2026 is the year that Texas needs to make a major push to win a national championship. They've undoubtedly attacked the offensive skill positions in a big way, landing Auburns' Cam Coleman, North Carolina State's Hollywood Smothers, and Arizona State's Raleek Brown in the transfer portal.
Though those players will undoubtedly help, the Longhorns have to completely revamp the offensive line this offseason. There's no better way to do so than to add the top players available to them in the transfer portal, seeing as they'll have the biggest impact in 2026.
One of the best players available in the transfer portal is Colorado's Jordan Seaton, a hulking offensive tackle who just decided to hop into the portal yesterday. Being the best obviously means that he's going to be pretty expensive to bring in, but that shouldn't be a problem for this team. Texas has one of the largest NIL budgets in all of college football right now, and Seaton's reported cost of $2.5M+ should be very doable.
This isn't the time to be stingy with money, Seaton is the type of player who would most likely be worth every penny that the Longhorns would pay for him.
Florida booster reveals $2.5 million asking price for ex-Colorado OT Jordan Seaton, who hit the transfer portal yesterday. The former IMG Academy 5-star is projected as a future first-rounder. https://t.co/IYkgh2yLjx
— Darren Heitner (@heitner) January 13, 2026
As mentioned in our previous article, the biggest question mark about the Seaton addition would be surrounding Trevor Goosby and his outlook as Texas' left tackle. Goosby's been one of the best blindside protectors in the league, and he's pretty adamant about staying at left tackle.
This would mean that Steve Sarkisian and Co. would most likely have to convince Seaton to come in and play right tackle, which would allow the team to kick Brandon Baker inside to guard. Something like this would be the best case scenario for the Longhorns in 2026, and would immediately be an upgrade over what they had at any point in 2025.
If it happens, bringing in Jordan Seaton could end up being the most impactful personnel move that Texas makes in 2026, and one that could result in a national championship win.