2026 Texas Longhorns football team

2026 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKyle Flood (6th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorA. J. Milwee (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorWill Muschamp (4th season)
Home stadiumDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
Uniform
2026 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alabama   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arkansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Auburn   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kentucky   0 – 0     0 – 0  
LSU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mississippi State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ole Miss   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tennessee   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Vanderbilt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of March 19, 2026
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2026 Texas Longhorns football team will represent the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season will be the Longhorns's 133rd overall season, and 3rd as a member of the SEC. The team is expected to be led by Steve Sarkisian in his sixth year as their head coach.

The year prior the Longhorns entered the 2025 season as the consensus preseason number 1 team, but losses to Ohio State, Florida, and Georgia kept them from the College Football Playoff. They finished ranked 12th in the final AP poll after a 10–3 finish and Citrus Bowl victory over Michigan. Notable players from the 2025 team who are expected to return in 2026 include Citrus Bowl MVP and quarterback Arch Manning, second-team All-SEC wide receiver Ryan Wingo, first-team All-American return specialist Ryan Niblett, first-team All-SEC defensive end Colin Simmons, and first-team All-SEC offensive tackle Trevor Goosby.

The team will play its home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Texas State*
September 12Ohio State*
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
September 19UTSA*
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
September 26at Tennessee
October 10vs. Oklahoma
October 17Florida
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
October 24Ole Miss
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
October 31Mississippi State
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
November 7at Missouri
November 14at LSU
November 21Arkansas
  • Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
November 27at Texas A&M
  • *Non-conference game

[1][2]

Preseason

Spring game

Orange-White game
Team 1 2Total
White 0
Orange 0

The annual Longhorn spring game (sometimes referred to as the Orange & White game) is set to return on April 18, 2026, after a one-year hiatus.[3] In 2025, head coach Steve Sarkisian cancelled it due to roster turnover and attrition from the previous two seasons.[4]

Game summaries

vs Texas State

See also: 2026 Texas State Bobcats football team
Texas State Bobcats (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bobcats 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: September 5
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TXST TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Ohio State

See also: 2026 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buckeyes 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: September 12
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics OSU TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs UTSA

UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: September 19
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTSA TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tennessee

Texas Longhorns (0–0) at Tennessee Volunteers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Longhorns 0 0 000
Volunteers 0 0 000

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee

  • Date: September 26
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEX TENN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tennessee Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Oklahoma (Red River Rivalry)

See also: 2026 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry
Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sooners 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Cotton Bowl Stadium • Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 10
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics OU TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Florida

Florida Gators (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gators 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: October 17
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FLA TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Ole Miss

Ole Miss Rebels (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rebels 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: October 24
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MISS TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ole Miss Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Mississippi State

See also: 2026 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Mississippi State Bulldogs (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: October 31
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MSST TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Missouri

See also: 2026 Missouri Tigers football team
Texas Longhorns (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Longhorns 0 0 000
Tigers 0 0 000

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

  • Date: November 7
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEX MIZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Missouri Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at LSU

See also: 2026 LSU Tigers football team
Texas Longhorns (0–0) at LSU Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Longhorns 0 0 000
Tigers 0 0 000

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana

  • Date: November 14
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEX LSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
LSU Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Arkansas (rivalry)

See also: Arkansas–Texas football rivalry
Arkansas Razorbacks (0–0) at Texas Longhorns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Razorbacks 0 0 000
Longhorns 0 0 000

at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas

  • Date: November 21
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ARK TEX
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)

See also: 2026 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry
Texas Longhorns (0–0) at Texas A&M Aggies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Longhorns 0 0 000
Aggies 0 0 000

at Kyle Field • College Station, Texas

  • Date: November 27
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEX TAMU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

Ranking movements
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AP
Coaches
CFPNot released

