Texas Football: 3 standouts from first Friday evening fall practice

Texas football is set for its fourth practice of fall camp on Aug. 5. Through the first three fall practices, Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian got the ball rolling mostly with non-contact drills in helmets and shorts.

The most significant change on the third day of fall camp for Sark and the Longhorns was getting to practice in the evening instead of the searing afternoon Austin heat. Texas practiced at the Frank Denius Fields (with some drills taking place in the humidor) for most of the first two days of fall practice earlier this week.

Another significant change to Friday’s fall practice was Texas putting on the shoulder puts for a full practice for the first time in camp.

Texas is starting to see some depth chart movement, and players emerge through the first few fall practices this week. That trend will continue when Texas puts on the pads next week to begin contact drills. We’re also expecting the first fall scrimmage to occur sometime next weekend. The first fall scrimmage is always one of the most highly-anticipated events in training camp.

Standouts from the third day of fall practice for Texas football

With that in mind, here’s a look at three standouts for the Longhorns from the third day of fall practice and the first evening camp on Aug. 4.

DeAndre Moore Jr., WR

Wide receiver might be the most impressive position group for the Longhorns through the first three days of fall practice. Top-to-bottom, Texas has impressive depth and talent at wide receiver. That includes the true freshmen at wideout, two of which will make an immediate impact this fall.

DeAndre Moore Jr. is one of the aforementioned two true freshmen wideouts that will have a shot to make an early impact this season. Moore had another solid day of practice on Friday evening. Inside Texas reported on Aug. 4 (paid content) that Moore looked “smooth” running routes in one-on-one drills in the third fall practice.

Multiple other practice reports have echoed a similar sentiment: Moore is showing a polished skill set and good hands at the catch point in team drills in training camp. This isn’t a huge surprise, though, given that Moore looked polished during spring ball as an early enrollee.

Moore is on pace to nail down the backup slot receiver spot on the two-deep behind redshirt senior wideout Jordan Whittington heading into Week 1.