Key Oklahoma Defensive Lineman Set to Return in 2024

Oklahoma’s defensive line got a massive boost on Thursday night. Da’Jon Terry, who transferred to Norman from Tennessee last year, is returning for the 2024 season, Terry announced on X.

Gobbling up space at the heart of OU’s defensive line, Terry totaled 17 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss and one sack. A run-stopper for defensive tackles coach Todd Bates, Terry stands 6-foot-3 and 321 pounds.

Brent Venables’s defense already got fantastic news in the return of linebacker Danny Stutsman and safety Billy Bowman, and the return of Terry should form a formable spine for the Sooners’ defense as the program heads to the SEC next year.

What Danny Stutsman, Billy Bowman Jr.’s decisions to return mean for Oklahoma

Oklahoma’s defense got two major boosts in the last 72 hours, with safety Billy Bowman Jr. and linebacker Danny Stutsman both announcing their returns for 2024.

NORMAN — The two biggest recruiting wins for Brent Venables since the end of the regular season didn’t come from the transfer portal or the 2024 class.

They came from within Oklahoma’s program.

In the last 72 hours, the Sooners were the beneficiaries of two monumental decisions from their two best defensive players, with safety Billy Bowman Jr. announcing Friday night his decision to return for his senior season and linebacker Danny Stutsman following suit Monday afternoon. Bowman’s announcement came four days after he sent many OU fans into a panic by brushing aside a question about his future during an appearance on Sooner Sports Talk, while Stutsman’s announcement — replete with a minute-long video featuring Brian Bosworth, a private jet and a pair of white Corvettes — came a week after reports surfaced that the linebacker was expected to declare for the NFL Draft.