Ethan Downs
A four-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN and a three-star prospect by Rivals ... rated as the nation's No. 123 overall recruit by 247Sports and No. 146 by ESPN ... ranked as the No. 1 player in Oklahoma by ESPN, No. 3 by 247Sports and No. 7 by Rivals ... the No. 2 player on The Oklahoman's Super 30 list ... regarded as the nation's No. 12 athlete by ESPN ... rated as the country's No. 9 weakside defensive end by 247Sports and No. 28 by Rivals ... finished career with 238 tackles, 18 sacks and two interceptions ... rushed for more than 1,250 career yards and 16 touchdowns (five as a senior) while registering more than 1,000 receiving yards and 15 receiving TDs (seven as a junior) ... named District 4A-1 MVP as a senior in 2020 after recording 50 tackles, four sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery ... an all-state selection by The Oklahoman as a junior in 2019 when he helped lead Weatherford to a 12-2 record and the Oklahoma 4A state championship game ... a first-team MaxPreps Sophomore All-American as a tight end in 2018 ... also lettered in track and field (won 2019 Oklahoma 4A shot put title with a throw of 51 feet, 3 inches and finished third in the discus) ... was the first defensive commit of the Sooners' 2021 class (committed in October 2019) ... chose OU over LSU, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M and others.
Ethan, welcome home - https://t.co/A0U9qFs0Ud@ethandowns40 | #LincUpXXI pic.twitter.com/zKKCncODbH
— Lincoln Riley (@LincolnRiley) December 16, 2020