A quick recap, to the best of my knowledge, of the names from the 2025 class that visited campus on Saturday that currently hold an offer in hand:

Quarterback

– KJ Lacey visited campus on January 13th and will be back on January 27th. No other 2025 QBs were on campus.

Running Back

• Mater Dei RB Jordon Davison
• Chapel Hill RB Rickey Stewart**
• Southlake Carroll RB Riley Wormley 

Texas is prioritizing Davison and he was able to earn some 1-on-1 time with Coach Sarkisian on the trip. Stewart was offered on the trip and was rather emotional when discussing his reaction to being offered.

Wide Receiver

• Shadow Creek WR Carterrius Brown
• Lancaster WR Emmanuel Choice
• Dekaney WR Tanook HInes
• Hitchcock WR Kelshaun Johnson
• SA Brandeis WR Jaden Perez
• Shadow Creek WR Jacorey Watson

Jacorey Watson was unable to stay too late, but was on campus. One to watch here is Kelshaun Johnson, the speedy playmaker has risen up the priority list as of late.

Tight End

• Jasper TE Kiotti Armstrong
• Dekaney TE Nick Townsend

Texas has Emaree Winston in the fold at the moment in the 2025 class, but hosted two very talented prospects out of the Houston area.

Offensive Line

• Prosper OL Connor Carty** 
• Port Neches Grove OL Jackson Christian
• Bridgeland OL Ryan Fodje** 
• St. Ignatius College Preparatory (CA) OL John Mills
• Bridgeland OL Jonte Newman
• Mesquite Horn OL Lamont Rogers
• DeSoto OL Byron Washington

A familiar group of names were on campus this weekend. Texas is leading the pack for Byron Washington at the moment. Kyle Flood offered Ryan Fodje and Connor Carty on their trips. As for John Mills, he arrived Friday night and was able to stick around all day for the junior day.

Defensive Line

• Spring DL Floyd Guidry
• Iowa Colony DL Christopher Johnson
• Cy Fair DL Landon Rink
• Denton Guyer DL Xavier Ukponu

No defensive line coach on campus did not stop a handful of Texas offers from seeing campus.

Defensive End

• South Oak Cliff EDGE Kamauryn Morgan
• Pleasant Grove EDGE Lance Jackson
• Summer Creek EDGE Chad Woodfork
• Lake Travis EDGE Gus Cordova**

Texas offered 6-foot-5 Lake Travis edge rusher Gus Cordova on the visit this weekend. Kamauryn Morgan said Texas was in his top five as well, plus the Longhorns earned a commitment from Lance Jackson.

Linebackers

• Shadow Creek LB Anthony Williams
• McKinney LB Riley Pettijohn
• Dallas Skyline LB Elijah Bo Barnes
• South Oak Cliff LB Jayden Shelton

Anthony Williams was doing some hard recruiting for the Longhorns behind the scenes on the visit. Johnny Nansen was also out last week to see Elijah Bo Barnes in person and was able to double-dip by getting him onto campus for the visit.

Defensive Backs

• Conroe CB Dorian Brew
• Westgate (LA) CB Jaboree Antoine
• Shadow Creek CB Cobey Sellers
• Fort Bend Marshall CB Caleb Chester

Brew stuck around campus until about 6:30 p.m., a great sign for Texas' chances to make up ground. OTF has been told the Texas staff was a big fan of Caleb Chester on the visit as well. Plus, Austin has been a common destination for Jaboree Antoine over the last few months too.

Athletes

• Alamo Heights ATH Michael Terry III**
• Chapel Hill ATH Demetrius Brisbon 

Michael Terry III was quick to add Texas to his top group following the trip – Texas, TCU and Texas Tech. The offer of Rickey Stewart was a big moment for Brisbon when on campus as well.

** Indicates player received an offer on the visit.

Savea is expected to be a mid-term enrollee. All mid-term enrollees at Texas must enroll by Jan. 30 at the very latest.

Texas has already added seven players from the NCAA's transfer portal. Besides Savea, Texas also continues to recruit Washington cornerback Jabbar Muhammad. Muhammad visited Texas with his parents on Wednesday and Thursday and visited Alabama over the weekend. He is expected to return to Washington to collect his belongings this week and visit Oregon while in the Pacific Northwest.

Today's special guest is Cedric Griffin.  Cedric was at Texas' junior day this past weekend, along with his son Swayde Griffin (Lago Vista), and it also marked his first time meeting a lot of the coaching staff.  He's going to tell us all about it and more when he joins, so don't miss it!

