Texas is among many schools to have shown interest in Western Illinois defensive back Darius Joiner since he entered the portal on Tuesday.
Joiner was one of the best defensive players in the country at the FCS level and is ready to make an impact at a Power Five program.
Update: Since entering the portal, Western Illinois All-American transfer DB Darius Joiner has picked up serious interest from Kansas, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, UCLA, Texas @JayhawkSlant @DYoungRivals @Hokie_Haven @OBWire @RickKimbrel @rivalsmike https://t.co/FBN4aKuYno
— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) February 10, 2022
He would fill a major need in Texas’ secondary. The Longhorns lost starting safeties BJ Foster (transfer) and Brendan Schooler (graduation). Joiner would add some much-needed experience and play-making to a Texas defense that struggled a season ago.
The 6-foot-2 transfer is an excellent tackler who showed the ability to play in the box or deep in coverage.
Texas has already done well in the transfer portal, adding quarterback Quinn Ewers (Ohio State), wide receiver Isaiah Neyor (Wyoming), tight end Jahleel Billingsley (Alabama) and defensive back Ryan Watts (Ohio State).
Here is a look at Joiner’s highlight tape via his Twitter page:
I get a blank page when I try to draw a comparison đź‘‘
…More film in comments🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/Fe567JYWxj
— Darius Joiner (@Darius_joiner24) January 31, 2022
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