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Since Steve Sarkisian arrived at Texas in 2021, the Longhorns have been battling for blue-chip recruits and competing for conference and national championships.
The Longhorns have signed top-five classes in each recruiting cycle since Sarkisian arrived – including top-three hauls in 2023 and 2024 – culminating with Rivals.com’s No. 1 class in 2025.
Texas passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach Chris Jackson engineered the recruitment for the quartet of offensive playmakers signed this year and has been named the Rivals National Recruiter of the Year for the 2025 cycle.
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Jackson helped Texas sign three top-20 receivers headlined by five-star receiver Kaliq Lockett, who ascended to No. 2 in the receiver rankings after a compelling showing at the Navy All-American Bowl. Texas also inked four-stars Jaime Ffrench and Daylan McCutcheon, the Nos. 10 and 18 receivers in the Rivals250, respectively. Rounding out the group was four-star athlete Michael Terry, who will play receiver as well as a multitude of other positions on the Forty Acres.
“When you look at the guys that you bring in to Texas, you have to be more critical and selfish – if you don’t play in the NFL in three or four years, then why am I recruiting you?” asked Jackson, who is entering his third season on Sarkisian’s staff. “It’s an X-factor – and they all have it.”
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Author : Rivals
Publish date : 2025-02-05 13:55:00
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