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Texas’ players with breakout potential for the 2022 season

10 players who have the potential to have big seasons in 2022.

Texas will have many fresh faces in the program next season.

Over 30 recruits and transfers will make up an exciting group of newcomers joining Texas’ roster.

Steve Sarkisian has a good amount of talent to work with between the newcomers on the team and the young players who have been held over from last season.

Despite the 5-7 record, many around the program feel they are knocking on the door for a massive improvement. Texas proved they could compete with any team in the conference last season but struggled to find ways to win in the second half of games.

Finding some breakout players could turn Texas into real competitors in the Big 12 conference. Last season Xavier Worthy and Bijan Robinson established themselves as elite players. Who on the roster could share similar leaps in the 2022 season?

Here are 10 players who could break out into major contributors next year:

Studs and duds from Texas’ 22-17 victory over Kansas State

The Longhorns capped off a disappointing season with a 22-17 win over Kansas State.

The Longhorns capped off a disappointing season with a 22-17 win over Kansas State. The victory snapped Texas’ longest losing streak since 1956.

Texas finished the season 5-7 and will likely miss their first bowl game since 2016.

It was a bit of a struggle passing the ball for both teams. That did not stop the running backs from having outstanding games.

Roschon Johnson got the scoring going on the Texas opening drive on a nine-yard touchdown run. Kansas State star Deuce Vaughn would answer with a nine-yard touchdown of his own later in the first quarter.

Texas would add another touchdown on a fantastic catch by Cade Brewer over two Wildcat defenders. It took Kansas State one play to take a 14-13 lead as Will Howard ran for a 71-yard score.

The teams would trade field goals the rest of the way as Texas finally found a way to win 22-17.

Here is a look at the studs and duds from Texas’ season finale:

Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the Kansas State win

Roschon Johnson and Xavier Worthy were the highest graded players on offense. Who was on the wrong end of the curve?

It isn’t easy for a head coach to get his team to play with maximum effort in a meaningless game. Continue reading “Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the Kansas State win”

Texas Report Card: PFF grades from the Oklahoma State loss

It wasn’t a great day as a whole for the Texas Longhorns. Which ones graded best/worst on Saturday?

For the second week in a row, the Texas Longhorns fell to a team that hails from the state of Oklahoma. They lost in a similar fashion again this week as they blew a double-digit lead.

The Longhorns led 17-3 following the 13-yard catch and run by Bijan Robinson from Casey Thompson. From that point forward, Texas was outscored 29-3 as Oklahoma State stayed perfect on the season. Their performance launched them inside the top 10 of this week’s poll.

Oklahoma State and Oklahoma are now both in firm control of their destinies and could meet twice this season. For Texas, they have some soul searching to do as they try and right the ship. The Iowa State and Baylor matchups will be big for the team just looking for a better bowl bid at this point.

As far as Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades from this game, the top performer on offense was wide receiver Keilan Robinson, although he only played five snaps. Derek Kerstetter was the top performer on offense. Defensively, the team was led by linebacker Jaylan Ford. Texas lost DeMarvion Overshown for the game due to a concussion after only 16 snaps on defense.

Take a look at which Longhorns graded well, and which ones were on the wrong end of the spectrum.

Six new potential starters for Texas football in 2021

Here are six potential new starters for Texas football under first-year head coach Steve Sarkisian.

Not every head coach has the same philosophy. Continue reading “Six new potential starters for Texas football in 2021”

Texas flips three star linebacker originally committed to Utah

After signing all 16 players on NSD yesterday, Texas landed another one. This time it was three-star LB Jaylan Ford out of Frisco, TX.

After signing all 16 players on National Signing Day yesterday, Texas landed another recruit on Thursday. This time it was three-star linebacker Jaylan Ford out of Frisco, TX. Ford was originally a Utah commit and said he would join the Utes on Oct. 8. He switched to Texas this morning, announcing his decision via Twitter.

According to 247Sports, Ford is 6 feet 2.5 inches and weighs 205 pounds. Coming out of Lone Star High School, he was the district 5-5A-1 defensive MVP in his junior season. Officially listed as an outsider linebacker, Ford joins Highland Park’s Prince Dorbah as the only other OLB in the 2020 class.

This is the third recruit that Texas and Utah have gone back and forth with this season. Four-star defensive end Van Fillinger and three-star all-purpose back Ty Jordan were both once Texas commits that ended up signing with the Utes.

Texas now sits at No. 9 on the 247Sports team rankings after finishing yesterday at No. 10. Ford is the fourth four-star the Longhorns have signed in 2020, getting their 17th player of the cycle.

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