Never too early to start thinking about how the roster and recruiting might work out in 2017, so here's a potential roster, along with identified slots to fill in... it assumes we'll attrit eight (8) players between now and next signing day, which might be on the high end of what's occurred historically under Stoops... "*" are commitments; "X" are openings, with suggested candidates to fill them listed...
75 Scholarship Players [+6 Commitments + 12 Openings]
Offense – 37 Scholarship Players [+6 Commitments + 5 Openings]
Defense – 36 Scholarship Players [+7 Openings]
Special Teams – 2 Players
QB (3 + 2)
Stephen Johnson 6-3 195 QB Sr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
Drew Barker 6-3 225 QB Jr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Gunnar Hoak 6-4 192 QB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
*Mac Jones 6-2 178 QB RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Walker Wood 6-0 189 QB RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
TB (5 + 2)
Stanley Williams 5-9 196 TB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Mikel Horton 6-1 226 TB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Sihiem King 5-9 172 TB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
A.J. Rose 6-1 191 TB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Benny Snell 5-11 211 TB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
*Michael Warren 5-10 199 TB RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
*Bryant Koback 5-11 191 TB RS [Fr.] Rivals 2* [5.4]
WR – X & Z (7)
Jeff Badet 6-0 182 WR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Dorian Baker 6-3 208 WR Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Blake Bone 6-5 208 WR Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
T.V. Williams 5-10 155 WR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Kayaune Ross 6-5 220 WR Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Jabari Greenwood 6-3 195 WR So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Dakota Holtzclaw 6-7 217 WR Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Jav. Richardson 6-4 205 WR RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.9]
X – Danny Davis 6-2 180 WR RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
SWR – H & Y (4 + 1)
Alex Montgomery 6-2 210 SWR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Garrett Johnson 5-11 182 SWR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Tavin Richardson 6-3 218 SWR So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Zyaire Hughes 6-1 175 SWR Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
*Russ Yeast 5-10 172 SWR RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
TE (4)
Greg Hart 6-5 240 TE Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Darryl Long 6-4 246 TE Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
C.J. Conrad 6-5 245 TE Jr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Justin Rigg 6-6 235 TE Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
X - Charles Reeves 6-5 240 TE RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
C (2)
Jervontius Stallings 6-3 335 C Jr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
Drake Jackson 6-1 290 C Fr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
OG (6)
Ramsey Meyers 6-4 320 OG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Nick Haynes 6-5 308 OG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
George Asafo-Adjei 6-5 325 OG Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jarrett LaRubbio 6-6 292 OG Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Logan Stenborg 6-6 330 OG So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Luke Fortner 6-5 280 OG Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
X – Thayer Munford 6-6 325 OG RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.7]
OT (6 + 1)
Kyle Meadows 6-5 298 OT Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Cole Mosier 6-6 335 OT Sr. Rivals – Walk-On
Tate Leavitt 6-6 305 OT Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Mason Wolfe 6-6 325 OT So. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Calvin Taylor 6-9 295 OT So. Rivals 2* [5.4]
Landon Young 6-7 298 OT Fr. Rivals 5* [6.1]
*James Hudson 6-5 271 OT RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.8]
X – Jedrick Wills 6-4 316 OT RS [Fr.] Rivals 5* [6.1]
NG (4)
Jacob Hyde 6-2 333 NG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Matt Elam 6-7 360 NG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Naquez Pringle 6-3 330 NG Sr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
X – Javon Provitt 6-3 305 NG RS [Jr.] Rivals 3* [5.5]
Ja’Quize Cross 6-4 300 NG Fr. Rivals 2* [5.3]
X – Camaron Spence 6-2 309 NG RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
DT (4)
Regie Meant 6-4 302 DT Sr. Rivals 2* [5.3]
Adrian Middleton 6-3 295 DT Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Tymere Dubose 6-5 307 DT Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Kordell Looney 6-5 283 DT Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
