Texas Football: 3 2022 commits that are likely to come in July

Some of the most hotly contested names on the trail for the 2022 Texas football recruiting class already announced their decisions early this month. In the first week of the resumption of the dead period in July, Texas saw a host of key targets of their 2022 class announce their decisions.

Some fell in favor of new head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns, and some shocked those on the Forty Acres. Texas did get key commitments last week from the likes of three key prospects. The first came in the form of the four-star Tyler Legacy (TX) running back Jamarion Miller.

And then the Longhorns landed commitments subsequently on the night of July 2 from two interior offensive linemen. Texas got commitments heading into last weekend from three-star Westlake product Connor Robertson and four-star Frisco product Cole Hutson.

July slowing down now for the 2022 Texas football recruiting class?

But there were also key misses that Sark and his coaching staff will have to make up for in the 2022 class in the coming weeks and months. The most notable of those that Texas missed last week was the elite five-star Summer Creek offensive tackle, Kelvin Banks. Texas also missed on three-star Duncanville offensive tackle Cameron Williams.

Both Banks and Williams landed with head coach Mario Cristobal and the Oregon Ducks in a frustrating week for the Longhorns in terms of recruiting those two.

Texas still has a solid 2022 class in the works, as long as the month of July ends on the right foot. Which are the most prioritized targets for the Longhorns 2022 class, and who could still have decisions on the way in favor of this program this month?

Derrick Brown, Edge Rusher

One of the prospects that I can’t seem to stop talking about for the past few weeks is the four-star Texas High 6-foot-3 and 210-pound edge rusher Derrick Brown. But it’s hard to understate the importance of getting someone like Brown in the Longhorns 2022 class. Given there are not many other options at this spot on the board for the Longhorns in-state, Brown is a must for this group.

Brown had plenty of momentum heading in favor of the Longhorns following a key June 4 official visit to Austin. Texas looked like they could really be zoning in on a commitment from Brown soon after the resumption of the dead period if they hit on that visit with him early last month. But that didn’t come to fruition early in July.

The Texarkana, TX, native Brown actually wound up pushing back his decision date later in July than originally planned. It’s hard to tell exactly what that means for Texas, but that could be a good thing if they get at least one more visit on the books with Brown before fall camp begins.

At the moment, it does look like Texas will get another visit from Brown before fall camp comes to be. He does also have one official visit on the books with the Oklahoma Sooners for September. That is interesting since Brown announced his two finalist schools to be Texas and the Baylor Bears last week.

New co-defensive coordinators/linebackers coaches Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Choate really need to come through eventually with a commitment from Brown, which still looks likely at this point.

Bryce Anderson, S

At this point, it’s really hard to tell how the battle is panning out between the likes of the Longhorns and rival Texas A&M Aggies in the race to land a commitment from the four-star West Brook (TX) safety Bryce Anderson. Sark and Texas A&M head coach Jimbo Fisher are both pouring in a lot of resources to try and win over the commitment of Anderson this offseason.

It still appears that a decision date for Anderson this month could be very possible. But that also hinges on what happens with the end-of-month visits that he has planned with the Lone Star Showdown rival schools.

Both the June 4 official visit with Texas A&M and June 25 official visit with Texas looked to be hits with Anderson. That looked good enough for the blue-chip safety to eliminate the likes of the Alabama Crimson Tide and LSU Tigers from his decision.

Anderson was once an LSU commit, just like current four-star Texas safety commit and Aledo product Bryan Allen Jr.

But Anderson has his recruitment open since about late January. Texas looked to be the frontrunner to land his commitment, and that could still be true. But there’s still plenty of room for both Texas and Texas A&M to make some headway with Anderson once the dead period lifts later this month.

Watch out for the decision date of Anderson to be announced in the coming weeks, with a ton of anticipation from the Longhorns faithful.

Jeremy Patton, ATH

One of the most active recruitments of the week so far came courtesy of the three-star Tenaha athlete/wide receiver Jeremy Patton. This looks to be another battle that Texas could have come down to it with Baylor and head coach Dave Aranda. And it looks like it is soon to be decision time for the Tenaha, TX, native Patton.

In a post on his Twitter timeline on the night of July 6, Patton noted that he’s “ready to commit”. And in that tweet, Patton included the emojis for the Longhorns, Baylor, LSU, Michigan Wolverines, and Arkansas Razorbacks. But the only three of those schools to get official visits with Patton last month were Texas, Baylor, and Michigan.

This looks like one that Texas could get sooner than any other commitment. With Texas not having a top target announcing in the next week, and Anderson and Brown pushing their original decision dates back, Patton could be the next name to watch. He would be a big get for Texas, granted we’ll have to wait and see what his actual decision date could be.

Texas could get a versatile athlete that is switchable like the three-star Liberty product Anthony Jones with a commitment from Patton. He could play either at linebacker or wide receiver, especially with a 6-foot-2 and 210-pound frame.

Patton ranks as the nation’s No. 590 2022 high school prospect, No. 63 linebacker, and No. 84 prospect out of Texas (247Sports Composite). And the Top247 ranks him as the No. 70 linebacker and No. 79 prospect out of Texas.