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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Texas
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  06/04/20 - *Brennan Eagles, Jr/2021, Texas, 6-4, 225 (DS#43 WR) + More +

  Texas receiver Brennan Eagles has announced that he may take a stand by sitting. Eagles took to social media on Wednesday night to ask his fellow student-athletes if sports should currently be anyone's focus. He added that he doesn't see himself playing football anytime soon. On both his Twitter and Instagram accounts, Eagles wrote that "Athletics brings people together all over but at the end of the day I'm not going to play another snap knowing what's going on in our society due to color and the system being broken...i just can't." Eagles' comments were made nine days after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, kept his knee on the neck of Floyd, a black 46-year-old, for nearly eight minutes during an arrest that was videotaped. Floyd repeatedly said that he could not breathe, but those pleas were ignored and he later died. Chauvin has since been fired and charged with second-degree murder. - Austin American Statesman

(DS#43 WR) Jr/2021 WR *Brennan Eagles, Texas
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  05/27/20 - Sam Ehlinger, Sr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  A publishing platform that specializes in helping athletes build their brands believes that Texas Longhorns senior quarterback Sam Ehlinger would benefit tremendously from the financial opportunities provided by the ability to monetize his name, image, and likeness, especially on social media. Opendorse provided data to Axios that shows potential earning based on data gained over a decade of working with professional athletes and Ehlinger tops the list at $962k based on factors like school, social presence, and success/name recognition.

The data illustrates the extent to which having access to a large social media audience could increasingly force college athletes to place a significant priority on building their online followings as the NCAA moves to lift restrictions. Opendorse's CEO cautioned about the coming shift from "assumptions to reality," but the company's data is already drawing attention on social media, with Texas Director of Recruiting Bryan Carrington using it as a recruiting tool. Expect that to become increasingly common - Forbes expects colleges to hire "brand coaches" to help athletes market themselves. Meanwhile, support personnel and assistant coaches will tout the ability to monetize a prospect's NIL on the recruiting trail in order to land the top players. - Burnt Orange Nation

(DS#9 QB) Sr/2021 QB Sam Ehlinger, Texas
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  05/11/20 - Tarik Black, Sr/2021, Texas, 6-3, 213 (DS#55 WR) + More +

  Now that Texas has received his paperwork, Tarik Black is officially a Longhorn. School officials announced Monday the Michigan grad transfer had indeed joined UT and will be eligible for the 2020 season, giving quarterback Sam Ehlinger an experienced target out wide. Black played three seasons for the Wolverines and appeared in 21 games. Technically, he could have two years remaining since a foot injury shortened his freshman season. But grad transfers typically are a one-and-done arrangement.

The Longhorns have had strong success through the grad transfer market the last few years. Running back Tre Watson (Cal) and offensive linemen Calvin Anderson (Rice) and Parker Braun (Georgia Tech) were all key starters from the moment they transferred in. "He has competed against a lot of tremendous players in the Big Ten and at Michigan for three years, so he brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to our team," UT coach Tom Herman said in a statement. "Tarik is a really talented player who will be a valuable veteran influence and can bring added leadership to our wide receiver room." - Austin American Statesman

(DS#55 WR) Sr/2021 WR Tarik Black, Texas
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  05/07/20 - *Joseph Ossai, Jr/2021, Texas, 6-4, 256 (DS#5 OLB) + More +

  Forget about any preseason accolades, which are sure to come. Forget about those NFL mock drafts that have Ossai pegged to go early next spring. A sure-fire team captain believes 2020 has to be the year the Longhorns break through. "It tells me nothing. I know it sounds like, 'Oh, he's … whatever.' But I don't care,'" Ossai told reporters Thursday. "I want to win a national championship. I've never won a championship. We didn't win district in seventh or eighth grade. In high school, we didn't win a state championship, so I want to win a national championship." Strong stuff, for sure. Texas hasn't even won the Big 12 since 2009. The Horns have been in conference title contention only twice since then - 2013 and 2018. And it's early May, so it's OK to dream big.

