{"id":359934,"date":"2026-07-03T13:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359934\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T13:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T13:16:09","slug":"how-texas-can-still-catch-texas-am-for-the-no-1-recruiting-class-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/359934\/","title":{"rendered":"How Texas Can Still Catch Texas A&M for the No. 1 Recruiting Class in America"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the Texas Longhorns, the majority of the focus this summer is on the impending season<\/a>, looking to return a national championship to Austin for the first time in over 20 years, after failing to live up to expectations last season. <\/p>\n

Despite failing to reach that goal last season, the Longhorns were still able to defend home turf and ruin their bitter rivals<\/a>, the Texas A&M Aggies bid for a perfect season. That alone was worth something to the program that wants to one-up the other program in everything<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now the current competition between the two is recruiting class rankings, and while the Aggies have the No. 1 overall class this cycle, the Longhorns aren’t far behind. What would they need to do to catch them?<\/p>\n

What Will It Take to Claim the No. 1 Spot?\"Texas<\/p>\n

Texas Longhorns band performs prior to a game against the Central Florida Knights at Texas Memorial Stadium. Texas beat Central Florida 35-3. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n

The Longhorns were late bloomers in the cycle, and are now blowing past a top-10 finish, looking for their second No. 1-ranked recruiting class under Sarkisian. To get there, though, it won’t be an easy task as the Aggies have been holding the top spot for a while, led by six five-star commits in the class. <\/p>\n

In their own right, though, the Longhorns have two five-star commitments, including the No. 1 receiver in the cycle, Easton Royal. To add to that, they have two more four-star commitments in the class, bringing the total to 12.<\/p>\n

Step 1 of overtaking the Aggies is retaining Royal, who has been one of the biggest storylines of the cycle with the LSU Tigers looking to swoop in and flip his commitment for a big win under new head coach Lane Kiffin. Keeping him allows the rest of the class to catch up to the early start from the Aggies. <\/p>\n

Another reason the step is important is that it gives the Longhorns an edge in recruiting the No. 2 receiver in the class and a top-10 prospect, Monshun Sales. He would give the Longhorns’ class ranking a big boost, pushing them higher, as he has a recruiting score of 98.31.<\/p>\n

Sales isn’t the recruit the Longhorns are targeting either, including another five-star prospect in Ismael Camara, the No. 29-ranked recruit in the country, and Landen Williams-Callis, a top-50 prospect in his own right. <\/p>\n

If Sarkisian and his staff can land all three of those, it would give them four five-stars and a 13th four-star, providing the extra push needed to knock their rivals out of the No. 1 spot. <\/p>\n

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