Personnel

Roster

2026 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Raleek Brown Sr
WR 1 Ryan Wingo Jr
RB 2 Hollywood Smothers Jr
WR 3 Emmett Mosley V Jr
WR 4 Jermaine Bishop Jr. Fr
RB 5 Derrek Cooper Fr
QB 6 Dia Bell Fr
WR 7 Kaliq Lockett  Fr
WR 8 Cam Coleman Jr
QB 9 Karle "KJ" Lacey Jr.  Fr
RB 11 Michael Terry III  Fr
WR 13 Kohen Brown Fr
WR 14 Chris Stewart Fr
TE 15 Michael Masunas Sr
QB 16 Arch Manning Jr
WR 17 Daylan McCutcheon So
WR 18 Sterling Berkhalter Sr
QB 19 MJ Morris Sr
RB/WR 21 Ryan Niblett Jr
QB 25 Luke Dunham So
RB 28 Jett Walker Fr
RB 31 James Simon  Fr
RB 33 Carson Berger Jr
WR 35 Rett Andersen Sr
TE 48 Bryce Chambers Sr
OL 51 John Turntine III Fr
OL 56 Dylan Sikorski So
OL 58 Devin Coleman  Fr
OL 62 Connor Robertson Sr
OL 64 Robert Sweeney Sr
OL 69 Brooks Kieschnick Jr. Sr
OL 70 Kaden Scherer Fr
OL 71 Melvin Siani Sr
OL 73 Brandon Baker Jr
OL 74 Trevor Goosby Jr
OL 75 Jaydon Chatman Jr
OL 76 Jackson Christian  Fr
OL 77 Andre Cojoe So
OL 78 Jordan Coleman  Fr
OL 79 Jonte Newman  Fr
TE 81 Nick Townsend So
TE 82 Ridge Barker Jr
TE 83 Spencer Shannon Jr
TE 85 Emaree Winston So
TE 86 Hudson Powell Jr
TE 87 Will Randle Jr
TE 88 Charlie Jilek Fr
WR 89 Ty Boatright Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
EDGE 1 Colin Simmons Jr
DB 2 Derek Williams Jr. Jr
LB 3 Rasheem Biles Sr
DB 4 Jelani McDonald Sr
DB 5 Bo Mascoe Sr
DB 6 Kobe Black Jr
DB 8 Kade Phillips So
DB 9 Jonah Williams Fr
DB 11 Samari Matthews Fr
DB 13 Zelus Hicks  Fr
EDGE 14 Brad Spence Sr
DL 15 Justus Terry So
LB 16 Tyler Atkinson Fr
DB 17 Xavier Filsaime Jr
LB 18 Kosi Okpala Fr
EDGE 19 Zina Umeozulu So
DB 21 Hayward Howard Jr. Fr
DB 23 Jordon Johnson-Rubell Jr
DB 24 Warren Roberson Jr
DB 25 Toray Davis Fr
LB 26 Ty'Anthony Smith Jr
DB 27 Wardell Mack So
LB 28 Justin Cryer Sr
DB 29 Graceson Littleton So
LB 30 Rocky Cummings Fr
DB 31 Yaheim Riley Fr
LB 32 Brady Sarkisian Sr
DL 33 Myron Charles  Fr
DB 35 McCoy Bruce Jr
LB 37 Jonathan Cunningham  Fr
EDGE 40 Lance Jackson So
DB 41 Ziky Umeozulu So
LB 43 Eric Garza Jr
LB 44 Markus Boswell So
EDGE 46 Smith Orogbo  Fr
DB 48 Jackson Duffey Jr
DL 52 James Johnson Fr
DL 53 Isaiah Coleman  Fr
DL 88 Maraad Watson Jr
DL 90 Josiah Sharma  Fr
EDGE 92 Colton Vasek Jr
DL 93 Hero Kanu Sr
EDGE 94 Jamarion Carlton Fr
DL 95 Ian Geffrard Sr
DL 96 Zion Williams  Fr
DL 97 Alex January Jr
EDGE 99 Richard Wesley Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 42 Trott O'Neal Fr
P 43 Mac Chiumento Sr
K 44 Gianni Spetic Sr
P 45 Mikey Bukauskas Fr
K 46 Spencer Barnett So
LS 47 Trey DuBuc Jr
K 49 Jake Collett Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Jeff Banks – Special teams coordinator / tight ends
  • Kyle Flood – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • A. J. Milwee – Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jabbar Juluke – Associate head coach (offense)/running backs
  • Will Muschamp – Defensive coordinator
  • Johnny Nansen – Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • Chris Jackson – Passing game coordinator/wide receivers
  • Michael Bimonte – Co-passing game coordinator/assistant quarterbacks
  • Blake Gideon – Defensive passing game coordinator/secondary
  • Kenny Baker – Defensive line
  • LaAllan Clark – EDGE
  • Mark Orphey – Cornerbacks
  • Jason McEndoo – Senior Analyst (OL)
  • Kwahn Drake – Senior Analyst (DL)
  • Garrett Cox – Senior Analyst (LB)
  • Malik Antoine – Senior Analyst (SAF)
  • Matt Moran – Senior Analyst (SPT)
  • Billy Gonzales – Analyst (WR)
  • Steve Casula – Analyst (TE)
  • J.B. Brown – Analyst (SPT)
  • Jackson Ponder – Analyst (QB)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 3/11/26

