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5 Texas football players you forgot played for the Longhorns in the 2000’s

By Andrew Miller

7 Nov 1998: Linebacker Hodges Mitchell #3 of the Texas Football Longhorns in action during the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Longhorns defeated the Cornhuskers 20-16.
7 Nov 1998: Linebacker Hodges Mitchell #3 of the Texas Football Longhorns in action during the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at the Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Longhorns defeated the Cornhuskers 20-16. /
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(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

5. Jonathan Scott, Offensive Tackle (2002-2005)

The most memorable, in all likelihood, of the five former Texas players on this list is the multiple-time All-Big 12 offensive tackle Jonathan Scott. But there tends to be this aura of top flight offensive linemen at Big 12 schools getting forgotten thanks to the high flying firepower that most programs bring to the table nowadays.

Scott is a former four-star recruit that is a product of Carter High School in Dallas, TX. He ranked as a top 70 high school prospect in the nation when he signed with the Longhorns 2001 recruiting class. But he was actually a defensive tackle coming out of high school, which he would then change by the time he was a regular starter on the Forty Acres.

Not only is Scott a two-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree from his time with the Longhorns, he was a consensus First-Team All-American in 2005. He was blocking for the likes of VY and former superstar running back Jamaal Charles when Texas beat the USC Trojans in the 2006 Rose Bowl to claim the national title.

Texas had a very efficient ground attack in 2004 and 2005. They averaged around six yards per carry, three rushing touchdowns per game, and 300 yards per game in 2004. In 2005, two of those three stats got even better. Texas averaged 0.1 more yards per carry and 4.2 rushing touchdowns per game, which is insane given that they still averaged just shy of 240 passing yards per game and two scores through the air.

Moreover, Scott would be very underrated when he took his talents to the next level in the 2006 NFL Draft, when he was selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (141st overall). He would have a lengthy NFL career that would span nearly a decade.

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