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 88
CJ Nickson
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 275
- Hometown:
- Weatherford, Okla.
- High School:
- Weatherford HS
2025 (OKLAHOMA)
Redshirted ... did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star prospect … touted as the nation’s No. 89 overall recruit by ESPN and No. 152 by 247Sports … rated as the No. 10 defensive end recruit by ESPN, No. 17 edge prospect by 247Sports and No. 20 weakside defensive end by Rivals … the No. 1 overall recruit in Oklahoma according to ESPN, No. 3 by 247Sports, No. 4 by Rivals and No. 7 by On3 … ranked No. 2 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in the 2025 class … selected for the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl … registered 54 tackles, 14.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, nine QB hurries and three pass breakups as a senior in 2024 … also made 17 receptions for 383 yards and five touchdowns in 2024 … recorded 54 tackles, one sack and five pass breakups while adding 34 receptions for 577 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … earned honorable mention all-state acclaim as a wide receiver/tight end from The Oklahoman as a junior in 2023 … also played basketball in high school (joined Weatherford’s 1,000-point club in only two seasons) … chose Oklahoma over Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Oklahoma State, among others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2025 ... major is human relations.
Redshirted ... did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star prospect … touted as the nation’s No. 89 overall recruit by ESPN and No. 152 by 247Sports … rated as the No. 10 defensive end recruit by ESPN, No. 17 edge prospect by 247Sports and No. 20 weakside defensive end by Rivals … the No. 1 overall recruit in Oklahoma according to ESPN, No. 3 by 247Sports, No. 4 by Rivals and No. 7 by On3 … ranked No. 2 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of recruits in the 2025 class … selected for the 2025 Navy All-American Bowl … registered 54 tackles, 14.0 TFLs, 3.0 sacks, nine QB hurries and three pass breakups as a senior in 2024 … also made 17 receptions for 383 yards and five touchdowns in 2024 … recorded 54 tackles, one sack and five pass breakups while adding 34 receptions for 577 yards and five touchdowns as a junior … earned honorable mention all-state acclaim as a wide receiver/tight end from The Oklahoman as a junior in 2023 … also played basketball in high school (joined Weatherford’s 1,000-point club in only two seasons) … chose Oklahoma over Auburn, Georgia, LSU and Oklahoma State, among others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2025 ... major is human relations.
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