Departures

Team departures

2026 Texas Offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jack Bouwmeester 19 P 6'3'' 209 Senior Bendigo, Australia NFL Draft
Cole Brevard 99 DL 6'3'' 346 Senior Carmel, IN NFL Draft
Ethan Burke 91 DE 6'6'' 259 Senior Austin, TX NFL Draft
Matthew Caldwell 18 QB 6'4'' 209 Senior Auburn, AL Out of eligibility
DJ Campbell 52 OL 6'3'' 321 Senior Arlington, TX NFL Draft
Jack Endries 88 TE 6'4'' 236 Junior Danville, CA NFL Draft
Jaylon Guilbeau 3 DB 6'0'' 183 Senior Port Arthur, TX NFL Draft
Anthony Hill Jr. 0 LB 6'3'' 238 Junior Denton, TX NFL Draft
Cole Hutson 54 OL 6'5'' 308 Senior Frisco, TX NFL Draft
Marshall Landwehr 51 LB 6'0'' 227 Senior Dallas, TX Out of eligibility
Lance St. Louis 58 LS 6'0'' 224 Senior Gilbert, AZ NFL Draft
Trey Moore 8 DB 6'3'' 249 Senior San Antonio, TX NFL Draft
Malik Muhammad 5 DB 6'0 188 Junior DeSoto, TX NFL Draft
Travis Shaw 44 DL 6'5'' 342 Senior Greensboro, NC NFL Draft
Mason Shipley 49 K 6'0'' 187 Senior Liberty Hill, TX NFL Draft
Michael Taaffe 16 DB 6'0'' 189 Senior Austin, TX NFL Draft

Outgoing transfers

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Elijah Barnes 30 LB 6'1'' 230 Dallas, TX Freshman Kentucky [5]
CJ Baxter 4 RB 6'1'' 216 Orlando, FL Sophomore Kentucky [6]
Nick Brooks 71 OL 6'7'' 360 Loganville, GA Freshman Alabama [7]
Aaron Butler 14 WR 6'0'' 165 Calabasas, CA Freshman Oregon State [8]
Caleb Chester 25 CB 6'2'' 175 Missouri City, TX Freshman Arizona State [9]
Christian Clark 6 RB 5'11'' 195 Phoenix, AZ Freshman South Carolina [10]
Daniel Cruz 51 OL 6'3'' 295 North Richland Hills, TX Freshman NC State [11]
Jaime Ffrench 2 WR 6'1'' 184 Jacksonville, FL Freshman Michigan [12]
Jerrick Gibson 9 RB 5'10'' 215 Gainesville, FL Sophomore Purdue [13]
Graham Gillespie 38 DB 6'0'' 195 Cypress, Texas Senior North Texas [14]
Melvin Hills III 55 DL 6'3'' 275 Lafayette, LA Freshman UConn [15]
Lavon Johnson 96 DL 6'3'' 295 Allentown, PA Junior Maryland [16]
Nate Kibble 70 OL 6'3'' 315 Humble, TX Freshman Baylor [17]
Liona Lefau 18 LB 6'1'' 211 Kahuku, HI Junior Colorado [18]
Parker Livingstone 13 WR 6'3'' 190 Lucas, TX Freshman Oklahoma [19]
DeAndre Moore Jr. 0 WR 6'0'' 188 Los Alamitos, CA Junior Colorado [20]
Trey Owens 15 QB 6'5'' 235 Cypress, TX Freshman Arkansas State [21]
Colin Page 27 RB 6'0'' 203 Austin, TX Senior North Texas [22]
Ricky Stewart Jr. 24 RB 5'11'' 180 Tyler, TX Freshman SFA [23]
Will Stone 15 K 6'0'' 175 Austin, TX Senior UCF [24]
Connor Stroh 79 OL 6'6'' 350 Frisco, TX Sophomore Kansas [25]
Neto Umeozulu 72 OL 6'4'' 285 Allen, TX Junior North Texas [26]
Jordan Washington 84 TE 6'4'' 220 Houston, TX Freshman North Carolina [27]
Santana Wilson 28 CB 6'0'' 173 Scottsdale, AZ Freshman Louisville [28]
Quintrevion Wisner 5 RB 5'11'' 186 DeSoto, TX Junior Florida State [29]

Coaching staff departures

Name Position New Team New Position Source
Pete Kwiatkowski Defensive coordinator Arizona Cardinals Defensive line coach [30]
Duane Akina Defensive passing game coordinator N/A N/A
Keynodo Hudson Nickels coach N/A N/A
Chad Scott Running backs coach North Texas Running backs coach [31]

