Drake Stoops

Photo by: Morgan Givens, OU Athletics

Photo by: Joshua Gateley/University of Oklahoma

Photo by: Josh Gateley

Position:
WR
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Height:
5-10
Weight:
190
Hometown:
Norman, Okla.
High School:
Norman North HS

Season	GP-GS	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2018	2-0	2	16	8.0	0	8
2019	14-0	8	95	11.9	0	19
2020	10-6	15	219	14.6	2	51
2021	10-2	16	191	11.9	2	31
2022	13-10	39	393	10.1	3	33
2023	13-13	84	962	11.5	10	60
Career	62-31	164	1,876	11.4	17	60

CAREER NOTES
Concluded his sixth year in the program in 2023 ... earned Big 12 all-academic honors all six seasons ... started 31 of his 62 career games and caught 164 passes for 1,876 yards and 17 touchdowns.

2023
Named to All-Big 12 First Team and Fall Academic All-Big 12 Team … one of three Burlsworth Trophy finalists (award given to nation’s most outstanding football player who began his career as a walk-on) … started all 13 games and led team with 84 receptions, 962 yards and 10 touchdowns … also rushed four times for eight yards … ranked second in Big 12 in receptions and receiving touchdowns, third in receiving yards per game (74.0) and fifth in receiving yards … notched multiple receptions in every game, at least four catches in 12 contests and six or more catches seven times … his 38 receptions, five receiving touchdowns and 486 receiving yards over team's four November games ranked second, fourth and eighth most, respectively, in country during the month … caught six passes for 82 yards in Alamo Bowl vs. Arizona (12/28) ... registered 125 yards and a TD on a career-high-tying 12 receptions vs. TCU (11/24) … caught four passes for 63 yards at BYU (11/18) … established career highs of 164 receiving yards and three TDs on 10 catches vs. West Virginia (11/11) … set career highs with 12 receptions and 134 yards with a TD at Oklahoma State (11/4) … caught four passes for 76 yards at Kansas (10/28) … notched a team-high seven receptions for 60 yards and a TD vs. UCF (10/21) … tallied four catches for 55 yards (including two for 39 yards on OU’s game-winning drive) vs. Texas (10/7) … made five receptions for 32 yards and a TD vs. Iowa State (9/30) … grabbed six passes for 45 yards at Cincinnati (9/23) … caught a team-high eight passes for 53 yards and two TDs at Tulsa (9/16) … recorded two receptions for 17 yards vs. SMU (9/9) … made four catches for 56 yards and a TD in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2).

2022
An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy (combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership) … played in all 13 games and made 10 starts (including starts in each of last eight games) … tied for second on team with 39 receptions and totaled 393 receiving yards and three touchdowns ... averaged 10.1 yards per catch … rushed eight times for 48 yards … his receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns all marked career highs … had at least one catch in 12 games and at least three catches in eight contests (including six of last seven outings) … caught two passes for 27 yards vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... tied career high with six receptions for 55 yards at Texas Tech (11/26) … set career high with six receptions for 89 yards and a touchdown vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … had four receptions for 31 yards at West Virginia (11/12) … tallied three catches for 13 yards and a score vs. Baylor (11/5) … finished with 43 yards on four receptions vs. Kansas (10/15) … made three catches for 32 yards at Nebraska (9/17) … scored a touchdown and had 33 yards on three grabs vs. Kent State (9/10).

2021
An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … played in 10 games and made two starts … missed season opener vs. Tulane (9/4) and Iowa State (11/20) and Oklahoma State (11/27) games … recorded 16 receptions for 191 yards (11.9 average) and two touchdowns … caught a 6-yard touchdown pass in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) … notched 57 yards and a touchdown on a career high-tying three receptions vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … tallied three receptions for 30 yards at Kansas (10/23) … caught a fourth-quarter two-point conversion pass that tied the game as OU erased a 21-point deficit vs. Texas (10/9) … had two receptions for 31 yards at Kansas State (10/2) … tallied three catches for 15 yards vs. West Virginia (9/25) … had two catches for 31 yards vs. Nebraska (9/18).

2020
An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … played in 10 games and made seven starts … missed season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12) … recorded 15 receptions for 219 yards (14.6 average) and two touchdowns … registered two catches for 21 yards in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... caught two passes for 20 yards vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State (11/21) … logged two receptions for 19 yards vs. Kansas (11/7) … scored game-winning touchdown on a 20-yard reception in fourth overtime vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … caught three passes for 93 yards (including a career-long 51-yard TD) vs. Kansas State (9/26).

2019
Named to Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... played in all 14 games as a reserve receiver and punt returner … totaled eight receptions for 95 yards … caught two passes for career-high 28 yards vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl (12/28) ... one of receptions vs. LSU went for a career-long 19 yards ... reeled in one pass for five yards at Kansas State (10/26) … caught a season-high two passes for 19 yards against West Virginia (10/19) … made one reception for nine yards at Kansas (10/5) … had one catch for 17 yards at UCLA (9/14) … caught one pass for 17 yards vs. South Dakota (9/7).

2018
Named to Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team ... played in season’s first two games ... caught two passes for 16 yards in opener against Florida Atlantic (9/1) ... believed to be first OU true freshman walk-on to record a catch in a season opener.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star recruit according to 247Sports and Rivals ... a two-time first-team all-state selection by The Oklahoman ... finished career with 201 catches for 3,390 yards and 39 touchdowns ... caught 67 passes for 1,093 yards and 15 scores as a senior ... reeled in 86 passes for 1,536 yards and 20 TDs as a junior to help team to state championship game ... offered scholarship by Air Force, Iowa, Memphis, Ohio and Western Kentucky.

PERSONAL
Son of OU’s all-time coaching wins leader Bob Stoops ... awarded an athletics scholarship on the field right after 2021 spring game ... OU's 2022 and 2023 nominee for the William V. Campbell Trophy ... graduated from OU with a degree in communication and is pursuing a master's degree in human relations.