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The state of Texas boasts 39 top-300 players in On3's updated 2027 rankings

Joe Cookby:Joe Cook•05/20/25•

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The state of Texas is loaded with high school talent, as usual. Thirty-nine prospects who play their high school football in the Lone Star State were ranked in the top 300 of On3’s updated 2027 prospect rankings.

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Texas high school football boasts three players in the top 10 and 10 players in the top 50. On3’s top player in the state in the 2027 class at this juncture is Kingwood offensive tackle Kennedy Brown, who checks in as a five-star prospect and the No. 3 overall player in the junior class. Euless Trinity defensive back John Meredith was right behind him at No. 4 overall nationally, while Cedar Hill defensive tackle Jalen Brewster was the No. 8 overall prospect.

The state of Texas has three players considered the best at their position nationally by On3. Brewster is the No. 1 defensive tackle. Argyle Liberty Christian’s Cooper Witten is the No. 1 linebacker. Palestine Westwood’s Kavian Bryant is the No. 1 quarterback.

Among the top 25 players in state, six are from the Greater Houston area (including Brenham RB Jakoby Dixon for the purposes of this story), 11 are from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, four are from East Texas, three are from San Antonio, and one is from the Austin area.

Texas commit Taven Epps, a product of Tustin (Calif.), was ranked by On3 as the No. 215 overall prospect, the No. 27 EDGE, and the No. 23 player in California.

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On3’s top 25 players in Texas

*denotes Texas offer

  1. *Kennedy Brown, OT, Kingwood
  2. *Jalen Brewster, DT, Cedar Hill
  3. *John Meredith, CB, Euless Trinity
  4. *Cooper Witten, LB, Argyle Liberty Christian
  5. Qua Ford, OT, Texarkana Texas High
  6. *JayQuan Snell, S, Waxahachie
  7. Kavian Bryant, QB, Palestine Westwood
  8. *Landen Williams-Callis, RB, Richmond Randle
  9. Jakoby Dixon, RB, Brenham
  10. *Julian Caldwell, WR, Argyle
  11. Colton Nussmeier, QB, Flower Mound Marcus
  12. Trey Haralson, WR, Tyler High
  13. Eli Johnson, S, Cibolo Steele
  14. *Myson Johnson-Cook, ATH, DeSoto
  15. Xavier Muhammad, DL, Houston South Houston
  16. Khing Thibodeaux, DL, Garland Lakeview Centennial
  17. *Tre Moore, WR, Pflugerville Weiss
  18. Brayden Booth, EDGE, San Antonio South San Antonio
  19. *Zane Rowe, EDGE, Denton Guyer
  20. Jerry Outhouse, CB, Fort Worth North Crowley
  21. Mikhail McCreary, CB, San Antonio Johnson
  22. Brandon Sherrard, CB, Pearland Shadow Creek
  23. *K’Adrian Redmond, DL, Lake Dallas
  24. Demarco Jenkins, DL, Pearland
  25. Cadarius Miller, RB, Tyler High

On3’s top 25 players nationally

*denotes Texas offer

  1. LaDamion Guyton, EDGE, Savannah (Ga.) Benedictine Military School
  2. Mark Matthews, OT, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas
  3. *Zyron Forstall, EDGE, New Orleans (La.) Jesuit
  4. *Kennedy Brown, OT, Kingwood (Texas)
  5. *Joshua Dobson, CB, Fort Mill (S.C.) Catawba Ridge
  6. *Jalen Brewster, DL, Cedar Hill (Texas)
  7. *John Meredith, CB, Euless (Texas) Trinity
  8. Kemon Spell, RB, McKeesport (Pa.) – Penn State commit
  9. Chris Whitehead, EDGE, Chesterfield (Va.) Lloyd C. Bird
  10. Jamier Brown, WR, Wayne (Ohio) – Ohio State commit
  11. Albert Simien, OL, Lake Charles (La.) Sam Houston
  12. *Kenton Dopson, CB, Miami (Fla.) Norland – Miami (Fla.) commit
  13. Cooper Hackett, OT, Fort Gibson (Okla.)
  14. *Easton Royal, WR, New Orleans (La.) Brother MArtin
  15. Xavier Sabb, ATH, Glassboro (N.J.)
  16. Kamarui Dorsey, S, Hampton (Ga.)
  17. *Cooper Witten, LB, Argyle (Texas) Liberty Christian
  18. Khalil Taylor, WR, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Seton LaSalle – Penn State commit
  19. Tory Pittman, S, Omaha (Neb.) Central
  20. Qua Ford, OT, Texarkana (Texas) Texas High
  21. *Donivan Moore, DL, Hueytown (Ala.)
  22. *Nick Lennear, WR, Miami Gardens (Fla.) Northwestern
  23. Monshun Sales, WR, Indianapolis (Ind.) Lawrence North
  24. *Kaden Henderson, LB, Tampa (Fla.) Jesuit
  25. Elijah Hutcheson, OT, Roanoke (Va.) Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School

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