Oklahoma earns commitment from big-time defensive tackle prospect

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up another talented defensive tackle prospect in the 2027 recruiting class with the commitment of Sione Felila out of Hesperia, California. Felila chose the Sooners over offers from Notre Dame, Oregon, Cal, Washington, UCLA, TCU, and Utah. A legit nose tackle, Felila has great size for the position at 6-foot-2 and 310 pounds.

But he moves incredibly well, displaying the ability to create disruption with penetration, but shows incredible play strength at the point of attack to be disruptive in the running game. Felila has the ability to play both defensive tackle spots and can be a difference maker when asked to one-gap (which relies on quickness, strength, and getting up the field into your gap responsibility) or in two-gap scenarios (where he's asked to read the play and then react and make a play depending on what the running back does). He's the 20th commitment in the 2027 recruiting class, and although he's not highly rated according to 247Sports and Rivals, he has the ability to far exceed his recruiting ranking.

Felila joins two other promising defensive tackle prospects in Deven Robertson and Elijah Harmon, giving the Sooners a dynamic interior defensive line trio to add to their depth chart in 2027. BREAKING: Class of 2027 DL Sione Felila has Committed to Oklahoma, he tells me for @Rivals ⁰ The 6’3 300 DL from Hesperia, CA chose the Sooners over Notre Dame, Oregon, and Cal “All thanks to my Heavenly Father, BOOMER! ”⁰⁰ https://t.

co/ARmPrq1Na9 pic. twitter. com/JpfRaLRzT2 — Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) April 27, 2026 Sione Felila Recruiting Profile Vitals Projected Position Defensive Tackle Height 6-foot-2 Weight 310 pounds Hometown Hesperia, California Ratings Site Stars Overall Position State ESPN -- -- -- -- 247Sports 3 -- 69 47 247Sports Composite 3 724 81 59 Rivals 3 -- 90 75 Rivals Industry 3 795 78 70 Offers Per 247Sports California Kansas BYU Arizona Arizona State Oklahoma Oregon TCU UCLA Utah Washington Notre Dame Oregon State Colorado State San Diego State UNLV Northern Arizona Sacramento State Social Media After an AMAZING conversation with @CoachToddBates and @COACHSTACE_ I am blessed to have earned a scholarship offer to the University of Oklahoma @OU_Football @OakHillsFootba1 @NickMonica63 @coachmetty @GregBiggins @SWiltfong_ @adamgorney pic.