Best in Texas….

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You’ll often see recruits say things like “Best in Texas stay in Texas” or the other version of “Best in Texas leave Texas”

I think some get carried away with just looking at the composite rankings and going off of that. When actually looking at players from 2022-2024 and what they’ve actually done, I think Texas landed the best player from Texas in each of those 3 years.

2022:

Cade Klubnik was the highest ranked recruit in Texas, and you could make the argument he is the best player, especially if he has a big year and becomes a top 5-10 pick.

However, at the moment, I think the best player clearly has to be Kelvin Banks. A top 10 pick who was one of the best tackles in football for all 3 years in college.

2023:

I don’t think there’s much to say here. DJ Hicks was the highest rated recruit in 2023, but it would be flat out wrong to say anyone other than Anthony Hill Jr. is the best player from that year.

2024:

It’s pretty early to form concrete opinions on the 2024 class as they have only played one season. Justin Williams and DJ Lagway were the two highest ranked recruits.

I think at the moment you have to give the nod to Colin Simmons as he had by far the best freshman season of any college player from Texas. DJ Lagway could end up as the number 1 overall pick one day and there’s a long way to go. As of now, Colin Simmons gets the top spot.

2025 will be fun to follow as Texas was STACKED with top end talent. Eight 5-stars overall with about 20 top-100 ranked players. Texas will once again have a great chance at producing another top talent with players like Jonah Williams, Kaliq Lockett, Kade Phillips, Lance Jackson, and more…

In general, from 2022-2024, I think it’s safe to say that for the most part, Texas has proven that the best in Texas not only stay in Texas, but attend the University of Texas.