Texas Football: 3 prospects to replace Rueben Owens as first ’23 commit

Javien Toviano, CB

Defensive back will be a clear point of emphasis again for the Longhorns in the 2023 class. There’s quite a few targets that Texas just can’t miss on for their 2022 class, between the likes of four-star safety Bryce Anderson and the elite five-star cornerback Denver Harris.

Texas should already have eyes on one of the top cornerbacks from the 2023 recruiting cycle, four-star Arlington-Martin product Javien Toviano. As one of the lone prospects from the 2023 cycle that has 247Sports Crystal Ball Predictions in for his commitment to land with Texas, Toviano looks like he sits in good position to land on the Forty Acres at the moment.

Toviano was in Austin last weekend for the big unofficial visit trip with so many other top-tier 2023 targets for Sark and his staff. Texas has new cornerbacks coach Terry Joseph after Toviano, with some personal attention also coming from Sark himself and the coordinators.

Establishing a solid foundation in the secondary in the 2023 class could start with a commitment out of a prospect the caliber of Toviano. He ranks as the nation’s No. 48 2023 high school prospect, No. 5 cornerback, and No. 7 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite). And the Top247 ranks him as the nation’s No. 85 high school prospect, No. 9 cornerback, and No. 9 prospect out of Texas.

Texas is one of the 20 schools on Toviano’s offer sheet. Some other notable schools to watch on his offer sheet are Alabama, Baylor, Florida State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, the Oklahoma State Cowboys, Oregon, TCU Horned Frogs, Tennessee, and Texas Tech Red Raiders.