Texas football dominates the award lists with 16 national honorees in 2025

Though the 2025 season didn't go the way that the team or Longhorn Nation hoped that it would, there was still a lot of overall growth and positivity that came from it.

Speaking of individual player growth, experience, and production, 2025 was actually above-average in comparison to other teams this season. 16 different Texas players were nationally recognized with a nomination or award at some point during the season, and that's incredibly unheard of.

Recognized players (16)

- QB Arch Manning
- OG DJ Campbell
- OT Trevor Goosby
- TE Jack Endries
- WR Ryan Wingo
- DE Colin Simmons
- DE Ethan Burke
- DE Trey Moore
- DE Lance Jackson
- LB Anthony Hill Jr.
- S Michael Taaffe
- CB Malik Muhammad
- CB Graceson Littleton
- KR/PR Ryan Niblett
- K Mason Shipley
- P Jack Bouwmeester

The honors range anywhere from a weekly, midseason, or yearly award such as being an SEC player of the week, national midseason award watch list, or being a trophy finalist at the end of the year.

It was incredibly intriguing and exciting to see all of these Longhorns getting recognized on a consistent basis in 2025, and seven of them will be returning in 2026. The others will be replaced by players who have the potential to be just as great as they were.

As mentioned earlier, Texas fans have so much to look forward to in 2026 and beyond despite the team having a down year in 2025. A few of the players on this list actually have multiple years of eligibility left, which is even more exciting for the prospects of Texas football.