The consensus five-star prospect reportedly signed a revenue-sharing contract with the Red Raiders worth more than $5 million guaranteed over three years.
In one of the most shocking decision of the modern recruiting era, Mansfield Lake Ridge offensive tackle Felix Ojo became the highest-rate pledge in the history of the Texas Tech Raiders program with his commitment to head coach Joey McGuire and staff over the Texas Longhorns, Florida Gators, Michigan Wolverines, and Ohio State Buckeyes, his four official finalists.
BREAKING: Five-Star OT Felix Ojo has Committed to Texas Tech, he tells me for @rivals
The 6’7 290 OT chose the Red Raiders over Texas, Ohio State, Michigan, & Florida
“A new ERA of CFB is coming either jump on the train or get left behind. Go Raiders!”https://t.co/p5CYQomCVB pic.twitter.com/GLYl7gsQal
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) July 4, 2025
It was a stunning come-from-behind victory for Texas Tech, which was left out of Ojo’s top eight and top four prior to his decision. During the lead up to the 6’6, 275-pounder’s announcement, the Longhorns were considered the favorite with the Red Raiders not even particularly on the radar despite hosting Ojo for an official visit on April 25.
While the decision represents a remarkable level of confidence from Ojo in Texas Tech offensive line coach Clay McGuire, who did help develop offensive tackle Caleb Rogers into a third-round selection by the Las Vegas Radiers in the 2025 NFL Draft, the bigger storyline is the amount of money the Red Raiders have committed to the nation’s No. 7 prospect.
Because the new College Sports Commission will oversee NIL deals worth more than $600 between athletes and entities outside schools, Ojo’s potentially record-setting deal is a direct revenue-sharing agreement with Texas Tech — according to Ojo’s agent, it’s worth a guaranteed $5.1 million over three years.
For Texas, the loss of Ojo is a significant blow to position coach Kyle Flood’s recruiting efforts in the 2026 class in the cycle after losing out on the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2025 class, Lewisville’s Michael Fasusi, who signed with Oklahoma.
The Longhorns do hold a commitment from a promising developmental tackle prospect in Melissa’s Max Wright, but recently missed on Hawaiian standout Malakai Lee to the Wolverines and didn’t host any other high-level offensive tackle prospects on summer official visits with Fort Worth North Crowley’s John Turntine increasingly considered an interior prospect.
So while the short-term future is in strong shape with the development of junior Trevor Goosby and a good spring from sophomore Brandon Baker on the right side with long-term promise shown by early enrollee Nick Brooks, Texas now appears boxed out on landing an elite offensive tackle in the 2026 recruiting class.