Upcoming Event: Football versus UTEP on September 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. CT
7 p.m. CT
Football
vs UTEP
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Jersey Number 97
Alex Shieldnight
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 255
- Hometown:
- Wagoner, Okla.
- High School:
- Wagoner HS
2025 (OKLAHOMA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in one game ... made collegiate debut vs. Kent State (10/4).
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star recruit … touted as the nation’s No. 36 weakside defensive end prospect by Rivals, No. 65 defensive end by ESPN, No. 108 edge by 247Sports and No. 110 edge by On3 … the No. 10 overall prospect in Oklahoma by ESPN, No. 17 by On3 and No. 27 by 247Sports … logged 59 tackles, 26.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks on defense and 18 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns on offense in 2024 before sustaining a season-ending injury … Wagoner High School’s all-time sacks leader (35) … earned 2023 first-team Oklahoma All-State honors from The Oklahoman after his junior season … ranked No. 7 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in the 2025 class … finished his sophomore season with 83 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and two forced fumbles in helping Wagoner to a state title in 2022 … chose Oklahoma over Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas Tech and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2025 ... major is management.
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... saw action in one game ... made collegiate debut vs. Kent State (10/4).
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star recruit … touted as the nation’s No. 36 weakside defensive end prospect by Rivals, No. 65 defensive end by ESPN, No. 108 edge by 247Sports and No. 110 edge by On3 … the No. 10 overall prospect in Oklahoma by ESPN, No. 17 by On3 and No. 27 by 247Sports … logged 59 tackles, 26.0 TFLs and 5.0 sacks on defense and 18 receptions for 206 yards and three touchdowns on offense in 2024 before sustaining a season-ending injury … Wagoner High School’s all-time sacks leader (35) … earned 2023 first-team Oklahoma All-State honors from The Oklahoman after his junior season … ranked No. 7 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in the 2025 class … finished his sophomore season with 83 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and two forced fumbles in helping Wagoner to a state title in 2022 … chose Oklahoma over Arkansas, Tennessee, Texas Tech and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2025 ... major is management.
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