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Texas football landed a huge recruiting win Sunday, as 2027 four-star linebacker Taven Epps announced his commitment to the burnt orange. He’s the first player to join the Longhorns’ 2027 recruiting class.
Epps attends Tustin High School in Tustin, California, and is the second-ranked linebacker in the 2027 class, according to 247 Sports’ composite rankings. He made an unofficial visit to Texas on March 28 and holds 32 offers, with USC and UCLA being other schools favored by Epps.
“I’m coming home,” Epps wrote in his commitment post.
Epps is a Texas native who moved to California when he was 13. He grew up in Boyd, 45 minutes northwest of Fort Worth.
“I’m originally from Texas so it’s always nice when my hometown University shows interest in me,” Epps told Horns247 in September. “The co-defensive coordinator coach, Johnny Nansen, coached my high school coach Chris Hawkins in college so that’s where the connection was made.”
Measuring in at 6-foot-4 and 225 pounds, Epps played safety in the past before moving to linebacker as a sophomore. This past year, he racked up 38 tackles, 11 hurries, nine tackles for loss, seven sacks, one blocked punt and one interception, which he returned 65 yards for a touchdown in 10 games.
Anthony Hill Jr. and Liona Lefau head the Longhorns’ current linebacking core, and both will be draft-eligible after the conclusion of the 2025-26 season. Sophomore Ty’Anthony Smith and recent Arkansas transfer Brad Spence are other notable names, along with freshman Elijah “Bo” Barnes.
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Publish date : 2025-04-06 18:28:00
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