Texas Football: 10 portal targets on the Longhorns Christmas wish list

Following the conclusion of the Early Signing Period for Texas football ahead of the holiday weekend, this program has now hauled in two NCAA Transfer Portal players for this cycle. Texas signed both its commitments out of the portal, with each transfer pickup signing on the dotted line on the first Early National Signing Day on Dec. 21.

The first transfer addition for head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Longhorns committed a little more than one week ago, with the former Stanford Cardinal senior punter and grad transfer Ryan Sanborn. Texas gets an upgrade for the punting unit with an immediate starter to replace the former Texas Wesleyan transfer Daniel Trejo in 2023.

And the second of the two portal pickups for the Longhorns so far this cycle arrived on the first day of the Early Signing Period with the former Wake Forest Demon Deacons redshirt sophomore cornerback Gavin Holmes. Texas will get help at field corner with a productive DB that can compete for starting reps immediately in Holmes.

Syracuse S Ja’Had Carter and the portal players Texas football has on its Christmas wish list

While the two transfer pickups for the Longhorns so far are certainly impactful, there is still a lot of work to be done for this staff in the portal for the 2023 cycle. With that in mind, here’s a look at 10 portal targets on Texas’ Christmas wish list this year.

And keep in mind that this list is being formed with the players available in the portal as of the morning of Dec. 24. The three factors that are being used to form this list are Texas’ biggest positional needs, the best players available in the portal, and long-term potential/scheme fit with the Longhorns.