Tag: 2025 recruiting class

On3 Sports releases its 2025 five-star update with 32 players included

Several Texas targets are included in the five-star update.

One five-star update is out as we enter a critical time in the 2025 recruiting cycle. Several players with elite acclaim are considering Texas.

On3 Sports shared its five-star update with a few familiar names for those who follow the Texas Longhorns in recruiting.

The list of notable names includes wide receivers Dakorien Moore, Kaliq Lockett, and Jaime Ffrench, top athlete Michael Terry, impactful offensive linemen Michael Fasusi and Ty Haywood and defensive backs Devin Sanchez, Jonah Williams and Dorian Brew.

Several of the above names could choose elsewhere, but the Longhorns could be in position to win out with multiple players on the list.

Texas is no stranger to adding several five-stars having signed 10 of 247Sports’ composite five-stars over the last three seasons. The Longhorns signed four composite five-stars in each of the last two recruiting classes.

Texas’ list of composite five-star additions includes the following players.

  • Arch Manning, quarterback, No. 1 overall in 2023 class
  • DJ Campbell, guard, No. 10 overall in 2022 class
  • Anthony Hill Jr, linebacker, No. 18 overall in 2023 class
  • Colin Simmons, edge, No. 18 overall in 2024 class
  • CJ Baxter, running back, No. 22 overall in 2023 class
  • Johntay Cook, wide receiver, No. 29 overall in 2023 class
  • Brandon Baker, offensive tackle, No. 32 overall in 2024 class
  • Kelvin Banks Jr, offensive tackle, No. 33 overall in 2022 class
  • Kobe Black, cornerback, No. 34 overall in 2024 class
  • Xavier Filsaime, safety, No. 37 overall in 2024 class

The Longhorns’ recruiting class rankings might not be that different from those under the past coaching regime, but make no mistake: Head coach Steve Sarkisian is getting elite players at premium positions rather than securing high rankings by adding a high volume of four-stars.

Sarkisian will look to close on a few more talented recruits in the 2025 class.

Exploring how many five-star WR Texas will land in 2025 recruiting class

We look realistically at Texas’ five star receiving targets.

Texas is trending for three five-star wide receiver targets. Some indicate the Longhorns are in the lead for two if not all three.

The players under consideration are Dakorien Moore, Kaliq Lockett and Jaime Ffrench. All are among the top five receivers and Top 20 overall players in the country according to On3 Sports.

Moore, the nation’s top receiver and No. 3 overall player according to On3 Sports, has long been considered a natural fit at Texas. Playing alongside former Duncanville teammates in edge Colin Simmons and defensive tackle Alex January and another former Duncanville player in offensive tackle Cam Williams would seem to make the decision easier.

There’s a good chance Texas will sign a five-star receiver. It’s what they have done since Steve Sarkisian took over as head coach regardless of who is the wide receivers coach. The Longhorns have signed a receiver with a five-star rating from at least one recruiting site in three of Sarkisian’s four classes. That number includes Xavier Worthy (On3), Johntay Cook (247Sports composite) and Ryan Wingo (247Sports).

Receivers are drawn to Sarkisian’s scheme, which is perhaps the best in college football right now. It makes sense that at least one of the players should choose the Longhorns, and my guess would be Dakorien Moore who has seemed fond of Texas for awhile.

The flip side is that NIL changes the nature of recruiting. For example, Jaime Ffrench is set to visit Tennessee who has done well at recruiting top players since the beginning of the NIL era. Texas will push to get all three and would certainly become a stronger title contender if they made it happen. Even so, other teams could potentially offer more NIL deals, playing time and targets to one player than the Longhorns will be able to offer to all three.

The reality is, teams like Tennessee, Texas A&M and Ohio State can go all in on one player, like the Volunteers did to get starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava while nearly everyone else recruited Texas quarterback Arch Manning. Texas’ title pitch will still be strong.

If all three were to choose the Longhorns, the wide receiver depth chart would feature five players with a five-star rating in Johntay Cook, Ryan Wingo, Dakorien Moore, Kaliq Lockett and Jaime Ffrench. Add in players like DeAndre Moore, Ryan Niblett and Matthew Golden, who I expect to return for 2025, and it would be tempting to run a whole lot of empty formation with five receivers.

It’s likely some teams are going to zero in on Lockett and Ffrench and pitch building their team around either receiver. That said, should multiple five-star receivers choose the Longhorns, NFL scouts’ eyes should be glued to Austin.

Texas should sign one five-star pass catcher. We’ll see if it adds more.

Three-star wide receiver Rahim Hutchins Jr sets official visit

A three-star wide receiver out of Texas is set to take an offiical visit to Nebraska next month.

Three-star wide receiver Rahim Hutchins Jr is set to take an official visit to Nebraska next month. Hutchins previously announced the plans back in March.

Hutchins Jr. is considered a three-star prospect by both On3 and 247Sports. ESPN ranks him as a four-star prospect and top-200 player nationally, while Rivals does not yet have the Pearland, Texas native ranked or rated.

In addition to the Huskers’ offer, Hutchins also has offers from Boston College, Memphis, Michigan State, Texas Tech, UCF, and UTEP.

Maxprep has Hutchins credited for 17 receptions for 378 yards and five touchdowns.

The Huskers currently have eight commitments in their 2025 recruiting class, the most recent coming from four-star quarterback TJ Lateef.

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Notre Dame in Top Five for Five-Star Wide Receiver

This would be a huge get for the Irish. Both figuratively and literally.

Notre Dame football has had an uptick in recruiting the wide receiver position recently but still has room to grow. That’s what the Fighting Irish are looking to do with one of the few remaining spots in their top-ranked 2025 recruiting class.

