The Longhorns have joined the race for five-star cornerback Desmond Ricks.
The Florida native and IMG Academy product announced that he received an offer from the University of Texas on Friday. Ricks is rated the No. 1 overall prospect in the country for the 2024 recruiting class, according to 247Sports composite.
He’s compiled an impressive list of offers from just about every major Power Five football program in the nation. Ricks has taken unofficial visits to Alabama, Florida State, UNC, Penn State and Florida up to this point.
In 2021, Ricks was named to the MaxPreps Sophomore All-America team and played alongside Georgia cornerback signee Daylen Everette. Texas certainly needs a defensive back of his caliber to shore up the secondary.