Oklahoma football: Misdemeanor charge against Jalen Saunders dropped

In his third game this past season — a 30-13 loss to Notre Dame on Oct. 27 — Saunders caught a school-record eight passes in the first quarter alone, finishing with 15 receptions for 181 yards.

Saunders made perhaps his biggest impact in the Sooners’ final three games of the regular season. In a Nov. 17 win at West Virginia, he caught seven passes for 123 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown.

The next week, when Oklahoma edged Oklahoma State 51-48 in overtime, Saunders had 10 receptions, 162 yards and one score, and added an 81-yard punt return touchdown.

And in Dec. 1’s victory at TCU, Saunders hauled in seven receptions for 108 yards and a touchdown. Hours later, he and Johnson were arrested.

Johnson sat out all of last season after transferring from Arizona. He’ll be a redshirt sophomore next season.