Get to know 2025 signee Kaliq Lockett
Whether you’re a diehard recruiting fan in need of a refresher or a casual fan in need of only the particulars, this will be the series for you.
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The first national signing day for college football begins December 4 and runs through December 6. This series gives you the chance to familiarize yourself with the next class charged with keeping Texas in a position of national prominence.
To win at a consistently high level means stacking talented class after talented class. The top-five 2025 class does just that following top-six finishes in the 2022, 2023, and 2024 classes.
On the first national signing day, Inside Texas will offer profiles of each member of the 2025 signing class. Up next, Kaliq Lockett.
The Player: Kaliq Lockett, WR, Sachse (Texas)
The Rating: 96.32 (five-star)
The Ranking: Lockett is ranked as the No. 30 overall prospect, the No. 6 wide receiver, and the No. 9 player in Texas in the On3 Industry Ranking. On3 ranks Lockett as the No. 36 overall prospect, the No. 6 wide receiver, and the No. 11 player in Texas.
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The Highlights:
The Recruitment: Lockett, one of the top pass-catchers in the nation, had attention from a number of national powers including Alabama, Florida State, and LSU, plus Texas A&M. The recruitment came down to the Longhorns, the Tigers, the Crimson Tide, and the Aggies. After officially visiting all his top destinations, Lockett committed to the Longhorns in early August and has not wavered in his commitment at all.
The Projection: 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.
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The Final Word: Lockett’s commitment came at a key time for Texas after the Longhorns’ efforts fizzled out for other five-star wide receivers in the class. His addition kept some of the loftiest hopes for Texas’ wide receiver class a reality, and it’s one that now features three players in the top-100 of On3’s internal rankings. Lockett is the only one that maintained his five-star status and entering the day, the Sachse product is the highest ranked offensive player in the class.