Tag: 2023 wide receiver

Texas among top schools for four-star wide receiver Braylon James

One of the top wide receivers in the state.

The Longhorns have what could be their most loaded wide receiver room since the days of Collin Johnson, Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Devin Duvernay. However, Texas needs to continue to build it for years to come.

The trio of Xavier Worthy, Isaiah Neyor, and Jordan Whittington is one that could end up being one of the nation’s best receiver cores, but two out of the three can leave after the 2022 season. At the very least, the Longhorns are poised to lose Whittington who already announced that this season will be his final.

This has led to Steve Sarkisian and his staff hitting the recruiting trail extremely hard and targeting the nation’s top receiving talent. They received good news via Twitter late on Friday, as 2023 four-star wide receiver Braylon James announced the top nine schools left in his recruitment.

James is rated the No. 11 wide receiver in the 2023 recruiting class and No. 15 overall prospect in the state of Texas, according to 247Sports composite rankings.

The Del Valle, Texas native is a three-sport athlete that also plays basketball and runs track. He has racked up 89 catches for over 1,000 yards and 13 catches through two seasons for Del Valle High School.

Five-star WR Jalen Brown is reportedly set to visit Texas this spring

Great news for Texas, as Brown is the No. 4 wide receiver in the 2023 class.

When the dead period lifts and recruiting visits resume on college campuses around the country, Texas is expected to be one of the most popular destinations. Continue reading “Five-star WR Jalen Brown is reportedly set to visit Texas this spring”

Texas among top five schools for 2023 four-star WR Rico Flores

Has to be one of the smoothest names.

Texas is in the running for one of California’s top prospects in the 2023 recruiting class. Continue reading “Texas among top five schools for 2023 four-star WR Rico Flores”

WATCH: Texas target DeAndre Moore gets shifty in Vegas

Texas target DeAndre Moore is as shifty as they come!

The Longhorns are pushing hard to bring in reinforcements to replenish their wide receiver room.

While they will return freshman superstar Xavier Worthy for at least two more years and they added a very talented player in Wyoming transfer Isaiah Neyor, Steve Sarkisian knows that he needs to add more talent to this group to sure up the depth of the future.

Especially considering that after the 2022 season, Texas is also set to lose Jordan Whittington, as he has already expressed he will be moving on from college football after next season.

While Whittington hasn’t been able to last a whole season without being injured, he has shown that he can be relied upon when he is healthy so it is still a huge loss.

Outside of those three, Marcus Washington is the only receiver with notable playing time and he has yet to show he can be a playmaker. Jaden Alexis, Troy Omeire, and Brenen Thompson are all receivers Sarkisian has high hopes for, but are all coming off injury and in the case of Omeire, multiple injuries.

The good thing for Texas is the fact that the 2023 class has a surplus of talent at wide receiver, and they are in good standing for a few of the nation’s best. One of those players being DeAndre Moore, who recently expressed that Texas is one of the top contenders for his recruitment.

Moore is one of the Texas targets participating in the Las Vegas 7-on-7 tournament, and showed off his speed and shiftiness on Sunday.

Moore is a four-star that is rated the No. 6 overall prospect in California for the 2023 recruiting class and the No. 5 wide receiver in the country, according to 247Sports

The Longhorns are set to host Moore for a visit after he recently decommitted from Oklahoma and re-opened his recruitment.

Texas expected to receive an official visit from four-star WR DeAndre Moore

Texas has a great shot at the former Oklahoma commit.

Texas is in great position to potentially land four-star wide receiver DeAndre Moore. Continue reading “Texas expected to receive an official visit from four-star WR DeAndre Moore”

Texas offers 2023 three-star WR Kyle Parker at Junior Day

Parker is a playmaker in both the passing game and on special teams.

Three-star wide receiver Kyle Parker picked up an offer from Texas on Saturday. Continue reading “Texas offers 2023 three-star WR Kyle Parker at Junior Day”

Texas extends an offer to four-star WR Santana Fleming out of Florida

Texas is now targeting Florida native Santana Fleming from the 2023 recruiting class.

Texas is now targeting four-star wide receiver Santana Fleming. Continue reading “Texas extends an offer to four-star WR Santana Fleming out of Florida”

Four-star WR Johntay Cook II announces top seven schools

One of Texas’ priority targets for the 2023 cycle.

Four-star wide receiver Johntay Cook II announced the top seven schools left in his recruitment on Tuesday. Continue reading “Four-star WR Johntay Cook II announces top seven schools”

Texas among top five schools for speedy 2023 WR Chris Palfreeman

Two-sport athlete out of Fort Worth.

It’s no secret that Texas desperately needs to revamp their roster. Continue reading “Texas among top five schools for speedy 2023 WR Chris Palfreeman”

Elite 2023 wide receiver Johntay Cook II raves about Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian

“The play-calling is second to none.”

Although losing in front of every top prospect known to man for two consecutive weeks isn’t ideal, the Longhorns are still in good standing with many of the top recruits in the country.

While winning against the Oklahoma’s would have likely made life a tad easier, or even give them more respect for Texas, there is much more to just current success that weighs on the decisions that recruits make to attend a school.

In the case of 2023 four-star wide receiver Johntay Cook II, who was present for the Oklahoma State game, he is very much impressed with what he has seen this season from Steve Sarkisian.

In an interview with Sports Illustrated, Cook discussed his recruitment up to this point and the schools that he has visited and enjoyed. He raved about Texas, where he has visited twice since Sarkisian took over as the head coach.

“Believe in Sark. All gas no brakes,” Cook said about what he likes about Texas. “The play-calling is second to none. It’s unbelievable how Coach Sark draws up those plays and how he gets those dudes open.”

He didn’t stop there as he also talked about the future of Texas when Sarkisian is able to get the players he wants:

“Sometimes, maybe you’re not as open as you thought you would be so you really don’t have the play-making ability to make the play as needed. So I feel like once Coach Sark gets the playmakers that he wants, like he had at Alabama, Texas is gonna be on top.”

Cook expressed that his recruitment is far from over, and although he has posted his top schools on Twitter, there are a few schools who have seemed to be prioritizing him. The programs that he has been hearing from the most are Texas, USC, Texas A&M, Alabama, Ohio State, Oregon, Florida and LSU.

Of the programs he has repeatedly discussed, it seems that Texas is in that upper echelon of schools.

The DeSoto product is rated the No. 7 wide receiver in the 2023 recruiting class, according to 247Sports composite. In the country, he’s seen as the No. 9 overall prospect.