Oklahoma will have a very scant delegation at this year’s NFL draft in April.

Just a few short years removed from becoming the first school in history to have three of the first four draft picks in 2010, Oklahoma does not have any first-round prospects entering this year’s draft.

Several Sooners still are hoping to take their talents to the next level, though.

Ronnell Lewis, who spent his last two seasons at Oklahoma wreaking havoc as a defensive end, is projected to go first among the Sooners in the draft class at No. 62 overall in the second round.

Lewis struggled to grasp the x’s and o’s of the linebacker position in high school and moved to the end position to focus on rushing.

However, his size, 6 foot 2 inches and 234 pounds, definitely fits the mold of a linebacker in the pros. Lewis currently is projected to be taken by the San Francisco 49ers.

Cornerback Jamell Fleming increased his draft stock drastically over last season and through pre-combine workouts during this offseason. In fact, Fleming is projected possibly to move up the board with a good showing at this week’s combine.

However, if the draft was tomorrow, Fleming would be a projected early third-round pick along with former teammate Ryan Broyles.

Broyles, who currently is rehabilitating a torn ACL suffered midway through last season, is hurt by his size at just 5 foot 11 inches and 178 pounds.

Teams are very interested in the quickness and elusiveness the receiver displayed for four years at Oklahoma en route to becoming the school’s all-time leading receiver. Broyles fits the mold of a Wes Welker-type player.

He may not beat a lot of NFL cornerbacks deep for the home run ball, but he is a sure-handed receiver who knows how to find space in the open field.

Oklahoma’s only true linebacker in this year’s draft class, Travis Lewis also is projected to be taken in the third round.

A four-year starter at Oklahoma, Lewis currently is slotted to be taken by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 75th pick in the draft, about midway through the third round.

The final former Sooner projected to go pro this year is defensive end Frank Alexander. Alexander had his ups and downs at OU but embraced his role as a leader during his senior season and led OU with 81 tackles for loss.

While the 6-foot-4-inch 259-pounder would certainly like to be picked sooner than 117th overall, going to Detroit in the fourth round, as projected, could be a perfect fit for Alexander.

Playing in Detroit would give him the chance to play with and learn from Ndamukong Suh, one of the nation’s best at the position.

This year’s NFL draft will not be a historic occasion for Oklahoma as 2010’s was.

However, OU has a solid showing in this year’s class and will definitely continue the tradition of having players join the NFL, which has happened every year since coach Bob Stoops’ arrival at Oklahoma in 1999.

Greg Fewell is a journalism senior and the sports editor of The Daily.