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Texas Football: 5 grad transfers the Longhorns should still pursue

By Andrew Miller

ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Terence Williams #22 of the Baylor Bears finds room to run during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 25, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - NOVEMBER 25: Terence Williams #22 of the Baylor Bears finds room to run during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 25, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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ARLINGTON, TX – NOVEMBER 25: Terence Williams #22 of the Baylor Bears finds room to run during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 25, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX – NOVEMBER 25: Terence Williams #22 of the Baylor Bears finds room to run during the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on November 25, 2016 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Texas Tech defeated Baylor 54-35. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /

Landing two graduate transfers is huge for any program with some big needs, but Texas football could potentially use a third.

At this point in the off-season for college football, one of the biggest focuses stays on the graduate transfer market since those players can play with the program they can as their landing spot immediately. It’s one of the biggest ways programs can also bring in instant impact players, even if it’s just for one year. Texas football took advantage of that already.

By way of the usual transfer market, players have to sit out one year before playing. It can pan out that way with players sitting out one year, like Will Grier did for the West Virginia Mountaineers following his transfer from the Florida Gators. Two other key transfers to watch this year at the quarterback position include Shea Patterson with the Michigan Wolverines and Kyler Murray with the Oklahoma Sooners.

The transfers of Patterson and Murray will show how well two of the most headlined transfers over the past two years work out with their respective teams. Patterson was a unique case due to his situation with the Ole Miss Rebels, though.

So far, the Longhorns brought in two graduate transfers in former Rice Owls offensive tackle Calvin Anderson and Cal Golden Bears running back Tre Watson. Each could make an impact in his own right that could help out the Texas offense. Neither is a long-term solution, but Texas head football coach Tom Herman didn’t bring them in for that reason.

Texas could still be active in the grad transfer market before the start of the 2018 regular season. This team does still have some holes to address before Week 1 comes around.

Here’s five grad transfer options that the Texas Longhorns should still pursue.

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