Aside from looking forward to the Citrus Bowl later this month against Michigan, quite a few Longhorns players have their sights set on the 2026 NFL Draft in April. Though prospects get their "official" NFL Draft projections from the NFL Advisory Committee, NFLmockdraftdatabase.com has been surprisingly accurate over the past few years.
It combines hundreds of NFL scouts and draft analysts' mock drafts and big board rankings into one database. It was recently updated with projections for 16 Texas players for the upcoming draft cycle, and a few of the names on the list might be surprising to some Longhorns fans as well.
(*) Annotates underclassmen who haven't declared yet, but could:
CB Malik Muhammad
Ranking: #91
Round projection: 3rd
LB Anthony Hill Jr.
Ranking: #41
Round projection: 2nd
DE Trey Moore
Ranking: #272
Round projection: UDFA
RB Quintrevion Wisner*
Ranking: #231
Round projection: 7th
WR DeAndre Moore Jr.*
Ranking: #529
Round projection: UDFA
OT Trevor Goosby*
Ranking: #38
Round projection: 2nd
OG D.J. Campbell
Ranking: #225
Round projection: 7th
OG Cole Hutson
Ranking: #754
Round projection: UDFA
DT Cole Brevard
Ranking: #230
Round projection: 7th
DT Travis Shaw
Ranking: #702
Round projection: UDFA
S Michael Taaffe
Ranking: #157
Round projection: 5th
DE Ethan Burke
Ranking: #603
Round projection: UDFA
CB Jaylon Guilbeau
Ranking: #749
Round projection: UDFA
LS Lance St.Louis
Ranking: #802
Round projection: UDFA
TE Jack Endries*
Ranking: #139
Round projection: 4th
S Jelani McDonald*
Ranking: #475
Round projection: UDFA
It's starting to sound like DeAndre Moore Jr. will be declaring soon, while Tre Wisner, Trevor Goosby, and Jelani McDonald are still debating what they want to do.