Still, Ossai talks with an unmistakable passion that's hard to dismiss as empty bluster. "Everybody feels it can be this year," he said. "It can't be lip service, though. You can't just say, 'Oooh, this is national championship year.' You saying national championship year is not going to spin the football gods into giving you a national championship. You have to go work for it. You have to put in the work. You have to do the things you say you want to do." Look at what LSU did, Ossai said. Look at that roster and what the Tigers achieved last season. It can happen in Austin, too, he believes. "I'm sure everybody feels the energy and the excitement and the anticipation coming into it," Ossai said, "but we'll have to wait and see." - Burnt Orange Nation

(DS#5 OLB) Jr/2021 OLB *Joseph Ossai, Texas
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  05/05/20 - *Caden Sterns, Jr/2021, Texas, 6-0, 202 (DS#5 FS) + More +

  With Brandon Jones now headed to the Miami Dolphins, Sterns becomes the de facto leader of the UT secondary. "It's been challenging but right now at the same time, safety is the most important thing, I feel like." Whenever it begins, the Longhorns are expecting big contributions. Being productive at home, far from your workplace, is a state of mind, as Texas safety Caden Sterns will attest. Just because spring football has been canceled doesn't mean the Longhorns aren't getting better. Granted, video preparation isn't the same as being on the field. Still, every day on Zoom is another chance to learn the defense and study together as a team, Sterns figures.

"The biggest thing that allows you to play fast is your mind," Sterns said Tuesday. "You can go out there and run a 4.2, but if you're second-guessing yourself and hesitating, that 4.2 turns into a 4.6 real quick." Just because the weight room's closed doesn't mean you can't get stronger. "Regardless of what you have, milk cartons or bricks," Sterns said strength coach Yancy McKnight will find something to make you better. - Austin American Statesman

(DS#5 FS) Jr/2021 FS *Caden Sterns, Texas
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  04/30/20 - Devin Duvernay, Sr/2020, Texas, 5-10, 200 (DS#15 WR) + More +

  Why did Baltimore covet Duvernay so highly? All the same reasons that made him a breakout sensation for the Longhorns in 2019 with one of the best seasons by a wide receiver in school history. "Well he's an explosive guy - he's really, really fast," DeCosta said. "He's a highly-competitive guy with strong hands. I don't think I saw a drop this year and he had over 100 catches. He's really good with the football in his hands; he's a guy that can break tackles. He runs with an angry style. We think he's highly competitive. He's just a guy that, as I watched his tape, I got excited about him and his potential for us.

"He's the type of guy that when you watch him play - players in general, typically if you watch enough tape, you get a vibe about them. There's a vibe that they sort of emit. And I would say with Devin, he's an angry football player. I like his style of play, I like his energy, I like his competitive spirit, I like his toughness and I like his speed. I think those things translate to Baltimore really well. I think he's a good fit for who we are, and I think he's going to be a guy that's going to help us." If that wasn't high enough praise for Duvernay, DeCosta went on to compare him to some of the toughest, most productive receivers in franchise history like Steve Smith and Anquan Boldin. "That's what I see when I watch a guy like Devin, I see some of those same things," DeCosta said. "Now their styles might be different, the skills might be different, but the mentality that I see, the effort, the drive, the determination, the competitive toughness, to me that reminds me of those guys." - Burnt Orange Nation

(DS#15 WR) Sr/2020 WR Devin Duvernay, Texas
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  04/29/20 - Tarik Black, Sr/2021, Texas, 6-3, 213 (DS#55 WR) + More +

  Tarik Black posted to Instagram Friday night a video of him submitting his final class assignment. After three frustrating years on the football field, the Michigan wide receiver was done. Graduating. Now, just a few days later, the wide receiver announced his next stop: Texas. The decision to transfer was not a surprise (he announced in December plans to put his name in the NCAA's transfer portal), but the destination was unknown. While Black navigated through his final semester at Michigan, he kept his recruitment rather quiet. He never publicly announced a list of schools as candidates, nor did he reveal campus visits. Because he graduated, the 6-foot-3, 215-pound Black will be immediately eligible to play in the fall, should a season take place. He'll have two years of eligibility remaining after apparently obtaining a medical redshirt for his shortened season in 2017. - Ann Arbor News

(DS#55 WR) Sr/2021 WR Tarik Black, Texas
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  04/18/20 - Devin Duvernay, Sr/2020, Texas, 5-10, 200 (DS#15 WR) + More +

  After spending his first three seasons on the Forty Acres in a relatively limited role, thanks in large part to the presences of Collin Johnson and Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Devin Duvernay blossomed into one of the nation's truly elite receivers as a senior. Following a move from his previous role on the outside as a Z receiver, Duvernay thrived in the slot, just as Humphrey had only a year ago, only more so. Entering his final campaign in Austin, Duvernay had only 70 career receptions to his name for 1,082 yards, but surpassed that total in a single season, tallying a Big 12-best 106 receptions for 1,386 yards; efforts good enough to respectively rank third and fifth nationally.

