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The Texas Longhorns are widely regarded as one of the top teams in college football as they are coming off of a Big 12 title and College Football Playoff berth. However, Texas will still face its fair share of difficulties in 2024 as they must replace a ton of lost production on the offensive side of the ball in Xavier Worthy, AD Mitchell, Ja’Tavion Sanders, and Jonathon Brooks.
Fortunately, the Longhorns have a lot of great things working for them such as one of the best offensive minds in the country in Steve Sarkisian, a third-year starter in quarterback Quinn Ewers, and two big-time Alabama transfers in wide receiver Isaiah Bond and tight end Amari Niblack.
The expectations for Bond and Ewers are incredibly high with some people calling them the best QB-WR duo in the country. However, Dave Wilson of ESPN projects Amari Niblack to be the under-the-radar Longhorn that will have the biggest impact this fall. Wilson says of Niblack,
“Normally, a highly touted recruit who transfers from Alabama to Texas doesn’t quite qualify as a sleeper, but Niblack hasn’t quite had his breakout yet. The 6-4, 231-pound tight end arrives in Austin after catching 21 passes in two seasons with the Crimson Tide, and he could be a key feature in a passing game that lost TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, who caught 99 passes for 1,295 yards and seven touchdowns in the past two seasons.”
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Author : Longhorns Wire
Publish date : 2024-07-12 15:45:29
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