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Texas Football: Ranking the 10 best Longhorns in 2018

By Andrew Miller

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Armanti Foreman #3 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates his touchdown with Collin Johnson #9 to take a 17-14 lead in front of Ajene Harris #27 of the USC Trojans during the fourth quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Armanti Foreman #3 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates his touchdown with Collin Johnson #9 to take a 17-14 lead in front of Ajene Harris #27 of the USC Trojans during the fourth quarter at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 27: Davante Davis #18 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with this teammates after an interception late in the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at NRG Stadium on December 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 27: Davante Davis #18 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates with this teammates after an interception late in the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at NRG Stadium on December 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

The top-rated safety in the nation for the 2018 recruiting cycle is looking to snag a starting spot in the secondary for the Horns in Week 1 this year. Texas had quite the haul for the secondary on the recruiting trail for the 2018 cycle and freshman safety Caden Sterns looks to be ready to make the most immediate impact possible.

Even though Sterns doesn’t have the best size in the world, like that of former four-star safety prospect DeMarvion Overshown, he’s got the best mindset for starting this year for the Horns. If Sterns shows up right in fall camp after a solid showing in spring camp, there’s no reason why Todd Orlando shouldn’t give him some looks on Sep. 1.

A little bit of competition for playing time at safety this year for Sterns with Texas from fellow five-star 2018 safety prospect B.J. Foster. However, Sterns should be able to work his way past the likes of Chris Brown, Brandon Jones, etc. in the secondary pretty quickly.

Texas already lost a few players to transfer because of how seemingly deep this incoming freshman class is in the defensive backfield. The future is extremely bright for the Horns with safeties like Sterns, who can directly compare to former Texas standouts and current NFL stars like Earl Thomas of the Seattle Seahawks.

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