Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

Getafix · July 21

Jordan Scruggs (Horns 247), on JJ Hanne.

LTtxfan · July 21

Texas currently ranked #16 on 247

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7 ⭐⭐⭐

Curious how many of the Horns 3⭐'s are realistic upgrade candidates to become 4⭐'s

Codaxx · July 21

11 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

Why? We need at least 2 more IDL.

The goal was reported to be 4 DT.. This had nothing to do with Sanders. Texas needs to offer multiple DTs at this point

Elmer_Fudd · July 21

8 minutes ago, LTtxfan said:

Texas currently ranked #16 on 247

8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

7 ⭐⭐⭐

Curious how many of the Horns 3⭐'s are realistic upgrade candidates to become 4⭐'s

I would think Cunningham and Mills could/should end up low 4*'s on the composite. The rest are fairly accurate.

SubliminalHorn · July 21

Just signed up for Burnt Ends. I’ve been donating to tree fiddy and tbh I don’t really know the difference but

Horn Under a Bad Sign · July 21

14 hours ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

well, not quite…we have the no 1, 2, 5 and 9 rated OL in the country committed. overall, 7 of 18 are interior linemen, either DL or OL.

like every year, skill positions have the most of the big star ratings. and yes, we do have 4 of skill position players rated 5 stars.

Lots of rumblings that several schools ---- LSU being the main one ---- don't have the money for NIL that they've promised recruits and that they are going to see a lot of defections from October-December.

It's going to be interesting to follow, that's for sure.

Kyrie Eleison · July 21

derp · July 21

1 hour ago, BurntOrange&White said:

There has got to be more to it than just Brandon Harris

Certainly. If there’s a fall guy or two (read as: gets fired or reassigned), who else short of Sark should we be looking at?

tokamak · July 21

LSU’s staff is full of recruiting badasses.

jeevsie · July 21

I thought the term was "witches"??

Redneck Mutha · July 21

59 minutes ago, Kyrie Eleison said:

Tiger bait?

FunkSoulBrother · July 21

2 hours ago, SarkAfterDark said:

I certainly didn’t expect LSU to have a better class than us this year. They didn’t have a better season and allegedly are limited in NIL funds. The ball is being dropped somewhere regarding our recruiting efforts.

From looking at their commits, I can't think of any of them that we highly pursued with the exception of Brandon Brown. I can agree though that we're not where we thought we'd be but I think that's more of us not landing the guys we thought we were gonna get a few months ago(Moore, Brew, Fasusi, Pettijohn etc.). Still early but if we land Brooks, Terry, Madden, Ffrench and Lockett up with Kaliq we should finish with a top 5 class. Hopefully we can flip Lamont Rogers.

Hornius Emeritus · July 21

4 minutes ago, FunkSoulBrother said:

From looking at their commits, I can't think of any of them that we highly pursued with the exception of Brandon Brown. I can agree though that we're not where we thought we'd be but I think that's more of us not landing the guys we thought we were gonna get a few months ago(Moore, Brew, Fasusi, Pettijohn etc.). Still early but if we land Brooks, Terry, Madden, Ffrench and Lockett up with Kaliq we should finish with a top 5 class. Hopefully we can flip Lamont Rogers.

There's going to be A LOT of switching of commitments between now and the first signing day. Mark it down. October, November and December will be unlike anything we've ever seen. Many of these recruits have been promised money that simply doesn't exist.

Edited July 21 by Hornius Emeritus

PTINS · July 21

24 minutes ago, Hornius Emeritus said:

There's going to be A LOT of switching of commitments between now and the first signing day. Mark it down. October, November and December will be unlike anything we've ever seen. Many of these recruits have been promised money that simply doesn't exist.

I read it on the internet, so ...

Codaxx · July 21

3 hours ago, LTtxfan said:

Texas currently ranked #16 on 247

8 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

7 ⭐⭐⭐

Curious how many of the Horns 3⭐'s are realistic upgrade candidates to become 4⭐'s

I would bet one of the edge guys will be a 5 star and a long shot both are. Townsend is in that discussion also

SarkAfterDark · July 21

1 hour ago, FunkSoulBrother said:

From looking at their commits, I can't think of any of them that we highly pursued with the exception of Brandon Brown. I can agree though that we're not where we thought we'd be but I think that's more of us not landing the guys we thought we were gonna get a few months ago(Moore, Brew, Fasusi, Pettijohn etc.). Still early but if we land Brooks, Terry, Madden, Ffrench and Lockett up with Kaliq we should finish with a top 5 class. Hopefully we can flip Lamont Rogers.

