{"id":427501,"date":"2026-09-05T22:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427501\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T22:20:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T22:20:22","slug":"final-projected-2026-texas-longhorns-football-depth-chart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/427501\/","title":{"rendered":"Final projected 2026 Texas Longhorns football depth chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated Sept. 5, 2026, 11:09 a.m. CT<\/p>\n

The season is here. The Texas Longhorns will take the field for the first time in 2026<\/a>, as UT hosts the neighboring Texas State Bobcats<\/a> at 2:30 p.m. at Darrell K Royal\u2013Texas Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Texas coaching staff has been evaluating the players throughout the summer. But there are a few position battles that will continue to play out<\/a> through the first few games of the season.<\/p>\n

Running back should be a group effort with Raleek Brown and Hollywood Smothers leading the charge. But look for Derrek Cooper and Michael Terry III to see some playing time on Saturday.<\/p>\n

The wide receivers will be moved around the field depending on Steve Sarkisian’s game plan. Similarly, defensive coordinator Will Muschamp will move guys around on both the defensive line and backfield.<\/p>\n

Here is the projected Texas Longhorns<\/a> 2026 depth chart:<\/p>\n

Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a>Quarterback\"NovArch ManningKJ LaceyDia BellMJ MorrisRunning Back\"AUSTIN,Raleek BrownHollywood SmothersDerrek CooperMichael Terry IIIJames SimonWide Receiver X\"CamCam ColemanSterling BerkhalterKohen BrownWide Receiver ZRyan WingoJermaine Bishop Jr.Kaliq LockettWide Receiver HEmmett Mosley VDaylan MutcheonTight End\"AUSTIN,Michael MasunasSpencer ShannonNick TownsendEmaree WinstonCharlie JilekWill RandleLeft Tackle\"DecTrevor GoosbyAndre CojoeJordan ColemanLeft GuardLaurence SeymoreDylan SikorskiCole HutsonCenter\"DecConnor RobertsonJackson ChristianRight Guard\"AugBrandon BakerCole HutsonJaydon ChatmanRight TackleMelvin SianiJonte NewmanEDGE\"JanColin SimmonsRichard WesleySmith OrogboDefensive Tackle\"OctHero KanuJustus TerrySmith OrogboNose TackleAlex JanuaryMaraad WatsonIan GeffardDefensive End\"OctLance JacksonZina UmeozuluColton VasekWeak side Linebacker\"AUSTIN,Rasheem BilesTyler AtkinsonMarkus BoswellMiddle LinebackerJustin CryerKosi OkpalaRocky CummingsStrong side LinebackerBrad SpenceKosi OkpalaCornerback AKade PhillipsSamari MatthewsNick HudsonCornerback BBo MascoeWarren RobersonHayward Howard Jr.John Meredith IIIFree Safety\"NovJelani McDonaldKobe BlackToray DavisStrong SafetyDerek Williams Jr.Jonah WilliamsJordon Johnson-RubellNickleback (Star)\"OctGraceson LittletonXavier FilsaimeWardell MackKickerGianni SpeticJake CollettSpencer BarnettPunterMac ChiumentoMikey BukauskasKick returner\"OctRyan NiblettRaleek BrownPunt returnerRyan NiblettRaleek BrownHollywood Smothers\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Contact\/Follow us @LonghornsWire<\/a> on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook<\/a> to follow ongoing coverage of Iowa news, notes and opinions. Follow Trey on X: @TreyLuerssen<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Sept. 5, 2026, 11:09 a.m. CT The season is here. The Texas Longhorns will take the field…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":427502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[33,132,134,133,103858,9485,35,44,45,18378,42,43,46,8950,4928,4929,18972,7126,36],"class_list":["post-427501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-accessfree","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-sourcelonghorns-wire","tag-sstssportscollegelonghornsfootball","tag-sstsnfootball","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagcollege-sports","tag-tagfacebook","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagsec-hub","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagsteve-sarkisian","tag-tagtexas-longhorns","tag-tagtexas-longhorns-football","tag-tagtexas-state-bobcats-football","tag-taguniversity-of-texas-at-austin","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427501","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=427501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/427501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/427502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=427501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=427501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=427501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}