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Texas football makes the final cut for the nation's No. 2 quarterback

The Texas Longhorns are still powering through the recruiting trail as the No. 2 quarterback in the class of 2027 included them in his final five schools.
BySam Fariss|
Oct 4, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian stands with his team after a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
Oct 4, 2025; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian stands with his team after a game against the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. | Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

After last weekend, the Longhorns needed some good news. Luckily, Texas got just that when four-star quarterback Kavian Bryant announced his final five schools, and the Horns had made the cut.

Bryant, who is the No. 2 quarterback in the class of 2027, is a Texas native and included the Longhorns alongside the SMU Mustangs, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Colorado Buffaloes, and Florida State Seminoles.

Texas already landed the No. 1 quarterback in the class of 2026, Dia Bell, and the No. 18 quarterback in the class of 2025, KJ Lacey.

While the Horns' current starting QB might not be working out as expected, it is undeniable that the Horns' head coach, Steve Sarkisian, is ensuring that the quarterback room is full of depth for years to come.

Throughout his freshman season of varsity football, Bryant earned an astonishing 2,282 passing yards on a 68.4 completion rate for 33 touchdowns, while throwing just seven touchdowns. He also carried the ball 78 times for 812 yards and nine more touchdowns.

Bryant is the No. 5 athlete out of Texas in the class of 2027, only trailing five-star cornerback John Meredith, five-star offensive tackle Kennedy Brown, five-star defensive lineman Jalen Brewster, and four-star linebacker Cooper Witten.

So far, Sarkisian and his staff have received just one commitment from the class in four-star edge rusher Taven Epps.

This is following Texas's No. 1 class of 2025 prospects and its currently-ranked No. 5 class of 2026, headlined by Bell and one other five-star recruit, EDGE Richard Wesley.

As current Texas QB1 Arch Manning continues to struggle, Longhorn fans continue to look toward the future with stars like Lacey, Bell, and (hopefully) Bryant lining up for the succession.

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