SDE (3)
Alvonte Bell 6-5 260 SDE Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Kengera Daniel 6-6 250 SDE Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
T.J. Carter 6-4 250 SDE Fr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
X – Joshua Paschal 6-4 255 SDE RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
WDE/Jack (3)
Denzil Ware 6-2 255 WDE Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Jordan Bonner 6-6 230 WDE Jr Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jaylin Bannerman 6-5 218 WDE Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
SLB/OLB (4)
De’Niro Laster 6-4 226 SLB Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Kobie Walker 6-3 200 SLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Josh Allen 6-5 210 SLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Jamar Watson 6-3 218 SLB Fr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
MLB (3)
Courtney Love 6-2 245 MLB Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Nico Firios 6-2 231 MLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Kash Daniel 6-1 227 MLB Fr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Jacob Phillips 6-3 231 MLB RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
WLB/ILB (3)
Jordan Jones 6-2 215 WLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Eli Brown 6-2 200 WLB So. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Roland Walder 6-3 219 WLB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
CB – Boundary (3)
Chris Westry 6-4 180 CB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Will Jackson 6-3 200 CB So. Rivals 2* [5.2]
Davonte Robinson 6-1 170 CB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Amir Riep 6-0 180 CB RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
CB – Field (5)
Kendell Randolph 6-0 177 CB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Jared Tucker 5-11 168 CB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Derrick Baity 6-3 180 CB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Kei Beckham 5-11 170 CB So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jordan Griffin 6-1 173 CB Fr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
S – Strong (1)
Mike Edwards 6-0 186 SS Jr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Brian Cole 6-2 200 SS So. Rivals 5* [5.9]
X - J’Marick Woods 6-2 187 SS RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.7]
S – Free (3)
Darius West 6-0 206 FS Jr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Marcus Walker 6-1 190 FS So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Tobias Gilliam 6-0 185 FS Fr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
K/P/ST (2)
Austin MacGinnis 5-10 175 K Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Grant McKinniss 6-1 208 P So. Rivals 2* [5.2]
75 Scholarship Players [+6 Commitments + 12 Openings]
Offense – 37 Scholarship Players [+6 Commitments + 5 Openings]
Defense – 36 Scholarship Players [+7 Openings]
Special Teams – 2 Players
QB (3 + 2)
Stephen Johnson 6-3 195 QB Sr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
Drew Barker 6-3 225 QB Jr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Gunnar Hoak 6-4 192 QB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
*Mac Jones 6-2 178 QB RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.7]
*Walker Wood 6-0 189 QB RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
TB (5 + 2)
Stanley Williams 5-9 196 TB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Mikel Horton 6-1 226 TB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Sihiem King 5-9 172 TB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
A.J. Rose 6-1 191 TB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Benny Snell 5-11 211 TB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
*Michael Warren 5-10 199 TB RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
*Bryant Koback 5-11 191 TB RS [Fr.] Rivals 2* [5.4]
WR – X & Z (7)
Jeff Badet 6-0 182 WR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Dorian Baker 6-3 208 WR Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Blake Bone 6-5 208 WR Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
T.V. Williams 5-10 155 WR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Kayaune Ross 6-5 220 WR Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Jabari Greenwood 6-3 195 WR So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Dakota Holtzclaw 6-7 217 WR Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Jav. Richardson 6-4 205 WR RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.9]
X – Danny Davis 6-2 180 WR RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
SWR – H & Y (4 + 1)
Alex Montgomery 6-2 210 SWR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Garrett Johnson 5-11 182 SWR Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Tavin Richardson 6-3 218 SWR So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Zyaire Hughes 6-1 175 SWR Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
