Texas Football: What should the final QB depth chart look like?

If four-star pro-style quarterback prospect and California native Cameron Rising was ready to command the offense this season, he might be higher up on the depth chart. However, it seems as if Rising has the edge on Thompson at this point on the depth chart. In fall camp, Rising was taking the first team reps among the freshmen.

Rising has more maturity in his game and a skill set that is more college ready than Thompson. The arm that Rising has allows him to make most any throw that he would need to in this Herman and Tim Beck offensive scheme. The play calling needs to get better from Beck this fall, but Rising’s skill set fits what he usually looks to run on offense.

The underrated dual-threat ability of Rising is finally getting some light shed on it from the coaching staff and the fans of the Horns. He shouldn’t be used too much with his legs and in an option scheme, but he can escape the pocket when necessary. Rising looks to be a bit faster than Buechele. But the strength of both Buechele and Rising is their arm.

Given one or two more years, or even potentially a redshirt this fall, Rising could be the signal caller for the Horns as early as next season if all goes well for him. The ideal situation would put Rising as the starter in two years, with either Ehlinger or Buechele posting some solid performances in 2018 and 2019. That would give Rising, or even Thompson, enough time to comfortably develop and take over the offense with two or three years of eligibility remaining.