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2023 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL Byron Murphy II, Texas, Jr.,...Murphy, a junior from DeSoto, Texas, has registered 24 tackles (10 solo) and established career highs with eight tackles for loss and five sacks. He has registered at least two tackles and recorded a tackle for loss in six of 12 games this season, including a four tackle, three tackle for loss and two sack performance at Baylor. In the victory over Wyoming, Murphy caught hauled in a 1-yard touchdown reception, becoming just the fourth Texas lineman to score an offensive touchdown. He the fourth Texas player to earn Defensive Lineman of the Year, and the first since Charles Omenihu in 2018. Brian Orakpo (2008) and Poona Foord (2017) have also captured the award for the Longhorns. - Texas Football

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DT Byron Murphy II, Texas
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12/27/23 - Kelvin Banks Jr., Jr/2025, Texas, 6-5, 315 (DS#1 OG) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: OL Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas, So.,...Banks, a sophomore from Humble, Texas, has been the anchor of a Texas offensive line that earned semifinalist honors for the Joe Moore Award which honors the top offensive line unit in the nation. Banks and the Texas O-line opened holes for running back Jonathon Brooks, who prior to getting injured against TCU was a leading candidate for the Doak Walker Award and a midseason All-American. - Texas Football

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OG Kelvin Banks Jr., Texas
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12/27/23 - JaTavion Sanders, Jr/2024, Texas, 6-4, 245 (DS#2 TE) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: TE Ja'Tavion Sanders Texas Jr.,...Sanders, who hails from Denton, Texas, was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second consecutive season. The sophomore has caught 31 passes for 502 yards and one touchdown. His 31 receptions and 502 receiving yards are the sixth-most in a season for a Texas tight end. At Alabama, he hauled in five passes for 114 yards, the third-most in a game for a Longhorn tight end, and at Baylor he caught five passes for 110 yards, the fourth-most in a game for a UT tight end. Additionally, his two 100-yard games are the most in a season and a career for a Texas tight end. For his career, Sanders ranks second all-time among Longhorn tight end with 85 receptions and 1,115 receiving yards and seventh with six touchdown receptions. - Texas Football

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TE JaTavion Sanders, Texas
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12/27/23 - Xavier Worthy, Jr/2024, Texas, 5-11, 165 (DS#6 WR) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: WR Xavier Worthy, Texas, Jr.,...Worthy, a native of Fresno, Calif., is the only player to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors at two positions, collecting his second career honor at wide receiver and first as a return specialist. The junior has caught a career-high 67 passes for 883 yards and five touchdowns and returned 20 punts for 358 yards, including a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown against BYU. He leads the Big 12 and ranks second in the nation averaging 17.9 yards per punt return, while ranking second in the conference in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (73.6) and third in receptions and receptions per game (5.6). He is just the second Longhorn to have three seasons of 60-plus receptions (Roy Williams), his punt return average ranks second in program history (Bobby Dillon - 22.3, 1950) and his 358 punt return yards are the seventh-most in a season for a Longhorn. Worthy earned first-team honors at wide receiver in 2021 and second-team honors for the 2022 season. - Texas Football

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WR Xavier Worthy, Texas
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12/27/23 - Jaylan Ford, Sr/2024, Texas, 6-2, 240 (DS#6 ILB) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB Jaylan Ford, Texas, Sr.,...Ford, from Frisco, Texas, earned All-Big 12 First Team honors for the second-straight year. The senior leads the Longhorns with 88 tackles (38 solo) and 10.5 tackles for loss, including one sack, while hauling in two interceptions, breaking up two passes, forcing a fumble and recovering a fumble. He has registered five or more tackles in all 12 games this season with six games of at least eight tackles. His three takeaways this season have led to two Longhorn touchdowns and a field goal, while his forced fumble led to a Texas field goal. Dating back to last season, he has takeaways in nine of his last 18 games, while his six career interceptions are fourth all-time among Texas linebackers. - Texas Football