Acquisitions

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Prev school Commit Source
Sterling Berkhalter WR 6'3" 203 Cincinnati, OH Senior Wake Forest Jan 30, 2026 [32]
Rasheem Biles LB 6'1" 220 Pickerington, OH Senior Pittsburgh Jan 10, 2026 [33]
Markus Boswell LB 6'1" 230 Austin, TX Sophomore Akron Jan 18, 2026 [34]
Raleek Brown RB 5'9" 195 Santa Ana, CA Senior Arizona State Jan 8, 2026 [35]
Mac Chiumento P 6'4" 221 Daytona Beach, FL Junior Florida State Jan 8, 2026 [36]
Cam Coleman WR 6'3" 201 Phenix City, AL Junior Auburn Jan 11, 2026 [37]
Justin Cryer LB 6'1" 237 Katy, TX Senior Florida State Jan 9, 2026 [38]
Trey DuBuc LS 6'1" 219 Fort Lauderdale, FL Junior New Mexico Jan 4, 2026 [39]
Ian Geffrard DL 6'5" 387 Mableton, GA Soph. Arkansas Jan 4, 2026 [40]
Bo Mascoe CB 5'11" 185 Kissimmee, FL Soph. Rutgers Jan 6, 2026 [41]
Michael Masunas TE 6'5" 259 Chandler, AZ Senior Michigan State Jan 5, 2026 [42]
MJ Morris QB 6'1" 191 Atlanta, GA Junior Coastal Carolina Jan 22, 2026 [43]
Jonte Newman OT 6'4" 275 Cypress, TX Sophomore Texas A&M Jan 14, 2026 [44]
Laurance Seymore OL 6'2" 312 Miami, FL Graduate Western Kentucky Jan 27, 2026 [45]
Melvin Siani OT 6'6" 275 Kingston, PA Senior Wake Forest Jan 15, 2026 [46]
Dylan Sikorski OL 6'5" 290 Sumner, WA Junior Oregon State Jan 9, 2026 [47]
Hollywood Smothers RB 5'10" 190 Charlotte, NC Senior NC State Jan 11, 2026 [48]
Gianni Spetic K 6'1" 190 Chardon, OH Junior Memphis Jan 5, 2026 [49]
Zion Williams DL 6'3" 330 Lufkin, TX Sophomore LSU Jan 8, 2026 [50]

2026 recruits

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Dia Bell
QB 		Fort Lauderdale, FL American Heritage High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 17, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (91)
Tyler Atkinson
LB 		Lawrenceville, GA Grayson High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jul 15, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (91)
Richard Wesley
EDGE 		Los Angeles, CA Sierra Canyon School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jun 22, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (91)
Jermaine Bishop Jr.
ATH 		Willis, TX Willis High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 155 lb (70 kg) May 14, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (83)
Jamarion Carlton
DL 		Temple, TX Temple High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Nov 29, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (83)
Derrek Cooper
RB 		Fort Lauderdale, FL Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 20, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (90)
John Turntine III
OL 		Fort Worth, TX North Crowley High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) Jul 4, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (84)
James Johnson
DL 		Miami, FL Miami Northwestern High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jul 15, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (83)
Kosi Okpala
LB 		Katy, TX Mayde Creek High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 3, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Samari Matthews
DB 		Huntersville, NC William Amos Hough High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 11, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (83)
Nicolas Robertson
OL 		Spring, TX Klein High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Mar 29, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Kohen Brown
WR 		Waxahachie, TX Waxahachie High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jun 8, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Hayward Howard Jr.
DB 		New Orleans, LA Edna Karr High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 9, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Rocky Cummings
LB 		Carlsbad, CA Carlsbad High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 26, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Chris Stewart
WR 		Pearland, TX Shadow Creek High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 25, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Toray Davis
S 		Boulder, CO Fairview High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 2, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Jett Walker
RB 		Georgetown, TX Georgetown High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 23, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Yaheim Riley
S 		Austin, TX Anderson High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Kaden Scherer
OL 		Georgetown, TX Georgetown High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Nov 24, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Charlie Jilek
TE 		Portage, MI Portage Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Nov 13, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (74)
Elijah Ali
DL 		Downey, CA St. Pius X - St. Matthias Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jan 31, 2026 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    
Mikey Bukauskas
P 		Prosper, TX Prosper High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 10, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (76)
Jake Collett
K 		Ringgold, GA Heritage High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 8, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (75)
Trott O'Neal
LS 		Plano, TX Prestonwood Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) May 2, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (68)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 10th    247Sports: 7th
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Rivals commits". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  • "ESPN commits". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  • "2026 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
  • "247Sports commits". 247Sports. Retrieved February 4, 2026.

2026 overall class ranking

Website National rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 2 star recruits 1 star recruits No star ranking
On3 Rivals[51] #10 #5 3 12 9 0 0 0
247 Sports[52] #7 #3 1 12 11 0 0 0
ESPN[53] — — 4 9 10 0 0 1

Coaching staff additions

Name New Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Will Muschamp Defensive coordinator Georgia Defensive analyst [54]
Jabbar Juluke Associate head coach (offense)/running backs Florida Associate head coach (offense)/running backs [55]
Blake Gideon Defensive passing game coordinator and secondary coach Georgia Tech Defensive coordinator [56]

Returning starters

The Longhorns return 12 starters from the previous season. They return 6 on offense, 5 on defense, and 1 on special teams.

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