Texas Recruiting Notes 2025: Duck Around and Find Out

[Getafix 28,356]

 

 

 

[HtownHorn 14,285]

We got another Hi today. No word on the class.

[Funk Doctor Spock 11,603]

Hopefully it's either Hilson or a DT like Mbatchu, or maybe Dorian Brew. 

[ousux 5,565]

Hopefully it's either Hilson or a DT like Mbatchu, or maybe Dorian Brew. 

We need a monster DT in the worst way possible. We'll lose most of our starting lineup after this season and I have little faith in the Jags currently warming the bench to do much more than that. (upperclassmen DT's that is)

[Mo Horn 8,673]

4 hours ago, HtownHorn said:

We got another Hi today. No word on the class.

We got a baseball commit today, but it may not be for that. 

[texifornia 55,983]

Another LB on the radar

https://www.on3.com/db/kellen-wiley-241934/

[texifornia 55,983]

43 minutes ago, ousux said:

We need a monster DT in the worst way possible. We'll lose most of our starting lineup after this season and I have little faith in the Jags currently warming the bench to do much more than that. (upperclassmen DT's that is)

Sharma and Charles are both huge dudes. For the immediate hole you're looking to fill you need a transfer.

52 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Hopefully it's either Hilson or a DT like Mbatchu, or maybe Dorian Brew. 

Jalen Lott seems really likely

[Funk Doctor Spock 11,603]

4 minutes ago, texifornia said:

Sharma and Charles are both huge dudes. For the immediate hole you're looking to fill you need a transfer.

Jalen Lott seems really likely

Concur. Buy my only reservations (outside of lance Jackson) is will he take visits, is he truly locked in? All those things. Don't get me wrong, I hope your right. He's a really good player and he would make a great addition to the class. 

[BurntOrange&White 38,679]

2 hours ago, texifornia said:

Another LB on the radar

https://www.on3.com/db/kellen-wiley-241934/

Gerry said a little bit ago he’s schedule to make an OV in November. 
 

Edited yesterday at 04:15 AM by BurntOrange&White

[Codaxx 5,398]

13 hours ago, ousux said:

We need a monster DT in the worst way possible. We'll lose most of our starting lineup after this season and I have little faith in the Jags currently warming the bench to do much more than that. (upperclassmen DT's that is)

We shall see. Broughton and Collins have played well. Lole has been a huge addition. Nobody expected the production we are seeing from the DTs prior to the start of the season.  2025 is probably more about the guys currently on campus making steps and the portal. Rare to see a true freshmen DT coming in and make a big impact. 

Edited 19 hours ago by Codaxx

[BurntOrange&White 38,679]

7 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

We shall see. Broughton and Collins have played well. Lole has been a huge addition. Nobody expected the production we are seeing from the DTs prior to the start of the season.  2025 is probably more about the guys currently on campus making steps and the portal. Rare to see a true freshmen DT coming in and make a big impact. 

Could Lole get a medical redshirt for another year like some other players? 

[Codaxx 5,398]

12 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said:

Could Lole get a medical redshirt for another year like some other players? 

Is he eligible for one? He has played 5 seasons and his 1st season at ASU was in 2018

[kevwun 15,131]

Cameron Rising thinks Lole has a couple more seasons if he wants them.

[BurntOrange&White 38,679]

6 minutes ago, Codaxx said:

Is he eligible for one? He has played 5 seasons and his 1st season at ASU was in 2018

From UT website:

"missed the 2021 season with an injury"

"played in two games in 2022 against Syracuse and UCF before suffering a season-ending injury"

[Codaxx 5,398]

14 minutes ago, kevwun said:

Cameron Rising thinks Lole has a couple more seasons if he wants them.

Do you think if they play against each other in 2025 they will exchange signed AARP cards? 

[TXRed 3,143]

Considering Lole’s injury history, if he stays healthy this season and has a draftable grade, he should absolutely declare and get his money while he can. 
 
I’m still hoping for a five-man DT class along with a couple portal additions if the 105-man roster size gets approved anytime soon. 

