Oklahoma's safety room is one of the deeper position groups on the team. With roster limits changing in college football, it's not surprising to see some attrition. According to 247Sports and Sooners Illustrated's Collin Kennedy,

Defensive back Mykel Patterson-McDonald will enter the transfer portal, per Collin Kennedy of 247 Sports. Patterson-McDonald was a freshman in 2024. Patterson-McDonald is a native of Moore, OK, who came to Norman with high expectations.

Oklahoma Sooners defensive back Mykel Patterson-McDonald has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. Mykel Patterson-McDonald played high school football at Westmoore (Moore, OK), where he was a three-star prospect.

The Oklahoma Sooners are one of the teams making a run at former five-star prospect Marvin Jones Jr. Jones entered the transfer portal this offseason after spending two seasons at Georgia and then transferring to Florida State for 2024.

Speaking to the media on Thursday, Brent Venables said the Oklahoma Sooners aren’t done in the transfer portal.

Tuesday, the Sooners added a fourth wide receiver through the portal in California transfer Josiah Martin . The winter transfer portal window is now closed for entrants, but players who have entered the portal are still able to sign with new schools and maintain their eligibility in 2025.

The Oklahoma Sooners made a splash via the transfer portal when they added former Washington State quarterback and the top player in this year’s portal class, John Mateer. But the Sooners weren’t done at quarterback, adding Western Carolina signal caller Cole Gonzales.

Another Oklahoma quarterback has entered the transfer portal. Redshirt freshman Steele Wasel, a preferred walk-on from Choctaw, has decided to leave OU after one season in Norman. Sooners On SI has confirmed 247 Sports' earlier report.