Former Foundation football standout, Oklahoma player Danny Stutsman donates NIL money to Sooner walk-ons

During a team meeting, Oklahoma football player Danny Stutsman announced he would be donating a portion of his NIL earnings to the team's walk-ons.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 p.m. September 8, 2024

Sports

Former Foundation Academy standout football player and current Oklahoma linebacker Danny Stutsman donated a large portion of his NIL earnings to the walk-ons part of the Sooner football team.

“These guys are the backbone of our program,” said Stutsman in a post on his social media account. “Extremely blessed to be able to give back to them!”

Stutsman, a senior, is projected to be one of the nation’s top linebackers this season and is a highly rated NFL prospect. He was named to the Walter Camp preseason first-team All-American team and is a former four-star prospect and the 2020 Orange Observer football player of the year.

As a junior, Stutsman was named a second-team Walter Camp All-American, a third-team AP All-American and an All-Big 12 first-team selection — after recording 104 tackles, 16 for a loss, three sacks, one interception and two forced fumbles.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.