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Texas Football: 10 best 2019 Horns transfer prospects

By Andrew Miller

LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 08: Running back Greg Bell #25 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs a play against the Colorado Buffaloes at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - SEPTEMBER 08: Running back Greg Bell #25 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers runs a play against the Colorado Buffaloes at Memorial Stadium on September 8, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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TUCSON, AZ – SEPTEMBER 29: Running back Gary Brightwell #23 of the Arizona Wildcats celebrates a one yard touchtown with offensive tackle Michael Eletise #75 in the second half of the game against the USC Trojans at Arizona Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The USC Trojans won 24-20. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images)
TUCSON, AZ – SEPTEMBER 29: Running back Gary Brightwell #23 of the Arizona Wildcats celebrates a one yard touchtown with offensive tackle Michael Eletise #75 in the second half of the game against the USC Trojans at Arizona Stadium on September 29, 2018 in Tucson, Arizona. The USC Trojans won 24-20. (Photo by Jennifer Stewart/Getty Images) /

The offensive line need for Texas football is going to be more dire at guard than it is at tackle. Texas recruited better at offensive tackle than it did at guard for the past two recruiting cycles, and the losses aren’t as heavy there. The most notable of the guard departures are seniors Patrick Vahe and Elijah Rodriguez.

The departure of Rodriguez will be really tough for the Texas offensive line since he was so versatile for the past few years. At least for the past two seasons, Rodriguez played pretty frequently at both guard and center. He filled in wherever there was an opening along the Texas offensive line

If Texas wants to bring in an offensive guard with some starting experience that does have a few years of eligibility left, an under the radar target could be junior Arizona Wildcats lineman Michael Eletise. This past season was really the first time that we saw Eletise get consistent starts for the Arizona offensive line.

At 6-foot-3 and 320 pounds and with some good footwork and a strong frame, Eletise is a good candidate to push the power runs that offensive coordinator Tim Beck likes to run up the middle. There isn’t a huge difference between the skill sets that Arizona and Texas are looking out of linemen either.

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