Oklahoma football: 5 most underrated players in Oklahoma Sooners history

Landry Jones put up monster numbers for Oklahoma football.

Landry Jones may have never won a Heisman Trophy or started on a national championship stage, but the fact remains, he is one of the most prolific passers in the history of Oklahoma football. the Artesia, New Mexico native arrived in Norman in 2008, redshirting as a freshman because Sam Bradford was too busy winning the Heisman Trophy that season.

While he was expected to backup Bradford in 2009, a season-ending injury forced the true freshman into the starting lineup early in the year. Jones completed 58.1 percent of his passes for 3,198 yards, 26 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 2009. With Bradford heading for the NFL as the No. 1 overall pick by the then-St. Louis Rams, Jones never relinquished his starter role.

Jones threw for over 4,000 yards in his final three Oklahoma seasons. His completion percentage never dipped below 63.2 percent, as he threw for over 30 touchdowns in two of his final three seasons. Jones left Norman with a career 63.6 completion percentage, throwing for 16,646 yards, 123 touchdowns and 52 interceptions.

He was drafted in the third round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2013, where he spent five NFL seasons. In the last three years, Jones has been on the Jacksonville Jaguars, the then-Oakland Raiders and was the face of the franchise on the XFL’s Dallas Renegades playing for his former college coach Bob Stoops.

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