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30 minutes ago, Bodacious Bevo said:

Didn’t Derek Williams enroll in the summer? He was playing quality snaps by the end of the year. 

Just a data point. I don’t expect Jonah to have an impact this year. The safety room is in a much better spot than when Derek came in, obviously.

Every player/position is different. Safety is position that is more reliant on instincts and football IQ, than raw athleticism. There are players like Caleb Downs that come in and have 0 learning curve. It is possible that Jonah Wiliams comes and is a star, I just do not think it is probable. 

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1 minute ago, Codaxx said:

Every player is different. Kelvin Banks andf Cosmi came in and were immediately plus players at LT, but those are the exceptions not the rule. Safety is position that is more reliant on instincts and football IQ, than raw athleticism. There are players like Caleb Downs that come in and have 0 learning curve. It is possible that Jonah Wiliams comes and is a star, I just do not think it is probable. 

yep.  Even Earl Thomas redshirted.  Don't recall what Stearns or Jones did, but as I recall Brandon Jones did not start until SO year.

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37 minutes ago, jdhorn92 said:

yep.  Even Earl Thomas redshirted.  Don't recall what Stearns or Jones did, but as I recall Brandon Jones did not start until SO year.

Sterns was pretty good straight away. Kinda felt like his first six games here were the best of his career, but part of that feeling was probably the general malaise of the Herman years 

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Not doubting, just curious - why is the belief here that Lance Jackson won't have much impact this year? DE seems to be a position where freshman can shine quickly and his measurables seem college ready.

Obviously I understand he's behind at least 3 vets but seems like he could find his way into the rotation especially if Vasek isn't healthy.

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49 minutes ago, Funk Doctor Spock said:

Can't wait to see Bo Barnes. Dude will wreck some shit. He's special. 

I would like to know which players/prospects do not jazz you up due to them not being special or a freak.  

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2025 Early Enrollees (22)
  • LB Elijah Barnes, Dallas (Texas) Skyline
  • OL Nick Brooks, Loganville (Ga.) Grayson
  • DL Myron Charles, Port Charlotte (Fla.)
  • DB Caleb Chester, Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall
  • OL Jackson Christian, Groves (Texas) Port Neches-Groves
  • LB Jonathan Cunningham, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley
  • WR Jaime Ffrench, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin
  • DB Zelus Hicks, Atlanta (Ga.) Carrollton
  • EDGE Lance Jackson, Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove
  • QB KJ Lacey, Mobile (Ala.) Saraland
  • DB Graceson Littleton, Tampa (Fla.) Wiregrass Ranch
  • WR Kaliq Lockett, Sachse (Texas)
  • WR Daylan McCutcheon, Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy
  • EDGE Smith Orogbo, Houston (Texas) Alief Hastings
  • DB Kade Phillips, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower
  • DL Josiah Sharma, Sacramento (Calif.) Folsom
  • RB James Simon, Shreveport (La.) Calvary Baptist Academy
  • RB Rickey Stewart Jr., Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill
  • DL Justus Terry, Manchester (Ga.)
  • ATH Michael Terry III, San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights
  • DB Jonah Williams, Galveston (Texas) Ball
  • TE Emaree Winston, Calhoun (Ga.)
 

It’s so “amazing” to an older guy how these young EEs can get a head start into Spring FB. It’s so much more beneficial than just showing up in August for Fall Camp.

The Strength/Conditioning, Food/Meal program, but the best part is participating in Spring Ball. When the season starts, it’s almost like they’re not Freshmen.

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3 hours ago, Tex-19 said:

Not doubting, just curious - why is the belief here that Lance Jackson won't have much impact this year? DE seems to be a position where freshman can shine quickly and his measurables seem college ready.

Obviously I understand he's behind at least 3 vets but seems like he could find his way into the rotation especially if Vasek isn't healthy.

DE can shine early if you don't care about them playing the run. We play sound defense, so we care. 

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On 2/1/2025 at 1:44 PM, Tex-19 said:

Not doubting, just curious - why is the belief here that Lance Jackson won't have much impact this year? DE seems to be a position where freshman can shine quickly and his measurables seem college ready.

Obviously I understand he's behind at least 3 vets but seems like he could find his way into the rotation especially if Vasek isn't healthy.