I guess if you find solace in that they aren’t kicking our ass head to head, but they are hitting on their targets. Thus far they have a much better class than we do. They lost a 5 star WR and a 4 star DB and then replaced them with another 5 star WR and 5 star DB. All this wish casting of them not having the money is just that until there are actual signs of such.

Keef · July 21

3 hours ago, jeevsie said:

I thought the term was "witches"??

That hang around the rim

satyanash · July 21

Hornmatic · July 21

1 hour ago, satyanash said:

So… FAFO?

Funk Doctor Spock · July 21

1 hour ago, satyanash said:

Well you're in a good mood. What gives?

texifornia · July 21

Redneck Mutha · July 21

3 hours ago, satyanash said:

Okay. But who hacked your account?

Gut Wagon · July 22

6 hours ago, Keef said:

That hang around the rim

Through the whistle

Napoleon · July 22

15 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Through the whistle

If that makes any sense.

BurntOrange&White · July 22

23 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said:

Through the whistle

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Horn Under a Bad Sign · July 22

2 hours ago, Gut Wagon said:

Through the whistle

Through the whistle? I've suddenly gained clarity on why I was so scratched up after high school football practice. I though my coach was saying through the thistle.

Dang I feel kind of stupid.

futureman · July 22

so is sark on sabbatical or what?

Coelenterate Fuccboi · July 22

6 hours ago, Horn Under a Bad Sign said:

Dang I feel kind of stupid.

And contagious?

Hookem2147 · July 22

Gerry on timelines for guys left

Spoiler

Texas Recruiting: Summer and fall targets

The Texas Longhorns No. 15 ranked recruiting class has 15 commitments with the month of July winging down quickly.

Steve Sarkisian and staff have nine prospects scheduled or likely to announce before the end of the summer. The official end of summer is September 22.

Texas also has a trio of prospects not expected to announce until the fall, with the understanding that offensive line target Nick Brooks (Cedar Rapids, Ia./JFK) could announce from mid-to-late September.

OTF takes a look at the summer decisions and fall decisions with Texas expected to make a run into the last 2-3 spots of the top 10 ranked recruiting classes by the end of summer.

Summer decisions

Kaliq Lockett, WR, Sachse (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: August 7. Texas in good spot with Texas A&M and Alabama in the fight.

Michael Fasusi, OT, Lewisville (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Oklahoma and Texas battling it out with August 22 set for the announcement. Texas A&M

Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Texas has a healthy lead ahead of an August 30 announcement.

D.J. Sanders, DL, Bellville (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 3–star
Announcement date: TBD with Texas A&M having been trending over Texas and Michigan in recent days.

Madden Faraimo, LB, San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) J Serra Catholic
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: TDB with Notre Dame working to close out over Texas in August, or early in the season. USC is also working behind the scenes.

Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: TDB with the Thursday visit to Texas potentially throwing a monkey in the wrench of Oregon. The Ducks remain the team trending, to be clear. LSU, Texas A&M and USC are in the mix.

Nathan Tilmon, S, Mansfield (Texas) Timberview
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Announcement date: TDB, and has been expected any day now for over a week. Texas, Utah and TCU where the decision is expected to come from.

Aidan Anding, CB, Ruston (La.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Announcement date: TDB prior to senior season likely. A visit to LSU looms large in this recruitment this weekend. Texas still swinging away, as is Arkansas. Miami is too far from home.

Michael Terry II, ATH, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Texas leads Oregon ahead of an August decision with the date TBD. Texas A&M and Nebraska round out the final four.

Fall targets

Nick Brooks, OT, Cedar Rapids (Ia.) John F. Kennedy
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Texas continues to lead Georgia with USC in the mix ahead of a late September announcement. He could announce prior to September 22 to fall into a summer time decision - technically.

JJ Hanne, DL, Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
In the hunt: Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, UCLA and others.

Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, LB, Manassas (Va.) IMG Academy
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
In the hunt: Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, USC and others.

