2024 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Thread

[leemajors]

Getting beaten out for defensive lineman by OU.
We must get Simmons on the edge, Wingo at WR, and Brandon Baker at OT.

Robinson just committed, 4 star DT

[pgardn]

Robinson just committed, 4 star DT

And now a 5 star possibility for DT becomes a little more real. Dominic McKinley.

I think we may have lost Simmons to LSU.
Im seeing long faces on more of the UT pundits.
Hope Im wrong. We could really use him at that position going into the SEC.

I wonder how Oregon moving to the Big 10 affects Brandon Baker as Oregon is the compe ion for his services.
If Baker was another Kelvin Banks, our QBs would not be touched by defensive ends. Kelvin Banks as a fkn true freshman handled first round NFL defensive ends.
Three teams with first round DEs moved their player away from Banks after testing him. Crazy good as a true freshman.

[pgardn]

Ok...

It seems neither LSU or UT knows where Simmons is going but both staffs feel good.


Its also 4 more months to dec signing day so it might be a good thing if UT can win the conference.
Gonna be more difficult with a clear target on the back in the big 12. OU appears to be better but possibly still a bit young to be favored.
Looks like OU is having an outstanding rec year on defense.

[pgardn]

LSU not confident on Simmons now.

Simmons is playing this thing like a pro getting all these recruiting sites talking about him.
Selling the brand as they say now.
Tomorrow we shall find out. Then see if he actually signs in Dec

[benefactor]

Simmons to Texas

yeah

[DMX7]

Simmons to Texas

yeah

This was badly needed. Texas almost got shut out of the top 20 Texas players for 2024 class.

[pgardn]

This was badly needed. Texas almost got shut out of the top 20 Texas players for 2024 class.

They are getting really good out of state players when the state is weaker in some positions with talent. UT needed an edge rusher very badly going into the SEC.

The big myth is UT always gets outstanding talent. They dont. Not in the last 10-15 years. They will get the hyped singlets. Now they have had a 2 very good recruiting cycles with the present one still awaiting. And they are finally recruiting heavily on the Oline. Not a single 1st round draft pick on the oline in 22 years. They just took it for granted they could throw bubble screens to fast receivers to play the Big 12 play. Bijan Robinson and R. Johnson did a lot of dancing around to get yardage. The Oline blocking in all phases must get better. UT is now stacking depth at Oline along with very good players. Banks is a clear 1st round draft choice at LT when he gets out. It not 1984 when UT had 17 players drafted. But having 5 drafted this last year was a huge step up.

So its time to show it on the field. Ewers is the key man. They have a great WR room now. Not like last year when broken hand Worthy stopped running routes. And no one else could crack a secondary. Ewers was a little fat confused kid last year with a good arm... sometimes. He liked the fly ball to center field throw as well. Or grounding the ball backwards.

We will see. This season and the type of play UT shows is huge imo. Kansas State will be good but not as deep. Texas Tech will have that offense. OU is still rebuilding. TCU lost a lot. Kansas has the best QB in the Big 12 as it stands right now. The teams coming in... UCF? Hard to tell.

[pgardn]

Daniel Cruz to Texas

Probably plays Center.
This guy has such strong hands and big legs.
This kid can start for Texas as a freshman.
Great get. At Center he will handle the big defensive lineman in the SEC. Dude is super strong naturally. He was meant to play football at 15 yo. Started all district as a freshman.
His head coach at Richland is an Aggie as well.

I know UT fans want another LT like Kelvin Banks. But for the interior, this Cruz will kick butt. He will be the first one out of a back alley fight.
UT needs these smart types that are super compe ive and want to win every play.
He is the best IOL in Texas but is not ranked as such. Just wait for it.

edit: Cruz says he loves making O line calls and getting everyone on the same page (I would add he wants to pancake the guy in front of him and then help him up. And then be more vicious the next play) Kid is definitely smart and loves football play calling strategy on the O line.

We have some more kids like this but ranked higher still uncommitted as possibilities. Keep stacking it.