Three Longhorns named AFCA All-Americans

[Jeff Howe]

The American Football Coaches Association FBS All-America Team is out, and three Texas players made the list.

— Michael Taaffe (first-team defensive back)

— Colin Simmons (second-team defensive line)

— Anthony Hill Jr. (second-team linebacker)

This is the first NCAA-recognized All-American team to have all three Longhorns on the squad.

 

[Flynn]

Congrats to some absolute dudes

[ChanmanV]

How is Ryan Niblett not an All-American?

[Flynn]

1 minute ago, ChanmanV said:

How is Ryan Niblett not an All-American?

Never got picked up by the national hype train. 

[Beldar]

17 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

The American Football Coaches Association FBS All-America Team is out, and three Texas players made the list.

— Michael Taaffe (first-team defensive back)

— Colin Simmons (second-team defensive line)

— Anthony Hill Jr. (second-team linebacker)

This is the first NCAA-recognized All-American team to have all three Longhorns on the squad.

Finally some respect for Simmons. Not what it should be but.

 

[Jeff Howe]

21 minutes ago, ChanmanV said:

How is Ryan Niblett not an All-American?

Some of these teams don't have a spot for a return specialist. It's an all-purpose spot, which KC Concepcion has been filling on most of these.

[Hookem1012]

Taaffe daddy is going to be missed.

[ChanmanV]

On 12/16/2025 at 12:37 PM, Jeff Howe said:

Some of these teams don't have a spot for a return specialist. It's an all-purpose spot, which KC Concepcion has been filling on most of these.

That’s a shame because Niblett deserves the recognition. He significantly impacted half of our games even when they didn’t kick to him.