He plays the Jack. That requires more ability to anchor vs the run and set the edge. It may take him a bit to gain the lower body strength to hold up vs College tackles. The biggest hurdle for him is the Edge position appears to be one of the deepest on the roster. Burke and Vasek look like a solid 1-2 at the Jack. Vasek has shown some ability to get pressure albeit in limited snaps. Zina is there, hard to know where he is at this point. Simmons and Moore are at the Buck. Simmons had a nice path to the field last year. Start him out in pass rushing situations in the Nascar package. (Simmon, Broughton, Sorrell, and Burke/Moore). He slowly moved to playing standard downs. Simmons had that elite pass rushing skill. He set the Duncanville record for sacks with 22.5 in a season. Jackson had 9 sacks. Lance will need to be a better all around player to get heavy snaps. It is possible, just a much harder road. I think that is a good development. It is great not to need a true freshman to have to contribute. I think one of the true freshman DTs may surprise. I could definitely see Justus Terry coming in for pass rushing situations (13 sacks) early in the year and growing into a larger role. I think it is more about opportunity, than talent. 

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Dude is really raw and will have to wait a year or two to play some real snaps at safety but I'm pumped to see a Galveston Ball Tor out there in burnt orange.

This pic is so sick

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On 1/31/2025 at 10:20 AM, Bodacious Bevo said:

Sterns was pretty good straight away. Kinda felt like his first six games here were the best of his career, but part of that feeling was probably the general malaise of the Herman years 

Hard to improve when your focus is on the color of your piss and eating burnt toast because you lost some retarded drill that doesn't have to do with playing the position in-game.

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On 1/31/2025 at 9:38 AM, Codaxx said:

Every player/position is different. Safety is position that is more reliant on instincts and football IQ, than raw athleticism. There are players like Caleb Downs that come in and have 0 learning curve. It is possible that Jonah Wiliams comes and is a star, I just do not think it is probable. 

Yeah he would have to learn A LOT to see the field. I don't know if it's possible.

I don't really watch a ton of HS ball so it's hard to tell, but I'm sure many of these guys look raw out there because they are just so much faster and more talented they rely on that rather than much technique. He's one of those guys, a man amongst boys, just kind of overwhelming guys with his athleticism. Big sign of that is they just throw him in for 8 snaps at WR and toss it up towards him. 

Hope he stays healthy and learns a lot. He could be useful in as a joker or nickel or whatever they call it. I donno if he would get picked apart playing safety and having deep responsibilities so early.

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17 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Forgive me for not scouring all 10 pages . . . what's our kicking situation going forward?

As someone who has scoured all 10 pages, I think the consensus is that we will not be punting or kicking next season.

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21 minutes ago, FloridaHorn said:

As someone who has scoured all 10 pages, I think the consensus is that we will not be punting or kicking next season.

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1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Forgive me for not scouring all 10 pages . . . what's our kicking situation going forward?

We have Arch there is no need for kickers anymore. 

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1 hour ago, Red Five said:

I was referring to him getting benched. 

Yeah, he's returning.  He just doesn't have an inside track.  I was hoping we'd land some portal kicker who isn't prone to shitting the bed from the right hash mark.

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2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yeah, he's returning.  He just doesn't have an inside track.  I was hoping we'd land some portal kicker who isn't prone to shitting the bed from the right hash mark.

I wouldn't be surprised if they get a good one in the spring portal period.

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7 hours ago, Codaxx said:

We have Arch there is no need for kickers anymore. 

Remember when we were kids playing street football and you would yell out "P for K!" and heave the ball down the street in place of punting?

Arch is gonna be allowed to do that. 

For field goals, too.

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On 2/4/2025 at 5:34 AM, Codaxx said:

He plays the Jack. That requires more ability to anchor vs the run and set the edge. It may take him a bit to gain the lower body strength to hold up vs College tackles. The biggest hurdle for him is the Edge position appears to be one of the deepest on the roster. Burke and Vasek look like a solid 1-2 at the Jack. Vasek has shown some ability to get pressure albeit in limited snaps. Zina is there, hard to know where he is at this point. Simmons and Moore are at the Buck. Simmons had a nice path to the field last year. Start him out in pass rushing situations in the Nascar package. (Simmon, Broughton, Sorrell, and Burke/Moore). He slowly moved to playing standard downs. Simmons had that elite pass rushing skill. He set the Duncanville record for sacks with 22.5 in a season. Jackson had 9 sacks. Lance will need to be a better all around player to get heavy snaps. It is possible, just a much harder road. I think that is a good development. It is great not to need a true freshman to have to contribute. I think one of the true freshman DTs may surprise. I could definitely see Justus Terry coming in for pass rushing situations (13 sacks) early in the year and growing into a larger role. I think it is more about opportunity, than talent. 

So who is going to be out nascar package this year? Simmons, Moore, Terry, and Burke?

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14 hours ago, linux said:

So who is going to be out nascar package this year? Simmons, Moore, Terry, and Burke?

We will see. Sometimes they put Moore at off-ball LB with Hill. They have a lot of flexibility. Best guess is Simmons (Edge), Terry (DT, replacing Broughton), Vasek/Burke (DT, replacing Sorrell), Moore (Edge). Terry having the lowest odds to make it. 

