Longhorns Profile Snapshot: No. 69 Andrej Karic

LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster. Today, we will be looking at freshman OT Andrej Karic.

Going into the 2020 football season, LonghornsWire will be looking at each scholarship player listed on the Texas roster.

Over the summer, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Tom Herman this season.

Today, we will be looking at freshman offensive tackle Andrej Karic.

Andrej Karic, Offensive tackle

Height: 6-4 / Weight: 294

Class: Freshman

Hometown: Southlake, Texas

High School: Southlake Carrol

HS ranking (247Sports): Four-star / No. 21 position / No. 36 in-state

HS ranking (Rivals): Three-star / No. 38 position / No. 49 in-state

Analysis: A member of the 2020 recruiting class, Andrej Karic is another Texas recruit from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Playing offensive tackle in high school, Karic is going to be a project for offensive line coach Herb Hand.

Gabe Brooks of 247Sports has compared him to former Texas left tackle Connor Williams. Hand developed Williams into a second-round NFL Draft pick as in now a key member of the Dallas Cowboys’ rotation. If Karic can become similar to Williams, it would a successful project for Hand.

Karic is also a former teammate of 2022 Texas commit Quinn Ewers. The two combined to take Southlake Carrol to the 6A-DI quarterfinals. Hopefully, by the time Ewers is on campus, Karic will be protecting him at the tackle position.

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Seattle Seahawks select LSU guard Damien Lewis at No. 69 overall

The Seattle Seahawks traded back with the Panthers and were able to select LSU guard Damien Lewis at No. 69 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

The Seattle Seahawks moved back from No. 64 and out of the second round in a trade with the Carolina Panthers and were able to pick up LSU guard Damien Lewis and the No. 148 overall selection.

With the addition of Lewis and a flurry of free-agency moves, the Seahawks now have 19 offensive linemen on the roster.

Lewis first started at right guard for Northwest Mississippi Community College before joining the Tigers at the same spot on the line in 2018 and playing 13 games. During the Tigers’ 2019 title run, Lewis appeared in all 15 matchups and earned second-team All-SEC honors for his efforts.

Lewis marks the Seahawks’ first offensive selection of the NFL draft, looking to add extra protection for franchise quarterback Russell Wilson. The rookie will face some stiff competition on the practice field when activities resume this offseason but has a chance to compete for a starting position on Seattle’s offensive line.

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