CJ Baxter may need a lot more time....

[ArmyHorns]

5 hours ago, TexasMDcoach said:

Everyone is different after ACL surgery depending on several factors, but it generally takes 6-12 months usually closer to the latter for running backs. He is in that window and being a guy who has powerful legs and directional cuts he will retrain his muscles and gain strength and confidence back soon.  The surgery is healed but it takes a while to get full strength and rom back in all the muscle groups.  Suspect he will get limited reps that will increase over the first month.

Problem is is that it wasn’t just ACL it was ACL, MCL and partial PCL I believe

[TexasMDcoach]

7 hours ago, ArmyHorns said:

Problem is is that it wasn’t just ACL it was ACL, MCL and partial PCL I believe

That would definitely change things

[SpaceCityWrangler]

On 7/31/2025 at 12:31 AM, AusMOJO said:

He's going to get reps early on, he just won't get a massive share of them. Pretty sure we're all aware of this lol. 

I don’t think he plays until November if at all.

[Longhornlove]

On 7/31/2025 at 7:21 PM, Red Five said:

Completely depends on how the next month goes.... But I'm trying to think of an example of a player taking part in fall camp, who doesn't play until October, without injury or re-injury. Maybe a Bo Scaife situation or something like that. 

 

Doctors said Bo may not walk normal again much less play football.

[Sundancekid]

Are you thinking of Blaine Irby?

[thatdude2]

On 8/1/2025 at 9:41 AM, Sundancekid said:

 Baxter may jump ship and gonpro regardless if he can return to form by the end of the season. I trust the coaches to oversee his recovery and know when he is ready. We are blessed to have a good stable of running backs competing.

He should get his degree first. He may never be the same, like the Alabama RB that transferred to TCU a couple years ago.

[thatdude2]

1 hour ago, Longhornlove said:

 

Edited yesterday at 03:18 PM by thatdude2

[CJ Vogel]

59 minutes ago, thatdude2 said:

He should get his degree first. He may never be the same, like the Alabama RB that transferred to TCU a couple years ago.

Trey Sanders 

[taxsaver]

3 hours ago, thatdude2 said:

He should get his degree first. He may never be the same, like the Alabama RB that transferred to TCU a couple years ago.

Hold the phone.  You COULD end up being right, but take it from someone who was told he would die 3 years ago:  it ain't over til it's over.  God intervenes when it suits HIM and that's that.

Baxter is too good an athlete to give up.  I suspect that he will recover as long he hangs in there.  

 

JMO

 

[Buck Travis]

An ACL takes a full 12 months to recover. My daughter's surgeon (fixed her ACL) was John Baker, the team doc for the Stars, SMU, and formerly for the Cowboys. He said that they treat pros differently from amateurs to get them back on the field sooner. (No play, no pay.) You can get back into the game sooner but you'll pay for it when you're 40 years old. My daughter's rehab took a full year to get back to competitive condition. She never got comfortable turning (D1 softball) while hitting but is fine running in straight lines. She's done 8 marathons since college. I wouldn't expect to see Baxter on the field before November. No need to put his NFL prospects at risk.

[Red Five]

1 hour ago, Buck Travis said:

An ACL takes a full 12 months to recover. My daughter's surgeon (fixed her ACL) was John Baker, the team doc for the Stars, SMU, and formerly for the Cowboys. He said that they treat pros differently from amateurs to get them back on the field sooner. (No play, no pay.) You can get back into the game sooner but you'll pay for it when you're 40 years old. My daughter's rehab took a full year to get back to competitive condition. She never got comfortable turning (D1 softball) while hitting but is fine running in straight lines. She's done 8 marathons since college. I wouldn't expect to see Baxter on the field before November. No need to put his NFL prospects at risk.

I sort of doubt he'd be practicing right now if the idea was for him to miss most of the season. 

[Hashtag]

20 minutes ago, Red Five said:

I sort of doubt he'd be practicing right now if the idea was for him to miss most of the season. 

Right now they don’t have pads on, I’d wait until pads come on and see how his participation is with full contact.