Syracuse transfer Maraad Watson commits to Texas
During his visit to Texas, Syracuse transfer Maraad Watson decided he wanted to become a Longhorn. Watson committed to Texas on Tuesday, providing the Longhorns with one of the best players to enter the portal as a useful weapon in the trenches for 2025 and beyond.
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Watson picked the Longhorns over competing interest from Tennessee, Georgia, and Ohio State.
Watson was a freshman All-American this past season. On his way to 31 tackles and one sack, he notched a Pro Football Focus defensive grade of 65.1 and a run defense grade of 77.4. Most of his snaps were in the B-gap, with 289 plays out of his 493 total from that alignment.
A 2024 prospect from Irvington (N.J.), Watson was ranked as the No. 1086 overall prospect, the No. 97 defensive lineman, and the No. 18 player in New Jersey in his class. He is the No. 93 player in the portal and the No. 5 defensive lineman, per On3.
Watson, listed at 6-foot-3 and 313 pounds, appeared in every game for the Orange and started 11 in 2024.
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The Longhorns have added four defensive tackles via the transfer portal in Hero Kanu, Travis Shaw, Cole Brevard, and Lavon Johnson. Other portal additions include tight end Jack Endries, kicker Mason Shipley, wide receiver Emmett Mosley, punter Jack Bouwmeester, and linebacker Brad Spence. Texas’ class is listed as the No. 22 transfer portal haul per On3.
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