OTF Premium Report | Texas DL Jaray Bledsoe to Portal (Thursday PM)

[CJ Vogel]

Texas has suffered its second portal casualty of the 2024 season.

Longhorn DL Jaray Bledsoe is expected to test the waters of college football free agency, 247Sports' Matt Zenitz the first to report.

Bledsoe saw time in three games this season, accumulating 16 snaps for the Longhorns in 2024.

 

[CJ Vogel]

Bledsoe joins WR Johntay Cook as the two Longhorns to announce their portal intentions so far this season.

[4thandFive]

We don’t need to be losing DL…..

 

But I’m sure we all trust Sark to fix it. 

[HookemHorns87]

Just now, 4thandFive said:

We don’t need to be losing DL…..

 

But I’m sure we all trust Sark to fix it. 

Bledsoe was getting passed up in the depth chart anyway if he was gonna star it had to be this year and it never came to be

[4thandFive]

Just now, HookemHorns87 said:

Bledsoe was getting passed up in the depth chart anyway if he was gonna star it had to be this year and it never came to be

But we waited for how long for Collins to actually produce? 
 

I’m just saying I hate losing DL bodies.

[justwinbaby]

Good luck to Jaray

[GQ03]

3 minutes ago, 4thandFive said:

But we waited for how long for Collins to actually produce? 
 

I’m just saying I hate losing DL bodies.

We waited 4-5 years to see him star but he got on the field and produced as a freshman. We can't even get to the point of seeing Jaray on the field.

[GoHorns1]

Good luck to Jaray and family.

[chennups]

Good luck. I always rooted for him and waited for glimpses given how GH described his athleticism. Hope he puts it together somewhere. 

[Atticus]

It wasn’t gonna happen for him here. Hopefully the guy can find a home and get on the field somewhere like TCU, Baylor, or Tech. 

[Shane]

Wish him the best of luck ! 

[NothinButDaHorns34]

Prolly needs to go play at a lower level since he got passed up by true freshman. 

[Tuco Ramirez]

Damn. I had high hopes for him plus hate losing a big body up front. Best of luck to him.

[Rillo HOOK EM]

You see him compared to Vernon Broughton and it shows that looking the part isn’t all that matters. Thought he’d be a stud. 

[Thorn007]

fink cant get  time either 

[horns96]

34 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Texas has suffered its second portal casualty of the 2024 season.

Longhorn DL Jaray Bledsoe is expected to test the waters of college football free agency, 247Sports' Matt Zenitz the first to report.

Bledsoe saw time in three games this season, accumulating 16 snaps for the Longhorns in 2024.

 

ah, dang, one of the only two UT players I ever recall from my ancestral home in Falls County.  I fear the other one might transfer this year, too. 

[Chris Evans]

Yikes. He was developmental, but can’t waste 3 years on a roster spot like this. Frustrating. 

[GoHorns1]

6 minutes ago, horns96 said:

ah, dang, one of the only two UT players I ever recall from my ancestral home in Falls County.  I fear the other one might transfer this year, too. 

Wouldn’t be surprised. 

[_everyoneshere]

Juan Davis also put his name in the portal last year, then chose to stay and has worked hard for this team. Would like to see Bledsoe maybe reconsider as experienced DL is a need for 2025 and put in the work.

[AceHorn23]

1 hour ago, Atticus said:

It wasn’t gonna happen for him here. Hopefully the guy can find a home and get on the field somewhere like TCU, Baylor, or Tech. 

Coach?

[Bobbers]

 When you see athletic freaks passed on the depth chart by Freshmen it is a reminder that football if 90% mental.  It is about character and will.

Shying away from the challenge is the easy way out.

[TTown]

The timing though is curious. Why not wait until at least after Saturday to announce. Oh well good luck to him .

[_everyoneshere]

25 minutes ago, Bobbers said:

 When you see athletic freaks passed on the depth chart by Freshmen it is a reminder that football if 90% mental.  It is about character and will.

Shying away from the challenge is the easy way out.

This was what I saw as Johntay's issue. Feeling like he was deserving of playing time based on his skill level, but not mentally handling the adversity properly. Which I fully understand as I've dealt with that since I left the military and jobs over the past 14+ years.

[Atticus]

1 minute ago, TTown said:

The timing though is curious. Why not wait until at least after Saturday to announce. Oh well good luck to him .

He's not getting snaps at a position where we've even seen Aaron Bryant get garbage time snaps. The earlier he declares, the better he can maximize his options. 

This is what happens at programs that recruit and perform really well. Not all the high potential/high ranked guys are gonna pan out.

[snugsie]

Someone's going to get a good one if they can let him develop another 4 years. lol