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texas And coach Steve Sarkisian joined the 2027 recruiting class on Saturday when the five-star wide receiver Easton Royalin number 16 espn junior 300Announced his commitment to the Longhorns.
Royal’s commitment comes as the Longhorns also work to finalize their 2026 recruiting class, which is currently ranked seventh in ESPN’s class rankings for the cycle.
Hours after Royal’s pledge, Texas reverses four-star’s commitment boiler defensive end pledge jamarian carltonThe prospect is ranked 96th overall by ESPN in the 2026 class.
Carleton, a longtime Longhorn target, has visited Texas several times over the past month, including Friday’s visit 27-17 win at number 3 Texas A&MHe is now third out of nine ESPN 300 defenders who are set to sign with the Longhorns when the early signing period begins on Wednesday,
Royal, a 6-foot, 195-pound pass catcher from New Orleans, is ESPN’s No. 3 wide receiver in the 2027 cycle. they chose texas ole miss, LSU, oregon And a long list of other Power 4 programs.
Royal landed the first member of the Longhorns’ 2027 class less than 24 hours after visiting the program during their win over Texas A&M.
Royal is a junior at Brother Martin High School in Louisiana, where he had 53 catches for 1,151 yards and 17 touchdowns this fall. He is now only five stars behind jamier brown ,Ohio State) And jalen brewster ,texas tech) as ESPN’s highest-ranked commitment in the 2027 class.
three star UCLA security commitment torey davis Week 14 saw another major flip target on campus.
The Longhorns also continue to emphasize a pair of top-100 LSU pledges, offensive tackle briston martinez (No. 84) and defensive tackle richard anderson (No. 90), ahead of this week’s early signing period. As things stand, the four-star wide receiver chris stewart (No. 185) is the only ESPN 300 pass catcher to sign with the Longhorns in the 2026 class.
