Former Oklahoma DT Markus Strong (6-3 297) announced Wednesday night via Hayes Fawcett of On3 that he’s agreed to contract terms to join Clemson for the 2026 season. He visited the Tigers Wednesday per Paul Strelow of TigerIllustrated. Kentucky, Arkansas and Oklahoma State were also involved. Strong is a native of Raiford, FL who played in 13 games over three seasons with the Sooners. He had 10 tackles with four tackles for loss and three sacks. He’s the third acquisition of the day for Clemson. The Tigers now have seven free agents under contract, all of them on defense.
Markus Strong bio from Oklahoma
2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Made two appearances … saw action in season opener vs. Temple (8/30) and in Armed Forces Bowl vs. Navy (12/27) … logged two tackles (both sacks) vs. Temple.
2023 (OKLAHOMA)
Lone appearance came in season opener vs. Arkansas State (9/2) … recorded a solo tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals … touted as the No. 64 defensive lineman in the class by Rivals and No. 139 by 247Sports … ranked as the No. 201 recruit in the state of Florida by 247Sports … returned from injury his senior season to tally more than 30 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks and three forced fumbles in helping Union County High School to Florida’s 1R playoffs … brother (Maurice) was a defensive lineman at South Alabama (last season was 2024; started all 13 games) … chose OU over FAU, Georgia Tech, Houston and Maryland, among others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2023 … major is community health.
Defense Statistics
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4-12 | 3-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |