David Stone (born November 20, 2005) is an American football

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for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Early life and high school career

Stone was born in

Del City, Oklahoma Del City is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. The population was 21,822 at the United States Census, 2020. Del City is located near two major interstate highways, both of whi ...

and attended

Del City High School Del City High School is the only public high school located in Del City, Oklahoma, U.S., and one of three high schools in the Mid-Del School District. The school opened in 1953. According to GreatSchools.org, the high school is rated above Midwes ...

for two years. As a freshman, he recorded 19 tackles and a sack playing in only six games behind an experienced defensive line for Del City. Before his sophomore year, Stone attended the Rivals Underclassmen Challenge in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was named Defensive Line MVP. As a sophomore, he recorded 47 tackles and nine sacks and was named to '' The Oklahomans All-City First Team in 2021. In 2022, Stone transferred to IMG Academy and recorded 50 tackles, five sacks, and nine quarterback hurries as a junior and was later named to the MaxPreps Junior All-American. Becoming a key defensive unit, he helped the team allow only 3.0 points per game and 2.1 yards per rush, while forcing 30 turnovers. As a senior, he led the team to a 10–0 record and was named as a MaxPreps First-Team All-American.

Recruiting

Stone became a consensus five-star prospect and was regarded as the best defensive tackle prospect. Rated as the No. 4 prospect by ESPN, No. 7 by Rivals, and No. 19 by

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and On3, he committed to

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

over offers from Florida, Miami (FL),

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, Oregon, and Texas A&M.

References

External links

Oklahoma Sooners bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stone, David 2005 births Living people Players of American football from Oklahoma People from Del City, Oklahoma American football defensive tackles IMG Academy alumni Oklahoma Sooners football players