NFL Star Nik Bonitto + OU Football Pro Day Recap: Mateer's Mechanics & Ott Stands Out

Gabe Ikard and Teddy Lehman are joined by Denver Broncos star edge rusher Nik Bonitto! The two-time Pro Bowler shares his NFL journey from a quiet rookie year to a 14-sack season in 2025, life under Coach Sean Payton, his contract extension, and being nominated for the NFL's AP Defensive Player of the Year Award. Nik reflects on his OU days including his favorite comebacks: 2019 vs. Baylor and 2021 vs. Texas and discusses the Bonitto Family Foundation that he has established. Ikard and Lehman give an in-depth recap of what stood out to them at OU Football's 2026 Pro Day: John Mateer's throwing mechanics, Jaydn Ott's testing numbers, WR Deion Burks' explosiveness in routes, OL Gracen Halton's 25-rep bench with more analysis on Febechi Nwiwu, Jaren Kanak, Kendal Daniels, Owen Heinecke, Damonic Williams, Marvin Jones Jr., Keontez Lewis, Derek Simmons and Robert Spears-Jennings. 5:53 Nik Bonitto on his NFL career with the Denver Broncos 26:15 Nik Bonitto discusses his OU career and staying involved with the program 45:34 Oklahoma Football 2026 Pro Day Recap Official site: https://okbreakdown.com/episodes/nik-bonitto-talks-nfl-ou-football-career-ou-pro-day-recap-mateers-mechanics-ott-stands-out YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt5g0Xxfw6E Take advantage of Ridge’s once-a-year anniversary sale and GET UP TO 40% Off by going to https://www.Ridge.com/OKBREAKDOWN #Ridgepod Get up to $200 off Square hardware when you sign up at square.com/go/okbreakdown! #squarepod Part of “The Oklahoma Breakdown with Ikard and Lehman” podcast series. Follow The Oklahoma Breakdown on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OklahomaBreakdown/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ok_breakdown/ X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OK_Breakdown TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ok_breakdown Connect with Gabe Ikard: https://www.instagram.com/gabeikard/ https://twitter.com/GabeIkard Connect with Teddy Lehman: https://twitter.com/tedlehman11 #collegefootball #oufootball #secfootball Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices