Texas Football: 3 most underrated 2021 Horns signees

3) Most underrated 2021 Texas football signees

One of the more controversial storylines for the Longhorns after the Early Signing Period was the four-star Kimball 6-foot-1 and 175 pound lengthy Kimball cornerback Ishmael Ibraheem. This talented product hailing out of Dallas, TX, committed with Texas last offseason, but some off-the-field issued delayed the originally intended signing of his National Letter of Intent.

Nonetheless, Texas was able to sign Ibraheem as one of their two highly touted four-star cornerback commits ahead of the conclusion of National Signing Day. The lengthy and overall gifted physical tools that Ibraheem brings to the table combined with his versatile game make him a modern fit for the Texas defensive backfield.

Texas got two solid cover corners between Ibraheem and four-star John Muir product Jamier Johnson. But Ibraheem looks to be the more naturally versatile of the two, as a really good sure tackler from the cornerback position. That ideal combination of sure tackling ability and thriving in one-on-one coverage makes Ibraheem also a potent eventual NFL prospect.

Moreover, Ibraheem chose to commit and sign with Texas over offers from nearly three dozen other schools. The other highlighting schools on his offer sheet included the Alabama Crimson Tide, Auburn Tigers, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU, Michigan Wolverines, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas A&M Aggies, and USC Trojans.

Ibraheem ranks as the nation’s No. 198 2021 high school prospect, No. 14 cornerback, and No. 32 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite). And the Top247 ranked him as the No. 23 cornerback and No. 45 prospect out of Texas.