Completed Event: Football versus Illinois State on August 30, 2025 , Win , 35, to, 3
Final
Football
35
vs Illinois State
3
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2025 Football Roster
Heim, Taylor
Jersey Number 17
Taylor Heim
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 227
- Hometown:
- Yukon, Okla.
- High School:
- Bethany HS
Bio
2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Lone appearance came vs. Maine (11/2).
2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Redshirted ... lone appearance came in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus three-star recruit … ranked as the No. 57 linebacker in the class by ESPN, No. 76 by 247Sports and No. 92 by On3 Recruiting … touted as the No. 10 prospect in the state of Oklahoma by ESPN, No. 11 by 247 and No. 14 by On3 … saw playing time at quarterback, wide receiver and safety … named to The Oklahoman’s 2022 Little All-City First Team as a defensive back … 2022 District 4A-II Co-Player of the Year … named to Oklahoma Coaches Association 2023 All-State Game … registered a combined 79 tackles, 11 pass breakups and eight interceptions his junior and senior seasons … passed for more than 2,300 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,400 yards and 16 TDs over his final two seasons … also caught 20 passes for 287 yards and four TDs … helped Bethany to 9-2 record and state playoffs appearance in 2022 … starred in basketball and track and field … won 2022 Class 4A state long jump title with a mark of 21 feet, 8.5 inches and helped Bethany’s 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams to state gold medals … chose Sooners over Louisiana Tech, North Texas and Tulsa, among others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2023 ... major is academic affairs ... last name pronounced Hime.
Lone appearance came vs. Maine (11/2).
2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Redshirted ... lone appearance came in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).
HIGH SCHOOL
Consensus three-star recruit … ranked as the No. 57 linebacker in the class by ESPN, No. 76 by 247Sports and No. 92 by On3 Recruiting … touted as the No. 10 prospect in the state of Oklahoma by ESPN, No. 11 by 247 and No. 14 by On3 … saw playing time at quarterback, wide receiver and safety … named to The Oklahoman’s 2022 Little All-City First Team as a defensive back … 2022 District 4A-II Co-Player of the Year … named to Oklahoma Coaches Association 2023 All-State Game … registered a combined 79 tackles, 11 pass breakups and eight interceptions his junior and senior seasons … passed for more than 2,300 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for over 1,400 yards and 16 TDs over his final two seasons … also caught 20 passes for 287 yards and four TDs … helped Bethany to 9-2 record and state playoffs appearance in 2022 … starred in basketball and track and field … won 2022 Class 4A state long jump title with a mark of 21 feet, 8.5 inches and helped Bethany’s 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams to state gold medals … chose Sooners over Louisiana Tech, North Texas and Tulsa, among others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in June 2023 ... major is academic affairs ... last name pronounced Hime.
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