Texas Longhorns NFL Draft Prospects

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Texas is all-in on Arch Manning and a national title

Texas went 10-3 (6-2 SEC) in 2025 but missed the College Football Playoff after back-to-back semifinal runs, undone by a season-opening loss at Ohio State and a Week 5 upset at Florida that knocked the Longhorns out of the Top 25 for the first time since 2022. Steve Sarkisian responded by going all-in around returning quarterback Arch Manning, pairing one of the nation's top transfer classes with a highly ranked recruiting haul and making the boldest move of his Austin tenure by overhauling the defensive staff. Texas enters 2026 as a national top-four team and the SEC favorite, and with a roster stacked with early-round NFL talent playing what is, for several juniors, likely a final college season, the expectation is blunt: reach the Playoff, or the year is a failure.

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RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
2	Colin Simmons	LB	246lbs	6-3	4.58	1	4.3	91.3 MORE>>	Colin Simmons arrived at Texas as one of the top edge rushers in the 2024 class after two state championships at Duncanville. He h...
6	Cam Coleman	WR	204lbs	6-3	4.42	2	9.7	89.0 MORE>>	Cam Coleman was a consensus five-star receiver at Phenix City Central in Alabama, where he caught 61 passes for 1,372 yards and 18...
7	Arch Manning	QB	222lbs	6-4	4.62	2	14.6	89.0 MORE>>	Arch Manning rewrote his uncles' passing records at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, finishing with 8,599 yards, 115 touchdow...
18	Trevor Goosby	OT	325lbs	6-7	4.80	2	13.6	87.1 MORE>>	Trevor Goosby was a three-star recruit from Melissa High School in Texas, where he also played basketball, and he flipped from TCU...
57	Rasheem Biles	LB	222lbs	6-1	4.65	10	59.4	85.1 MORE>>	Rasheem Biles, whose first name is pronounced without the S, made 74 tackles and three interceptions, two returned for touchdowns,...
58	Jelani McDonald	S	201lbs	6-2	4.45	13	63.2	85.1 MORE>>	Jelani McDonald played quarterback and defensive back at Connally High School in Waco, Texas, running for 852 yards and throwing f...
59	Ryan Wingo	WR	214lbs	6-2	4.36	8	59.6	85.0 MORE>>	Ryan Wingo caught 129 passes for 2,160 yards and 31 touchdowns at St. Louis University High School, also returning punts for touch...
85	Melvin Siani	OT	317lbs	6-6	5.15	15	69	84.7 MORE>>	Melvin Siani grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, playing goalkeeper in the Ontario Player Development League from age 6 to 15 and basket...
127	Raleek Brown	RB	193lbs	5-9	4.32	9	135	84.0 MORE>>	A five-star by Rivals who flipped from Oklahoma to USC when Lincoln Riley changed jobs, Brown was the No. 3 running back in his cl...
161	Brandon Baker	OG	315lbs	6-4	5.25	33	181	82.4 MORE>>	The No. 1 offensive tackle and a top-25 overall recruit in the 2024 class, Baker starred at Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California, an...
188	Maraad Watson	DT	333lbs	6-3	5.20	30	176	81.3 MORE>>	A New Jersey native out of Irvington who flipped his commitment from Kent State to Syracuse, Watson started eleven games as a true...
191	Hollywood Smothers	RB	193lbs	5-11	4.52	8	120	81.2 MORE>>	Smothers began at Oklahoma before two productive years at NC State, where he earned first-team All-ACC in 2025 and led the confere...
296	Bo Mascoe	CB	199lbs	5-11	4.43	70	328.5	77.5 MORE>>	Bo Mascoe played receiver and defensive back at Osceola High School in Kissimmee, Florida, intercepting seven passes as a junior a...
298	Emmett Mosley V	WR	199lbs	6-2	4.45	39	270.5	77.2 MORE>>	Emmett Mosley V comes from an athletic family; his father played receiver and running back at Notre Dame, and his mother, Cindy Da...
331	Hero Kanu	DT	309lbs	6-5	5.03	57	320.5	75.0 MORE>>	Hero Kanu grew up in Geltendorf, Germany, playing soccer as a goalkeeper and center back until he was 16. He moved to California i...
332	Alex January	DL	308lbs	6-5	5.12	59	327.5	75.0 MORE>>	Alex January is a Texas legacy; his father, Mike, played linebacker for the Longhorns from 1983 to 1986. Alex did not take up foot...
