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2026 Texas Longhorns Football Roster

Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian

Season: 6th

Avg. NIL: $1.2M

Total NIL: $16.2M

1

JR

Class year: 2024 H.S.
Height: 6-2.5
Weight: 225

Age: 20 yrs

High School:: Duncanville
Hometown:: (Duncanville, TX)

99

98.36

Natl: 15

Pos: 2

St: 5

NIL Value:: $1.5M

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Age: 20

1

JR

Class year: 2024 H.S.
Height: 6-1.5
Weight: 210

Age: 20 yrs

High School:: St. Louis University
Hometown:: (Saint Louis, MO)

94

96.70

Natl: 38

Pos: 8

St: 2

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: WR

Age: 20

4

SR

Jelani McDonald

Class year: 2023 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180

High School:: Connally
Hometown:: (Waco, TX)

91

95.03

Natl: 74

Pos: 2

St: 15

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: S

16

SR

Class year: 2023 H.S.
Height: 6-3.5
Weight: 220

Age: 20 yrs

High School:: Isidore Newman
Hometown:: (New Orleans, LA)

98

99.53

Natl: 1

Pos: 1

St: 1

NIL Value:: $5.4M

Position Abbreviation: QB

Age: 20

40

SO

Class year: 2025 H.S.
Height: 6-5.25
Weight: 270

Age: 19 yrs

High School:: Pleasant Grove
Hometown:: (Texarkana, TX)

91

97.77

Natl: 19

Pos: 2

St: 6

NIL Value:: -

Elite

Position Abbreviation: EDGE

Age: 19

73

JR

Class year: 2024 H.S.
Height: 6-4.5
Weight: 300

Age: 20 yrs

High School:: Mater Dei
Hometown:: (Santa Ana, CA)

91

96.92

Natl: 34

Pos: 2

St: 3

NIL Value:: -

Elite

Position Abbreviation: OT

Age: 20

74

SR

Class year: 2023 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 275

High School:: Melissa
Hometown:: (Melissa, TX)

97

89.16

Natl: 416

Pos: 24

St: 71

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT

93

SR

Class year: 2022 H.S.
Height: 6-4.5
Weight: 296

High School:: Santa Margarita Catholic
Hometown:: (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA)

92

93.87

Natl: 121

Pos: 15

St: 9

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: DL

JR

Class year: 2024 H.S.
Height: 6-3.5
Weight: 190

Age: 19 yrs

High School:: Central
Hometown:: (Phenix City, AL)

98

99.22

Natl: 4

Pos: 2

St: 1

NIL Value:: $2.9M

Position Abbreviation: WR

Age: 19

SR

Class year: 2023 H.S.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180

Age: 20 yrs

High School:: Pickerington Central
Hometown:: (Pickerington, OH)

95

85.35

Natl: 1027

Pos: 102

St: 31

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: LB

Age: 20

RS-SR

Class year: 2022 H.S.
Height: 5-7
Weight: 165

Age: 22 yrs

High School:: Mater Dei
Hometown:: (Santa Ana, CA)

91

95.31

Natl: 69

Pos: 8

St: 5

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Age: 22

SR

Hollywood Smothers

Class year: 2023 H.S.
Height: 5-10.5
Weight: 190

Age: 21 yrs

High School:: West Charlotte
Hometown:: (Charlotte, NC)

91

89.49

Natl: 379

Pos: 26

St: 14

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: RB

Age: 21

SR

Class year: 2023 H.S.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 275

High School:: Wyoming Seminary Upper School
Hometown:: (Kingston, PA)

92

81

Natl: 2009

Pos: 147

St: 35

NIL Value:: -

Position Abbreviation: OT