Texas football dominates Senior Bowl watch list with six top-300 players in 2025

The Longhorns have 6 total players on the 2026 "Senior Bowl Top 300", representing some of the best draft-eligible college football players in the nation.
Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Trey Moore (8) runs around Arizona State Sun Devils offensive lineman Max Iheanachor (58) during the first half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images
Jan 1, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Texas Longhorns linebacker Trey Moore (8) runs around Arizona State Sun Devils offensive lineman Max Iheanachor (58) during the first half of the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images | Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

The 2026 Senior Bowl Top 300 list finally came out today, and it features six of the Texas football team's brightest stars heading into the 2025 season.

According to the Senior Bowl committee, there appears to be a pretty big change to this season's roster that make their inclusion even more honorable for the players.

"The Senior Bowl takes great pride in identifying and showcasing the “Best of the Best.” The results speak for themselves: 50% of the players selected in the top three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft were Panini Senior Bowl participants. In keeping with that high standard, the Senior Bowl made a deliberate decision to be more selective, thus moving away from the 850 players featured on last year’s watchlist and narrowing the focus to a more exclusive group of 300.

This list represents more than just a preseason acknowledgment; it reflects the highest standards in college football. Being named to the Senior Bowl Top 300 list is a meaningful honor and signals that the prospects on this list are viewed among the very best in the country. Only draft eligible players are featured on this list."

OG D.J. Campbell, LB Trey Moore, LB Anthony Hill Jr., S Michael Taaffe, DE Ethan Burke, and CB Jaylon Guilbeau were the six players on the list from Texas.

Each one of these athletes are vital members of the team and will undoubtedly play a huge role in the Longhorns' overall success in 2025. Aside from just being some of the best overall players in the nation at their respective positions, this list also means that they're top prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft as well. The Reese's Senior Bowl is one of the top pre-NFL Draft events in all of football, and players can show off their talents in both a practice and game setting in front of numerous NFL scouts, coaches, and general managers.