Texas football recruiting: Five-star EDGE Colin Simmons commits, adding major firepower to Longhorns class

Five-star defensive lineman Colin Simmons dedicated to Texas on Thursday, offering the Longhorns with huge spice up to their 2024 recruiting class. With Simmons’ pledge, Texas jumped 5 spots to the No. 17 class within the 247Sports recruiting scores. Simmons is the primary five-star prospect Steve Sarkisian and his workforce have landed this cycle. 

Simmons ranks because the No. 27 general participant and the No. 4 EDGE within the 247Sports scores. The Duncanville, Texas local elected to keep in state and dedicated to the Longhorns over LSU and Miami. Simmons took reliable visits to Alabama, Texas A&M, Oregon, Texas, SMU and Miami prior to making a last determination.

Simmons is the crown jewel of the Longhorns 2024 class up to now. He offers this system their 3rd top-200 and sixteenth general pledge. Four-star operating again Jerrick Gibson and four-star CB Jordon Johnson-Rubell each dedicated to the Longhorns this summer time. 

Here’s what 247Sports nationwide scouting analyst Gabe Brooks wrote in his scouting record about Simmons. 

Athletic edge defender with a speed-based sport. Adequate peak and above moderate period with a reasonably lighter construct, however nuclear playmaking skill. Most bad from a two-point stance. Flashes preliminary athleticism that forestalls some tackles from even touching him. Displays very good dip-and-bend flexibility and screams across the arc to get house continuously. Highly productive with nearly two dozen sacks as a junior. Elite pursuit pace {couples} with spectacular redirecting suddenness to permit for chase-down performs. Often makes probably the most of hand quickness and period with encouraging disengaging skill vs. a lot better combatants. Capable of successful with secondary rush. Targets the ball and is going for the strip. Gets his palms up when he isn’t getting house and knocks down a prime quantity of throws.

Texas completed the 2022 marketing campaign with an 8-5 report. The Longhorns will play their ultimate season within the Big 12 this autumn prior to departing for the SEC in 2024. Simmons shall be a part of the Longhorns program once they make the ancient leap.