University of Oklahoma Athletics

2020 Football Roster

LaRon Stokes
Jersey Number 96

LaRon Stokes

  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    278
  • Hometown:
    Tulsa, Okla.
  • High School:
    NE Okla. A&M
Season GP-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU
2019 13-10 6 9 15 4.5-13 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0
2020 8-5 4 8 12 2.5-5 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 1
2021 11-0 4 4 8 1.5-2 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Career 32-15 14 21 35 8.5-20 1.5-6 0-0 0 0 1

2021
An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … played in 11 games … missed Nebraska (9/18) and Texas (10/9) games … totaled eight tackles (four solo), 1.5 tackles for loss and one QB hurry … had one tackle (0.5 TFL) in the Alamo Bowl vs. Oregon (12/29) … his TFL came vs. Texas Tech (10/30) … notched two tackles vs. TCU (10/16) … also registered solo stops vs. Oklahoma State (11/27) and Western Carolina (9/11).

2020
Played in eight games and made five starts … missed Texas Tech (10/31), Kansas (11/7) and Oklahoma State (11/21) games due to injury … totaled 12 tackles (four solo, eight assists), 2.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and two QB hurries … registered three assisted tackles and a QB hurry in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... made one assisted tackle in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Iowa State (12/19) … logged two solo stops (1.0 TFL) at TCU (10/24) … had one tackle for loss vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … made three stops (0.5 for loss) in season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12).

2019
Named Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year by league coaches … played in 13 of 14 games and made 10 starts … recorded 15 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and a half sack … registered two tackles vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl (12/28) ... made one stop at Oklahoma State (11/30) … logged a half sack against TCU (11/23) … tied a season high with three tackles (0.5 TFL) against Iowa State (11/9) … made two stops (1.5 TFLs) against West Virginia (10/19) … recorded three stops (1.0 TFL) at UCLA (9/14) … registered a tackle for loss vs. South Dakota (9/7).

HIGH SCHOOL
Early enrollee ... three-star junior college recruit by 247Sports … touted as the No. 3 JUCO defensive end by 247Sports and No. 1 JUCO prospect in the state of Oklahoma … totaled 76 tackles (eight for loss) and seven sacks in 2018 … led team in sacks and tackles for loss … chose Oklahoma over Oklahoma State, Oregon and others.

PERSONAL
Was homeschooled ... graduated from OU in December 2020 with a degree in human relations and is pursuing a master's in human relations.

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