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Oklahoma's biggest needs for 2017

With seniors leaving and recruits closing in on signing day, we've begun looking ahead to next year's rosters.

We continue this series with a closer look at Oklahoma.

A workhorse rusher

Gone are Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon, who combined to rush for more than 2,300 yards on their way to earning first-team All-Big 12 honors. With both declaring for the draft, the Sooners now have a massive hole in their backfield. They do have some interesting replacement options. Rodney Anderson has impressed when he's been healthy. Unfortunately for OU, he'll be coming off two major season-ending injuries (knee, neck).