The good news for the Fighting Irish and wide receivers coach Mike Brown is that Notre Dame is in the running for one of the nation’s very best in the 2025 recruiting class.

[autotag]Derek Meadows[/autotag], who 247Sports recently rated as a five-star wideout, has Notre Dame in his final top-five and is set to make an official summer visit this June.  Meadows has previously participated in Notre Dame’s Irish Invasion camp last June.

Notre Dame has a seat at the table but will have to outwork several bluebloods as Michigan, Georgia, LSU, and Alabama are also set to host Meadows this summer.

Meadows is listed at 6-5, 200-pounds and hails from national powerhouse Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas.  He helped lead Gorman to their latest national championship in 2023, hauling in 15 receptions as a sophomore.  Over half of those went for a touchdown as he scored eight last fall and averaged over 26-yards per reception.

Whoever ends up with Meadows will have an elite talent that will instantly upgrade even the best of wide receiver groups.

Texas is trending for five-star WR Jaime Ffrench

A recruiting prediction was entered in favor of Texas to land five-star WR Jaime Ffrench on Wednesday.

The Texas Longhorns might be the new leader for another five-star wide receiver. Jaime Ffrench joins Dakorien Moore as an elite receiver that could be leaning toward Texas.

Ffrench received an On3 RPM prediction from Inside Texas’ Justin Wells on Wednesday to choose the Longhorns. His impact could be immediate and unmistakable for his next team.

According to On3 Sports’ industry rankings, Ffrench is one of 32 players to receive a five-star designation. He ranks No. 19 overall.

Should he choose Texas alongside the nation’s No. 3 overall player in Dakorien Moore then its likely the Longhorns haven’t come close to their offensive ceiling for head coach Steve Sarkisian’s tenure in Austin.

The Longhorns have played the long game and won with five-star talents like left tackle Kelvin Banks, right guard DJ Campbell, edge rusher Colin Simmons, quarterback Arch Manning, defensive back Xavier Filsaime and wide receiver Ryan Wingo.

The current coaching staff’s confidence in winning recruitments by waiting on players who have later decisions has paid off in Sarkisian era. They will look to continue that trend in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Notre Dame extends offer to 2025 Massachusetts small forward

Hope the Irish get him.

Even with the 2024-25 season months away from tipping off, Notre Dame remains focused on the distant future. After all, you need to have new players all the time in order for your program to have a future.

While there are no commits for the Irish’s 2025 recruiting class yet, they’re going to do everything they can to give themselves as many options as possible. One of them apparently is 6-foot-6 small forward recruit Ryder Frost of Beverly, Massachusetts since he posted the following on social media:

Frost, the fifth-ranked 2025 Massachusetts recruit according to 247Sports, already has offers from over a dozen other schools. In fact, Frost has been offered by many ACC programs in only the past couple of days: Syracuse, Wake Forest, NC State, Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech.

So the Irish have their work cut out for them as far as landing Frost. With luck, that work will pay off.

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Texas is trending to land three five-star WR’s in the 2025 class

Texas is certainly gaining momentum on the recruiting trail.

Texas could land one of its best wide receiver recruiting classes ever in 2025. Continue reading “Texas is trending to land three five-star WR’s in the 2025 class”

Five-star ATH Michael Terry schedules official visit to Texas

The nation’s No. 1 athlete in the 2025 class will take an official visit to Texas in June.

Texas is gaining momentum on the recruiting trail for the 2025 cycle. Continue reading “Five-star ATH Michael Terry schedules official visit to Texas”

Four-star defensive back prospect Blake Woodby set to visit Auburn

The 5-foot-10 All-American is a consensus top 100 prospect in the 2025 recruiting class.

Highly touted 4-star defensive back [autotag]Blake Woodby[/autotag] is reportedly set to take an official visit to Auburn at the end of May. The Baltimore, Maryland native, who recently re-opened his commitment after verbally committing to Ohio State, will be in the Plains from May 31-June 2.

The 5-foot-10 All-American is a consensus top 100 prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, while ESPN, On3, and 247 all have the four-star ranked as a top 3 prospect in Maryland. Outside of Auburn, Woodby has shown major interest in SEC rival Georgia, Music City Bowl nemesis Maryland, and Oregon.

Woodby described his recent visit to Athens as “great” and will take official visits to Maryland and Oregon along with Auburn in the coming weeks. We’ll see if the 2025 recruit is ready to announce his commitment after his visits this summer.

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Discussing key players Texas has brought over from Dallas-Fort Worth

Texas is getting much of its five-star talent from the Dallas area.

North Texas wasn’t always a fertile recruiting ground for Texas. If the last three recruiting cycles are any indication, it is now.

The Longhorns have landed commitments from a handful of five-star or borderline five-star players from that region over the last three recruiting classes. Among them are Anthony Hill Jr. (Denton), Colin Simmons (Duncanville), Johntay Cook (Desoto), Malik Muhammad (South Oak Cliff), Devon Campbell Jr. (Arlington) and Xavier Filsaime (McKinney).

Many of the Longhorns’ key players from a season ago came from areas in or close to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. To his credit, former head coach Tom Herman also prioritized the region late in his tenure.

Jake Majors (Prosper) enters his fourth year as a starter at center. First round NFL defensive tackle Byron Murphy (Desoto) and now Carolina Panthers tight end JaTavion Sanders (Denton) depart Austin this offseason.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian’s national recruiting approach has benefitted the Longhorns, but his focus on the now fertile Dallas area is paying dividends. We’ll monitor whether or not that continues with the 2025 recruiting class.