Texas Football: Predicting Longhorns next blue chip 2021 commit

About the best thing that the Longhorns could get in their 2021 class at the defensive end or edge rusher positions at this point in time is the four-star highly touted DeSoto strong-side defensive end Shemar Turner. This 6-foot-4 and 260 pound DeSoto, TX, native is one of a few four-star defensive ends that remains uncommitted that also holds a Longhorn offer, though.

In the 2021 class, the Longhorns currently hold commitments from four-star Memorial defensive end Jordon Thomas, four-star New Caney defensive end Derrick Harris Jr., and four-star Martin outside linebacker Morice Blackwell. Texas doesn’t necessarily need a whole lot more depth at defensive end, but they can bolster a position group that wasn’t super talented in the last few signing classes.

Landing a commitment from Turner would also give Ash and recently hired defensive line coach Coleman Hutzler yet another weapon coming out of the trenches. Texas signed a very talented edge rusher in the 2020 class, with four-star Highland Park product Prince Dorbah. They also landed commitments from highly touted D-Line targets like Vernon Broughton and Alfred Collins.

However, Turner ranks as the nation’s No. 118 2021 high school prospect, No. 10 strong-side defensive end, and No. 19 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite). The Top247 ranks him as the nation’s No. 68 high school prospect, No. 6 at his position, and the No. 10 prospect out of Texas. He holds offers from nearly 40 schools and Texas will have to continually put in a lot of work to keep his interests on the Longhorns.