Tag: Isaiah Neyor

An updated look at Texas’ WR depth after the addition of Agiye Hall

Texas has completely turned around the completion of the wide receiver room this offseason.

Steve Sarkisian has to be happy with the offseason additions Texas has made over the past few months.

Texas struck again in the transfer portal this week with the commitment of the uber-talented Alabama wide receiver transfer Agiye Hall.

The former four-star from the class of 2021 did not see much playing time in his freshman season in Tuscaloosa as he sat behind Jamison Williams and John Metchie, along with dealing with some off-the-field issues.

Hall is joining a Texas wide receiver room with huge upside in 2022.

Xavier Worthy will lead the group after his freshman All-American campaign in 2021. Worthy hauled in 63 passes for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns without much help from his supporting cast down the stretch of the season.

Jordan Whittington started the 2021 year on fire before an injury cost him much of the second half of the season. The sky is the limit for Whittington if he can just stay healthy.

Landing Isaiah Neyor from Wyoming was another big-time pull from the transfer portal. Neyor is already looking the part in spring practice.

Here is a look at how much depth Texas now has at wide receiver after Hall’s commitment.

Grading each position group on Texas’ offense

Texas’ running back group grades out as an A+.

As Texas enters the thick of spring practice, we are starting to get a feel for the strengths and weaknesses of the roster. The offensive side of the ball has the chance to be exciting in the fall.

The running back room stands out with Bijan Robinson and Roshon Johnson leading the charge. Keilan Robinson, Johnathan Brooks and freshman Jaydon Blue make up one of the top running back rooms in the nation.

Texas’ staff did a great job of improving the tight end and wide receiver positions in the offseason. The addition of two talented quarterbacks Quinn Ewers and Maalik Murphy are excellent talents for Sark to work with. Isaiah Neyor is an experienced wide-out who is capable of making big plays opposite Xavier Worthy.

Kyle Flood faces a huge offseason to develop his offensive line unit. Texas prioritized the high school ranks over the transfer portal to add talent to the group.

Using overall talent, depth and experience as key factors, here is a ranking of each position group on Texas’ offense.

Texas Football: Predicting the winners of several position battles

Predicting the winners of some of the most intense position battles in Austin.

Texas is nearing the midway point of spring practices, and while it is still early there are a handful of crucial position battles taking place.

The Longhorns will be featuring new starters across the offensive line, several new faces are expected to emerge at defensive back and wide receiver, and the quarterback competition is one of the hottest in the country.

Texas fans are excited for each of the battles to take place, as they are hopeful that year two under Steve Sarkisian will go much better than the first. Players themselves have even become more vocal about turning the program around, primarily Moro Ojomo’s passionate interview with the media on Thursday.

There’s still several months left for these position battles to take shape, but it’s never too early to predict who will win the starting jobs. Here’s who I believe will start at several key positions in Week 1.

Longhorns Wire Roundtable: What we want to see from the spring game

Longhorns Wire staff members each touch on what they’re looking forward to seeing from the Orange-White game on April 23.

Texas’ annual Orange-White spring game is approaching on April 23. Continue reading “Longhorns Wire Roundtable: What we want to see from the spring game”

Texas WR Isaiah Neyor is one of Bleacher Report’s spring standouts

Bleacher Report listed 12 players that have been turning heads midway through spring practices.

Texas had major issues on both sides of the ball in 2021, but one of the biggest was the fact they didn’t have a consistent wide receiver option outside of freshman star Xavier Worthy.

Jordan Whittington looked like he could be the perfect counterpart to Worthy, but for the third straight year he was bit by the injury bug and missed significant time.

There were also hopes that Troy Omeire would return from knee surgery and showcase his huge catch radius we had seen in fall camp the year prior, but unfortunately suffered another season-ending injury before the season began. This left players like Marcus Washington, Kelvontay Dixon, and Joshua Moore to fill in.

While they all had flashes and showed potential at times, it was evident that the Longhorns needed to add a more consistent receiver that could take some of the attention off Worthy and also be a playmaker in his own right.

They added just that in Wyoming transfer Isaiah Neyor this offseason, as they were able to flip him from Tennessee shortly after his visit to Austin. The 6-foot-3 freak athlete has the ability to out jump and out run his opponents and has been shining during Texas’ spring practices thus far.

Neyor was mentioned on Bleacher Report’s list of 12 players that are turning heads during spring practice.

A season ago, Neyor was making plays all the way up in Laramie for the Cowboys as a second-year freshman following the COVID-19 season. He pulled down 44 passes for 878 yards and scored 12 touchdowns.

When he hit the transfer portal this spring, he committed to Tennessee but went ahead and visited Texas. Then, he flipped to the Longhorns. They’re thrilled.

“I really like Isaiah Neyor,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian told the Dallas Morning News‘ Chuck Carlton. “He’s probably got a little more speed than I gave him credit for when we got him. He’s a competitive guy. He’s a great learner. He’s dedicated to his craft is and what he’s doing. So, on that front, very impressed with him.”

With his long strides, big catch radius and explosive athleticism, Neyor has all the tangibles to be a star. He’s showing that quickly in his new home.

