Texas Football: 3 key recruiting targets trending to the Longhorns

Tavorus Jones, RB

The lone running back commit in the Longhorns 2022 class at the moment is the uber-talented Klein Cain product Jaydon Blue. As one of the initial commits in the 2022 class, Blue’s presence looked like it could keep away other running back targets of Sark and the Longhorns.

However, the fact that Sark and running backs coach Stan Drayton still have a prospect as highly touted as four-star 5-foot-10 and 180 pound Burges product Tavorus Jones trending to Texas is truly impressive. The El Paso, TX, native Jones seems like he could be a really nice pairing with Blue.

And with Texas holding a commitment from the elite five-star El Campo running back Rueben Owens as the first prospect in their 2023 class, the potential with this position group on the Forty Acres is truly limitless.

Both expert 247Sports Crystal Ball Predictions are currently leaning to Jones giving his commitment to the Longhorns over the rest of the competition. And the Rivals FutureCast has all of their analysts and publishers picking the commitment of Jones to go to Texas.

Texas is a recent trending destination for Jones’ commitment. The Longhorns are now one of more than two dozen schools that have offered Jones. Some of the other notable schools on his offer sheet include the Alabama Crimson Tide, Florida Gators, Penn State Nittany Lions, Auburn, Michigan Wolverines, Oklahoma State, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas A&M, Texas Tech Red Raiders, and USC.

Moreover, Jones ranks as the nation’s No. 153 2022 high school prospect, No. 13 running back, and No. 26 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite). And the Top247 ranks him as the nation’s No. 154 high school prospect, No. 12 running back, and No. 25 prospect out of Texas.