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    Gerry Hamilton
    OnTexasFootball brings Texas fans some Thursday morning recruiting notes and nuggets.
     
    K.J. Lacey’s next visit to Texas
    OnTexasFootball spoke with a source very close to the recruitment of quarterback commitment K.J. Lacey Wednesday evening. 
    Lacey, 6-0 and 180 pounds, cancelled an unofficial visit to Ole Miss last Saturday. The reason? That’s one visit the Texas staff pushed back on a little bit according to the source. Lacey instead attended the Senior Bowl, and spent some time chatting with T'Vondre Sweat. 
    Ole Miss and Auburn are the two teams making the most effort to flip the OnTexasFootball 4-star signal caller. Alabama is not considered a threat at this time. 
    Lacey is expected to make an unofficial visit to Texas this spring, but a date is not locked in. A June official visit will also happen, of course. He’s in daily contact with QB coach A.J. Milwee, and once or twice weekly with Steve Sarkisian. 
     
    Texas and Rickey Stewart
    OnTexasFootball made a stop at Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill High Wednesday. It’s safe to say the Longhorns are a heavy favorite to land OnTexasFootball 4-star running back Rickey Stewart. Stewart will make an unofficial visit with his mom in March. It’s not a lock his recruitment carries out until July or August. The timeline is fluid. Baylor is running second in the race. 
     
    Texas and Demetrius Brisbon Jr.
    Texas area recruiter and safeties coach Blake Gideon continues to evaluate the former SMU verbal, and current Baylor pledge. 
    Brisbon, 5-11.5 and 170 pounds, could pop back up in Austin in March. Texas has told those close to the recruitment that they would like to get him back on campus in the spring. 
     
    Kilgore High has three very talented prospects to know
    Kilgore High has a trio of prospects Texas is monitoring. 
    The first is ultra athletic 2025 defensive back Jayden Sanders. The 6-foot, 175-pounder with 4.46 speed attended Texas Junior day January 20. Area recruiter and safeties coach Blake Gideon watched Sanders during a Kilgore High basketball practice in January. Sanders made a visit to Oklahoma State last week, and was given the red carpet treatment by Mike Gundy and staff. The Cowboys are considered the slight favorite over Baylor. Kansas State offered Wednesday. Sanders father is former TCU standout cornerback Nick Sanders, who Gary Patterson signed out of Kilgore High in 2005. Sanders is a coach at Kilgore High. Jayden Sanders mother was an All-Conference sprinter at the University of Houston. 
    The 2026 class has two prospects to know. Defensive tackle Cameron Christian is a player Texas is monitoring. The 6-foot-0.5, 275-pounder is among the best athletes at defensive tackle in the Lone Star State in the 2026 cycle. Watching Christian up close Wednesday, he is a Power 5 level athlete. His height will be the question, but he possesses plus arm length for his size, huge 11-inch hands and wears a 13 shoe. He’s still 15. 
    Kilgore High 2026 LaKeyleon Graves is a 6-foot-1, 180-pound safety/LB with 4.6 speed. Graves has the frame to add considerable weight/muscle mass. 
    Blake Munroe
    Good morning! Time to rise and shine with Coffee and Football on the On Texas Football YouTube Channel. Beginning at 8 AM CST, join me, Bobby Burton, CJ Vogel and Gerry Hamilton as we talk about the latest in Longhorns news, including recruiting, team news and more! As always, be sure to get your questions in and we'll get them answered. 
     
    Bobby Burton

    How I Would Rank Them

    By Bobby Burton, in Articles,

    I always get asked how I would rank the Texas recruits within the recruiting class. I've been doing this for 20+ years now.
    I've gotten some right and some wrong. So don't take what I say or how I rank these players as the gospel. It's just another man's opinion based on what I've seen and what I've been told.
    2024 Texas Recruits
    1. WR, Ryan Wingo
    2. Edge, Colin Simmons
    3. S, Xavier Filsaime
    4. OL, Brandon Baker
    5. CB, Wardell Mack
    6. OL, Daniel Cruz
    7. RB, Christian Clark
    8. TE, Jordan Washington
    9. Edge, Zina Umeozulu
    10. QB, Trey Owens
    11. RB, Jerrick Gibson
    12. OL, Nate Kibble
    13. DL, Alex January
    14. LB, Tyanthony Smith
    15. CB, Kobe Black
    16. WR, Parker Livingstone
    17. S, Jordon Johnson-Rubell
    18. DL, Melvin Hills
    19. WR/ATH, Aaron Butler
    20. CB, Santana Wilson
    21. P, Michael Kerns
    22. WR, Freddie Dubose Jr. (inj.)
    Note: I'm interested to see if Dubose heals further from his injury. I would rate him differently if I knew that for sure.
     
    Gerry Hamilton
    Tyler, Texas - When Texas offered OnTexasFootball 4-star running back Rickey Stewart at Junior Day January 20, it was truly the dream offer. 
    A week later, head coach Steve Sarkisian and area recruiter Blake Gideon made a stop at Chapel Hill. 
    “He (Sarkisian) was talking about that D (Demetrius Brisbon Jr.) and I are great players, and that he doesn’t come see guys in person that often,” Stewart told OnTexasFootball Wednesday. “He was saying how special we are. Smart kids, competitive. He said he wanted to see Demetrius and I back on campus this spring. We were just talking, and having a good time.”
    Running backs coach Tashard Choice has also been in constant communication. 
    “We talk once or twice a week," he said. "He sends me workout stuff, and for me stuff to do to get better. He will ask me how the family is doing, and then asks when I’m coming to see him again. The relationship for Coach Choice is more important than football. Bonding with each other.” 
    Stewart's January 20 visit was his first time in Austin.
    “It was exciting," he said. "It’s a great place to be. I was too happy. It was an experience that I haven’t felt before.
    "I hadn’t really had the chance to see the campus, meet some of the players and coaches and see Coach Sark’s office. That office is big! That day, we were talking about the basketball game. He told me my film was great, I’m a smart kid and gave me an offer. And said it was committable. We had a great talk in his office.” 
    Stewart, a one-time verbal to SMU, isn’t shy about his feeling towards Texas.
    “Really, what stands out is the place in general," he said of UT. "The coaches, Coach Choice and everything really. That’s really my dream school. That was the school I was waiting for. I made my momma proud. Everyone at her job was excited.”
    The East Texas star said Coach Choice told him the Longhorns would take two running backs in the 2025 class.
    Schools still in pursuit of Stewart despite Texas' instant ascension are Baylor, SMU, Oklahoma State and some communication by Oregon. Stewart currently sports 21 offers. 
    Stewart by the numbers
    Stewart is part of a junior class at Chapel Hill that has been winners in every sport. He rushed for 2,855 yards on 271 carries (10.5 per tote) with 40 touchdowns, along with 18 receptions for 284 yards and four scores as a junior. That was after a standout sophomore season of 236 carries for 2,262 yards (9.6 per carry) and 20 scores in 2022. 
    Stewart also delivered against the top competition on the schedule:
    Vs. Gilmer - 19 carries for 278 yards and a TD
    Vs. Van - 19 carries for 195 yards and 4 TD’s
    Vs. El Campo (playoffs) - 16 carries for 222 yards and 3 TD’s
    Vs. Kilgore (playoffs) - 32 carries for 230 yards and a TD
    Vs. Davenport (playoffs) - 28 carries for 220 yards and 3 TD’s
    His three year totals are 630 carries for 6,098 yards (9.7 per carry) with 64 touchdowns, and 28 receptions for 400 yards and six scores in 31 games. 
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