With the college football season just over a couple weeks away, there is a lot of excitement surrounding it. Not just from a Texas Longhorns perspective. While head coach Tom Herman and the staff try and figure out who will start, there are more things at play. For instance, the NFL Draft. A handful of Texas Longhorn players could find themselves with a decision comes seasons end.
Quarterback Sam Ehlinger is a senior but with the NCAA’s latest decision to freeze college eligibility, it is very possible that he could return for a fifth season. Samuel Cosmi, Caden Sterns, Joseph Ossai and even Keaontay Ingram could all realistically declare ahead of their senior seasons to go professional. Unlike in years past, the Longhorns have more than just a few players who could make the jump in competition.
Luke Easterling of Draft Wire provided his latest mock draft where he went three-rounds deep. In the 2020 NFL Draft, Longhorns fans had to wait until pick 70 to see the first Texas player selected. In this mock, the Longhorns have two players drafted by that pick. In fact, four Texas players are projected in the first 90 picks.