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Texas Football: Projected 2-deep depth chart for 2018

By Andrew Miller

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns passes during the first quarter against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns passes during the first quarter against the USC Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 24: Joshua Rowland #49 of the Texas Longhorns attempts a field goal in the second quarter against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 24: Joshua Rowland #49 of the Texas Longhorns attempts a field goal in the second quarter against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

Special Teams

Kicker: Joshua Rowland

The only kicker that really got a lot of looks during spring camp and the spring football game was rising senior kicker Joshua Rowland. Texas fans had a tough time trusting Rowland last season with his kicking percentage sitting below 62 percent.

However, things could get better for Rowland since that was his first full season with the Horns last year. Kickers can progress pretty quick and Rowland might end up as a solid piece of the special teams for Texas this season.

The loss of legendary punter Michael Dickson means that the kicking game will have to be better for Texas if this program is to see some positive benefit coming from the special teams. An improved kicking game might actually be more valuable than what Dickson brought last season.

Punter: Ryan Bujcevski

No one should expect the cousin of Dickson to step in and immediately do what he was able to last season. However, Texas did reel in one of the best punters in the nation on the recruiting trail with Ryan Bujcevski. He’s got a big leg and can be a great punter once he gets accustomed to the game here.

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Dickson was a game changer for the Horns last season, and pretty much won this team the Texas Bowl in his own right. Bujcevski should just be solid this year and Texas fans would be happy with that. The kicking game, on the other hand, needs to get much better this fall.

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