Official Release from UT on NFL Combine

Program-record 14 Longhorns invited to NFL Combine

For the second-consecutive year, the Longhorns shatter their program record of players invited to the NFL Combine.

AUSTIN, Texas – A program-record 14 Texas Football players were invited to the 2025 NFL Combine, the NFL released Thursday morning. The list of Longhorns invitees includes OL Kelvin Banks Jr., DB Jahdae Barron, RB Jaydon Blue, WR Isaiah Bond, DL Vernon Broughton, DL Alfred Collins, OL Hayden Conner, QB Quinn Ewers, WR Matthew Golden, TE Gunnar Helm, OL Jake Majors, DB Andrew Mukuba, EDGE Barryn Sorrell and OL Cameron Williams.

It bests the previous program-record of 11 players, which was set in 2024. Texas has had 25 players invited to the NFL Combine the past two years, tied with Georgia for the most in the nation during that stretch. The 14 players invited to this year’s Combine are tied with Georgia for second-most nationally (Ohio State/15).

The Longhorns’ 11 players selected in the 2024 NFL Draft were a program best for a seven-round draft and second-most nationally (Michigan/13). All 11 were taken in the first six rounds, which was most of any program.

The NFL Combine will take place in Indianapolis from Feb. 24-March 3. Live coverage of the combine will begin Feb. 27 on NFL Network and NFL+. Executives, coaches, player personnel staffs and medical personnel from all 32 NFL teams will be on hand to evaluate more then 300 individuals who are eligible for the 2025 NFL Draft (April 24-26, Green Bay, Wisc.).

Tentative Combine Schedule

Defensive Linemen / Linebackers – Thursday, Feb. 27 – Watch

Defensive Backs / Tight Ends – Friday, Feb. 28 – Watch

Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers / Running Backs – Saturday, March 1 – Watch

Offensive Linemen – Sunday, March 2 – Watch

Banks became the 25th Longhorn (28th time) to be selected as a unanimous First-Team All-American. The 2024 Outland Trophy and Lombardi Award recipient, Banks was named a first-team All-American by the AFCA, Associated Press, FWAA, The Sporting News and Walter Camp Football Foundation. A three-year starter at left tackle for the Longhorns, Banks was a key member of the Texas offensive line that was tabbed a finalist for the Joe Moore Award which goes to the nation's most outstanding offensive line unit. Individually, he also won the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy for the top offensive lineman in the conference and was a first-team All-SEC selection. He played in and started 43 games during his three-year career on the Forty Acres.

Barron became the third Longhorn to win the Jim Thorpe Award with safety Michael Huff (2005) and cornerback Aaron Ross (2006) having taken it home in back-to-back years. Also a finalist for the 2024 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Barron was tabbed a consensus All-American by the five All-America teams on Dec. 19. During his five-year career on the Forty Acres, Barron played in 57 games with 39 starts. Last season, he led the Longhorns in interceptions (5) and pass break-ups (11) to go along with 67 total tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, one sack, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery.

Blue played in 39 games with five starts during his three-year career on the Forty Acres. Prior to the 2024 season, Blue landed on the preseason watch lists for the Doak Walker and Paul Hornung Awards. In his final season, Blue proved to be one of the nation’s most explosive playmakers in the backfield after tallying 134 carries for 730 yards (5.4 ypc) and eight touchdowns. He also added 42 receptions to account for 368 receiving yards and six scores, accounting for 1,098 yards of total offense. He posted two 100-yard rushing efforts on the season, including a 124-yard, three-touchdown performance vs. ULM on Sept. 21 and a career-high 146-yard, two-touchdown day vs. Clemson on Dec. 21.

In his lone season with Texas, Bond showcased his elite playmaking ability at wide receiver despite being limited for a significant stretch due to injury. He reeled in 34 catches for 540 yards (15.9 ypc) and five touchdowns and registered four rushing attempts for 98 yards and a score. The Buford, Ga., native played in 14 games with 12 starts (missed Vanderbilt, Clemson games due to injury). He had a 100-yard receiving performance vs. UTSA on Sept. 14, pulling in five receptions for 103 yards and two touchdowns.

Broughton had a five-year career as a Longhorn, seeing action in 56 games with 17 starts. The Houston product was a mainstay on Texas’ defense in 2024 and started all 16 games. He logged 39 tackles (24 solo), 4.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, two pass break-ups, two forced fumbles and recovered three fumbles.

