Will

Sunderland

Sunderland (6'4/196), a first-team all-Sun Belt selection, made the most of his second chance after being suspended for the entire 2017 season while a member of the Oklahoma program. This season the senior defensive back accounted for 38 total tackles (2.0 for loss), four interceptions and four pass breakups. Sunderland has good size for a corner, and he was also used at the hybrid “spear” position in Troy’s defensive scheme. He’ll have the opportunity to show the NFL scouts and decision-makers what he can do next month in Pasadena.

Sunderland only played 159 defensive snaps for the Sooners last season, but a larger role was potentially there heading into the 2017 season. The Sooners already lacked depth at the position, so a player like Will Johnson might shift from linebacker to safety in order to fill in the gaps.

Sunderland is not charged with stealing the items. He sold them on March 15 and was charged on June 15. He was suspended immediately.

Sunderland is alleged to have stolen a Playstation 4, controllers and games from a dorm room housing Sooner baseball players and then selling them to an Oklahoma City business. He was originally charged with a misdemeanor for selling the electronics. Oklahoma has placed Sunderland on indefinite suspension.

He was released after posting a bond of $5,000. Sunderland is alleged to have stolen a PlayStation 4, controllers and games from a dorm room housing Sooner baseball players, and then selling them to an Oklahoma City business. He previously turned himself in on a misdemeanor charge for possession of stolen property. Sunderland remains suspended from the Sooners until his legal status clears up.

Presumably, Sunderland transferred as a graduate and will be eligible to play immediately for the Trojans this upcoming season, but that was not specified in his Twitter announcement of the move. The 6-foot-2, 191-pounder did not play during the 2017 campaign following his being arrested in June on a second-degree burglary charge after allegedly stealing a PlayStation and related games/controllers from a Sooners dormitory. That case remains unresolved -- Sunderland is next scheduled to appear in court for his preliminary hearing on Feb. 6. During his career at Oklahoma, the former four-star safety registered 18 tackles and an interception.