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ILB Jaylan Ford, Texas
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12/27/23 - TVondre Sweat, rSr/2024, Texas, 6-5, 366 (DS#10 DT) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: DL T'Vondre Sweat, Texas, Sr.,...Sweat, a finalist for the Outland Trophy, was one of three unanimous selections and earned first-team all-conference accolades for the first time in his career. The Huntsville, Texas has had a breakout season, establishing career highs with 40 tackles, 16 solo tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and four pass breakups, while adding a blocked kick on an Iowa State point after attempt that was scooped up by Austin Jordan and returned 82 yards for a two-point score for Texas. The super senior has also been named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year. Sweat is the sixth Longhorn recipient of Defensive Player of the Year, and the first since Malik Jefferson in 2017. Sweat is the second consecutive defensive lineman to win the award after K-State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah a year ago. Casey Hampton (2000), Derrick Johnson (2004), Brian Orakpo (2007) and Jackson Jeffcoat (2013) represent the other Texas winners of the award. - Texas Football

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DT TVondre Sweat, Texas
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11/30/23 - Adonai Mitchell, Jr/2024, Texas, 6-2, 205 (DS#5 WR) + More +

2023 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Adonai Mitchell, Texas, WR, Jr.,...Mitchell, a native of Missouri City, Texas, has been an integral member of the Longhorn offense since transferring from Georgia. The wide receiver has established career highs with 45 receptions, 704 receiving yards and team-leading nine touchdowns, ranking second in the conference in touchdown receptions and 11th in receptions and yards. He has two games of multiple touchdown receptions and had a string of four consecutive games with a TD catch, tied for the sixth-longest streak in program history. Mitchell earned the conference's offensive newcomer of the week honor three times this season, following wins at Alabama (3 receptions, 78 yards, 2 TDs), versus Kansas (10 receptions, 141 yards, 1 TD) and against Kansas State (8 receptions, 149 yards 1 TD). Mitchell becomes the first Texas player to be voted as Big 12 Offensive Newcomer of the Year. - Texas Football

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WR Adonai Mitchell, Texas
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11/30/23 - TVondre Sweat, rSr/2024, Texas, 6-5, 366 (DS#10 DT) + More +

2023 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: T'Vondre Sweat, Texas, DL, Sr.,...Sweat, a finalist for the Outland Trophy, was one of three unanimous selections and earned first-team all-conference accolades for the first time in his career. The Huntsville, Texas has had a breakout season, establishing career highs with 40 tackles, 16 solo tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and four pass breakups, while adding a blocked kick on an Iowa State point after attempt that was scooped up by Austin Jordan and returned 82 yards for a two-point score for Texas.

The super senior has also been named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award and the Walter Camp Player of the Year. Sweat is the sixth Longhorn recipient of Defensive Player of the Year, and the first since Malik Jefferson in 2017. Sweat is the second consecutive defensive lineman to win the award after K-State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah a year ago. Casey Hampton (2000), Derrick Johnson (2004), Brian Orakpo (2007) and Jackson Jeffcoat (2013) represent the other Texas winners of the award. - Texas Football

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DT TVondre Sweat, Texas
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11/30/23 - Trey Moore, rSr/2026, Texas, 6-3, 249 (DS#2 OLB) + More +

2023 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Trey Moore, LB, UTSA,...Moore was named Defensive Player of the Year in UTSA's first season as an American Athletic Conference member after he finished the regular season with an FBS-leading 14 sacks, leaving him a half-sack shy of The American's single-season record. Moore is sixth nationally with 17.5 tackles for loss and has 45 total tackles to go with an interception, three pass breakups and a fumble recovery. - AAC Football

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OLB Trey Moore, Texas
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11/30/23 - Byron Murphy II, Jr/2024, Texas, 6-1, 306 (DS#1 DT) + More +

2023 BIG 12 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Byron Murphy II, Texas, DL, Jr.,...Murphy, a junior from DeSoto, Texas, has registered 24 tackles (10 solo) and established career highs with eight tackles for loss and five sacks. He has registered at least two tackles and recorded a tackle for loss in six of 12 games this season, including a four tackle, three tackle for loss and two sack performance at Baylor. In the victory over Wyoming, Murphy caught hauled in a 1-yard touchdown reception, becoming just the fourth Texas lineman to score an offensive touchdown. He the fourth Texas player to earn Defensive Lineman of the Year, and the first since Charles Omenihu in 2018. Brian Orakpo (2008) and Poona Foord (2017) have also captured the award for the Longhorns. - Texas Football

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DT Byron Murphy II, Texas
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11/30/23 - Anthony Hill Jr., Jr/2027, Texas, 6-3, 238 (DS#4 ILB) + More +

2023 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Anthony Hill Jr., Texas, LB,...Hill, a linebacker and Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award semifinalist, has registered 57 tackles (34 solo), 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups. The Denton, Texas natives four sacks rank eighth all-time for a UT freshman and are tops among all Power 5 true freshman this season. Hill came up huge against Alabama, collecting a pair of sacks including one on Alabama's final offensive play of the game that buried the Crimson Tide deep in their own territory.