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Simmos, Moore, Spence, Lefau, Hill, Burke, Vasek, January and transfer DT's.  Throw in maybe our best secondary in some time (really hope Derek Williams is healthy), this Defense could be special.  Lance Jackson could be wildcard and of course the other young DE's who have been on campus, we may be on to something this year in terms of not a good defense, but a suffocating D.

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The Texas Longhorns updated their online roster ahead of SEC Media Days, adding freshmen and transfers to the list of players for the 2025 season.

A few numbers were assigned to transfers and weights were updated ahead of the 2025 season. Here’s the need-to-know data plus some additional thoughts.

Number updates

WR Emmett Mosley V will wear No. 3. He is a sophomore listed at 6-foot-2, 205 pounds.

QB Matthew Caldwell will wear No. 18. He is a senior listed at 6-foot-4, 212 pounds.

K Mason Shipley will wear No. 49. He is a senior listed at 6-foot-0, 185 pounds.

OL Devin Coleman will wear No. 59. He is a freshman listed at 6-foot-5, 331 pounds.

OL Jordan Coleman will wear No. 78. He is a freshman listed at 6-foot-5, 350 pounds.

TE Nick Townsend will wear No. 81. He is a freshman listed at 6-foot-3, 241 pounds.

TE Jack Endries will wear No. 88. He is a junior listed at 6-foot-4, 240 pounds.

DT Lavon Johnson will wear No. 96. He is a junior listed at 6-foot-2, 311 pounds.

DT Maraad Watson will wear No. 98. He is a sophomore listed at 6-foot-3, 313 pounds.

In spring ball…

EDGE Colin Simmons changed to No. 1

WR Ryan Wingo changed to No. 1

DB Jelani McDonald changed to No. 4

RB Quintrevion Wisner changed to No. 5

 

Five-plus pound weight changes

*Means summer enrollee.

All previous weights come from a post-spring update to the roster. Only changes of five pounds or more are listed.

RB CJ Baxter: 232 > 227

QB KJ Lacey: 183 > 189

DB Zelus Hicks: 193 > 198

DT Justus Terry: 262 > 268

WR Ryan Niblett: 192 > 187

DB Jordon Johnson-Rubell: 201 > 189

RB Rickey Stewart Jr.: 190 > 197

DB Santana Wilson: 179 > 174

LB Elijah Barnes: 239 > 244

DT Travis Shaw: Mistakenly listed at 242. Likely 342. Was 345 post-spring.

EDGE Smith Orogbo: 217 > 222

OL DJ Campbell: 314 > 321

*OL Devin Coleman: 375 > 331

OL Nate Kibble: 325 > 330

OL Jaydon Chatman: 301 > 306

OL Jackson Christian: 318 > 310

OL Andre Cojoe: 320 > 335

*OL Jordan Coleman: 337 > 350

OL Connor Stroh: 346 > 341

*TE Nick Townsend: 219 > 241

DL Hero Kanu: 305 > 299

 

Thoughts

The summer enrollees of Jordan Coleman, Devin Coleman, and Nick Townsend all prove how college athletes on dedicated nutrition and strength programs can change their bodies. Townsend, who was running track in the spring, jumped 22 pounds from his NSD 25 listing. Devin Coleman dropped over 40 pounds. Jordan Coleman gained 13 pounds.

 

The changes aren’t limited to just summer enrollees.

Lance Jackson was listed at 276 on signing day and is now 254.

Rickey Stewart was 179 on signing day and is now 197.

Kade Phillips, Smith Orogbo, KJ Lacey, Jordan Coleman, Michael Terry III, and Zelus Hicks have all gained at least 10 pounds since their signing day listing.

There weren’t a ton of major five-pound or more changes from the current roster, but Jordon Johnson-Rubell’s drop was notable. That might entail more coverage responsibilities. Andre Cojoe gaining 15 pounds to land at 335 is continued evidence of the developmental track the coaches saw in him. He’s still a teenager.

All the spring window transfers look to have good measurements, namely Maraad Watson at 313 pounds.

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Texas football: Ranking transfers on immediate impact in 2025

Thomas Jones, Austin American-Statesman     July 25, 2025

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian always describes his program’s use of the transfer portal the same way: We’ll never rely on it, Sarkisian says, but we will always use the portal to plug any gaps in the roster.

The 2025 transfer class reflects that approach.  Texas signed 11 players in the portal, which is the fourth-fewest in the SEC behind Tennessee (seven), Florida (seven) and Georgia (10) and well behind the conference leader in Mississippi State (34).

