We're close to the end of Texas football's summer workouts, and though most of the depth chart has fallen into place naturally throughout the spring, three specific spots appear to be in limbo heading into fall camp.
Starting left guard
Jaydon Chatman vs. Laurence Seymore
Yes, Chatman has been holding down the left guard job while Laurence Seymore was away, but Seymore won’t just be handed the job in camp. Chatman is a natural guard who's been forced outside due to depth reasons at Texas. Now, he’s able to play his natural position again, while arguably having a leg up for the starting job after performing pretty well in the spring.
It’s important to remember that Seymore isn’t some power 4 starting guard coming in to “save” Texas; he was added to compete for a starting job.
We know the interior offensive line isn’t the most exciting group to watch in general, but it’s an incredibly important spot when it comes to how well the offensive line meshes in 2026.
"Y" tight end
Michael Masunas vs. Spencer Shannon
Similar to the Jaydon Chatman/Laurence Seymore situation, Masunas was supposed to come in and immediately lock down the inline tight end role for the Longhorns. Though the coaching staff could certainly feel that way internally, it definitely didn't look that way on the field throughout the spring.
Spencer Shannon was the one working ahead of Masunas in that role, and Shannon gained a good amount of weight this offseason to be better suited for the “Y” TE role in 2026.
Both players have excellent size and a good skill set for the position, so this is going to be one of the more interesting position battles to watch, and it could be a situation that doesn’t sort itself out until week one rolls around.
Backup nose tackle
Maraad Watson vs. Josiah Sharma
Maraad Watson transferred to Texas in 2025 after a freshman All-American season at Syracuse. Though he didn’t do that much for the Longhorns last season, he’s incredibly effective when on the field. He has some positional versatility as well, being able to play quality snaps at both 1 and 3-technique.
Josiah Sharma was Texas’ offseason darling, losing a noticeable amount of bad weight and replacing it with muscle. At 6’4”, 336 lbs., Sharma has the bulk and strength needed to anchor down against the run and the wide build that Will Muschamp likes to have at 1-technique. Watson is 330+ pounds as well, but he doesn’t have the power that Sharma has right now.
It’ll be interesting to see if Muschamp wants to have a more athletic player backing up Ian Geffrard this year in Watson, or if he wants a “classic” nose tackle-type of player like Sharma there.
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