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 28
DeZephen Walker
- Position:
- RB
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 216
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
- High School:
- Raymore-Peculiar HS
HIGH SCHOOL
A four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … touted as the nation’s No. 22 running back prospect according to ESPN, No. 23 by 247Sports and No. 27 by Rivals … ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Missouri by ESPN, No. 4 by 247Sports and No. 5 by Rivals … totaled more than 2,000 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns through his first three high school seasons … accumulated more than 3,200 all-purpose yards in his career ... earned 2025 Class 6A-5 All-District and 2024 Class 6A-6 All-District honors ... named to 2024 Missouri Class 6A All-State Third Team … registered 957 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, 47 yards on five receptions and 91 yards on kickoff returns in nine games as a junior … also competed in track and field … chose Oklahoma over Kansas State, Nebraska and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2026 ... major is environmental sustainability ... first name pronounced deh-ZEFF-in.
A four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … touted as the nation’s No. 22 running back prospect according to ESPN, No. 23 by 247Sports and No. 27 by Rivals … ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Missouri by ESPN, No. 4 by 247Sports and No. 5 by Rivals … totaled more than 2,000 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns through his first three high school seasons … accumulated more than 3,200 all-purpose yards in his career ... earned 2025 Class 6A-5 All-District and 2024 Class 6A-6 All-District honors ... named to 2024 Missouri Class 6A All-State Third Team … registered 957 rushing yards and eight touchdowns, 47 yards on five receptions and 91 yards on kickoff returns in nine games as a junior … also competed in track and field … chose Oklahoma over Kansas State, Nebraska and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2026 ... major is environmental sustainability ... first name pronounced deh-ZEFF-in.
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