Along the way, the first-team All-Big 12 talent emerged into a legitimate NFL prospect who's almost certain to hear his name called at some point throughout the 2020 NFL Draft, with the most notable proof being in the pass-catching. A tremendously sure-handed receiver, Duvernay dropped only five of the 244 passes intended for him throughout his tenure at Texas, and hauled in 176 of those targets; making for a mind-boggling drop rate of only 2.04 percent. That number reduces to zero percent in the red zone, where Duvernay never dropped a pass as a Longhorn. - Austin American Statesman

(DS#15 WR) Sr/2020 WR Devin Duvernay, Texas
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  04/17/20 - Sam Ehlinger, Sr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  Ehlinger's GoFundMe fundraiser has crossed $100,000, thanks to a donation from Nick Foles' foundation. "It's been an awesome effort, and I'm very appreciative of everyone that's helped out." Health wise, Ehlinger said he's moved past a stubborn rib injury that cropped up again in February. Quarantine life for Heisman Trophy candidates is just as miserable as it is for us mere mortals. At least Texas quarterback Sam Ehlinger is stuck at home with another Longhorn, his younger brother Jake, a linebacker. "Obviously I have a workout partner," Ehlinger said Thursday, "and he's probably gotten sick of being in quarantine with me because I'll take him in the backyard and I'll pelt footballs at him when I want to throw." Targeting a return to Royal-Memorial Stadium is far more tricky.

Ehlinger spends his days working out in a makeshift weight room in his mom's garage, taking online classes and trying to connect with teammates tossed far and wide. Like everybody else, the senior hopes for the best. "I'm going to approach this as the season is going to start on time," Ehlinger said on a conference call with reporters. "I'm going to take every day as if it's another day when I'm at the facility." Ehlinger has long known his power extends far beyond the football field. On March 25, the Westlake product started a COVID-19 fundraiser on the GoFundMe website with the goal of raising $1 million. On Wednesday, it crossed $100,000. - Austin American Statesman

(DS#9 QB) Sr/2021 QB Sam Ehlinger, Texas
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  04/06/20 - Denzel Okafor, rSr/2022, Texas, 6-3, 307 (DS#34 OG) + More +

  Texas offensive lineman Denzel Okafor has withdrawn his name from the NCAA transfer portal and will stay with the Longhorns, according to a team spokesman. Okafor put his name into the portal in March, getting the opportunity to test his marketability with other schools. The junior from Lewisville is on track to graduate and would've been a grad transfer somewhere else. However, Okafor was likely to be a key rotation figure on the 2020 offensive line at UT. He's played in 39 career games with five starts. Any athlete who puts his or her name into the transfer portal is allowed to make contact with other schools about a potential scholarship. However, it's up to the athlete's current school to decide whether the athlete can stay on scholarship, if both sides work things out. - Austin American Statesman

(DS#34 OG) rSr/2022 OG Denzel Okafor, Texas
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  04/02/20 - Brandon Jones, Sr/2020, Texas, 5-11, 198 (DS#6 FS) + More +

  Texas was supposed to host a NFL job fair for its seniors on Wednesday. The Longhorns' annual pro timing day, which was scheduled for Wednesday, would have given players with professional aspirations a chance to work out in front of NFL scouts and representatives. But UT's pro day, along with similar senior showcases across the country, has been canceled and won't be rescheduled. Texas coach Tom Herman conceded recently that "it's really difficult to support those guys" with Austin's shelter-in-place order in effect. "The best thing we can do as coaches is pick up the phone and give as good of recommendations as we can," said Herman, who spoke with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick on Sunday.

