Five-star prospect Kevin Coleman released his top seven schools on Thursday and Texas made the short list. Alabama, Arizona State, Florida State, Georgia, Oregon and Penn State are still in contention for the wide receiver.
Coleman is the No. 3 wide receiver in the country out of the 2022 recruiting class according to the 247Sports composite. He’s listed as the No. 18 overall player and is the top recruit in his home state of Missouri.
Coleman released a top 13 list back in late October. Programs such as Auburn, LSU, Notre Dame and USC are now cut from that list.
With Steve Sarkisian now taking over as the head coach, recruiting at the wide receiver position is expected to take a significant leap. It helps that DeVonta Smith became the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy since Desmond Howard did it in 1991.
Texas has found itself in favorable positions with some of the top receivers in the country and Coleman is one of the main targets. The Longhorns have not landed a five-star wide receiver (Mike Davis) on 247Sports since 2010.
🐘🦆🔱🐂🐶🦁🍢 (no order)
— Kevin Lamar Coleman Jr (@KevinLamarCole1) January 15, 2021
Armani Winfield’s commitment was the first receiver to lock down their spot in Texas’ 2022 class. With a major quarterback expected to join as well, the top receivers in the country should be flocking to Austin to play under coach Sarkisian.
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