Brent Venables and the Sooners have reeled in a pledge for the third day in a row, this time from a California cornerback with an NFL lineage.

Johnson is considered a three-star prospect in the cycle and hails from Marietta Valley, California. He's a long and tall cornerback, standing 6-foot-2, and he weighs 170 pounds. Johnson chose the Sooners over offers from Utah, Washington, Kansas, and UCLA.

Oklahoma picked up a new commitment for its 2026 recruiting class on Tuesday, landing a verbal pledge from a CB out of California.

Murrieta Valley (Calif.) three-star cornerback Derrick Johnson has committed to Oklahoma, he told On3’s Hayes Fawcett on Tuesday. He chose the Sooners over reported offers from BYU, Utah, Minnesota, Michigan State,

The last month and maybe a little longer than that, has been very kind to the Oklahoma Sooners when it comes to their recruiting. They have had some really good players commit to their 2026 class, helping them climb the rankings,

California and Oklahoma couldn't be any more different as states, but Johnson must have liked what Brent Venables and the Sooners offered him. The three-star committed to the Sooners on Tuesday, just days after taking his official visit to Oklahoma.