Sooners closing in on four-star Lewis Carter

Oklahoma has become an absolute machine in July, and, by all accounts, it’s not slowing in the slightest.

After starting the month ranked somewhere in the 40s nationally in team recruiting rankings for the class of 2023, Oklahoma has taken a Superman-sequel size leap into the top 15 of college football recruiting. The best part: The month of July has more commits to come.

One of the players whom the Sooners are closing in on is four-star athlete Lewis Carter.

Carter, a projected linebacker out of Tampa, Florida, fits the modern off-ball linebacker mold of today. He’s not a hulking 6-foot-3 behemoth but is a little undersized with speed to burn and some pop behind his pads. He has the ability to play in space, which is where today’s games are being decided. At six feet tall and playing somewhere around 200 pounds it’s possible the Sooners could move him to safety, but it looks like he’ll get a shot as a linebacker out of high school.

The Under Armour All-American boasts over 40 confirmed offers, but the Auburn Tigers, North Carolina Tarheels, Clemson Tigers and the Sooners seem to be standing out the most.

Less than 24 hours after Oklahoma landed its 15th commitment of the 2023 class, cryptic “lock” emojis flooded social media from former Sooner great Rufus Alexander and director of recruiting J.R. Sandlin on Friday morning. Those were followed by Carter posting this tweet.

BIG NEWS COMING SOON?,STAY TUNED?? #AGTG pic.twitter.com/Lw7ShtRKEe

— LewisCarter (@LewisCarter_4) July 15, 2022

To cap it, multiple 247Sports crystal ball and On3 predictions were dropped from Oklahoma and Auburn insiders, raising the idea that Carter’s recruitment could be winding down and Oklahoma is the favorite.

New #Sooners 247 Crystal Ball

⭐⭐⭐⭐️ 2023 LB Lewis Carter
6’0″ / 200
? Tampa Catholic HS (Tampa, FL)
?️ 7 (High)
✍️ By Parker Thune
?⬇️ Oklahoma Insiderhttps://t.co/XBBG9lN0pD

?: @LewisCarter_4#CHO23N ? pic.twitter.com/zv6xEVr7df

— ??????? & ????? ?????????? (@OUCrystalBall) July 15, 2022

New #Sooners 247 Crystal Ball

⭐⭐⭐⭐️ 2023 LB Lewis Carter
6’0″ / 200
? Tampa Catholic HS (Tampa, FL)
?️ 6 (Med)
✍️ By Phillip Dukes
?⬇️ Auburn Insiderhttps://t.co/XBBG9lN0pD

?: @LewisCarter_4#CHO23N ? pic.twitter.com/ybZYAPFRpe

— ??????? & ????? ?????????? (@OUCrystalBall) July 15, 2022

A Carter commitment would be another major pickup as Brent Venables continues to remake the defensive roster in his image — one that more closely resembles the elite defenses he built while at Clemson.

Lewis Carter’s Recruiting Profile

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