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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Team breakdown&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Offense&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key returning starters:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;QB Baker Mayfield,&amp;nbsp;WR Dede Westbrook, RB Samaje Perine\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Sooners are set at quarterback with Heisman candidate Mayfield and the best running back tandem in the country, but they\u2019ll have to replace Sterling Shepard\u2019s 86 catches and two offensive linemen, including three-year starting right guard Nila Kasitati. Developing a go-to receiver (or two) will be a top priority in fall camp.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Defense&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Key returning starters:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;CB Jordan Thomas,&amp;nbsp;S Steven Parker, LB Jordan Evans\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Gone are all the big-time playmakers from the best defense in the 2015 Big 12 (just 364.5 yards per game for opponents), including all-conference cornerback Zack Sanchez, who picked off seven passes in 2015. The linebacking corps is young and inexperienced, which means true freshman Caleb Kelly, a five-star prospect from Fresno, will have to live up to the hype.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h3&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Superlatives&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leader in rushing:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mixon. In truth, it could be him or the bulldozer Perine, but Mixon has breakaway speed and a year of experience. He\u2019ll get a lot more carries (113) than last season.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leader in receiving:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Geno Lewis. Westbrook is the team\u2019s returning leading pass catcher with 46 receptions, but the Penn State transfer has more experience than anyone else on the roster.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leader in tackles:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Evans. The Sooners\u2019 only returning linebacker will improve on a productive 2015 (83 tackles, 5 tackles for loss).&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Leader in sacks:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Charles Walker. He\u2019ll thrive as a starter, one season after putting up impressive numbers (9 tackles for loss, 6 sacks) as a rotation guy.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Opposing coach's take&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CDefensively, they\u2019re good. [Coordinator Mike] Stoops brings different looks, schemes and surprise blitzes each week. It keeps play-callers off balance. It helps to have good players, obviously, but they\u2019re good at changing up fronts and mixing in pressures, too. They\u2019ll be good defending the passing game because they bring back three guys in the secondary. Jordan Thomas, their [junior] corner, is so good, he can occupy your best guy, and they\u2019ll just do whatever they want to your other receivers.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Baker Mayfield fits perfectly with what they want to do. It\u2019s a similar scheme to the one he ran in high school and at Texas Tech\u2014an Air Raid\u2013based attack\u2014so he knows where to get the ball, how to get the ball out quick and how to get out of a bad play. He can hurt you running, too.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those two stud running backs [junior Samaje Perine and sophomore Joe Mixon] really complement each other. I\u2019m not sure which one is better; they\u2019re both first-round-type players. They\u2019re physical and fast, and the coaches utilize them really well. With their receivers, they may not have one star, but as a group they may have more depth. [Senior] Dede Westbrook made some nice plays last year, and [sophomore] Mark Andrews can hurt you.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;[Coach Bob] Stoops walks and talks with a lot of swagger, and his guys feed off it. They think they\u2019re the best, and they play like it.\u201D&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Impact newcomer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A graduate transfer from Penn State, Lewis&amp;nbsp;brings some much-needed big-play ability&amp;nbsp;to Norman. But the 6'1\" 205-pounder needs to get back to his 2014 form (55 receptions for 751 yards and two touchdowns) and forget about the \u201915 season, when he got passed on the depth chart and caught only 17 balls.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;h2&gt;Key numbers&lt;/h2&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;83:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Tackles in 2015 by senior ILB Jordan Evans, the only one of the four starting \u2019backers to return.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Star rating for 6'3\", 221-pound freshman OLB Caleb Kelly.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;572:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Total yards for QB Baker Mayfield against Tulsa&amp;nbsp;last year, a school record.&amp;nbsp;His 4,105 yards as a junior (including 3,700 passing) ranks&amp;nbsp;fifth among Sooners signal-callers.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;5:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Interceptions by now junior cornerback Jordan Thomas, the leader of the secondary, who also had 46 tackles.&amp;nbsp;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2,102:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;Combined rushing yards for&amp;nbsp;RBs Samaje Perine (1,349 as a sophomore) and Joe Mixon (753 as a&amp;nbsp;freshman). 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