Longhorns safety Brandon Jones, who started 35 career games, was among those who planned on working out for scouts on Wednesday. He'll instead spend the day in Frisco, where he's been getting workouts in on the football field at Plano West High School and at a friend's home gym. He had shoulder surgery in January and was unable to work out at the NFL scouting combine in February. He still isn't doing bench presses. High-pointing jumps during positional drills also may have been a problem on Wednesday. Jones was still looking forward to running the 40-yard dash and doing other agility tests for scouts, though. "There's people that are at a worse disadvantage than I am, if you think about the guys … that didn't have the opportunity to get invited to the combine. Their pro day was going to be their combine," Jones said. "It sucks, but it's something that we can't control. You kind of just have to play your cards how they are." - Austin American Statesman

(DS#6 FS) Sr/2020 FS Brandon Jones, Texas
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  03/27/20 - Sam Ehlinger, Sr/2021, Texas, 6-1, 220 (DS#9 QB) + More +

  After leading Texas to 19 wins over the past three seasons, Sam Ehlinger is doing his part to beat an even bigger opponent. Ehlinger took to social media on Friday to announce a fundraiser for COVID-19 relief. Through a GoFundMe page, the Longhorn quarterback said he wants to raise $1 million. The donations will be distributed to both national and local organizations like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Central Texas Food Bank. Within the first hour of Ehlinger's fundraiser, he had raised around $5,000. That number had tripled as of Friday afternoon. Names on the list of donors included Mike Yurcich and Tim Beck.

On Friday, Texas coach Tom Herman told that American-Statesman that "I'm just so proud. Ever since I've known him, he has used his celebrity to help other people, more than anybody I've ever seen. And it's real. It is not a show. It's important to him. … Such a great representation not just for Texas football, not just for the University of Texas, not just for Austin, not just for the state of Texas but for the entire country. It's just amazing. Amazing." - Austin American Statesman

(DS#9 QB) Sr/2021 QB Sam Ehlinger, Texas
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  03/24/20 - Denzel Okafor, rSr/2022, Texas, 6-3, 307 (DS#34 OG) + More +

  Texas fifth-year offensive lineman Denzel Okafor could opt to finish his college career elsewhere after submitting his name into the transfer portal. A school official confirmed Okafor was now in the NCAA's transfer database as of Wednesday evening. A four-star guard out of Lewisville who signed in 2016, Okafor played in 39 games with five career starts. He started one game at right tackle last season, a 23-21 loss at Iowa State on Nov. 16, and contributed on special teams throughout the year.

His biggest impact came in 2017 as a sophomore. Okafor that season started the opener against Maryland then made three more starts throughout the year, Tom Herman's first as UT's coach. But the former All-American appeared in only one game as a junior and ended up redshirting in 2018. "This was a guy that, thank god for the new redshirt rule because he kind of wasted a year, if you will," Herman said last March. "I think he played 27 snaps as a true freshman. We were fortunate that rule came into place." - Houston Chronicle

(DS#34 OG) rSr/2022 OG Denzel Okafor, Texas
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  02/17/20 - Devin Duvernay, Sr/2020, Texas, 5-10, 200 (DS#15 WR) + More +

  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Devin Duvernay, WR, Texas,...Duvernay, a native of Sachse, Texas, played in all 52 games during his collegiate career at UT, making 30 starts. As a senior in 2019, he caught 106 passes (No. 3 nationally/No. 1 Big 12) for 1,386 yards (No. 5/No. 1) and nine touchdowns. His 106 receptions and 1,386 receiving yards are both the second-most in school history. Duvernay earned All-Big 12 First Team honors from the league's head coaches and received honorable mention as the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. He logged seven 100-yard games, tying the school record held by Jordan Shipley (2009) and Wane McGarity (1998), and was the only Power Five receiver to log at least six catches in 12 games last season. - Texas Football

(DS#15 WR) Sr/2020 WR Devin Duvernay, Texas
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  02/17/20 - Brandon Jones, Sr/2020, Texas, 5-11, 198 (DS#6 FS) + More +

  2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Brandon Jones, FS, Texas,...Jones, a native of Nacogdoches, Texas, played in 46 career games with 35 starts during his UT career. As a senior, he racked up 86 total tackles, the second-most by a Longhorn in 2019, and added 4.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, two interceptions, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Jones earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's head coaches and was a semifinalist for both the Lott IMPACT Trophy and Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award. - Texas Football

(DS#6 FS) Sr/2020 FS Brandon Jones, Texas
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