Texas Longhorns Football Roster: Scholarship allotment at every position for the 2025 Longhorns

Believe it or not, the transfer portal window opens up on April 16, so having a good grasp of the names at each position and total number of scholarships being utilized is of tremendous importance.

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No matter what happens with the House v. NCAA case in the coming weeks, Texas will have to operate with an 85-man scholarship limit in the 2025 season due to Southeastern Conference regulations. So how many players are at each position and in each class? That will tell us where Texas may look to bolster the roster via the transfer portal, or possibly suffer some defections ahead of the 2025 campaign.

Quarterback (3)

• Arch Manning, SO
• Trey Owens, RS FR
• KJ Lacey, FR

Opinion: Texas has Joe Tatum and Luke Dunham as walk-ons in the room, but I think there would be value in adding an experienced veteran with minimal playing time expectations who’d like to maybe finish his career at Texas and work toward a graduate degree. Will Cam Rising‘s credits transfer? Is there someone from the Ivy League?

Running back (6)

• Quintrevion Wisner, JR
• CJ Baxter, SO
• Jerrick Gibson, SO
• Christian Clark, RS FR
• Rickey Stewart, FR
• James Simon, FR

Opinion: Evan Vieth laid it out well this week in what Texas might look to add from the portal.

Wide receiver (8)

• DeAndre Moore, JR
• Ryan Wingo, SO
• Parker Livingstone, RS FR
• Aaron Butler, RS FR
• Jaime Ffrench, FR
• Michael Terry III, FR
• Kaliq Lockett, FR
• Daylan McCutcheon, FR

Opinion: There is a need to add from the talent perspective, but don’t be surprised if Steve Sarkisian mentions needing to fill out a room when he talks about his additions. He did last year when referring to bringing in Matthew Golden, Isaiah Bond, and Silas Bolden.

Tight end (5)

• Spencer Shannon, SO
• Will Randle, SO
• Jordan Washington, RS FR
• Emaree Winston, FR
• Nick Townsend, FR – Not yet on campus

Opinion: I’d view this as priority 1A in the portal, even above wide receiver.

Offensive line (16)

• DJ Campbell, SR
• Cole Hutson, SR
• Connor Robertson, JR
• Malik Agbo, JR
• Neto Umeozulu, JR
• Brandon Baker, SO
• Trevor Goosby, SO
• Jaydon Chatman, SO
• Andre Cojoe, SO
• Connor Stroh, SO
• Daniel Cruz, RS FR
• Nate Kibble, RS FR
• Nick Brooks, FR
• Jackson Christian, FR
• Jordan Coleman, FR – Not yet on campus
• Devin Coleman, FR – Not yet on campus

Opinion: A healthy pipeline, but remember there are only five on the field at one time. It does help that 11 of the 16 are underclassmen, and those 11 are more inclined to wait their turn for playing time.

Defensive tackle (8)

• Travis Shaw, SR
• Hero Kanu, SR
• Cole Brevard, SR
• Alex January, SO
• Melvin Hills, RS FR
• Justus Terry, FR
• Myron Charles, FR
• Josiah Sharma, FR

Opinion: Needs one more, but looks as if the portal additions are winners. I’m a Travis Shaw Truther, but Cole Brevard received some lofty praise from Vernon Broughton a couple of weeks ago.

EDGE (6)

• Ethan Burke, SR
• Colin Simmons, SO
• Colton Vasek, SO
• Zina Umeozulu, RS FR
• Lance Jackson, FR
• Smith Orogbo, FR

Opinion: Toyed with Texas Tech-bound David Bailey, who would have provided good Buck depth with Moore now at Will, but this room is in good shape.

Linebacker (7)

• Trey Moore, SR
• Anthony Hill, JR
• Brad Spence, JR
• Liona Lefau, JR
• Ty’Anthony Smith, SO
• Elijah Barnes, FR
• Jonathan Cunningham, FR

Opinion: Excited to see what the top five can do.

Defensive back (17)

• Jaylon Guilbeau, SR
• Michael Taaffe, SR
• Jelani McDonald, JR
• Malik Muhammad, JR
• Derek Williams, SO
• Kobe Black, SO
• Xavier Filsaime, SO
• Ryan Niblett, SO
• Jordon Johnson-Rubell, SO
• Warren Roberson, SO
• Wardell Mack, RS FR
• Santana Wilson, RS FR
• Jonah Williams, FR
• Kade Phillips, FR
• Zelus Hicks, FR
• Caleb Chester, FR
• Graceson Littleton, FR

Opinion: Even with a Thorpe Award-winner and an early-round pick leaving, this group has experience that needs to manifest this season in order to reach lofty preseason aspirations. They’ll have new coaches in Duane Akina and Mark Orphey to guide them, but it’s hard to bet against a group that features Guilbeau, Taaffe, Muhammad, and McDonald.

Specialists (5)

• Will Stone, SR
• Bert Auburn, SR
• Jack Bouwmeester, SR
• Lance St. Louis, SR
• Michael Kern, SO

Opinion: Will Texas carry two kickers AND two punters into the 2025 season? Let’s address the former first. Stone replaced Auburn at the end of the season, and let’s remember a truth about college football: football players want to play football no matter their position.

Kickers want to kick, and kickers prefer to do more than just kick off. With eligibility running out for both players after this season, a portal defection from either Stone or Auburn is not out of the realm of possibility. However, it’s not something Sarkisian needs to have happen to create room for an imPort at an offensive or defensive position. Both are playing their last year on the 40 Acres if they stay.

At punter, here’s what I wrote in February that I believe holds true today:

The Longhorns brought in Bouwmeester, but that wasn’t because they’ve given up on Kern. Rather, Texas wants Kern to learn from the Aussie and get a better grasp on some of the finer points of punting, things that seem inconsequential but actually make a difference when trying to angle a kick away from a returner. The future belongs the Kern, who has handled this process well according to people close to the program, but only after Bouwmeester controls the present.

Class split

• Seniors: 13
• Juniors: 10
• Sophomores: 22
• Redshirt freshmen: 11
• Freshmen: 25
• Total: 81

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Dates to know

• Transfer portal spring window: April 16 through April 25
• Next recruiting dead period (no on- or off-campus interaction): May 25-28
• First day of summer classes at UT: June 5
• First day of summer classes, second session, at UT: July 14