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    Bobby Burton

    Wednesday: News & Notes

    By Bobby Burton, in Articles,

    Just some notes that I picked up...
    Let's talk receivers to start.
    - Ryan Wingo continues to show out as a true freshman. Behind the scenes, Wingo is being talked about as possibly the most talented true freshman on the team. At receiver specifically, Wingo and Aaron Butler are both showing some early promise in workouts. Parker Livingstone and Freddie Dubose Jr. have been behind those two. However, keep in mind, this is very early in workouts and both Livingstone and Dubose are coming off of significant injuries.
    - Isaiah Bond is expected to be the team's No. 1 receiver at this point. However, I am told that Matthew Golden has been a pleasant surprise. "He's a little like a silent assassin," the source said. "He doesn't say much. But he's a hard worker."
    - The Texas pro day is expected to be March 20. Quinn Ewers will be throwing at pro day. It's not unusual for an underclass quarterback to participate in a pro day. 
    The thing about pro day is it typically brings to campus not just area scouts of NFL teams but also national ones and cross-checkers.
    It will be the first time many pro scouts actually see Ewers work out in person, even if he's really there throwing to Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Jordan Whittington and JT Sanders.
    - Byron Murphy continues to rise up NFL draft boards. Yesterday, an agent told me that Murphy could go as high No. 8 overall or as low as No. 16. That's a huge jump in expectations. It is the best high-low projection I've heard of Murphy from anyone.
    "He's going to kill the combine," the agent told me. "The numbers he's putting up right now (in private workouts) are insane."
    - Texas continues to eye the portal opening following spring practice. The feeling remains that Texas will push hard for a top-line defensive tackle/nose guard type. While it's highly unlikely, do not be surprised if Texas even thinks about adding two more at the position if necessary and the right ones come available.
     
