Texas is taking a swing at the 2026 RB1 | Behind Enemy Lines

CodyCarpentier · 2025-02-11T15:00:13-0600

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Checking in "Behind Enemy Lines"

Oklahoma (242 days until)

RECRUITING - Pupungatoa Katoa, IOL - Trinity (Euless, TX):
- Thune: "Here's another recruitment that prominently features both Oklahoma and SMU. Katoa recently released a top five that also includes Texas, Texas A&M, and Tennessee, but the two schools that I'm told are best positioned right now are the Mustangs and Longhorns.
- He is set to OV with SMU in early May, while Texas will get a June 13-15 official. I am told Katoa has scheduled his Oklahoma OV; I haven't yet been able to nail down whether that will occur on June 6-8 or June 20-22 (the latter of which is the ChampU BBQ).
- I favor SMU in this race based on the sum of the intel. If I were to enter a FutureCast today, I would pick the Ponies, so OU still definitely has some work to do here."

Cody's Note: Not a lot of information on the Oklahoma Insider this week, but interesting enough - there was some discussion about Michael Fasusi and LaMont Rogers' recruitments (not new information) as well as the continued conversation about certain recruits. I have noticed one thing in particular over the last few weeks, the players that OU Insider keeps tabs on and refers to as "top targets" or "major targets", are somewhat "mild" prospects, like Noah Best or Aljour Miles, both whom Oklahoma is competing with SMU... not Texas. If you've paid attention, Texas is clearly competing nowadays with Georgia, Ohio State and Oregon... not Oklahoma and SMU, for the majority of guys.

For those counting at home, Oklahoma has offered a reported 189 prospects. Texas currently sits at 151 - the overlay of 68 players who have been offered by both teams.

- All notes are from OUINSIDER.com, not my own sourcing.

Texas A&M (291 days until)

RECRUITING - Lamar Brown, OL/DL - University Lab School (Baton Rouge, LA):
- Official Visit Planned: Florida State (June 6th-8th)
- AggieYell.com's Mark Passwaters talking about the 2026 Depth Chart, "At defensive tackle, the Aggies could have DJ Hicks back for 2026. Beyond that, it seems like the nucleus of the tackle group next year could be Landon Rink, DJ Sanders (there I go, banging the drum again), and Chace Sims. A&M has Trashaun Ruffin committed, and that’s a big dude. If they can outlast LSU and get Lamar Brown, that’s six guys that it seems like you could build around."

Cody's Note: Why is Texas A&M just assuming Lamar Brown is a potential shoe in? Almost a "certain" thing, as if "all they have to do" is outlast LSU? Reminder... Brown is currently ranked as the No. 1 Interior Offensive Lineman in the 2026 Class, and A&M is considering him a Defensive Tackle... I just don't get it. On Passwaters "Hot Board" from last week which labels each prospect the team has offered, either Committed, Hot, Warm, or Cold.... He labeled Lamar Brown as the ONLY "Hot" player... very interesting!!

Rivals Rumor Mill (Tuesday)

"A national recruitment will take this recruitment well into the summer months, but two constants in the race include semi-local Auburn and USC. Texas, Ole Miss, and Penn State are pushing up near the top of the list as well.
Each program mentioned is in line to receive an official visit from the elite coverage 'backer, so this race could have a twist or two remaining down the line."

Cody's Note: Davis is a very good linebacker out of Grayson (Loganville, GA), who is widely overshadowed in consensus media by his counter-part, Tyler Atkinson, who is the No. 1 ranked Linebacker in the country. This past weekend, Atkinson spent time with Anthony Hill and Colin Simmons in New Orleans, part of an underclassmen media run, through AthletesFirst. Other players that were in attendance were Georgia standout Linebacker Jalon Walker and Cowboys Linebacker Micah Parsons. They joked after a podcast appearance this weekend that "#11 just left. We need a new 11!", of course Parsons(11) is talking about Walker(11) leaving Georgia and Atkinson(11) joining the team in 2026.

"Since reclassifying into the 2026 class, elite RB Ezavier Crowell has made unofficial visits back to Auburn and Alabama – and both in-state heavyweights are expected to be in the mix with Rivals’ No. 1 RB until a decision is made. Texas is also swinging away at Crowell, who was back at the Capstone(Alabama) on February 1."

Cody's Note: A lot of the conversation right now is around KJ Edwards (Carthage) and Javian Osborne (Forney), for an obvious reason... they are both from the state of Texas, however, I found this nugget deep in a column written by Rivals.com National Analyst, Sam Spiegelman. Texas "swinging" away at Crowell while being heavily involved in both Edwards and Osborne (you can read more into this in @Suchomel 3-2-1 from Monday), including a projection of both being in the 2026 class, potentially

At time of publishing, OB reached out to Crowell for further comment and information, however for now, we do know that Crowell is planning to be in Austin on June 6th for one of his 4 official visits (Georgia, Auburn, Alabama)

- Ezavier Crowell, RB1 - June 6th-8th
- KJ Edwards, RB2 - June 13th-15th
- Javian Osborne, RB4 - June 13th-15th

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ReubenSATX · 2025-02-11T15:04:48-0600