Report: Star Oklahoma WR Nic Anderson Expected to Transfer After Injury-Plagued Season

One of Oklahoma’s top offensive players is likely leaving Norman.

Wide receiver Nic Anderson is expected to enter the transfer portal, according to CBS Sports and 247 Sports college football reporter Matt Zenitz.

Anderson, a redshirt sophomore, missed almost the entire 2024 season with an upper quad injury. 

The wideout missed OU’s first three games of the year before returning against Tennessee on Sept. 21. Anderson played just a few plays in the Sooners’ loss to the Volunteers, reaggravating his injury and missing the remainder of the 2024 campaign.

Anderson played in just three games as a freshman before breaking out in 2023. Then a redshirt freshman, Anderson caught 38 passes for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 10 touchdowns tied for the most on the team with Drake Stoops, while he was second to Stoops in receiving yards.

Anderson led the nation in yards per catch a year ago heading into bowl season with 23.39. After the Sooners’ Alamo Bowl loss to Arizona, he finished No. 5 in FBS, averaging 21 yards per reception.

As a high school prospect, Anderson was graded as a three-star prospect by 247 Sports. He chose Oklahoma over offers from Oregon, Notre Dame, Penn State and USC.

With Anderson’s reported departure, it makes Oklahoma’s already thin receiver situation even thinner.

Anderson is one of several key wide receivers to deal with injuries in 2024, along with Andrel Anthony, Jayden Gibson and Jalil Farooq. 

Tight end Bauer Sharp was Oklahoma’s leading receiver in 2024, and he compiled just 324 yards. Sooner targets logged just 14 receiving touchdowns this year.

Anderson is the third Oklahoma player to announce his intention to transfer.

Zenitz reported that quarterback Jackson Arnold intends to enter the portal on Wednesday after starting 10 games in the 2024 season, while sophomore wideout Jaquaize Pettaway is also reportedly expected to enter the portal.

The transfer portal’s official opening date for the winter transfer window is Dec. 9. The portal will remain open until Dec. 28