The Oklahoman

A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA'S SENIORS

- BY RYAN ABER, STAFF WRITER

NORMAN — Oklahoma’s 17 seniors will be honored during Senior Day festivitie­s before Oklahoma’s game against West Virginia on Saturday. Here’s a look at each:

JEFF BADET

The graduate transfer from Kentucky has started two games and been a key piece in Oklahoma’s receiving corps. EMMANUEL BEAL The juco product has been a steadying force on the Sooners’ defense the last two seasons, combining for 151 tackles.

NAJEE BISSOON

The 5-foot-5 walk-on running back had three carries against UTEP in the season opener.

DIMITRI FLOWERS

The fullback has been a key piece of the offense for most of his career and is having his best season, with 369 receiving yards and eight touchdowns overall.

WESLEY HORKY

Horky has served as Oklahoma’s long snapper for all four of his seasons in Norman, playing in 50 games.

WILL JOHNSON

Over the last three seasons, Johnson has been a valuable piece in the secondary as he’s played several different roles.

ASHTON JULIOUS

Julious has been a special teams staple on the line for the Sooners over the last two season.

BAKER MAYFIELD

Mayfield might not start in his home finale, but he’ll go down as one of the top quarterbac­ks in OU history.

JEFFERY MEAD

The Tulsa Union product has started 11 games over the past two seasons, scoring four career touchdowns. OGBONNIA OKORONKWO Okoronkwo has been an edge-rushing force for the Sooners over his past two seasons, racking up a combined 17 sacks.

STEVEN PARKER

Parker broke into the starting lineup as a freshman. He has racked 204 career tackles with a pair of intercepti­ons.

DALTON RODRIGUEZ

Rodriguez transferre­d from Tulsa a few years ago and has played in one game this season.

MATT ROMAR

Started 15 games — 13 in 2015 — but was injured against Tulane and hasn’t played since.

JORDAN SMALLWOOD

The Jenks product struggled with injuries early in his career but has played a complement­ary role the past two seasons.

JORDAN THOMAS

Though he’s missed the last two games with injury and had a rocky senior season, Thomas has been one of the most productive corners in the Big 12 in recent years, with eight intercepti­ons.

JAXON UHLES

The former walk-on from Norman North earned a scholarshi­p this year and scored a TD against UTEP.

ERICK WREN

The former walk-on earned the starting job at center early last season and has started every game there this season.

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