The Oklahoma Sooners are on the board with one of the better athletes in the 2027 recruiting class.

That would be three-star athlete Jaiden Fields, whom the Sooners are recruiting as both a receiver and a safety.

Fields, from Hutto, Texas, is ranked as the No. 41 athlete in the country. He’s likely going to start his college career in Norman playing in the defensive backfield.

The Sooners are planning on utilizing his athletic abilities in different ways, though, and that was part of the reason he committed to Oklahoma.

Of course, he also connected with Brent Venables and safeties coach Brandon Hall.

“What excited me the most is working with Coach Venables and Coach Hall and the ability to play multiple positions in their defense to develop me for the next level,” Fields told Rivals regarding his commitment.

He chose the Sooners over Texas A&M, Stanford, SMU and TCU.