- This morning marks the start of winter workouts for the Longhorns. After about three weeks off, they're back in the saddle in preparation for the 2024 season.

- CJ Vogel spoke this weekend of how impressionable new Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen was this weekend and that he hit it of well with many recruits.  I also heard rave reviews on both wide recievers coach Chris Jackson and running backs coach Tashard Choice.  The two of them, along with Nansen, were mentioned as coaches who stood out the most and made parents feel really good about where the program is heading.

- Texas may have landed a 2026 RB in Aledo's Raycine Guillory over the weekend, but another name to keep an eye on at the position is Forney's Javian Osborne. Running backs coach Tashard Choice offered him nearly a year ago and the two spent an ample amount of time together this weekend in Austin for the junior day as well. Osborne, who already holds offers in the double digits, was already high on Texas and this past weekend has only helped their chances more.

- It's still very early in the process for 2026 CB Braylon Edwards (Wilmer-Hutchins), but he was on campus Saturday for the first time. He checked in at 5-foot-10, 185-pounds and caught the attention of cornerbacks coach Terry Joseph and safeties coach Blake Gideon and they told Edwards they could envision him playing either position. Edwards will visit Texas A&M this upcoming weekend, followed by LSU on February 3rd. One other thing worth noting in this recruitment is that Edwards is the cousin of Jordan Johnson-Reubell.  

-  Dallas Kimball's Kevin Jacobs is a 2025 defensive back, but he spent a lot of time with Tashard Choice as well.  One thing Jacobs noted is that he felt Texas did a phenomenal job of explaining their plan for the future, both on the field with their play and off the field with their recruiting.  Jacobs said that, without a doubt, he will be returning.

We’ll be talking about…

- Savea

- Lance Jackson

- Raycine Guillory

- Junior Day

- Willie Gay

And more…

https://youtube.com/live/-K1wZDex_TU

OTF has confirmed this is not an indication of a commitment, however we do believe things are moving in the right direction here for the Longhorns.

Of course, Texas is in the market for interior defensive line help, and the 6-foot-4 and 305 lb Savea would be a welcomed addition to the Texas defense.

Texas earns its second verbal commitment following their Junior Day from Saturday, this time in the 2025 class.

Pleasant Grove EDGE Lance Jackson has announced his verbal commitment to Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns.

Jackson, a 6-foot-5 pass rusher spent most of his time with Texas DC Pete Kwiatkowski while on campus yesterday. The Longhorns made a run in his recruitment during the football season and were quick to green-light him for the class.

The 2025 class is now up to five members, as Jackson now joins Emaree Winston, KJ Lacey, Brandon Brown and Anthony Williams. Great start to the class.

– First, new co-defensive coordinator and LB coach Johnny Nansen made a really strong initial impact with a number of prospects. Texas hosted an impressive crop of linebackers on the visit, but his impact trickled down to prospects all over the defense. 2026 Bastrop DL Tiki Hola mentioned he was immediately able to connect with Nansen as the result of their Polynesian ties. We have talked about the impact Nansen will have in the Poly community and it is already started to have an affect. Nansen's impact made a strong impression yesterday.

– 2025 five-star LB Jonah Williams was someone we were expecting to make it to campus this week. He did not make the trip unfortunately.

– 2025 Pleasant Grove EDGE Lance Jackson is being recruited at BUCK by the Texas staff. The Longhorns made a really strong pitch to the 6-foot-5 pass rusher on Saturday. Jackson told me he had been to Austin for a camp and a game previously, but this visit really allowed him to take in the facilities in a slower environment. Jackson also said Pete Kwiatkoski was with him for almost his entire trip while on campus, should give you a nice idea of how much the Longhorns covet his ability. No other visits are planned at the moment as Jackson will turn focus to getting ready for his upcoming season on the mound.

– 2027 University High DB Davonrtae Kirkland is going to be a name to know. He has the tools to be a top five player in the state of his class and the Longhorns have him firmly on their radar. An offer was not extended on the trip, however, Kirkland said the Texas staff wants him to return for a visit in the near future. This kid is a stud.

– 2025 Cibolo Steele WR Royal Capell is one that I had on offer watch, however he left without an offer in hand. Capell told me Texas was impressed with his versatility. He was compared to Deebo Samuel when I was at Steele last week.

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