*Russ Yeast 5-10 172 SWR RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
TE (4)
Greg Hart 6-5 240 TE Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Darryl Long 6-4 246 TE Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
C.J. Conrad 6-5 245 TE Jr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Justin Rigg 6-6 235 TE Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
X - Charles Reeves 6-5 240 TE RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.6]
C (2)
Jervontius Stallings 6-3 335 C Jr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
Drake Jackson 6-1 290 C Fr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
OG (6)
Ramsey Meyers 6-4 320 OG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Nick Haynes 6-5 308 OG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
George Asafo-Adjei 6-5 325 OG Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jarrett LaRubbio 6-6 292 OG Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Logan Stenborg 6-6 330 OG So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Luke Fortner 6-5 280 OG Fr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
X – Thayer Munford 6-6 325 OG RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.7]
OT (6 + 1)
Kyle Meadows 6-5 298 OT Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Cole Mosier 6-6 335 OT Sr. Rivals – Walk-On
Tate Leavitt 6-6 305 OT Sr. Rivals 4* [5.9]
Mason Wolfe 6-6 325 OT So. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Calvin Taylor 6-9 295 OT So. Rivals 2* [5.4]
Landon Young 6-7 298 OT Fr. Rivals 5* [6.1]
*James Hudson 6-5 271 OT RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.8]
X – Jedrick Wills 6-4 316 OT RS [Fr.] Rivals 5* [6.1]
NG (4)
Jacob Hyde 6-2 333 NG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Matt Elam 6-7 360 NG Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Naquez Pringle 6-3 330 NG Sr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
X – Javon Provitt 6-3 305 NG RS [Jr.] Rivals 3* [5.5]
Ja’Quize Cross 6-4 300 NG Fr. Rivals 2* [5.3]
X – Camaron Spence 6-2 309 NG RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
DT (4)
Regie Meant 6-4 302 DT Sr. Rivals 2* [5.3]
Adrian Middleton 6-3 295 DT Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Tymere Dubose 6-5 307 DT Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Kordell Looney 6-5 283 DT Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
SDE (3)
Alvonte Bell 6-5 260 SDE Sr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Kengera Daniel 6-6 250 SDE Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
T.J. Carter 6-4 250 SDE Fr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
X – Joshua Paschal 6-4 255 SDE RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
WDE/Jack (3)
Denzil Ware 6-2 255 WDE Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Jordan Bonner 6-6 230 WDE Jr Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jaylin Bannerman 6-5 218 WDE Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
SLB/OLB (4)
De’Niro Laster 6-4 226 SLB Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Kobie Walker 6-3 200 SLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Josh Allen 6-5 210 SLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Jamar Watson 6-3 218 SLB Fr. Rivals 2* [5.4]
MLB (3)
Courtney Love 6-2 245 MLB Sr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Nico Firios 6-2 231 MLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Kash Daniel 6-1 227 MLB Fr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Jacob Phillips 6-3 231 MLB RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
WLB/ILB (3)
Jordan Jones 6-2 215 WLB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Eli Brown 6-2 200 WLB So. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Roland Walder 6-3 219 WLB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
CB – Boundary (3)
Chris Westry 6-4 180 CB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
Will Jackson 6-3 200 CB So. Rivals 2* [5.2]
Davonte Robinson 6-1 170 CB Fr. Rivals 3* [5.6]
X – Amir Riep 6-0 180 CB RS [Fr.] Rivals 4* [5.8]
CB – Field (5)
Kendell Randolph 6-0 177 CB Sr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Jared Tucker 5-11 168 CB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Derrick Baity 6-3 180 CB Jr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Kei Beckham 5-11 170 CB So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Jordan Griffin 6-1 173 CB Fr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
S – Strong (1)
Mike Edwards 6-0 186 SS Jr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
X – Brian Cole 6-2 200 SS So. Rivals 5* [5.9]
X - J’Marick Woods 6-2 187 SS RS [Fr.] Rivals 3* [5.7]
S – Free (3)
Darius West 6-0 206 FS Jr. Rivals 4* [5.8]
Marcus Walker 6-1 190 FS So. Rivals 3* [5.7]
Tobias Gilliam 6-0 185 FS Fr. Rivals 3* [5.7]
K/P/ST (2)
Austin MacGinnis 5-10 175 K Sr. Rivals 3* [5.5]
Grant McKinniss 6-1 208 P So. Rivals 2* [5.2]