Kaliq Lockett is the highest-ranked WR to commit to Texas in the Steve Sarkisian era
Since Steve Sarkisian arrived at Texas, no wide receiver has been ranked higher than 2025 Sachse (Texas) wideout and new Longhorns commit Kaliq Lockett.
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Lockett is ranked as the No. 17 overall prospect in the 2025 On3 Industry Ranking. He’s currently the highest ranked recruit in Texas’ 2025 class and the first five-star prospect to join what rose to the No. 11 group in the country.
Who does Lockett outrank?
In the 2021 cycle, Xavier Worthy was ranked as the No. 55 overall prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking. On3 thought higher of Worthy, ranking him as a five-star, but the proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services had him in high four-star range.
Brenen Thompson was the highest ranked wideout in the 2022 class. The speedster from Spearman, Thompson was ranked No. 101 by the On3 Industry Ranking. Thompson eventually transferred to Oklahoma.
2023 DeSoto (Texas) receiver Johntay Cook comes close to Lockett’s ranking. Cook was also a five-star and was listed as the No. 31 overall prospect in the 2023 On3 Industry Ranking. Along with Cook, Texas signed five-stars CJ Baxter, Anthony Hill, and Arch Manning in the 2023 class.
Finally in 2024, Ryan Wingo was Texas’ highest ranked receiver. Wingo, who chose the Longhorns over in-state Missouri, finished No. 38 overall in the 2024 On3 Industry Ranking.
Rankings are obviously subject to change. However, even if Texas were to land fellow five-star Jaime Ffrench later this month, Lockett would remain the highest ranked wideout to commit to Sarkisian. Lockett is currently ranked No. 17. Ffrench is one spot behind at No. 18.
There are more decisions ahead of Texas in August, including a couple for other five-star prospects. But as far as Texas’ class goes, no wideout since Sark arrived in January of 2021 has ranked higher than Lockett.
What does he bring to the table?
Charlie Williams’ scouting report
- Great at high pointing the football.
- Big, strong, great hands
- Consistently makes tough contested catches
- Gains a lot of ground very quickly with long strides
- Bigger frame allows him to make catches through contact
- Will go across the middle with no fear to make catches in traffic
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Lockett gives Texas a big body WR who is physically gifted. He can be your downfield threat on 50/50 balls. He’s also willing to go across the middle and make the tough catches. He will a physical blocker on the perimeter and willing to do the dirty work as well.
Joe Cook contributed to this article
