Texas Trending for Several More Five-Star Recruits in 2026 Class initially appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Texas Longhorns made a splash on the recruiting path final weekend.
The Longhorns hosted a couple of huge recruiting weekends all through the month of June and the early returns from the visits had been overwhelmingly constructive. Steve Sarkisian’s workers earned the commitments of four-star defensive lineman Vodney Cleveland and five-star edge Richard Wesley final weekend and extra might be on the best way.
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In accordance with On3’s Steve Wiltfong, Texas is trending the fitting course for a number of blue-chip recruits within the 2026 class. 5-star offensive sort out Felix Ojo and four-star inside offensive lineman John Turntine are each anticipated to land in Austin. Turntine is the No. 1 inside offensive lineman within the nation per On3’s industry ranking.
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Texas can be rising as the favourite for a couple of prime defensive recruits. Wiltfong lists four-star edge Trenton Henderson, four-star defensive lineman Kendall Guervil, four-star edge Jamarion Carlton and four-star linebacker Kosi Okpala as gamers that the Longhorns look like in good standing with.
Certainly one of Texas’ precedence targets, five-star linebacker/edge Xavier Griffin, seems to be leaning towards Alabama however Sarkisian’s workers is pushing laborious to land the Georgia native forward of his June 29 dedication date.
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The Longhorns at the moment have the No. 10 general class for the 2026 cycle. If Texas can land a couple of extra five-star gamers, its attainable Sarkisian may herald back-to-back No. 1 courses.
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This story was initially reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, the place it first appeared.