[BurntOrange&White 38,679]

Gerry Hamilton

 

Sunshine State Recruiting: Three updates

Venice, Fla. - OnTexasFootball continues to be on the road in the state of Florida seeing top commitments and targets of the Longhorns. To get your Wednesday started, OTF updates the recruitments of three targets in the 2025 cycle.

New LB offer and OTF is here

OnTexasFootball will be at Seffner (Fla.) Armwood High this afternoon to see new Texas linebacker offer Kellen Wiley. 

Wiley, 6-3.5 and 220-pounds, was offered by the Longhorns Tuesday. Per Armwood High head coach Eric Davis, Wiley is scheduled to officially visit Texas November 9 for the game vs. Florida. 

Wiley is one of the top senior risers in the country in the 2025 cycle. He's picked up senior season offers from Texas, Alabama, Miami, Georgia Tech and Louisville. He made an official visit to Louisville October 4. The Miami Hurricanes are considered the favorite headed into November. 

Wiley recorded 82 tackles, two sacks and an interception as a junior at Hillsborough High. He also posted a personal best 43'7" triple jump in the spring. 

Javion Hilson, EDGE, Cocoa (Fla.) High

It will be a Texas vs. Texas A&M decision for the 4-star++ EDGE barring the unforseen. Hilson has been considered a heavy lean to Texas since de-committing from Florida State earlier in the season. He attended the Texas vs. Georgia game with fellow Sunshine State 4-star++ prospect, friend and Texas commit Myron Charles. Hilson followed up by attending the Texas A&M vs. LSU game last weekend as an official visitor. 

Here is my take on Hilson's recruitment:

He's not going to make an emotional decision ... ie a game is a deciding factor. 

Hilson will absolutely go to the school he envisions himself at in terms of developing to maximize his ability as a player. That could be Texas watching Barryn Sorrell and Colin Simmons, along with the conversations with Kenny Baker and Pete Kwiatkowski. Or it could be Texas A&M if he sees himself closest to Nic Scourton. Both options present terrific NIL opportunities. This will be about football, and maximization. 

Myron Charles locked in with Texas

My key takeaway from being at Port Charlotte (Fla.) High Tuesday for practice is OTF 4-star++ defensive line commit Myron Charles is solid with Texas. Can thing change? Maybe, but Charles passed on a game invite from Miami last weekend. And Miami is trying very hard to flip him. Florida and Florida State remain in contact. LSU and Texas A&M are trying hard too. But with 35 days until December 4, the Longhorns are in a very solid position. 

Charles and Kenny Baker have developed a very strong bond. And Charles and fellow 4-star++ DL commit Josiah Sharma (Folsom, Calif./High) have become close and see themselves as the future Murphy/Sweat combo. 

[BurntOrange&White 38,679]

From Gerry:

 

Nansen prioritizing Faraimo over Pettijohn seemed at the time and now in hindsight just a bad decision. The new LB offer and interest is because of the above.

Edited 18 hours ago by BurntOrange&White

[Atticus 3,891]

Pettijohn turned after feeling like he was less important than dakorien Moore 

[cafe society 2,831]

3 hours ago, BurntOrange&White said:

From Gerry:

 

Nansen prioritizing Faraimo over Pettijohn seemed at the time and now in hindsight just a bad decision. The new LB offer and interest is because of the above.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was stated during the summer that Pettijohn is very similar to Barnes and projected to the same position, while Faraimo filled a different positional need.

[Bevo 13,416]

2 hours ago, cafe society said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought it was stated during the summer that Pettijohn is very similar to Barnes and projected to the same position, while Faraimo filled a different positional need.

I think so and it probably played a role in us favoring Faraimo. However, in hindsight and in foresight, that wasn't the smartest position to take. Usually that doesn't bite us in the ass though as miraculously someone like Matai Tagoa'i opens up his recruitment when the board has lost hope.

[Hank_Hill 17,542]

8 hours ago, Codaxx said:

Do you think if they play against each other in 2025 they will exchange signed AARP cards? 

Fun fact you can become an aarp member at any age. I be getting those magazines in the mail. 

Edited 10 hours ago by Hank_Hill

[satyanash 14,128]

58 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said:

Fun fact you can become an aarp member at any age.