Texas Longhorn NFL Hopefuls: How They Ranked as High School Recruits
Texas saw three of its standouts—Kelvin Banks Jr., Jahdae Barron, and Matthew Golden—selected in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, making it one of the program’s most successful opening nights in recent memory.
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Inside Texas listed how that trio was ranked as high school prospects. But the Longhorns aren’t done yet.
A wave of Texas players are expected to come off the board during Rounds 2 through 7. Many of them arrived in Austin as elite high school recruits and developed into dependable contributors. Here’s where each ranked coming out of high school, based on the On3 Industry Composite, listed in order from highest to lowest.
Quinn Ewers – Quarterback
Transferred from Ohio State
Five-star | 99.62
National: No. 1 overall (Class of 2021)
Position: No. 1 quarterback
State: No. 1 in Texas
High School: Southlake Carroll (Southlake, TX)
Isaiah Bond – Wide Receiver
Transferred from Alabama
Four-star | 95.57
National: No. 60 overall
Position: No. 7 wide receiver
State: No. 6 in Georgia
High School: Buford (Buford, GA)
Alfred Collins – Defensive Line
Four-star | 94.63
National: No. 78 overall
Position: No. 9 defensive lineman
State: No. 8 in Texas
High School: Cedar Creek (Bastrop, TX)
Vernon Broughton – Defensive Line
Four-star | 93.51
National: No. 116 overall
Position: No. 16 defensive lineman
State: No. 14 in Texas
High School: Cy Ridge (Houston, TX)
David Gbenda – Linebacker
Four-star | 92.40
National: No. 167 overall
Position: No. 20 linebacker
State: No. 23 in Texas
High School: Cinco Ranch (Katy, TX)
Jaydon Blue – Running Back
Four-star | 92.25
National: No. 180 overall
Position: No. 11 running back
State: No. 30 in Texas
High School: Klein Cain (Houston, TX)
Andrew Mukuba – Safety
Transferred from Clemson
Four-star | 93.42
National: No. 117 overall
Position: No. 6 safety
State: No. 18 in Texas
High School: LBJ (Austin, TX)
Cameron Williams – Offensive Tackle
Four-star | 90.90
National: No. 243 overall
Position: No. 15 offensive tackle
State: No. 41 in Texas
High School: Duncanville (Duncanville, TX)
Jake Majors – Center
Four-star | 90.64
National: No. 260 overall
Position: No. 10 interior offensive lineman
State: No. 38 in Texas
High School: Prosper (Prosper, TX)
Hayden Conner – Offensive Line
Four-star | 89.46
National: No. 292 overall
Position: No. 25 offensive tackle
State: No. 49 in Texas
High School: Katy Taylor (Katy, TX)
Gavin Holmes – Cornerback
Transferred from Wake Forest
Three-star | 85.56
National: No. 1,276 overall
Position: No. 123 cornerback
State: No. 54 in Louisiana
High School: Archbishop Rummel (Metairie, LA)
Barryn Sorrell – Edge
Three-star | 85.10
National: No. 684 overall
Position: No. 74 edge rusher
State: No. 21 in Louisiana
High School: Holy Cross (New Orleans, LA)
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Gunnar Helm – Tight End
Three-star | 84.85
National: No. 722 overall
Position: No. 39 tight end
State: No. 6 in Colorado
High School: Cherry Creek (Englewood, CO)
