Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports High praise from one of the greatest college coaches of all time. The standard for every slightly undersized, lean defensive tackle entering the NFL is former Los Angeles Rams standout Aaron Donald, one of the most dominant interior linemen of his generation and, arguably, in league history. That’s exactly the comparison that former Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Byron Murphy earned from new NFL Draft analyst Nick Saban when the Seattle Seahawks selected Murphy with the No. 16 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft on Thursday. "One of the most disruptive players in the draf ..read more

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Murphy is the third defensive tackle from the Longhorns selected in the first round since 2004. In what could be an historic draft class for the Texas Longhorns, defensive tackle Byron Murphy became the first player selected when the Seattle Seahawks took the strong, athletic interior lineman with the No. 16 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Dating back to the 2004 draft, when the Seahawks took Marcus Tubbs with the No. 23 overall pick, Murphy is the third defensive tackle from Texas taken in the first round of the 2004 draft and the first Longhorns defensive tackle drafte ..read more

Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The California native wrapped up his visit to the Fort Acres on Thursday. After hosting former TCU Horned Frogs defensive tackle Damonic Williams on an official visit that concluded on Thursday, the Texas Longhorns are the “clear leader” for the 6’2, 230-pounder, according to a report from On3. While Williams was in Austin, he stayed at the Four Seasons like most recruits. Unlike most recruits, there was a Lamborgini Urus provided for him. Williams also enjoyed a dinner at Vince Young Steakhouse with head coach Steve Sarkisian. Willams already visited Oklahoma las ..read more

Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The extremely experienced right tackle will look to find a home during the NFL Draft. Texas Longhorns right tackle Christian Jones, a sixth-year senior from Cypress Woods, has accumulated 48 starts in burnt orange and white and is set to hear his name called in the 2024 NFL Draft. Jones signed with the Longhorns after beginning his football career during his junior year of high school. Primarily a soccer player during his youth, he continued playing the sport during his first two years of high school before being persuaded to the gridiron. In ..read more

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images The Outland Trophy winner is expected to be a coveted draft pick after a productive career in Austin. After picking up the award for best collegiate interior lineman, Texas Longhorns defensive tackle T’Vondre Sweat is ready to hear his name called at the 2024 NFL Draft. Sweat hails from Huntsville, where he was a three-star defensive end with offers from Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma. Since high school, Sweat has added an extra inch of height and over 100 pounds to his frame in conjunction with his move from the edge to interior. This position and stature ch ..read more

Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK The Longhorns may have one of their best draft classes in modern history. The Texas Longhorns are two years removed from being completely shut out of the NFL Draft, following one of the worst seasons in recent memory. So much has changed in two seasons, with Texas poised to not only have multiple players drafted but could have multiple players taken in the first round. That group is led by defensive tackle Byron Murphy II — all but a lock for a first-round selection — who rapidly rose up draft boards following the season and did nothing in the draft prep proces ..read more

Photo by John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Plus: Texas softball takes on Nicholls Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers, an incoming redshirt junior, had a few nice things to say about the team’s offense following last weekend’s annual spring football game. “... we have depth everywhere at the end of the day,” Ewers, who sat out most of last weekend’s matchup to make room for backup Arch Manning’s reps, told On3. “All these guys are more than capable of being put in there and playing the way we like to play.” WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS Austin American-Statesman: Bohls ..read more

Ricardo B. Brazziell/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK The star will be coming off a torn ACL, but ranks highly in nearly every metric for running backs. After Bijan Robinson was selected in the first round of last year’s NFL Draft, Texas Longhorns running back Jonathon Brooks will follow his path in Detroit for the 2024 NFL Draft after the 6’0 215-pound back did more than enough to fill Robinson’s shoes of Robinson with 1,139 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns in 11 games. The bright lights of the NFL are in the future of the Hallettsville native, but that wasn’t always a guarantee. Brooks ..read more

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images The 40-yard dash king will provide a home-run threat to whichever NFL team drafts him. In the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft, Texas Longhorns wide receiver Xavier Worthy is a potential first-round pick after three superb season in Austin and an historic combine performance. Landing Worthy in the 2021 class was a huge get for the Longhorns after his college decision was seemingly all settled. After pledging to Michigan during the summer before his senior season, Worthy opted to honor his commitment and sign an NLI in December after a late push from Alabama. However ..read more

Photo by Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year compiled an excelled junior season and is expected to hear his name called in the first round of the NFL Draft. After starting for the first time as a junior, Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Byron Murphy put the nation and NFL teams on notice with a campaign that has him poised to become a first-round selection in the 2024 NFL Draft. The interior defensive lineman from DeSoto had a stellar high school career as a four-year varsity letterman before choosing to attend Texas, compiling 79 tackles ..read more