Texas has hosted a lot of recruits over the previous few weeks.
On Thursday, the Longhorns acquired unofficial visits from the No. 1 extensive receiver within the 2024 class, Jeremiah Smith, in addition to one of many high linebacker prospects for the 2024 cycle.
Rivals lately caught up with four-star linebacker Payton Pierce, who seemingly loved his go to with the Texas coaches. The Lovejoy High School product (Lucas, TX) is rated the No. 12 linebacker within the nation and the No. 22 total prospect in Texas, in keeping with 247Sports.
In 2021, Pierce earned Texas District 7-5A-II Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore.
2024 four-star linebacker Payton Pierce from Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy was at Texas on Thursday and had a good time with the coaches https://t.co/A5UN2NXmFb pic.twitter.com/hnZrUcY4kO
— Adam Gorney (@adamgorney) April 22, 2022
The go to going nicely for each side is nice news for Texas, as linebacker stays one of many major positions of want for Pete Kwiatkowski’s protection.
The Longhorns solely signed one true linebacker within the 2022 class, Trevell Johnson. For fast assist, they’re at present pursuing UCLA switch linebacker Caleb Johnson and Arizona State switch linebacker Eric Gentry.
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