
David Stone is the Sooners’ anchor-to-be in the middle
In 2026, Oklahoma DL David Stone looks like a real tone-setter: a 6-3, 315-pound junior captain who already flashed in 2025 with 42 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, 26 pressures, and 27 stops, then returned to the Sooners after testing the portal. He’s being viewed as one of the nation’s top interior defenders, landing on the Outland and Nagurski watch lists and checking in at No. 31 on PFF’s 2026 top-50 list. Why care? He’s disruptive, stout against the run, and trending toward first-round NFL buzz if the pass-rush polish keeps coming.





