiver outlook
Wide receiver is the biggest question mark for the Oklahoma offense heading into 2023. Marvin Mims, who led OU in receiving the last three seasons, is gone and the Sooners are searching for a new playmaker. Junior Jalil Farooq is the assumed replacement as OU’s second leading receiver in 2022. But there’s a host of unproven talent in the mix too, including Michigan transfer Andrel Anthony, redshirt junior LV Bunkley-Shelton and redshirt freshman Nic Anderson, among others. New receivers coach Emmett Jones will have his hands full with the group, as the expectations are high.