361	Michael Masunas	TE	259lbs	6-5	4.71	18	313	74.0 MORE>>	Michael Masunas played at Sabino and then Hamilton High School in Chandler, Arizona, catching 18 passes for 274 yards as a senior ...
423	Zina Umeozulu	LB	272lbs	6-5	4.73	58	526.5	70.0 MORE>>	Zina Umeozulu starred at Allen High School in Texas, earning Under Armour All-America honors and making 64 tackles and four sacks ...
426	Kobe Black	S	202lbs	6-2	4.47	93	451	69.8 MORE>>	Kobe Black played receiver, running back and safety at Connally High School in Waco and returned two interceptions for touchdowns ...
457	Derek Williams Jr....	S	199lbs	6-2	4.50	126	609.5	68.3 MORE>>	Texas signed Williams out of Westgate High School in Louisiana, where he rated as a four-star prospect and one of the top safeties...
561	Justin Cryer	LB	241lbs	6-1	4.70	81	733	62.7 MORE>>	Justin Cryer played at Royal High School in Texas after a sophomore season at Morton Ranch. His junior year produced 103 tackles w...
609	Ryan Niblett	WR	189lbs	5-10	4.30	94	695	60.3 MORE>>	Ryan Niblett played quarterback as a sophomore at Aldine Eisenhower in Houston before moving to receiver and catching 55 passes fo...
617	Laurence Seymore	OG	316lbs	6-2	5.40	155	838	60.0 MORE>>	Second-team FWAA All-America honors capped Laurence Seymore's 2025 season at Western Kentucky, where he started all 13 games at le...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
39	Anthony Hill Jr.	LB	238lbs	6-2	4.51	5	46.2	85.9 MORE>>	Ryan High School in Denton, Texas, produced one of the most decorated prep linebackers in state history when Anthony Hill Jr. anch...
71	Michael Taaffe	S	190lbs	6-0	4.50	42	144.3	84.9 MORE>>	Michael Taaffe walked on at Texas as a zero-star recruit from Westlake High School in Austin, turning down offers from Rice, B...
102	Malik Muhammad	CB	182lbs	6-0	4.42	19	82.2	84.6 MORE>>	Malik Muhammad was a two-way standout at South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas, helping the program capture back-to-back state cha...
122	Jack Endries	TE	245lbs	6-5	4.62	8	103.9	84.3 MORE>>	Modest recruiting interest as a three-star out of Monte Vista High School in Danville, California, meant Jack Endries initially wa...
186	Trey Moore	LB	243lbs	6-2	4.54	23	167.3	81.3 MORE>>	Marcus Davenport's school record for single-season tackles for loss at UTSA stood until Trey Moore broke it as a redshirt freshman...
188	DJ Campbell	OG	313lbs	6-3	5.01	44	200.8	81.3 MORE>>	DJ Campbell came out of Arlington Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas as a consensus five-star recruit and the top-ranked inte...
346	Jaylon Guilbeau	CB	190lbs	5-11	4.53	90	336.3	75.0 MORE>>

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
10	Kelvin Banks Jr.	OT	320lbs	6-4	5.16	3	20.2	88.3 MORE>>	Kelvin Banks Jr. established himself as a cornerstone of the Texas Longhorns' offensive line, culminating in an outstanding 2024 c...
11	Matthew Golden	WR	195lbs	6-0	4.29	3	26	88.2 MORE>>	Golden, a Houston native, carved his own unique path from Klein Cain High School to the University of Houston before making a sp...
12	Jahdae Barron	CB	200lbs	5-11	4.39	6	23.2	88.1 MORE>>	A local Austin product who blossomed into one of college football's premier defensive backs, Jahdae Barron capped off his Texas ca...
54	Alfred Collins	DT	332lbs	6-6	4.95	15	56.5	86.0 MORE>>	A towering presence from Cedar Creek, Texas, Collins arrived in Austin as a five-star recruit with expectations as big as his fram...
70	Cameron Williams	OT	335lbs	6-5	5.40	14	71.2	85.3 MORE>>	A mountain of a man who transformed his body and his game, Cameron Williams emerged from the football hotbed of Duncanville, Texas...
76	Isaiah Bond	WR	180lbs	5-11	4.35	12	76	85.1 MORE>>	A Georgia high school sprint champion turned SEC playmaker who found his rhythm in the Texas offense, Isaiah Bond brings track sta...
