Purdue DL transfer Cole Brevard signs with the Texas Longhorns
The first piece of the puzzle for the Texas Longhorns at defensive tackle is here. Purdue defensive tackle transfer Cole Brevard has signed with Texas following his visit to Austin, per On3’s Pete Nakos. Brevard will play at Texas using the extra year of eligibility provided by the NCAA in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brevard, a product of Carmel (Ind.) started his career at Penn State and spent two years in Happy Valley before transferring to Purdue. His most prolific season was in 2024, when he tallied 19 tackles with 5.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks on his way to All-Big 10 honorable mention honors.
In 38 career games, Brevard has 38 tackles including 8.0 for loss and 2.5 sacks.
Brevard helps to add depth to a Texas defensive tackle room that desperately needs assistance. The Longhorns are losing all of Alfred Collins, Vernon Broughton, Bill Norton, and Jermayne Lole to graduation, while Jaray Bledsoe, Tia Savea, and Aaron Bryant have elected to enter the transfer portal.
As part of the Longhorns’ No. 1 ranked 2025 class, texas signed defensive tackles Justus Terry, Josiah Sharma, and Myron Charles. Terry is the nation’s No. 9 overall prospect, Charles ranks No. 96 in the country, and Sharma is the No. 158 overall prospect. Brevard, unlike that trio, as experience at the minimum along with Power Conference experience.
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A member of the 2020 class, Brevard was ranked as the No. 246 overall prospect, the No. 30 defensive lineman, and the No. 1 player in Indiana in the 2020 On3 Industry Ranking. As a transfer prospect, he ranks No. 114 nationally and No. 9 among defensive tackles in the On3 Transfer Portal Industry Ranking as of December 13. On3 ranks him as the No. 172 overall transfer prospect and the No. 9 defensive tackle.
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He joins Utah punter Jack Bouwmeester and Arkansas linebacker Brad Spence as transfer additions for the Longhorns ahead of the 2025 season..
