Jalil Farooq

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Position:
WR
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-1
Weight:
208
Hometown:
Lanham, Md.
High School:
Dr. Henry A Wise Jr. HS

Season	GP-GS	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	Long	RUSH	AVG	TD	LG
2021	8-0	4	69	17.3	0	30	0-0	0.0	0	0
2022	13-10	37	466	12.6	5	41	15-140	9.3	0	24
2023	13-13	45	694	15.4	2	49	17-95	5.6	0	22
2024	2-2	3	58	19.3	0	47	0-0	0.0	0	0
Career	36-25	89	1,287	14.4	7	49	32-235	7.3	0	24

CAREER NOTES
Started 25 of his 36 career games (including 25 of his 28 contests the last three seasons) ... caught 89 passes for 1,287 yards (14.4 yards per reception) and seven touchdowns ... rushed 32 times for 235 times (7.3-yard average) ... returned 32 kickoffs for 708 yards (22.1-yard average).

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Limited to two games due to injury … started in season opener vs. Temple (8/30) and notched a 47-yard reception before sustaining an injury … started at Missouri (11/9) and registered two catches for 11 yards.

2023 (OKLAHOMA)
An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection … started all 13 games … totaled 694 yards and two touchdowns on 45 receptions (15.4 yards per catch) and rushed 17 times for 95 yards (5.6 yards per carry) … also averaged 22.2 yards on 19 kickoff returns … recorded multiple receptions in 11 games … had two games with at least 100 receiving yards and four with at least 80 yards … finished with four catches for 57 yards vs. Arizona in Alamo Bowl (12/28) ... recorded five catches for 53 yards at BYU (11/18) … made two catches for 30 yards and rushed for a season-high 29 yards on two carries vs. West Virginia (11/11) … tallied a season-high seven receptions for 98 yards at Oklahoma State (11/4) … rushed a season-high five times for 17 yards and caught three passes for 11 yards at Kansas (10/28) … registered a season-high 130 receiving yards on five catches, rushed three times for 13 yards and returned two kickoffs for 37 yards (with a long of 31) vs. Texas (10/7) to earn Paul Hornung Award Player of the Week honors … finished with 81 yards on five receptions vs. Iowa State (9/30) … registered 126 yards and a touchdown on six catches and 105 yards on three kickoff returns (season-long 62-yarder) at Tulsa (9/16) … became first Sooner with at least 100 receiving yards and 100 kickoff return yards in the same game … logged 33 yards and scored a touchdown on two receptions vs. SMU (9/9).

2022 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in all 13 games and made 10 starts … ranked fourth on team with 466 receiving yards on 37 catches … ranked third on squad with five receiving touchdowns … rushed 15 times for 142 yards (9.3 per carry) … returned 13 kickoffs for 281 yards (21.6 average) … finished with four receptions for 59 yards (28-yard touchdown) and two rushes for 14 yards against Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... made four catches for 20 yards and a touchdown at Texas Tech (11/26) … had one catch for 30-yard touchdown vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … tied career high with five receptions for 49 yards and returned two kicks for 56 yards at West Virginia (11/12) … had three catches for 39 yards and two rushes for 15 yards vs. Baylor (11/5) … recorded four catches for 74 yards and a touchdown, rushed twice for 26 yards and had a pair of kick returns for 23 yards at Iowa State (10/29) … logged four receptions for 42 yards vs. Kansas (10/15) … registered career highs of five rushes and 60 yards vs. Texas (10/8) … returned four kicks for season-high 123 yards (including a career-long 47-yarder) at TCU (10/1) … registered career-high five catches for 69 yards and rushed twice for eight yards vs. Kansas State (9/24) … caught his first career touchdown pass and finished with three receptions for 58 yards at Nebraska (9/17) … made one catch for nine yards vs. UTEP (9/3).

2021 (OKLAHOMA)
Appeared in eight games (primarily on special teams) … had four receptions for 69 yards ... notched three catches for 64 yards in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) ... made one catch at Kansas (10/27) for five yards.

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star and top-200 national recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals ... rated as the nation’s No. 109 overall player by ESPN, No. 156 by Rivals and No. 173 by 247Sports ... rated the No. 18 wide receiver by ESPN, No. 21 by Rivals and No. 24 by 247Sports ... ranked as the No. 6 player in Maryland by 247Sports and ESPN and No. 7 by Rivals ... a 2021 All-American bowl invitee ... high school team did not play a fall 2020 or spring 2021 season due to the coronavirus pandemic ... was an all-metro selection his sophomore and junior seasons ... accounted for 718 receiving yards (11 touchdowns on 31 catches), 668 rushing yards (11 touchdowns on 65 carries), 35 tackles, 11 passes defensed and three interceptions as a junior in 2019 ... helped lead Wise to a 15-0 record and the Maryland 4A state title his junior season (caught five passes for 61 yards, rushed five times for 39 yards and a touchdown and had an interception in the championship game) ... also helped Pumas to 2017 4A state crown as a freshman ... chose the Sooners over Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Maryland and others.

PERSONAL
Major is communication ... name pronounced juh-LIL fuh-RUKE.