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Texas Football: 5 overreactions from Sugar Bowl victory over Georgia

By Andrew Miller

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates after winning the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns celebrates after winning the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Lil’Jordan Humphrey #84 of the Texas Longhorns runs for a first down as he is tackled by Eric Stokes #27 of the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 01: Lil’Jordan Humphrey #84 of the Texas Longhorns runs for a first down as he is tackled by Eric Stokes #27 of the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 01, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

4. Lil’Jordan Humphrey needs to forego the 2019 NFL Draft

Potentially the most emphatic storyline heading into the off-season for the Texas football program is the looming 2019 NFL Draft decisions of numerous juniors. Texas has key players on both sides of the ball that would be sorely missed if they declared for the NFL Draft one year early and didn’t come back to the Forty Acres next season.

The trio of Horns that have the most important looming NFL Draft decisions include junior wide receivers Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Collin Johnson and junior safety Brandon Jones. The NFL Draft decision from Jones was pretty blindsiding news since he was presumed to come back to the Texas football program for his senior campaign regardless of how he showed out in the Sugar Bowl.

Whatever decision Jones makes, the Horns have the depth at safety to replace. An area where the Horns have less certainty heading into the 2019 off-season is in the receiving corps. Johnson is very likely to be on his way to the 2019 NFL Draft after a magnificent junior season. Humphrey’s draft stock isn’t as steady as Johnson’s, or possibly even Jones’, though.

It could benefit Humphrey greatly to return for his senior year and get a bit faster and refine his game to prove his worth for the 2020 NFL Draft. He might also be part of a thinner class of wide receivers in the 2020 NFL Draft. Recent reports also indicated that Humphrey didn’t receive the feedback he wanted from the NFL Draft College Advisory Committee and got a mid-to-late round grade if he decides to go for the 2019 NFL Draft.

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