San Diego State CB Dez Malone coming to OU
The first offensive transfer portal addition is in for OU, and now the Sooners have their first defensive player.
Former San Diego State cornerback Dezjhon Malone announced his commitment to Oklahoma on Sunday morning.
As always, it can happen fast in portal recruiting. These don’t go on for weeks and months. It goes days, and once Malone arrived at OU this weekend for a visit, you knew something could go down. He also had offers from Purdue, Louisville and West Virginia, among others, after entering the portal.
Malone had 41 tackles, one interception and seven pass breakups this season. He was an Honorable Mention for the Mountain West Conference for the second season in a row.
For his Aztec career, he had 89 tackles and four interceptions and 12 pass breakups in 33 games. That included 23 starts, and he will have two years of eligibility left for head coach Brent Venables.
OU has a strong nucleus of young cornerbacks for the 2024 season. However, the Sooners don’t have a lot of experience. That is magnified, especially, if Woodi Washington chooses to leave. Washington has the option to return to OU for his sixth season.
Malone, listed at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, was a very quick offer by the Sooners. And as it turns out, he was a quick commitment as well.
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