81	Andrew Mukuba	S	186lbs	5-11	4.45	21	76.7	84.7 MORE>>	Born in Harare, Zimbabwe, Mukuba's path to the NFL draft has been anything but conventional. After immigrating to Austin, Texas at...
90	Gunnar Helm	TE	250lbs	6-5	4.84	6	86.1	84.5 MORE>>	Gunnar Helm emerged from Cherry Creek High School in Colorado as a decorated multi-sport athlete, earning All-State honors in foot...
92	Quinn Ewers	QB	210lbs	6-2	4.74	9	94.5	84.4 MORE>>	The golden-armed kid from Southlake, Texas took an unprecedented path to the NFL draft. After receiving his first D1 offer in sixt...
135	Jake Majors	C	315lbs	6-3	5.00	39	198.8	83.0 MORE>>	Jake Majors arrived at Texas as a 4-star recruit out of Prosper High School where he dominated as an All-American and all-state pe...
171	Barryn Sorrell	LB	260lbs	6-4	4.68	13	110.8	81.0 MORE>>	A New Orleans native with a relentless motor, Barryn Sorrell steadily climbed from a three-star recruit to a cornerstone of the Te...
179	Jaydon Blue	RB	200lbs	6-0	4.38	19	150.6	80.7 MORE>>	Jaydon Blue came from the Houston prep scene as a four-star recruit with electrifying speed that translated immediately to th...
189	Vernon Broughton	DL	305lbs	6-4	4.90	40	125.4	80.0 MORE>>	A late bloomer who transformed from a high school hooper to a disruptive force on Texas' defensive front, Vernon Broughton's path ...
270	Hayden Conner	OG	320lbs	6-5	5.18	57	281.3	77.0 MORE>>	A stalwart of the Texas offensive line, Hayden Conner capped his collegiate career as a two-time Joe Moore Award semifinalist, ...
456	Silas Bolden	WR	160lbs	5-8	4.38	66	426	61.5 MORE>>	Silas Bolden from Rancho Cucamonga High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After ...
500	Jermayne Lole	DL	315lbs	6-3	4.95	104	588	54.0 MORE>>	Jermayne Lole from Long Beach Poly High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After ...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
19	Byron Murphy II	DL	297lbs	6-0	4.87	4	21.3	88.1 MORE>>	Byron Murphy II from DeSoto High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sc...
32	Adonai Mitchell	WR	205lbs	6-2	4.34	7	34.6	87.4 MORE>>	Adonai Mitchell's journey from a four-star recruit in Georgia's 2021 class to a significant contributor at the University of Texas...
41	Ja'Tavion Sanders	TE	245lbs	6-4	4.69	3	57	87.0 MORE>>	Ja'Tavion Sanders from Ryan High School was rated a 5-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 5-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sc...
44	Jonathon Brooks	RB	216lbs	6-0	4.45	4	67.2	86.6 MORE>>	Jonathon Brooks emerged from Hallettsville High School as a multi-faceted athlete, excelling in both football and basketball. In f...
47	Xavier Worthy	WR	165lbs	5-11	4.21	9	40	86.4 MORE>>	Xavier Worthy from Central East High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. After high...
64	T'Vondre Sweat	DT	366lbs	6-4	5.27	12	54.5	85.5 MORE>>	Emerging from the heart of Texas football, this player made an indelible mark on the Longhorns' defensive line. Starting his journ...
137	Christian Jones	OT	305lbs	6-5	5.04	29	107.7	82.5 MORE>>	Texas Longhorn, Christian Jones made a late entrance into football during his junior year of high school but quickly made up for l...
208	Jaylan Ford	LB	240lbs	6-2	4.76	20	168.3	78.9 MORE>>	Jaylan Ford from Lone Star High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high sch...
224	Ryan Watts	CB	208lbs	6-3	4.53	55	234.3	78.4 MORE>>	Ryan Watts from Little Elm High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 4-star grade by 247 Sports. Following high...
227	Jordan Whittington	WR	205lbs	6-1	4.47	43	233.3	78.1 MORE>>	J Born and raised in a football-centric environment, Jordan Whittington's journey to the gridiron began at the pee-wee level, fuel...
271	Keilan Robinson	RB	191lbs	5-8	4.42	34	283	76.1 MORE>>	Keilan Robinson from St. John's High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. Following...