{"id":294796,"date":"2026-05-15T17:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/294796\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:32:08","slug":"texas-wins-massive-recruiting-battle-for-one-of-the-top-tes-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/294796\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Wins Massive Recruiting Battle For One of the Top TE&#8217;s in the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">The Texas Longhorns are slowly building their recruiting class, adding pieces that will make an impact on the field for them as they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/texas\/football\/steve-sarkisian-unpopular-beliefs-nil-could-change-how-texas-recruits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">mold their recruiting strategy under head coach Steve Sarkisian<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Now they have added another critical piece to the class, gaining a commitment from Brock Williams, the No. 2 tight end in the country, and one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/texas\/football\/texas-longhorns-recruiting-intel-after-critical-fan-day-weekend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">most highly sought-after prospects in the country<\/a>. He announced his decision on The Pat McAfee Show on Friday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">After becoming the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/texas\/football\/texas-longhorns-earn-massive-prediction-for-elite-rb-recruit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">11th recruit to commit to the Forty Acres<\/a>, the Longhorns are still in the process of landing other priority targets, to go along with an efficient class being built in Austin. <\/p>\n<p>What Makes Williams an Elite Recruit<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01kqz9kn611j1xmzv1js.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Longhorns Tight End Jack Endries\" title=\"Texas Longhorns Tight End Jack Endries\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6q\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Longhorns tight end Jack Endries (88) attempts to make a catch against the Florida Gators during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. | Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">Williams is an elite athlete, and it&#8217;s not hard to see why so many other programs were after him, including the other two schools in his top three: the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Georgia Bulldogs. Ranked among the top 80 players in the country, he is a big target at 6-foot-5, 210 pounds. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">He is a pure-playmaking tight end, using great speed and a big catch radius to be a favorite target for his quarterback. He combines a solid blocking ability off the edge with being a legitimate receiving target, which makes him a mismatch for opposing defenses. <\/p>\n<p>How Williams Will Impact the Longhorns<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/01kqz9mw0dak8t5py41g.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Longhorns Head coach Steve Sarkisian\" title=\"Texas Longhorns Head coach Steve Sarkisian\" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7a\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longhorns wide receiver Parker Livingstone (13) and offensive lineman Brandon Baker (73) run onto the field before a game against the Michigan Wolverines at Camping World Stadium.  | Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">Williams is a critical addition for the Longhorns recruiting class, ranking as the second-highest commitment now, behind the No. 1 receiver in the country, Easton Royal. The four-star tight end is not just a massive addition for the class, but also allows the Longhorns to make a significant statement on the recruiting trail about going toe to toe with other top programs for some of the top offensive prospects in the country. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\">When he gets to campus, Williams will serve as a pairing for JT Geraci, another tight end committed to the Longhorns, who ranks as No. 28 at the position in the class. The two already have a connection, with Geraci playing a role in getting him to commit to the Forty Acres, and now they will be taking the field together as well. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">That will allow Sarkisian to build playbooks around personnel, effectively using both and creating different looks for opposing defenses. With a tight end group recently having to look out of the room for success, Williams gives the Longhorns an in-house piece that can make an impact on the field. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7n\">Sign up to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/texas\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> our free newsletter<\/a> and follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TexasLonghornsOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LonghornsOnSI\" rel=\"nofollow\"> X<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/texaslonghornsonsi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Instagram<\/a> for the latest news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texas Longhorns are slowly building their recruiting class, adding pieces that will make an impact on the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-294796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=294796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/294796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=294796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=294796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=294796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}