Texas jumps into the top-five in the Rivals Recruiting Rankings
With the addition of 4-star running back Derrek Cooper, Texas now boasts a top-five class in the Rivals Industry Recruiting Rankings.
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The Longhorns are now No. 4 in the 2026 rankings, one spot ahead of Texas A&M.
Cooper is the seventh top 100 prospect to commit to Texas, joining Dia Bell, Tyler Atkinson, Richard Wesley, James Johnson, John Turntine, and Jermaine Bishop.
2026 Team Recruiting Rankings
- USC
- Georgia
- Notre Dame
- Texas
- Texas A&M
- Alabama
- Oregon
- LSU
- Ohio State
- Michigan
- Miami
- Clemson
- Florida
- Florida State
- Tennessee
- Penn State
- South Carolina
- Washington
- North Carolina
- Ole Miss
- UCLA
- SMU
- BYU
- Illinois
- Baylor
Top-100 Texas 2026 commits
Dia Bell, QB, Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) American Heritage
- No. 4 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking
Tyler Atkinson, LB, Lawrenceville (Ga.) Grayson
- No. 9 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking.
Richard Wesley, EDGE, Los Angeles (Calif.) Sierra Canyon
- No. 19 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking
Derrek Cooper, RB, Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna
- No. 37 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking.
James Johnson, DT, Miami (Fla.) Northwestern
- No. 42 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking.
John Turntine, OT, Fort Worth (Texas) North Crowley
- No. 56 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking.
Jermaine Bishop, ATH, Willis (Texas)
- No. 70 overall prospect in the Rivals Industry Ranking
Other Texas commits
- Samari Matthews, CB, Huntersville (N.C.) Hough
- Vodney Cleveland, DT, Birmingham (Ala.) Parker
- Dylan Berymon, DT, Monroe (La.) Ouachita Parish
- Chris Stewart, WR, Pearland (Texas) Shadow Creek
- Corey Wells, DT, Petal (Miss.)
- Kosi Okpala, LB, Katy (Texas) Mayde Creek
- Hayward Howard Jr., CB, New Orleans (La.) Edna Karr
- Nicolas Robertson, OL, Spring (Texas) Klein
- Max Wright, OL, Melissa (Texas)
- Kohen Brown, WR, Waxahachie (Texas)
- Yaheim Riley, DB, Austin (Texas) Anderson
- Mikey Bukauskas, P, Prosper (Texas)
- Jake Collett, K, Ringgold (Ga.) Heritage
- Trott O’Neal, LS, Plano (Texas) Prestonwood Christian
