Five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett commits to Texas

One of the best players in the state of Texas and in the country in the 2025 class is now a Longhorn. 2025 Sachse (Texas) wide receiver and On3 Industry Ranking five-star Kaliq Lockett committed to Texas in a ceremony at his high school on Wednesday.

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Texas earned Lockett’s commitment over Texas A&M, LSU, Alabama, and Florida State. He is the highest ranked receiver to sign with Texas in the Steve Sarkisian era per the On3 Industry Ranking.

Lockett is ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect, the No. 3 wide receiver, and the No. 6 player in Texas in the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking. On3 ranks Lockett as the No. 21 overall prospect, the No. 3 wide receiver, and the No. 6 player in Texas.

How he fits at Texas:

Lockett is very good at the most important part about being a wide receiver, which is catching balls thrown to the wide edges of the field. The speed isn’t super impressive just yet, his best 100m time is 11.54, but he’s also currently still just 6-foot-1, 175 pounds and will gain strength and speed as his frame fills out. He definitely belongs outside and potentially more to the boundary side so the quarterback can regularly throw him timing routes or jump balls without having to fling the rock a mile. He’ll need to gain strength and make sure he can get off the line against physical press coverage but he’s very fluid and it’s dang near impossible to stop him from catching something thrown in his extensive catch radius. – Ian Boyd

Coach Says:

Strengths — Good size as a wide receiver with some room to add bulk. Noticeably long arms and big hands. Hand strength is noticeable from the jump. Balanced with no false steps off the snap. Excellent acceleration, getting up to speed in a matter of a few steps. Lower body is explosive with cuts and vertical leap. Top-end speed is above average but I’d be surprised if he timed as an elite top-end guy. Has enough top speed to blow past the high school defender regularly. Attacks the leverage in seconds and destroys the cushion. Some highlights of him fighting off the press and I think that might be a real skill for him given the strong hands. Reasonably diverse number of routes on tape. Cuts are generally crisp with explosive hips and acceleration out of the break. Creates separation on his own and his stop-start is noticeably a problem for defenders. Tracks the ball really well and doesn’t telegraph the arrival of the ball. Competes for every 50-50 and uses his body relation to the defender adequately. Strong hands generally clamp onto the ball with ease. After the catch, shows good vision and decent contact balance. He’s clearly looking to score.

Area for Improvement — I’d like to see more consistent use of hands away from his body instead of relying on hand strength to trap the ball (at times). Run blocking is relatively unknown.

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On3 Personal Life File

Sachse coach Mark Behrens says Kaliq Lockett’s ball skills are next level – as in the NFL level, not just high-level college football. “His ball skills are just unbelievable,” Behrens told Dave Campbell’s Texas Football. “He’s always working to improve on them. He played early on for us, and in his junior year he just expanded into unbelievable situations. Any time we needed something big, we tried to get it to him. And then he would go make the play.” That would be an understatement. As a high school junior, Lockett collected 59 receptions for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns. “His 6-foot-7 catch radius is unlike anything I’ve seen,” Behrens said. “He is known for his knack of high pointing the ball and we know he’s going to go up and get football over that defender.”