Gerry Hamilton

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.

Texas 2025 Best Class Scenario: March 24 edition It's time for the latest edition of the Best Class Scenario for the 2025 class. The Texas Longhorns are in search of a fourth straight top 5 ranked recruiting class. Based on the 30 plus prospects that have scheduled official visits, and the remainder expected to announces visit date, Texas has at least a 50-50 shot at reaching the There are 29 names currently on the list with a combination of 24-25 creating a near lock scenario for a fourth straight top 5 class. There is one newcomer to the list on the defensive side of the ball. This list will shift and move once the March and April unofficial visitor returns are known. *Note: This list is my opinion on the BCS for 2025. Quarterback (1) K.J. Lacey, Saraland (Ala.) High #AllGasNoBrakes Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Ole Miss and Auburn Running back (1-2) Jordon Davison, RB, Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Ohio State, Alabama and Oregon Rickey Stewart, RB, Tyler (Texas) Chapel Hill Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Baylor, SMU and Oklahoma State Wide receiver (3-4) Dakorien Moore, Duncanville (Texas) High - *LSU commit Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 5-star Note: Texas will recruit the LSU pledge #throughthewhistle. Kelshaun Johnson, WR, Hitchcock (Texas) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: USC, Texas Tech and Texas A&M Kaliq Lockett, WR, Sachse (Texas) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: LSU, USC, Ohio State and Texas A&M Jaime Ffrench, WR, Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Ohio State, Florida State, Miami and Alabama Tight end (2) Nick Townsend, TE, Spring (Texas) Dekaney Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Texas A&M, USC, Arizona State and Notre Dame Emaree Winston, TE, Calhoun (Ga.) High #AllGasNoBrakes Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star Offensive line (5) Michael Fasusi, OT, Lewisville (Texas) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 5-star The competition: Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Oregon and Missouri Jonte Newman, OT, Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Texas A&M, Alabama, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Mississippi State Tyler Thomas, IOL, Dickinson (Texas) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 3-star The competition: Texas A&M and LSU John Mills, IOL, San Francisco (Calif.) St. Ignatius Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Washington, USC, Michigan and Florida Jackson Christian, IOL, Port Niches (Texas) PN-G Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Texas A&M Defensive line (4) Brandon Brown, DL, Melbourne (Fla.) Eau Gallie #AllGasNoBrakes Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: USC, Florida, LSU, Alabama, Miami and Tennessee Zion Williams, DL, Lufkin (Texas) high Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: LSU, Texas A&M and TCU Josiah Sharma, DL, Folsom (Calif.) Folsom Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Alabama, Oregon, Washington, Georgia and Utah Chace Sims, DL, Richmond (Texas) Randle Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Texas A&M, LSU, TCU and SMU EDGE (2-3) Lance Jackson, Texarkana (Texas) Pleasant Grove #AllGasNoBrakes Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: MLB Draft 2025 Hayden Lowe, Westlake Village (Calif.) Oaks Christian - *New addition March 24 Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Miami (Fla), Ohio State, USC, Oregon, Notre Dame Linebacker (3-4) Riley Pettijohn, McKinney (Texas) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: USC, Ohio State, Florida State, Auburn and Texas A&M Elijah Barnes, Dallas (Texas) Skyline Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Florida State, Nebraska, Ohio State, SMU and Texas A&M Anthony Williams, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek #AllGasNoBrakes Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 3-star Matai Tagoa'i, San Clemente (Calif.) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Washington, Utah, USC and Oregon Defensive back (3-4) Dorian Brew, CB, Conroe (Texas) High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: LSU, Ohio State, USC, Michigan and Texas A&M Kade Phillips, S, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: LSU and Texas A&M Jonah Williams, S, Galveston (Texas) Ball High Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Oklahoma (leader), LSU, Ohio State and Texas A&M Cobey Sellers, CB, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Oklahoma (leader) and Texas A&M Adonyss Currie, CB, Lancaster (Calif.) Quartz Hill Recruiting Ranking: OnTexasFootball 4-star The competition: Washington, Utah, Miami, Texas A&M and Oregon.