Nigel Smith II holds the DT · Depth spot in Oklahoma Sooners’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Nigel Smith II is a defensive tackle from Melissa, Texas, standing 6'4" and weighing 295 pounds. A consensus four-star recruit in the 2024 class, he enrolled at Oklahoma in January 2024 and redshirted that season with one appearance against Temple on August 30. In 2025, Smith played in three games in a reserve role on the defensive line, appearing against Temple (September 13), Kent State (October 4), and South Carolina (October 18), recording one tackle at South Carolina. He is a returning redshirt sophomore majoring in management.

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