The initial hopes were that Neyor could serve as Worthy’s “Robin” but it is seeming more and more like Texas may have two Batman’s instead. This is a great problem to have, as the Longhorns will be starting a inexperienced quarterback in Hudson Card or Quinn Ewers, so the more weapons for them the better.

Positive notes from Texas’ spring practice on Saturday

Some players are helping themselves get ahead during spring practices.

The Longhorns are grinding this offseason with the mindset that they need to take that next step on the field come fall when the season begins.

After an embarrassing 5-7 record in his first season as the head coach of Texas, Steve Sarkisian has his back against the wall as another down season with this very much improved roster would be catastrophic for the Longhorns.

On the bright side, there is a sense around the program that some of the players from Tom Herman’s team weren’t all the way bought into the culture, and the players the new coaching staff brought in seem to have the right attitudes.

Now the only question is whether the new players along with the returners can lead to major improvements, and we are starting to see some of these questions addressed during spring practices.

247Sports’ Hudson Standish (exclusive content) was able to chat with a few sources in attendance of Texas’ most recent scrimmage on Saturday. Let’s dissect a few of the positive notes from practice.

An updated look at Texas’ WR depth chart

Steve Sarkisian has concerns about the depth at wide receiver.

Texas’ wide receiver room has the potential to be one of the best position groups on the roster in 2022.

Xavier Worthy is back for year No. 2 after establishing himself as one of the nation’s best pass-catchers in 2021. Worthy snagged 63 passes for 981 yards and 12 touchdowns as a freshman.

Finding another playmaker behind Worthy at wide receiver was a point of emphasis for the Texas staff this offseason. The Longhorns landed Wyoming transfer Isaiah Neyor via the portal. Neyor is known for the explosive play, averaging nearly 20 yards per catch with the Cowboys in 2021.

Jordan Whittington’s health may end up being the biggest X-factor for Texas’ wideouts this season. Whittington was having a career season before suffering a broken collarbone against Oklahoma. The Horns offense sputtered during Whittington’s absence last season.

Despite adding Neyor and getting other key players back, Steve Sarkisian is still concerned about the depth on the offensive side of the ball.

The majority of our mid years were on the defensive side of the ball. So I’m monitoring our offense as we go. We don’t have a great deal of depth at wide out. We don’t have a great deal of depth on the offensive line obviously right now, and then really at quarterback and not having Maalik. So that part we’ve just got to monitor now as we go and making sure we’re not just wearing these guys out.

Here is a look at where the Texas wide receiver depth chart stands this spring.

Three Longhorns mentioned on CFN’s All-Transfer Portal Team

Texas is expecting big things from these transfers this season.

At the end of the 2021 season, Steve Sarkisian essentially vowed to add over 30 new scholarship players in order to help turn Texas around after an disappointing 5-7 record.

The Longhorns were able to add a strong recruiting class that ranked No. 5 in the nation, and were also able to bring in a top-10 transfer portal class. A lot of these new faces are expected to push for a starting spot right away, or at the very minus contribute as a rotational player.

Texas’ incoming transfers are headlined by former Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers. They were also able to add some playmakers at other positions on both sides of the ball.

College Football News’ Rich Cirminiello released his 2022 All-Transfer Portal team, and three new Longhorns were featured on one of the two teams. Two Texas players were mentioned on the first team, and one player on the second team.

Here are the three Longhorns that made the All-Transfer Portal team.

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247Sports identified three new Longhorns expected to have a breakout season in 2022

These young players can help turn the program around.

Steve Sarkisian and his staff went all in on adding new talent to the roster for the 2022 season.

The second year coach at Texas made it clear that he wanted over 30 new scholarship players on the roster this season, and they reached that mark with flying colors, while it’s still possible to add more.

The excitement and expectations surrounding the new players in Austin are seemingly growing by the moment, as Texas added what could be their best quarterback since Vince Young and Colt McCoy in Quinn Ewers. They also went out and got help in the secondary and at wide receiver.

Some of the players who line up on the outside are expected to be the ones that impact the team the most, as 247Sports identified three players that are poised for a breakout season. The trio consisted of two cornerbacks and one receiver.

Wyoming transfer Isaiah Neyor, Ohio State transfer Ryan Watts, and four-star prospect Terrance Brooks were the three players that 247Sports firmly believes will have huge impacts next season. Here is what Chip Brown said about the new Longhorns:

I’m hearing enough good things about 6-foot-3 Ohio State transfer cornerback Ryan Watts and early enrollee freshman cornerback Terrance Brooks that I’m ready to say they’ll have an immediate impact in 2022.

Brown went on to explain that he believes Watts has a good chance of replacing Josh Thompson as the starting cornerback alongside D’Shawn Jamison.

He did however go on to express that Brooks, who Texas flipped from Ohio State on national signing day, will be pushing both Jamison and Watts for significant playing time.

In regards to Neyor, 247Sports has extremely high expectations for the 6-foot-3 receiver who is expected to help form one of the most dangerous receiver duos in the country.

The new additions will surely help Texas turn around what was a dreadful season in 2021, and end the what seems to be an infinite stretch of mediocrity.