Three Texas commits that compare to current Longhorns
When taking a look at the commitments in the Longhorns 2024 class, there are a few that have similarities to current Texas players.
That doesn’t mean all, to be fair. There isn’t a player at Texas that compares to Colin Simmons.
But for those recruits that do have similarities to current Texas players, it could be for a number of reasons. Could be frame similarities. Could be rankings similarities coming out of high school. And it could be the skill set of
Jordon Johnson-Rubell and Jalen Catalon
There are several similarities between the Texas commit known as JJ-R and Catalon. They start physically. Both players are around 5-foot-10. They get dinged for that in the rankings process. Both weigh and weighed in the 180-185-pound range coming out of high school. And neither will set the world on first from a testing standpoint. On the field, both are all-around safeties that are very instinctive. And both have the versatility to play the run game around the box, and make heady plays on the ball in coverage. JJ-R is a 4-star ranked No. 182 in the country headed into his senior year. Catalon was a 4-star ranked No. 262 overall in the 2019 class. Catalon has played well above his ranking when healthy. And JJ-R has a very good chance to do the same.
Christian Clark and Jonathon Brooks
Where Clark and Brooks compare most favorably is in their versatility as players at the high school level. Brooks certainly stuffed the stat sheet more at small town Hallettsville High, but they have similarities. Clark starred at Mountain Pointe High on both sides of the ball as a junior. He rushed for over 700 yards, logged about 400 yards in receptions and played a lot of snaps at safety; tallying around 30 tackles with an interception. Brooks put up monster numbers running the ball for the Brahmas, but also put up nearly 300 yards receiving as a senior and played safety when needed. Entering Clark’s senior season, they have national ranking similarities. Clark is currently a On3 Industry Ranking 4-star ranked No. 260 overall. Brooks ended his high school career with a 4-star ranking, including No. 296 overall. Both have good athleticism overall, and high-end vision. Their frames are not similar, however. Clark has a thicker frame that will carry 215’ish pounds in time, while Brooks is 207 entering year three in Austin.
Alex January and T’Vondre Sweat
January is a much bigger prospect coming out of high school. He is 6-foot-4.5, 319-pounds entering his senior season. Huntsville High native Sweat was 6-foot-3.5 and around 260-265-pounds as a senior football and basketball player. The now is where they could be similar. Sweat has developed to be a 6-foot-4, 355-360-pound over the ball player that can play a shade effectively, and play as a two-gap player. He’s strong at the point of attack, can be disruptive in the run game and can will effect passing lanes with long arms timed well. January has similar upside as a player. He will likely be a 6-foot-4.5, 340-345-pound over the ball player that can shade with similar strengths. January enters his senior campaign as a 3-star ranked No. 405 overall in the On3 Industry Ranking. Sweat came out as a 3-star prospect ranked No. 660 overall nationally. Sweat has clearly out played his national ranking. I believe January will end up a 4-star and ranked inside the top 250 nationally.
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