Texas Football: 3 can’t miss prospects for remainder of 2021 cycle

3) Can’t miss prospects for the 2021 Texas class: Camar Wheaton/LJ Johnson, Running Back

These two top tier remaining uncommitted prospects for the Longhorns 2021 class belong on the same slide. It’s hard to emphasize how big it would be for Texas to land a commitment from either one of them. But it’s very unlikely that the Longhorns would be able to reel in both of them. Either Oklahoma or the Texas A&M Aggies could snag away the other if the Longhorns land one of them.

The first up is the elite five-star Lakeview Centennial 5-foot-11 and 190 pound running back Camar Wheaton. This native of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the top ranked running back prospect in the nation for this cycle. If Texas were to land a commitment from him, it would be the second straight cycle they’ve landed the top ranked running back in the nation.

Wheaton ranks as the nation’s No. 18 2021 high school prospect, No. 1 running back, and No. 2 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite). He even slots as a top 500 prospect of all-time on 247Sports. And Wheaton holds offers that should remain at the forefront of his recruitment from Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, LSU, etc.

Moreover, the other top tier running back prospect for this part of the list is the freight train of a 5-foot-10 and 205 pound Cy-Fair product LJ Johnson. This highly touted running back out of Cypress, TX, ranks as the nation’s No. 42 2021 high school prospect, No. 4 running back, and No. 7 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite).

The 247Sports Crystal Ball Predictions are currently leaning in Texas’ favor over the in-state rival Aggies to land the commitment of Johnson. Texas and Texas A&M should be the two programs that ultimately duke it out to land the pledge of Johnson.