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 … [Read more...] about 2024 NFL Draft profile: Texas DT T’Vondre Sweat
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2024 NFL Draft profile: Texas OL Christian Jones
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 … [Read more...] about 2024 NFL Draft profile: Texas OL Christian Jones
Report: Texas ‘clear leader’ for TCU transfer DT Damonic Williams following visit
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 … [Read more...] about Report: Texas ‘clear leader’ for TCU transfer DT Damonic Williams following visit
Nick Saban, others compare Byron Murphy to Aaron Donald
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 … [Read more...] about Nick Saban, others compare Byron Murphy to Aaron Donald
Texas DT Byron Murphy selected with the No. 16 pick by the Seattle Seahawks
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 … [Read more...] about Texas DT Byron Murphy selected with the No. 16 pick by the Seattle Seahawks