Flip targets

Dallas Wilson, WR, Tampa (Fla.) Tech - Oregon commit

Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) High - Oregon commit

Myron Charles, DL, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High - FSU commit

Derry Norris, DL, Port Orange (Fla.) Spruce Creek - Georgia Tech commit

Zion Williams, DL, Lufkin (Texas) High - LSU commit

Matai Tagao'i, LB, San Clemente (Calif.) High - USC commit

Dorian Brew, CB, Conroe (Texas) High - Oregon commit

Devin Sanchez, CB, Houston (Texas) North Shore - Ohio State commit

Note: One offensive player will not be mentioned on this at this time.

bluto · July 22

Gerry write up… Note: One offensive player will not be mentioned on this at this time.

guessing that’s Devonaire clarington

hobbs · July 22

13 minutes ago, bluto said:

Gerry write up… Note: One offensive player will not be mentioned on this at this time.

guessing that’s Devonaire clarington

Waddle, obviously.

Bevo · July 22

Flip targets seem flippant anyway - just mention Moore along with everyone else who is unlikely.

Josef Pwag · July 22

1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said:

Gerry on timelines for guys left

Hide contents

Texas Recruiting: Summer and fall targets

The Texas Longhorns No. 15 ranked recruiting class has 15 commitments with the month of July winging down quickly.

Steve Sarkisian and staff have nine prospects scheduled or likely to announce before the end of the summer. The official end of summer is September 22.

Texas also has a trio of prospects not expected to announce until the fall, with the understanding that offensive line target Nick Brooks (Cedar Rapids, Ia./JFK) could announce from mid-to-late September.

OTF takes a look at the summer decisions and fall decisions with Texas expected to make a run into the last 2-3 spots of the top 10 ranked recruiting classes by the end of summer.

Summer decisions

Kaliq Lockett, WR, Sachse (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: August 7. Texas in good spot with Texas A&M and Alabama in the fight.

Michael Fasusi, OT, Lewisville (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Oklahoma and Texas battling it out with August 22 set for the announcement. Texas A&M

Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Texas has a healthy lead ahead of an August 30 announcement.

D.J. Sanders, DL, Bellville (Texas) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 3–star
Announcement date: TBD with Texas A&M having been trending over Texas and Michigan in recent days.

Madden Faraimo, LB, San Juan Capistrano (Calif.) J Serra Catholic
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: TDB with Notre Dame working to close out over Texas in August, or early in the season. USC is also working behind the scenes.

Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: TDB with the Thursday visit to Texas potentially throwing a monkey in the wrench of Oregon. The Ducks remain the team trending, to be clear. LSU, Texas A&M and USC are in the mix.

Nathan Tilmon, S, Mansfield (Texas) Timberview
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Announcement date: TDB, and has been expected any day now for over a week. Texas, Utah and TCU where the decision is expected to come from.

Aidan Anding, CB, Ruston (La.) High
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
Announcement date: TDB prior to senior season likely. A visit to LSU looms large in this recruitment this weekend. Texas still swinging away, as is Arkansas. Miami is too far from home.

Michael Terry II, ATH, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Texas leads Oregon ahead of an August decision with the date TBD. Texas A&M and Nebraska round out the final four.

Fall targets

Nick Brooks, OT, Cedar Rapids (Ia.) John F. Kennedy
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star+
Announcement date: Texas continues to lead Georgia with USC in the mix ahead of a late September announcement. He could announce prior to September 22 to fall into a summer time decision - technically.

JJ Hanne, DL, Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
In the hunt: Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Ohio State, UCLA and others.

Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng, LB, Manassas (Va.) IMG Academy
OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
In the hunt: Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State, USC and others.

Flip targets

Dallas Wilson, WR, Tampa (Fla.) Tech - Oregon commit

Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) High - Oregon commit

Myron Charles, DL, Port Charlotte (Fla.) High - FSU commit

Derry Norris, DL, Port Orange (Fla.) Spruce Creek - Georgia Tech commit

Zion Williams, DL, Lufkin (Texas) High - LSU commit

Matai Tagao'i, LB, San Clemente (Calif.) High - USC commit

Dorian Brew, CB, Conroe (Texas) High - Oregon commit

Devin Sanchez, CB, Houston (Texas) North Shore - Ohio State commit

Note: One offensive player will not be mentioned on this at this time.

