Oklahoma wide receiver CeeDee Lamb has been selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 17th overall pick in Round 1 of the 2020 NFL draft.
Lamb's first-round selection means the Sooners have had receivers go on Day 1 in back-to-back years. The Ravens took Marquise Brown in the first round in the 2019 NFL draft.
The Richmond native was a 4-star prospect coming out of Foster High School in the 2017 recruiting class. Lamb's first two seasons were spent partially in Brown's shadow as he didn't lead Oklahoma in receiving yards until 2019.
Lamb is coming off one of the best careers a receiver has ever had at Oklahoma. He has two of the top seven receiving yardage seasons in school history and is third all-time in program history in total receiving yards with 3,292. He's also second all-time in touchdowns (32), trailing only Ryan Broyles' 45 career scores.
Lamb's 2019 season, though, vaulted him into the first round of the draft. He was a Biletnikoff Award finalist, catching 62 passes for 1,327 yards and 14 touchdowns. His 10-catch, three-touchdown effort against Texas in Arlington was the biggest reason the Sooners won that game. He also caught eight passes for 173 yards in the Big 12 Championship game against Baylor that OU won in overtime.
