The Texas Longhorns had a great weekend. Not only did former Longhorn Scottie Scheffler win the British Open, but UT got a massive five-star commitment. Derrek Cooper, the No. 2 running back in the 2026 class, committed to Texas on Sunday evening. The pledge has skyrocketed the Horns up the recruiting rankings to No. 4 overall.
Cooper is now the fourth highest ranked commitment in Texas’s 2026 class, behind quarterback Dia Bell, linebacker Tyler Atkinson, and EDGE Richard Wesley.
Things looked kind of dark for Texas recruiting in early July. The high-profile commitment of five-star offensive tackle Felix Ojo to Texas Tech stung. The Horns lost nine recruiting battles in a row after Wesley committed in late June.
But things turned around 10 days ago with the commitment of four-star CB Samari Matthews. Texas beat out South Carolina, Miami and Florida State. Four days later, Atkinson committed to UT over Georgia, Clemson, and Oregon. A day later, Steve Sarkisian was able to flip five-star Georgia commit James Johnson.
The Texas Longhorns are building one of the best classes in 2026 & it’ll only get better 🤘
They currently have:
• No. 1 QB Dia Bell
• No. 1 LB Tyler Atkinson
• No. 1 DL JJ Johnson
• No. 2 RB Derrek Cooper
• No. 3 EDGE Richard Wesley
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— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 20, 2025
The flurry of commitments has lifted Texas to No. 6 in the team recruiting rankings. Cooper has given the overall class another boost to No. 4. UT also has the second most five-star commits of anyone in the nation. Sark has pledges from the No. 1 QB, No. 1 linebacker, No. 1 defensive lineman, No. 2 running back and No. 3 edge rusher.
Any worries over the quality of this recruiting class has been put to rest. Many of the Texas 2026 class have also had a great summer….
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