Xavier Worthy shares what he's seen from Isaiah Neyor during injury recovery

The Texas Longhorns might be able to make a case for having the best wide receiving corps in the country, particularly if Isaiah Neyor‘s injury recovery doesn’t hit any snags.

The senior missed the entire 2022 season after suffering a torn ACL before it began, but he’s back and working his way back into the mix.

“I feel like Neyor’s taking it on good,” fellow receiver Xavier Worthy said. “He’s been coming along every day and just working every day, getting his catches in every day. I feel like he’s going to shock a lot of people.”

Worthy is expected to be the star in a deep and talented Texas receiving corps, but Isaiah Neyor’s injury recovery adds yet another weapon.

While Worthy accounted for 60 catches and 760 yards receiving, as well as nine touchdowns, in 2022, Neyor put up similar numbers in his last healthy season in 2021. In that year, Neyor logged 44 catches for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 20 yards per catch. He’s an elite big-play threat.

Add Jordan Whittington to the mix — 50 catches for 652 yards and a touchdown in 2022 — and the Longhorns have three veterans who can make plays.

The good news is Isaiah Neyor‘s injury recovery appears to be going smoothly as the season quickly approaches.

Quarterback room is deep and talented too

The Texas depth chart is not only stacked at wide receiver, but at quarterback too. Veteran starter Quinn Ewers is back, but he’s got some highly regarded backups too.

Maalik Murphy is ostensibly the backup, but freshman Arch Manning could also challenge for the gig.

“Before we go too far with the Maalik Murphy, if Quinn were to go down, or Quinn were to have problems, you might see Arch,” theorized On3’s Andy Staples on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take. “I think there’s a good chance.

“I think they’ll play whoever they think is better. You know, the one thing with Arch is, they’re not going to pressure, like the family and that, they’re not going to pressure anybody to play him. They seemed to go in with a pretty mature plan for him, and are perfectly accepting if he needs a year or so to win that job. But maybe he develops faster, and they feel like he’s ready.”

Whatever the case, Ewers or otherwise, the Texas quarterbacks will have plenty of options to throw to.

The Longhorns open the season against Rice on Sept. 2.