Marvin Mims

Marvin Mims Jr. is an American football wide receiver for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Marvin Mims
Oklahoma Sooners – No. 17
PositionWide receiver
ClassFreshman
MajorEngineering[1]
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLone Star (Frisco, Texas)
Personal information
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight174 lb (79 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Mims grew up in Frisco, Texas and attended Lone Star High School. He was named the District 5-5A-I Offensive MVP in his junior season after posting 1,158 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2] As a senior, Mims caught set a national record with 2,629 receiving yards on 117 receptions with 32 touchdown catches and was named Mr. Texas Football and first team USA Today High School All-American.[3][4][5] Mims finished his high school career with a state record 5,485 receiving yards.[6][7] Mims initially committed to play college football at Stanford over offers from Notre Dame and TCU, but later decommitted during his senior year in favor of attending Oklahoma.[8][9]

College career

Mims joined the Oklahoma Sooners in January 2020 as an early enrollee.[10] In his first game at Oklahoma, Mims caught three passes for 80 yards and a touchdown against Missouri State and scored two more touchdowns the following week in a loss to Kansas State.[11][12][13][14] Mims finished his freshman season with team highs of 37 receptions, 610 receiving yards and nine touchdown receptions, which was also a school freshman record, and was named second team All-Big 12 and an FWAA Freshman All-American.[15]

References
  1. "2020 Football Roster". Retrieved November 29, 2020.
  2. Smith, Cam (November 15, 2019). "Oklahoma lands commitment from 4-star Texas WR Marvin Mims". USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  3. Kersey, Jason (January 17, 2020). "Here's how Oklahoma will try to replace its best players on offense and defense from 2019". The Athletic. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  4. "Oklahoma commit Marvin Mims breaks national high school football receiving record with 2,483 yards this season".
  5. "Oklahoma commit Marvin Mims breaks Texas career receiving yardage mark".
  6. "Another state record falls at the hands of Frisco Lone Star's Marvin Mims". The Dallas Morning News. December 16, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  7. "Lincoln Riley talks importance of Marvin Mims to Sooners' 2020 Class". The Oklahoman. December 18, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. "Frisco Lone Star's Marvin Mims Jr., the Dallas area's top returning 5A wide receiver, commits to Stanford". The Dallas Morning News. August 14, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  9. Speigelman, Sam (November 14, 2019). "WR Marvin Mims Jr. flips to Oklahoma". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  10. "Theo Wease, Marvin Mims could be asked to fill gaps without Jadon Haselwood". The Oklahoman. May 1, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  11. "OU football: Marvin Mims, Seth McGowan emerge as potential stars in Sooners Opener". The Oklahoman. September 15, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  12. "Marvin Mims' high school coach says Sooners freshman receiver 'just has another gear'". The Oklahoman. September 19, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  13. Kosko, Nick (September 26, 2020). "Klatt on Marvin Mims: 'We are seeing the next star at Oklahoma'". 247Sports. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  14. Reneau, Kegan (September 28, 2020). "Final game grades, report card for Oklahoma-Kansas State". Sooners Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  15. Callaway, Josh (January 18, 2021). "Oklahoma's Spencer Rattler, Marvin Mims named Freshman All-Americans". Sooners Wire. USA Today. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
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