The Oklahoma Sooners Football squad adds proven "touchdown machine" and versatile blocker, ready to make an immediate impact under new tight ends coach Jason Witten and extend his sister Raegan's family's legacy
Oklahoma football has added a battle-tested, versatile tight end who arrives in Norman with one year of eligibility remaining and a chip on his shoulder the size of the Sooner State. Rocky Beers, the 6-foot-5, 250-pound sixth-year senior, is one of the newest transfers to join Brent Venables’ program after stops at Air Force (2021-22), FIU (2023-24), and most recently Colorado State.
A medical redshirt after a season-ending injury in the 2024 opener at FIU granted him this final crack at the Power conference stage, and the Sooners are betting he is ready to make an immediate impact.
Beers is no stranger to family legacy in Norman. He is the older brother of Oklahoma women’s basketball All-American Raegan Beers. Raegan’s influence was present in the recruiting process, but Rocky made it clear the decision was his own.
“She had some influence in the process, for sure, but I wouldn’t say she was the determining factor,” he said. “I was looking to go to a bigger school in the SEC or the Big 10, where I could go against the best of the best, and that was here with a wide-open tight end room. I didn’t want to have too much competition on the back end of my career at 24, just trying to come in to make an immediate impact.”
Reagan echoed the excitement in comments to the Tulsa World: “I have loved my experience in this program here and in Oklahoma and in Norman. So I’m just glad that he’s going to have that same experience of just getting to know this place and these people because it really is an incredible place to be and to go to school and to play football and to play basketball.”
On the field, Beers profiles as a complete tight end who can win in multiple ways. He is an effective pass-catcher with strong ball skills, especially when going up to high-point the football in contested situations.
He has a natural feel for finding open space, particularly in the red zone. KKTV Colorado Springs sports reporter Corey Rholdon dubbed him a “touchdown machine” from his time with the Rams.
His 2025 breakout at CSU included 388 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on just 31 catches, showcasing that finishing ability before a broken foot ended his season.
At 250 pounds, he is also a willing and capable blocker, giving offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle a tight end who can stay on the field in 12-personnel packages and contribute on special teams.
Fellow Colorado State transfer running back Lloyd Avant, who joined Beers in the portal to Norman, offered a teammate’s perspective: “Rocky is my guy. Just him coming over here and me coming over here, (we’re) bringing that Colorado State … discipline and just bringing the mindset that we’re coming to get to work together each day. I mean, physical guy, all-around tight end. I would say he’s a do-it-all on the field, (from) special teams to offense to blocking and running and catching the ball.”
The timing of Beers’ arrival could not be better.
New tight ends coach Jason Witten, a future Hall of Famer and one of the most respected pass-catchers in NFL history, now leads the room.
Beers grew up admiring Witten’s game. “I was pretty ecstatic,” Beers said. “I think my dad was even more ecstatic because he was really the one watching him growing up. Coach Witten was in the NFL till I was in high school. But I was pretty excited to have his knowledge and his enthusiasm for the game in our room.”
Witten has already taken notice of the veteran presence Beers and fellow senior Florida transfer Hayden Hansen bring. “Rocky and Hayden were already signed here when I joined the staff, but I see what the organization saw in those young men,” Witten said.
“I think they’re eager as fifth-year players to take advantage of every opportunity. So I really like their work ethic to start the offseason. … It’s going to be an open-room competition. I think that’s going to bring out the best in our group.”
For Oklahoma, Beers represents more than depth. He is a proven red-zone weapon who can stretch the seam, a physical in-line blocker who can help establish the run game, and a special-teams contributor who understands what it takes to win.
His journey through three programs and two major injuries has forged a mature, disciplined player who arrives ready to compete for snaps from day one.
As the Sooners look to reload their tight end corps for the 2026 season, Rocky Beers checks every box: size, production, versatility, and the right mindset.
With Witten’s guidance and an open competition, expect the 24-year-old to make the most of his final college season and give Oklahoma exactly what it needs with a reliable, do-it-all tight end who can help carry the offense when the lights are brightest.
Sooner Nation is about to see what a late-blooming, battle-hardened tight end can do in crimson and cream.