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Oklahoma's projected 11 defensive starters all began their careers with the Sooners, and 16 of the other 28 players on the Week 1 defensive depth chart are in at least their third year in the system.

David Stone and Jayden Jackson are the expected starting defensive tackles, with Taylor Wein starting at one edge and Adepoju Adebawore or Danny Okoye competing opposite him.

Kip Lewis and Owen Heinecke form Oklahoma's veteran inside-linebacker tandem, while Michigan transfer Cole Sullivan is listed at a new Sam position that can interchange with Cheetah.

Oklahoma's expected secondary starts Courtland Guillory and Eli Bowen at corner, Peyton Bowen and Michael Boganowski at safety, and Reggie Powers III at Cheetah.

The Sooners improved to seventh nationally in scoring defense at 15.5 points allowed per game and fourth in defensive SP+ last season, supporting another top-tier preseason projection for the experienced unit.