Bevo · July 22

5 minutes ago, Josef Pwag said:

Just on defense. Losing Fasusi to OU would suck but Brooks is very good and we could possibly flip Rogers.

Elmer_Fudd · July 22

So Sanders is trending back to aggy? Are we even going to sign a DT this class?

chad.ihrig · July 22

So Sanders is trending back to aggy? Are we even going to sign a DT this class?

6th Street · July 22

Some of these Defensive position coaches are just total ass - Joseph, Gideon, Baker

MuellerHorn · July 22

22 minutes ago, 6th Street said:

Some of these Defensive position coaches are just total ass - Joseph, Gideon, Baker

Way too early to say that about Baker. He's supposedly a great coach and developer, which will help him recruit subsequent classes.

Joseph and Gideon are known issues.

Edited July 22 by MuellerHorn

Blackcat00 · July 22

27 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

Way too early to say that about Baker. He's supposedly a great coach and developer, which will help him recruit subsequent classes.

Joseph and Gideon are known issues.

Exactly. Every year we see the fanbase freak out and then praise these coaches on signing day or late signing day.

Hookem2147 · July 22

Hookem2147 · July 22

Joseph has probably gotten too much credit for his recruiting the last few cycles and Gideon has probably not gotten enough credit, which is the opposite of what conventional wisdom seems to be. Gideon has done more than Joseph in this cycle to date. The Louisiana connection is overblown for Joseph, and dudes like Jeff Banks and Sark have assisted him plenty with big-time CB targets over the years.

We'll see what both do on the field this year. Guys like Gary Patterson and Will Muschamp thought highly of Gideon, which isn't everything but those dudes aren't dummies. Joseph is who he is at this point in year 18 of his coaching career.

Edited July 22 by Hookem2147

Elmer_Fudd · July 22

8 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Any guesses? Rogers seems like a good guess for one.

Bevo14 · July 22

7 minutes ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Any guesses? Rogers seems like a good guess for one.

I'm going with Pettijohn

DZX158 · July 22

10 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Joseph has probably gotten too much credit for his recruiting the last few cycles and Gideon has probably not gotten enough credit, which is the opposite of what conventional wisdom seems to be. Gideon has done more than Joseph in this cycle to date. The Louisiana connection is overblown for Joseph, and dudes like Jeff Bank and Sark have assisted him plenty with big-time CB targets over the years.

We'll see what both do on the field this year. Guys like Gary Patterson and Will Muschamp thought highly of Gideon, which isn't everything but those dudes aren't dummies. Joseph is who he is at this point in year 18 of his coaching career.

This is a prove it year for both of them. They have talent and experience and the pass rush should be improved. No excuses.

Sgt Hulk · July 22

On ncaa 25. I had zero Dts in one class so I just send the house on a couple of one stars. Got em

I assume that’s what we are gonna do

TotallyLegit · July 23

On 7/21/2024 at 2:59 PM, satyanash said:

Other schools will cry like Fantine when Texas kicks ass this fall and steals their summer commits.

Edited July 23 by TotallyLegit

tokamak · July 23

4 hours ago, Bevo said:

Just on defense. Losing Fasusi to OU would suck but Brooks is very good and we could possibly flip Rogers.

I was surprised that Gerry didn’t list Rogers among the flip targets. Seems like a guy we would stay on.

Edited July 23 by tokamak

Newy25 · July 23

3 hours ago, MuellerHorn said:

Way too early to say that about Baker. He's supposedly a great coach and developer, which will help him recruit subsequent classes.

I don’t mean this to be a smart ass, but who has he developed? I honestly do not know. I see this being mentioned but who are the players he has developed?

ClubWhatever · July 23

12 minutes ago, Newy25 said:

I don’t mean this to be a smart ass, but who has he developed? I honestly do not know. I see this being mentioned but who are the players he has developed?

Some dude at Western Kentucky. Name? Couldn't tell you.

Bevo · July 23

4 hours ago, Elmer_Fudd said:

Any guesses? Rogers seems like a good guess for one.

I doubt it will be an out of state guy and all the DTs that we really want are out of state so it is probably Zion Williams as one of the guys. The other is probably Rogers although there are some good possibilities at corner and linebacker (guys like Brew, Pettijohn, Sanchez). Sanchez didn't official visit though did he?

Edited July 23 by Bevo

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