Texas to host DB committed to an in-state school in June

Texas will host a 2025 defensive back prospect committed to an in-state Power Conference program later this month, as Inside Texas Members learned on Thursday night.

2025 Mansfield (Texas) Timberview DB Nathan Tilmon will take a midweek official visit to see the Texas Longhorns on June 18-20, he told Inside Texas yesterday. Tilmon, a 6-foot-1, 170-pound three-star prospect, committed to SMU in February. Inside Texas

He picked up an offer from the Longhorns on June 1 and told IT what Texas sees in him.

“They love my physicality and ability to be a safety and they can bring out my full potential,” Tilmon said.

The offer meant a lot for the DFW standout.

“It means that the hard work has paid off and getting a big offer like them is very big,” Tilmon said. “That just gave me even more drive to work harder.”

Tilmon took his official visit to SMU in May. He took a trip to Utah last week to see the Utes.

He has double-digit offers including Arizona State, Arkansas, Houston, Baylor, Kansas State, Michigan State, TCU, and Texas Tech.

Last year for the Wolves, Tilmon tallied 26 tackles and a fumble recovery. On the track during the 2024 season, he posted personal records of 10.71 in the 100m and 22.49 in the 200m (albeit with a +2.7 m/s wind). He was part of a state finalist 4×100 team that posted a 41.21 in the UIL 5A State Championships. As a sophomore, he logged a personal best time of 43.09 in the 300m hurdles

Tilmon is ranked as the No. 853 overall prospect, the No. 62 safety, and the No. 135 player in Texas according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.

On3 ranks him as the No. 27 safety and the No. 76 player in Texas.

On3’s Cody Bellaire on Tilmon, via On The Pony Express

“Nathan Tilmon is a safety prospect who has excellent athletic ability that can be a physical cover guy from the slot,” Bellaire said. “Tilmon’s top-end speed and physicality is what a lot of teams want from their nickel prospects. He’s someone that has run 10.91 in the 100m, sub-24.00 in the 200m, sub-16.00 in the 100m high hurdles as well as 43.09 in the 300m intermediate hurdles. Simply, this kid can RUN run and is more than capable of running with the majority of opposing wide receivers he’ll be going up against at the next level.”

“Plus, his willingness to jam and stay on the hip of receivers at the line of scrimmage and at the top of their routes makes him pestering as hell as a coverage player,” Bellaire said.

“He still has some rawness to his game in coverage from a footwork and feel perspective, but he has the athletic ability to learn and develop that part of his game going into the collegiate ranks.”

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