    Gerry Hamilton
    Let's start with this ... don't forget Valentines Day!!! Or Coffee & Football at 8:10 a.m. CST on the YouTube channel!
    Now some Wednesday morning recruiting nuggets and notes:
    Texas known or expected visitors in March and April (list will grow a lot)
    March 22-24 7v7 tournament in the Austin area:
    Brandon Brown, DL, Melbourne (Fla.) Eau Gallie #AllGasNoBrakes
    Will make a first visit to Texas while in town for 7v7 with California Power program/team.
    Members the Texas Nightrydas team that are expected to stop and visit Texas while in the area for 7v7 tournament...
    Kiotti Armstrong, TE, Jasper (Texas) High - 2025
    Texas and Texas A&M remain top 2 with Longhorns slightly trending.
    Javar Thomas, LB, Aldine (Texas) Nimitz - 2025
    Texas offered February 2.
    Kosi Okpala, LB, Houston (Texas) Mayde Creek - 2026
    Texas offered January 22, and leads early. Mayde Creek defensive coordinator is former Texas National Campion linebacker Rashad Bobino.
    Tai'Yion King, LB, Port Arthur (Texas) Memorial - 2026
    Has 14 offers with Texas A&M standing out early on.
    Noriel Dominguez, LB, Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall - 2026
    Has 14 offers. Will visit Oklahoma March 9.
    Grant Smith, QB, Spring (Texas) Grand Oaks - 2026
    Texas QB coach A.J. Milwee is watching Smith throw in person during spring evaluation period. 
    March 16-17:
    Peter Langi, IOL, San Francisco (Calif.) Archbishop Rirordan - 2025
    May reschedule for when team is practicing. This is spring break weekend. 38 offers, including the Horns. 
    Told OnTexasFootball they plan to visit in March or April, but don't have date yet:
    Kaliq Lockett, WR, Sachse (Texas) High
    OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
    Steve Sarkisian and Chris Jackson visited Lockett in late January. 
    Faheem Delane, S, Olney (Md.) Good Counsel
    OnTexasFootball ranking: 4-star
    Delane is in contact with safeties coach Blake Gideon. 
    April 13-14:
    Major Preston, CB/DB, Hopewell (Va.) IMG Academy
    Texas offered January 30. Blake Gideon is in consistent communication. 
    Spring Game April 20:
    Michael Terry, ATHM San Antonio (Texas) Alamo Heights
    Texas, TCU and Texas Tech the top 3 currently. 
    Rickey Stewart, RB, Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill
    Texas leads large over Baylor, SMU and Oklahoma State.
    Additional notes:
    Hastings (Texas) High 2025 EDGE Smith Orogbo told OnTexasFootball Tuesday evening he has not spoken with the Texas staff since being offered in January. He knows USC will be one June official visit. Texas A&M (spoken with Mike Elko and Jay Bateman) is another possibility. Didn't rule out spring visit to Texas.
    Spring (Texas) High 2025 defensive tackle Floyd Guidry (6-1, 285) is one prospect eyeing an April decision, barring a change. TCU will get a March visit on the 23rd. Texas, TCU, Houston and Texas Tech are talked about the most. 
    Austin (Texas) Lake Travis defensive lineman Gus Cordova told OnTexasFootball Tuesday that he has spoke with new defensive line coach Kenny Baker since Baker was hired. Junior Day visits were made to Texas A&M, Texas and Oregon. 
    LSU will have a big visit weekend March 9. Two top Texas targets scheduled to attend are Lufkin (Texas) High DL Zion Williams and Mansfield (Texas) Timberview DL Dilan Battle. Both are OnTexasFootball 4-star prospects. 
    OnTexasFootball continues to believe Texas leads for Hitchcock (Texas) High WR and OnTexasFootball 4-star Kelshaun Johnson (5-11.5, 170). Texas A&M WR coach Holmon Wiggins did impress Johnson at Junior Day January 27. Two OV's are set: Penn State (May 31-June 2) and Texas Tech (June 8-10). Texas is likely June 28-30, but not locked in yet. Of note, Texas A&M is seriously recruiting teammate, good friend and 2025 Texas Tech QB commit Lloyd Jones (6-3, 210). 
    CJ Vogel
    I made the quick trip over to Del Valle High School Tuesday afternoon to get updated on a few prospects that could pop up on college radars over the next couple of months. There were three that really caught my eye that I will dive into a bit further into this piece.
    ***
    First off, Del Valle has produced a solid D1 piece or two basically every other year since I arrived in Austin. The school has tremendous facilities, some of the nicest in the state, yet has seen a lot of turnover at the head coaching spot over the last few years. Now with Coach Todd Patmon in charge, it is expected to see much improved consistency on the field and development for prospects.
    Steve Sarkisian and Johnny Nansen stopped by on January 12. I believe this was the first stop for Nansen as a member of the Texas staff. 
    ***
    But to the point of the trip, I wanted to get an update on 2025 DB Coleman Patmon and his recruitment. The 6-foot-3 defensive back is the younger brother of former Kansas (2009-11) Oklahoma State CB Tyler Patmon (2012-13), who ended up spending parts of five seasons in the NFL for six different franchises.
    Patmon has started popping on the recruiting trail a good bit. Since January 24, Patmon has received offers from Minnesota, Arizona, North Texas, TCU and Arkansas. 
    The interesting part here is where Patmon projects the best. He told me on the trip that the majority of schools view him as a safety or cornerback with of course nickel being thrown into the mix. TCU pitched the idea of linebacker which is where I had originally anticipated his body would lend him to fit best once he matured out a bit.
    As an athlete, there are no questions about Patmon. He has superb height and length, and during workouts, he displayed effortless flexibility with easy strides when running.
    Sarkisian and Nansen met with Patmon for about 15 minutes when they visited campus just over a month ago. The Longhorns have yet to offer, but they did push for Patmon to visit campus for the January 20 Junior Day – Patmon was on campus at Houston that weekend, however.
    Right now, only Houston has an official visit locked in for Patmon. There were also discussions about trips to TCU and Arkansas. I will be interested to see if Texas circles back around in the spring time or tries to get him back on campus for one of the spring ball visit weekends.
    Clips from January 13, 2023, well over a year ago.
    *** 
    2025 Del Valle DL Jeremiah Robinson caught my attention as well. He recently was named DL MVP of the Texas Football Showcase hosted over the weekend in central Texas. Robinson is 6-foot-1, though only 260 pounds at the moment. 
    Robinson does bring plus wingspan and hand size, though the weight could be a bit of a deterrent at the moment. Regardless, a 2nd team All-District recipient from a year ago should not be overlooked in a district with Westlake, Lake Travis and Dripping Springs.
    ***
    The final prospect I wanted to highlight was 2026 LB Michael Dent III. Of course the idea of Patmon as a LB crossed my mind when I heard Nansen stopped by to visit, though perhaps I was overlooking Dent. Only two offers are in the book right now for Dent (Arkansas State and North Texas), but there remains plenty of room for him to develop.
    Dent is a basketball player as well and will run track in the spring. The coaching staff at DV told me Arkansas State's coaching staff offered after watching him dunk from a stationary two-footed stance in January. TCU and Texas State hosted Dent for games in the fall. Plenty of room to develop for Dent, but someone that has the athletic tools to become a P5 guy.
    ***
    I will be out on the road again this morning. The goal is a school per morning for the remainder of the week. Will bring updates throughout the week.
     
     
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