Top 100 pass rusher Jake Kreul visits longtime contender Oklahoma

Many of the nation’s top college football programs are courting Jake Kreul.

The Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy pass rusher, who broke out for 17 sacks as a sophomore last fall at Bishop Moore High School out of Orlando, has picked up where he left off early in his junior campaign.

It means the national offer list has only grown, though one of the original suitors for Kruel got him on campus over the weekend. It was a return to Oklahoma for the Floridian, with his parents alongside.

“It was a great trip,” he told Rivals. “Coach (Miguel) Chavis has been recruiting me the longest so it is always great to see him person.

“I took my mom to see OU, which this was the first time taking her with me on a recruiting trip. It was just an overall great time. Me, my mom and dad loved it and had a great experience.”

The time in Norman, with Chavis and other assistant coaches, reemphasized the standing Kruel has on the Sooner recruiting board.

“(They said) I’m a priority recruit and (Chavis) loves what he has been seeing with me at IMG,” he said.

The staff and the family have also long established contact. Kruel was in Norman twice in 2023 alone.

“We’ve been on a group text with them and my family for a while so she (mom) was excited to finally meet them (in person),” he said. “The game day vibe was great. It was a sold out stadium and they definitely bring the juice through the coaches and locker room.

“On the defense it was awesome to see R Mason Thomas get three sacks because that is someone with a very similar physical build and game as me.”

The next planned trip for the pass rusher, will be to Texas A&M for the Aggies November 16 tilt against New Mexico State.

Kruel has no timeline to make a verbal commitment.