He has recorded at least four tackles in 10 of 12 games this season, including a career high eight tackles against Oklahoma and TCU. Hill is the eighth Texas winner of Defensive Freshman of the Year and the first since 2018. He joins Cory Redding (1999), Derrick Johnson (2001), Rodrique Wright (2002), Brian Orakpo (2005), Quandre Diggs (2011), Malik Jefferson (2015) and Caden Sterns (2018) as Longhorns to win the award. - Texas Football

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ILB Anthony Hill Jr., Texas
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03/09/23 - Quinn Ewers, rJr/2025, Texas, 6-2, 214 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Every position is open for the Texas Longhorns this spring. Every player will earn his starting role. For that reason, Quinn Ewers will compete with Arch Manning and an injured Maalik Murphy. So, too, will Jaylan Ford compete with Jett Bush and Jalen Catalon compete with Michael Taaffe. There is no quarterback controversy at Texas. Barring an unforeseen collapse by Ewers, the 2022 starter will remain in the starting role in 2023. That's not an indictment of Manning.

Ewers is simply primed for a strong season this year should he put in the work necessary to thrive in the offense. Arch Manning has a bright future on the Forty Acres. He has the traits and athleticism to earn his own statue outside DKR Memorial Stadium by the end of his career. Manning is also a freshman, and would likely endure some of the same growing pains Ewers went through last season. Quinn Ewers will likely win the starting job. If he does, Texas should be in good hands. - USA Today

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QB Quinn Ewers, Texas
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03/07/23 - Arch Manning, rSo/2028, Texas, 6-4, 219 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Freshman quarterback Arch Manning hit the field for the first time as Longhorn on Monday as Texas held its first practice of the spring. Manning is one of the more highly anticipated recruiting stories in quite some time at the college level. The former five-star prospect is the nephew of NFL legends Eli and Peyton Manning. While the last name holds significant weight, Arch has proved on the field he has earned all the hype given to him.

Manning threw for over 7,000 yards and nearly 80 touchdowns in his high school career, taking over records set by his uncles. In addition, he led Isidore Newman to the postseason each year as a starter. Manning is set to compete in an excellent Texas quarterback room with returning starter Quinn Ewers and talented second-year passer Maalik Murphy. - USA Today

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QB Arch Manning, Texas
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03/06/23 - Xavier Worthy, Jr/2024, Texas, 5-11, 165 (DS#6 WR) + More +

Texas began spring practice on Monday. Third-year head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke with the media and provided an injury update regarding several key players that will be limited to start spring ball. Jonathon Brooks, Jalen Catalon, Derion Gullette, Cole Hutson, Maalik Murphy, Isaiah Neyor, and Keilan Robinson will be limited and/or were limited on Monday.

However, one of the more interesting comments from Sarkisian had to do with the 2022 season. Sarkisian revealed that wide receiver Xavier Worthy played with a broken hand for the second half of the season. It's unclear why Sarkisian chose to keep this in-house, and even more mind-boggling why Texas' offense appeared to force feed the injured wide receiver so often. Worthy has certainly showed his toughness and what he's physically able to play through. - USA Today

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WR Xavier Worthy, Texas
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01/25/23 - Adonai Mitchell, Jr/2024, Texas, 6-2, 205 (DS#5 WR) + More +

Texas has added another target to its passing game. Former Georgia receiver Adonai Mitchell announced Friday night that he will transfer to Texas. The Longhorns confirmed the signing later in the night. Over two years at Georgia, Mitchell won two national championships. He averaged 14.7 yards on his 38 receptions. "New home, same mission," Mitchell tweeted. This past season, Mitchell appeared in six games and scored in both of Georgia's playoff games. As a freshman, he started 12 times and caught the go-ahead touchdown against Alabama in the national championship game.

The 6-foot-4, 190-pounder was rated as a four-star prospect in the 2021 recruiting class. After the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 29, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian opined that it "kind of felt like all year we were searching for a third wideout." That shouldn't be a problem for Texas in 2023. Mitchell joins a receiving corps that's set to retain both Xavier Worthy and Jordan Whittington, who combined for 110 receptions, 1,412 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns. - Austin American Statesman

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WR Adonai Mitchell, Texas
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