The transfer portal continues to heat up and the Oklahoma Sooners may have a new wide receiver target to pursue. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, former five-star wide receiver target Zachariah Branch, who committed to USC out of high school, entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Branch’s brother Zion also entered the portal.

Branch was considered the No. 1 wide receiver in the 2023 recruiting class out of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to 247Sports, the Sooners were the first to offer Branch in 2020. That was under Lincoln Riley, but this is also the same high school that produced the Sooners’ running backs coach DeMarco Murray.

In his second season in Los Angeles, Branch recorded 47 receptions for 503 yards and one touchdown for a Trojans offense that ranked 52nd nationally in points per game. He also averaged 21 yards per kick return and 5.7 yards per punt return this season.

As a true freshman, Branch had both a kickoff and a punt return for a touchdown, as well as 31 receptions for 320 yards and two receiving touchdowns. He also had a rushing touchdown and nine carries for 70 yards.

He is a dynamic playmaker who will be an interesting prospect. He can make big plays after the catch. Among players with at least 34 targets in 2024, Branch led the Big Ten and ranked eighth in yards after catch per reception.

Who knows if the Sooners will have interest in Branch, but he would be an impact player that every team in the country would want to add to their offensive and special teams unit.

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