From the defensive line to special teams, the newest Longhorns transfers seem to fill some needs. But which of the newcomers will be needed the most for a Texas team that has reached two consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals? Let’s rank the 11 players based on their projected importance to the 2025 Longhorns. Star rankings are based on 247Sports' transfer rankings.

1. TE Jack Endries, California, 4 stars

The tight end plays a pivotal role in Sarkisian’s pro-style offense, as evidenced by the combined 105 receptions from Gunnar Helm in 2024 and Ja’Tavion Sanders in 2023. Texas entered the offseason without a single tight end on the roster that had a catch last season, but the 6-foot-4, 245-pound Endries arrives as an immediate starter and perhaps the most pro-ready receiving tight end in the nation after hauling in 91 catches over the past two seasons for Cal.

2. DT Cole Brevard, Purdue, 4 stars

Transfers and graduation decimated the Texas defensive front, especially in the interior. Sarkisian and his staff responded by signing five defensive tackles, and none bring more bona fides than the 6-3, 345-pound Brevard. The senior played in 37 games with 23 starts for the Boilermakers and projects as an instant starter inside for a group of tackles short on experience.

3. P Jack Bouwmeester, Utah, 3 stars

Last year’s experiment with freshman Michael Kern didn’t work. The blue-chip recruit ranked 15th in the SEC among starting punters in yards per punt, which prompted the Texas staff to replace the youngster with a veteran Australian who played in all 39 games for Utah the past three seasons. An All-Big 12 punter a year ago, Bouwmeester steps in as the unquestioned starter as a position of need.

4. DT Maraad Watson, Syracuse, 4-stars

Based on the scuttlebutt around the program, the 6-foot-3, 313-pound sophomore has separated himself a bit from the pack in the defensive interior and could start alongside Brevard. He started all 11 games for the Orange a year ago while earning some freshman all-American honors, and his level of play seems to have risen to match the competition at Texas.

5. WR Emmett Mosley V, Stanford, 3 stars

The 6-foot-2, 210-pound Mosley quietly led all ACC freshmen with 48 catches a year ago and will likely grab a spot in the regular rotation among a receivers group with plenty of talent but lots of inexperience. DeAndre Moore Jr. returns as a reliable starter and former five-star recruit Ryan Wingo flashed his potential on 29 catches in 2024. No other returning receiver had a reception.

6. QB Matthew Caldwell, Troy, 3 stars

Nothing against Caldwell, but Texas fans don’t want to see the senior aside from some mop-up duty. If starter Arch Manning does miss time, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound Caldwell is the only backup with starting experience and seems most ready to step in under center. In fact, Caldwell has 485 career pass attempts, which is 484 more than UT redshirt freshman Trey Owens, the only other quarterback on the roster with collegiate experience.

7. LB Brad Spence, Arkansas, 3 stars

The junior served as a rotational player for the Razorbacks over the past two seasons while appearing in 23 games with five starts. Expect a similar role with the Longhorns, especially after the Texas staff moved edge Trey Moore to outside linebacker to play alongside star inside linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. Returning starter Liona Lefaua also returns, which likely means select snaps for the 6-foot-2, 240-pound Spence.

8. DT Travis Shaw, North Carolina, 4 stars

A former five-star prospect out of high school, the 6-foot-5, 342-pound Shaw never lived up to his recruiting hype while playing in 37 career games in three seasons at North Carolina. If the Texas coaches can unlock the senior’s potential, he could challenge for regular snaps in a potentially deep tackle room.

9. K Mason Shipley, Texas State, no stars

An All-Sun Belt kicker in two seasons at Texas State, the Liberty Hill native steps in as the likely starter for Bert Auburn, the Longhorns’ all-time leader in field goals who transferred to Miami after an up-and-down 2024. Shipley, a fifth-year senior, made 31 of 35 field-goal attempts in San Marcos over the past two seasons, He does have some competition from fellow Austin-area product Will Stone (Regents), who has spent his previous three years with Texas as a kickoff specialist.

10. DT Hero Kanu, Ohio State, 4 stars

A 6-foot-5, 300-pound senior, the native of Germany appeared in 30 games over the previous three seasons with Ohio State but never received steady snaps. He’ll likely provide depth behind Brevard, Watson and returner Alex January while contending with Shaw and Lavon Johnson for rotational snaps.

 11. DT Lavon Johnson, Maryland, 3 stars

Like Kanu, the 6-foot-2, 310-pound Johnson will try to earn snaps in the defensive rotation. The junior has battled some inconsistency and injuries in two seasons with the Terrapins, but did play well down the stretch of 2024.

 

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Remember when we had a head coach with glaring gaps at various positions, like for example QUARTERBACK, and then proceeded to do nothing to address that gap? I do not miss Chuckles. It’s sure nice to have a head coach who recognizes gaps and then tries to address them. What a novel concept. 

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