#44

John Locke

Senior tight end for Oklahoma. 2024: 1 catch, 2 receiving yards.

TE · Oklahoma · Sr. · #44

6′4″ · 250 lb · San Antonio, TX

Returning to Oklahoma for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7:30 pm ETvs New MexicoMemorial Stadium (Norman, OK)Oklahoma by 23.5

Recruiting

3★

TE recruit

No. 2297 nationally · Signed with Louisiana Tech

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 tight end for Oklahoma. 2024: 1 catch, 2 receiving yards.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Louisiana Tech in 2022.

His career, year by year

John Locke

TE · Oklahoma · Sr · #44

Third year in the Oklahoma receiving corps, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 2 rec yds, 1 receptions against NC State — Week 3, 2024.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

seasons on the roster
game log

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 11-26 over that span.

2022Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2023Louisiana Tech3-9HC: Sonny Cumbie · Balanced

2024Louisiana Tech5-8HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#143 / 168 · 8th pct

Rec yards#169 / 168 · 0th pct

Receptions#169 / 168 · 0th pct

Yards / catch#169 / 168 · 0th pct

2.0

Long catch#169 / 168 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 2.0 YDS/g, 2.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Brent Venables

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Louisiana Tech	1	2	2.0	0	--
2023	Louisiana Tech	2	4	2.0	1	--
2022	Louisiana Tech	--	--	--	--	--
Career		3	6	2.0	1	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 3	L 20-30@ NC State	1	2	2.0	0	2	Season-high 2 yds
Total		1	2	2.0	0	2

The tight end room · Oklahoma

#81Rocky BeersTE · 6th388 receiving yards · 2025
#89Hayden HansenTE · 5th254 receiving yards · 2025
#88Jack Van DorselaerTE · So.23 receiving yards · 2025
#44John LockeTE · Sr.no box-score line yet
#19Kade McIntyreTE · Sr.no box-score line yet

4 more on the roster · Oklahoma team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

2022