Pro Football Focus labels Texas as the No. 5 team in the country

Pro Football Focus dives into college football these days, and the analytics-based organization uses some of its own numbers to create rankings. In a full FBS rankings released Monday, Texas checked in as the No. 5 team in the country.

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Outside of Ohio State, Texas has the best receiving corps in college football. Wide receiver Xavier Worthy and tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders are both top-four players at their respective positions and the Longhorns have excellent depth with Adonai Mitchell, Jordan Whittington and Isaiah Neyor all back. The question is, can Quinn Ewers deliver them the ball consistently? The former top quarterback recruit in the 2021 class was up and down in his first year as a starter, earning a 72.4 grade. If he lives up to the hype as a redshirt sophomore, Texas could finally be back.

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Texas was the top ranked Big 12 team. Oklahoma was the next closest to the Longhorns with the Sooners ranked No. 13.

TCU, who reached the national championship game last year, was No. 16. That was one spot ahead of 2022 Big 12 champion Kansas State, who were No. 17.

Baylor was No. 35. UCF was No. 43. Houston was No. 45. Cincinnati was No. 47.

Oklahoma State checked in at 51. BYU was ranked No. 53. Texas Tech received the No. 58 ranking, two places ahead of No. 60 Iowa State. West Virginia was slotted as the No. 63 team in the country, five spots ahead of No. 68 Kansas.

The Alabama Crimson Tide, Texas’ Week 2 opponent in 2023, was ranked as the No. 2 team in the country behind the top-dog Georgia Bulldogs. Other non-conference opponents were not well-regarded by the PFF system. Rice was ranked No. 110 and Wyoming was ranked No. 95.

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