A native of Bastrop, Texas, Collins had a five-year career as a defensive lineman who started all 16 games during the 2024 season and earned Second-Team All-America selection from the Associated Press. Last season, Collins registered 55 total tackles (27 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, one sack, seven pass break-ups, one quarterback hurry, one forced fumble and one blocked kick. Following Texas' 20-10 road win at Arkansas on Nov. 16, Collins was lauded as the SEC's Defensive Lineman of the Week. As a Longhorn, Collins played in 64 games with 27 starts.

Conner played four seasons for the Horns, competing in 52 games and making 44 starts. He was part of a Texas offensive line that was named a finalist for the 2024 Joe Moore Award and a semifinalist for the 2023 Joe Moore Award. He started all 16 games at left guard for the Longhorns in 2024 and was named to the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, along with being a semifinalist for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy.

A second-team All-SEC performer and finalist for the Manning Award, Ewers completed 293-of-445 passes (65.8 percent) for 3,472 yards and 31 touchdowns while averaging 248.0 yards per contest in 14 starts this season. He was also a semifinalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O’Brien Award and Walter Camp Award. Ewers finished sixth in the FBS in passing touchdowns (31), 14th in passing yards (3,472), 14th in points responsible for (202), 25th in passing efficiency (149), 26th in passing yards per game (248.0), 26th in completion percentage (65.8 percent), and 27th in completions per game (20.93). Ewers closed his time as a Longhorn on a 27-game passing touchdown streak – the longest active streak by an FBS quarterback and the second-longest streak in program history behind Colt McCoy's program-record 29 games. The Southlake, Texas, product finished third in the program's record book in both passing touchdowns (68) and passing yards (9,128), and second in most 300-yard passing games in a career (11).

In his lone season with Texas, Golden powered the Horns’ receiving corps while doubling as the team’s kick returner. The Houston native started all 16 games this season and led the team in receiving yards (987) and receiving touchdowns (9) while ranking second on the squad in receptions (58). Golden averaged a team-high 17.03 yards per catch and recorded two 100-yard receiving games. In the SEC Championship vs. Georgia on Dec. 7, he gathered eight receptions for a career-high 162 yards. He also corralled seven receptions for 149 yards and a score in the CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Arizona State on Jan. 1. As the team’s primary kick returner, Golden amassed 285 return yards on 14 attempts (20.4 ypr).

Helm burst onto the national scene during the 2024 season, starting in all 16 games and earning semifinalist status for the John Mackey Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and Second-Team All-SEC recognition. During his four-year career, he appeared in 55 games with 26 starts. The Englewood, Colo., native paced UT in receptions with 60 to go along with 786 receiving yards (13.1 ypc) and seven touchdowns. In Texas’ win vs. Michigan on Sept. 7, Helm led the Horns with seven receptions for 98 yards and a touchdown. He also snared six catches for 77 yards and a score in the CFP First Round vs. Clemson on Dec. 21.

Majors played in 58 games with a program record 57 career starts during his five-year career at Texas. A 2024 Joe Moore Award finalist and a CSC First-Team Academic All-America honoree, Majors was named the Outland Trophy National Player of the Week on Sept. 10 and SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week on Sept. 9 following UT's road victory at Michigan. He was selected as a finalist for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy on Oct. 23 and received an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. He started all 16 games at center for the Horns during the 2024 season.

Mukuba joined the Horns for the 2024 season after a three-year playing career at Clemson. Starring in the secondary, Mukuba garnered 69 tackles (41 solo), four tackles for loss, five interceptions, six pass break-ups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble. He, along with Barron, paced Texas with his five interceptions, including a game-securing one in double overtime of the CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl against Arizona State. The Austin, Texas, native garnered the Jim Thorpe Award’s National Player of the Week on Sept. 9 following UT’s win at Michigan.

Sorrell, a four-year player from New Orleans, racked up 40 starts in 49 career games. Sorrell recorded 44 tackles (16 solo), 11 tackles for loss, six sacks, one pass break-up and a team-leading 12 quarterback hurries. He went on to have a stellar Senior Bowl, being named the American Team’s Top Defensive Lineman.

Williams, who played in 38 games with 17 starts in three years at Texas, held down the starting right tackle spot in 2024. Part of a 2024 Joe Moore Award finalist offensive line, Williams was named Co-SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after Texas’ season opener against Colorado State. Williams started 15 games in 2024, missing the CFP Quarterfinal at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl on Jan. 1 due to injury.