Monday afternoon recruiting nuggets (4:37 p.m. CST)

Monday afternoon recruiting nuggets

The Texas Longhorns hosted a number of unofficial visitors over the weekend, and are scheduled to host a big time target in the near future. 

OnTexasFootball bring Texas fans some Monday afternoon nuggets, and you don't have to wait in a long line to get them. 

Josiah Sharma and Texas
OnTexasFootball spoke again today with a source in California on 4-star defensive tackle Josiah Sharma (Folsom, Calif./High). OnTexasFootball reported last week that we expected the one-time Washington verbal to be on campus in the next two or three weeks. OTF can now say we expect Sharma on campus this weekend, barring a scheduling change. 

Sharma, 6-4.5 and 300 pounds, has family ties in Texas including the Austin area. He lived in Arlington for a while before moving to California. Johnny Nansen and Kenny Baker are in contact with Sharma on a regular basis. Sharma has official visits scheduled to Washington and Utah currently. Alabama, Texas, Oregon and Georgia are in line for official visits. Texas is confident that a June official visit will happen. 

WIll Keiundre Johnson make an official visit?

Terrell (Texas) High TE/EDGE Keiundre Johnson was on campus Saturday for an unofficial visit. While he doesn't have plans to return in April as of today, tight ends coach Jeff Banks is in talks about a June official visit date. 

Johnson, 6-3 and 230 pounds, has three official visit dates locked in. Johnson will make an OV to SMU May 17-19, LSU June 7-9 and Texas A&M June 21-23. Texas is talking about a June 14-16 date. Texas is recruiting Johnson at tight end, while Texas A&M is talking EDGE. 

D.J. Sanders has two visits scheduled

Bellville (Texas) High defensive lineman D.J. Sanders is expected on campus April 6 according to a source close to the recruitment. OnTexasFootball also expects the 6-4, 290 pounder to make an official visit June 21-23, as of today. 

Nick Brooks and a Texas OV

OnTexasFootball 4-star IOL Nick Brooks (Cedar Rapids, Ia./John F. Kennedy) is scheduled to talk to offensive line coach Kyle Flood early this week to finalize an official visit date. That date is expected to be June 14-16. An unofficial visit is also expected April 20 for the spring game. 

Brooks, 6-7 and 345 pounds, has to official visit scheduled. Georgia is locked in for May 31-June 2 and Iowa June 21-23. Georgia, Iowa and Texas were the first three schools mentioned by Brooks in two recent conversations.