Predicting who will lead Texas in the major statistical categories

Who will lead the team in each major stat in 2022?

With the 2022 season over 100 days away, fans are clamoring for any bit of news they can get.

While the Longhorns may have a couple more transfer additions up their sleeves to help bolster their defense, it will be a while for any actual football to happen. However, there is certainly a reason for Texas fans to feel some excitement in regards to this team after going 5-7 in 2021.

Texas has a chance to have the most prolific offense in the country as their elite stable of running backs led by Bijan Robinson can be the most dominant backfield in the nation, which is complimented by the best receiving core this program has seen in years.

What makes all of this even better, is the fact that Steve Sarkisian has experience calling an offense that has a surplus of weapons and will likely have a plan as to how to make sure every mouth is fed.

The sky is the limit for the offense if they can figure out the offensive line situation, whereas the defense still is a major area of concern pretty much everywhere.

Last season the team couldn’t generate a pass rush, and with no major additions outside of four-star Justice Finkley, they will need someone to assert themselves. The are also concerns for the linebackers and secondary about whether or not the projected starters will be consistent against both the pass and the run.

With all of this being said and the season still far away, I am going to predict who I think will lead the team in certain statistical categories.

Wisconsin’s statistical leaders midway through the 2021 season

Wisconsin’s statistical leaders midway through the 2021 season

Wisconsin has reached the halfway point of its 2021 football season with a 3-3 record (1-2 Big Ten). The disappointing 1-3 start was the program’s first since 1990–Barry Alvarez’s first year as head coach.

But the Badgers have battled back to .500 with wins against Illinois and Army, and now stare down a second half of the season where if they win out, they’ll win the Big Ten West.

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A lot of questions will be answered next weekend at Purdue and the following weekend against Iowa. If the Badgers win both games and have great showings, expectations surrounding this team will change. If not, they’ll finish as a middle-of-the-pack team in the Big Ten West.

Here are all of the statistical leaders through the first half of the season: