Gerry Hamilton
Recruiting: Where things stand on Friday morning
The Texas Longhorns currently have a recruiting class ranked around No. 10 to 12 in the country with a lot of runway remaining. There are three scheduled announcements today with the Longhorns not the favorite to win out in those. It gets very interesting Saturday and Sunday for Texas, however.
OnTexasFootball remains the same, the Longhorns are very likely to sign a fifth straight top 5 recruiting class at the end of the day.
Here is a look at where things stand starting the morning of June 27:
June 27 announcements ...
Damari Simeon, DL, Richland (N.J.) St. Aug
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Ohio State over Penn State
Chace Calicut, S/LB, Houston (Texas) North Shore
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF's take: Georgia over Texas as of last night
Malakai Lee, OT, Honolulu (Hi.) Kamehameha
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Michigan over Texas. The Longhorns will stay on Lee until signing day.
June 28 ...
James Johnson, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) Northwestern
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Could go either way between Texas and Georgia. More Texas chatter Thursday, with more Georgia chatter to begin the week.
June 29 ...
Xavier Griffin, LB, Gainesville (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF's take: Could go either way between Texas and Alabama. Both have felt good at times in recent weeks. Family in Tuscaloosa.
July 2 ...
Kendall Guervil, DL, Fort Myers (Fla.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Texas leads Georgia and Florida
Trenton Henderson, EDGE, Pensacola (Fla.) Catholic
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF's take: Florida leads Texas with LSU No. 3
July 3 ...
Kosi Okpala, LB, Houston (Texas) Mayde Creek
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF's take: Texas leads Penn State and Baylor
July 4 ...
John Turntine III, OT, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF's take: Texas leads Michigan
Kaydon Finley, WR, Aledo (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF's take: We lean Notre Dame here as of today.
July 8 ...
Jalen Lott, WR/ATH, Frisco (Texas) Panther Creek
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: USC or Oregon
July 10 ...
Jamarion Carlton, EDGE, Temple (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
OTF's take: Texas leads Baylor and Penn State
July 11 ...
Samari Matthews, CB, Cornelius (N.C.) Hough
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Texas sight lead over South Carolina. Could go either way.
July 12 ...
Hezek Kent, TE, Brunswick (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Kent likes Texas the most. A couple others have higher NIL offers currently.
Kaiden Prothro, TE, Bowdon (Ga.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Georgia leads Florida and Texas
Early July announcements expected ...
Felix Ojo, OT, Mansfield (Texas) Lake Ridge
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Texas leads Ohio State and Texas Tech.
Tyler Atkinson, LB, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson
OnTexasFootball ranking: 5-star
OTF's take: Texas right there with Georgia and Clemson
Brayden Rouse, LB, Marietta (Ga.) Kell
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Tennessee leads Texas and Alabama
Keawe Brown, TE, Corona (Calif.) Centennial
OnTexasFootball ranking: 3-star++
OTF's take: Texas leads Boise State
August decision expected ...
Davon Benjamin, DB, Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star++
OTF's take: Oregon slightly leads Texas