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Texas will be losing major offensive contributors to the NFL Draft, but it won’t be impossible to replace their production.
Texas will feature new faces regarding the wide receiver room in 2024, with all their top receiving targets leaving for the 2024 NFL Draft. Continue reading “Looking ahead at Texas’ 2024 receiving room”
Steve Sarkisian has found his next wide receiver coach.
Steve Sarkisian has found his next wide receiver coach. Texas is set to hire Chris Jackson from the Jacksonville Jaguars to fill out its coaching staff. Continue reading “Texas to hire Jaguars’ Chris Jackson as wide receivers coach”
AD Mitchell makes Texas’ wide receiver group one of the best in the nation.
Texas added a key piece to its 2023 roster on Friday with the commitment of Georgia wide receiver AD Mitchell.
The standout pass catcher wasted no time in making a decision after entering the transfer portal on Wednesday. Mitchell took a visit to Texas on Thursday and announced his signing with the Longhorns on Friday night.
Mitchell has a knack for coming up in big moments. He caught a touchdown in all four of Georgia’s playoff games over the past two seasons. Mitchell hopes to make more clutch plays in the burnt orange and white this fall.
He brings physicality and a much-needed vertical threat to the Texas offense. Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will have one of the more talented wide receiver corps in the nation to work with this season with Xavier Worthy, Jordan Whittington and Mitchell leading the charge.
Here is a complete look at Texas wide receiver room following the addition of AD Mitchell.
Navigating the transfer portal is becoming an essential job for head coaches.
The transfer portal is off to a hot start this offseason. We have already seen a plethora of talented players announce their search for new homes just a few days after the end of the regular season.
Navigating the transfer portal is becoming an essential job for head coaches. Steve Sarkisian and his staff did a great job last season, adding instant contributors to the rosters. The transfer class is a significant reason Texas showed so much improvement in 2022.
Quarterback Quinn Ewers, defensive back Ryan Watts and linebacker Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey made a strong impact for the Longhorns this year.
Texas is in a much better spot from a roster standpoint compared to last season, but the Longhorns can benefit by bringing in a handful of talented transfers. A few key pieces could be the difference maker in pushing Texas over the top next season.
Here are four position groups Texas should target the most in the transfer portal.
Next man up. Texas has several talented wide receivers on the roster this season.
Early reports from Texas’ first fall scrimmage fear that wide receiver Isaiah Neyor suffered a season-ending knee injury. Continue reading “A look at Texas’ depth at wide receiver following Isaiah Neyor’s injury”
Texas wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Isaiah Neyor could prove to be one of the scariest duos in the nation.
Texas wide receivers Xavier Worthy and Isaiah Neyor could prove to be one of the scariest duos in the nation. Continue reading “Two Longhorns featured on On3’s top 10 CFB wide receivers”
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.
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.
Texas will have to look elsewhere for help at wide receiver.
Four-star wide receiver Jordan Hudson has committed to TCU. Continue reading “Texas WR target Jordan Hudson commits to TCU”
On Tuesday, Texas lost another pass-catcher to the famed transfer portal.
Early on in fall camp, Texas has already struggled at wide receiver. Joshua Moore has been dealing with a shoulder injury, while Troy Omeire is still fully healing from his torn ACL.
Jake Smith entered the transfer portal after breaking his foot, eventually being ruled out for the season at USC.
Questions have been asked on how the wide receiver core would respond and step up in Steve Sarkisian’s offense. However, on Tuesday, Texas lost another pass-catcher to the famed transfer portal.
According to Matt Zenitz of On3, Lee has entered the transfer portal before ever joining the team. The wide receiver was suspended after being charged with assault of a family member in June.
Texas freshman wide receiver Keithron Lee, who was suspended during the summer, has entered the transfer portal, @On3sports has learned https://t.co/UwPhpvVaDU
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) August 17, 2021
As a recruit, Lee was a three-star on the 247Sports composite, ranked the No. 77 wide receiver. Within his home state of Louisiana, he was the No. 79 and No. 518 overall prospect in the country.
Lee committed on Christmas Day before signing his letter of intent during the late signing day. Eleven other Power Five schools offered him, including Baylor, Ole Miss, TCU, Texas Tech, and Washington.
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