University of Oklahoma Athletics

2026 Spring Football Roster

NORMAN, OK - February 25, 2026 - Lloyd Avant official headshot for 2025-26. Photo By Brendall Vargas/University of Oklahoma
Jersey Number 9

Lloyd Avant

  • Position:
    RB
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    212
  • Hometown:
    Humble, Texas
  • Prev School:
    Colorado State University
2025 (AT COLORADO STATE)
Played in 12 games and made four starts … totaled 90 rushes for 417 yards and five touchdowns, 24 receptions for 261 yards and a touchdown and 11 kickoff returns for 268 yards … made eight receptions for 135 yards and rushed three times for 11 yards and a touchdown vs. Air Force (11/28) … rushed nine times for 14 yards and a touchdown and had five receptions for 28 yards at Boise State (11/22) … made two receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown and rushed 12 times for 36 yards at New Mexico (11/15) … returned four kickoffs for 87 yards and rushed for 14 yards on four carries at Wyoming (10/25) … rushed eight times for 50 yards vs. Hawaii (10/18) … rushed 16 times for 52 yards and a touchdown vs. Fresno State (10/10) … rushed five times for 33 yards and caught four passes for 43 yards vs. Washington State (9/27) … rushed 10 times for a career-high 96 yards vs. UTSA (9/20) … rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries vs. Northern Colorado (9/6) … returned three kickoffs for 95 yards and rushed four times for 12 yards in the season opener at Washington (8/30).
 
2024 (AT TULSA)
Played in all 12 games and made one start at running back … totaled 76 rushes for 259 yards and a touchdown … also notched 12 receptions for 62 yards and 14 kickoff returns for 392 yards and a touchdown … rushed for 21 yards and a touchdown on five carries and had a 63-yard kickoff return at South Florida (11/23) … rushed seven times for 20 yards, made an 18-yard reception and returned three kickoffs for 70 yards vs. East Carolina (11/14) … rushed eight times for 24 yards and notched 50 yards on three kickoff returns at UAB (11/2) … made a season-high four receptions for 18 yards and rushed for eight yards on six carries at Louisiana Tech (9/21) … made three receptions for 24 yards and rushed six times for 18 yards at Oklahoma State (9/14) … rushed for 61 yards on 14 carries and returned three kickoffs for 57 yards at Arkansas State (9/7) … rushed 11 times for 64 yards and tallied 127 yards and a touchdown on two kickoff returns, including a 100-yard TD return, in his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Northwestern State (8/29).
 
High School
Attended Summer Creek High School in Humble, Texas … rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and On3 … rushed for 2,210 yards and 31 touchdowns and had 16 receptions for 201 yards and two touchdowns as a senior to lead his team to a 14-2 record and the Class 6A Division 2 state finals … District 21-6A MVP … a three-time all-District 21-6A selection … rushed for 1,710 yards and 32 touchdowns as a junior to earn district offensive MVP honors … rushed for 1,794 yards and 27 touchdowns as a sophomore.
  
Personal
Enrolled at OU in January 2026 ... born in Rocky Mount, N.C.
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