Texas Football: Predicting Longhorns next commit after big Saturday

Texas football had a huge day on the recruiting trail in the 2024 class to start the weekend. Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian landed three blue-chip commits in the 2024 class within a few hours on the afternoon of July 1.

Sark and the Longhorns staff started the day on July 1 with a commitment from four-star Lucas (TX) Lovejoy boundary wide receiver Parker Livingstone. The 6-foot-4 DFW wideout is the second wide receiver to commit to the Longhorns 2024 class after four-star Spring Branch (TX) Smithson Valley wide receiver Freddie Dubose Jr. pledged on June 18.

Then, Texas landed its second blue-chip commitment of the day in the 2024 class on July 1 in four-star Duncanville defensive lineman Alex January. Defensive line coach Bo Davis and the Longhorns got their first defensive lineman commit this weekend with the disruptive 6-foot-5 and 325-pound January.

Last to commit to the Longhorns 2024 class on July 1 was the highly touted four-star IMG Academy safety Jordon Johnson-Rubell. Texas landed its second blue-chip DB commit and the 11th pledge in total in the 2024 class this weekend with Johnson-Rubell.

These three commitments vaulted Texas into the top 30 2024 classes nationally and the best in the Big 12, according to each major recruiting service.

Who’s next for Texas football in the 2024 class after a big start to July?

Here’s a look at who the next to commit to the Longhorns 2024 class could be after a big run on the recruiting trail on July 1.

Aeryn Hampton, ATH

Decision date: July 7

One of the upcoming decision dates to watch for key targets of the Longhorns 2024 class is July 7, with the touted four-star Daingerfield (TX) athlete Aeryn Hampton. Texas views Hampton as a true athlete, especially given the spots at defensive back in the 2024 class rapidly filling up this summer.

Hampton is down to Texas and the Alabama Crimson Tide ahead of his July 7 decision date. At the moment, Hampton appears to be leaning toward Texas over Alabama. But this recruitment had massive momentum swings in the last six or eight months.

For now, though, we’re giving the edge to Texas over Alabama to land Hampton on July 7.