The 2022 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Sarkisian, the Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Offseason
Departures
Over the course of the off-season, Texas lost 46 total players. 23 players graduated, while the other 24 entered the transfer portal. Of the 47 lost, 16 were starters for multiple games last season including starting quarterback Casey Thompson.
Team departures 2022 Texas Offseason departures Jacoby Jones 3 LB 6'4 255 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Darion Dunn 4 DB 6'1 192 Senior Oakdale, LA Graduated Ben Davis 6 LB 6'4 236 Senior Gordo, AL Graduated Josh Thompson 9 DB 6'0 191 Senior Nacogdoches, TX Graduated Brenden Schooler 14 DB 6'2 206 Senior Dana Point, CA Graduated Cameron Dicker 17 K 6'1 216 Senior Hong Kong Graduated Jarrett Smith 23 RB 5'7 206 Junior Webster, TX Graduated Skyler Bonneau 27 RB 6'1 220 Senior Coppell, TX Graduated Daniel Young 32 RB 6'0 220 Senior Houston, TX Graduated Gabriel Watson 33 RB 6'2 235 Senior Piedmont, CA Graduated Erwin Von Nacher 38 K 6'1 167 Freshman Monterrey, Mexico Graduated Montrell Estell 39 WR 6'1 196 Senior Hooks, TX Graduated Ray Thornton 46 LB 6'3 238 Senior Killeen, TX Graduated Chandler Kelehan 47 LS 6'1 195 Junior Marshall, TX Graduated Carlton Smith 53 LB 6'3 237 Senior Houston, TX Graduated Justin Mader 54 DS 6'2 236 Senior Magnolia, TX Graduated Tope Imade 67 OL 6'6 361 Senior Arlington, TX Graduated Derek Kerstetter 68 OL 6'5 310 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Denzel Okafor 78 OL 6'4 322 Senior Lewisville, TX Graduated Cade Brewer 80 TE 6'4 243 Senior Austin, TX Graduated Kartik Akkihal 82 WR 6'2 192 Junior Austin, TX Graduated Kai Money 83 WR 6'0 179 Junior South Padre Island, TX Graduated Travis West 84 WR 6'0 174 Junior Dallas, TX Graduated
Outgoing transfers
Al'Vonte Woodard 9 WR 6'2 193 Houston, TX Junior Sam Houston State B.J. Foster 25 DB 6'2 199 Angleton, TX Senior Sam Houston State Casey Thompson 11 QB 6'1 200 Oklahoma City, OK Junior Nebraska Chris Adimora 1 DB 6'1 204 Long Beach, CA Junior SMU David Abiara 55 EDGE 6'4 259 Mansfield, TX Freshman SMU Jared Wiley 18 TE 6'7 251 Temple, TX Junior TCU Kelvontay Dixon 16 WR 6'0 182 Carthage, TX Sophomore SMU Marques Caldwell 24 DB 6'1 198 Alvin, TX Sophomore Navarro Marcus Tillman Jr. 13 LB 6'1 239 Orlando, FL Sophomore Navarro Marcus Washington 15 WR 6'2 195 St. Louis, MO Senior Nebraska Myron Warren 92 DL 6'2 273 Many, LA Junior Texas State Ryan Bujcevski 8 P 6'0 177 Sydney, Australia Senior SMU Terrence Cooks 35 LB 6'2 220 Pearland, TX Freshman TCU Tyler Johnson 72 OL 6'6 325 Conroe, TX Junior Houston Tyler Owens 44 S 6'2 203 Plano, TX Junior Texas Tech Ayodele Adeoye 40 LB 6'1 240 St. Louis, MO Junior Sacramento State Dajon Harrison 30 WR 5'10 176 Hutto, TX Freshman UConn Jaden Hullaby 29 LB 6'2 237 Dallas, TX Sophomore New Mexico Rafiti Ghirmai 74 OL 6'5 296 Frisco, TX Junior Abilene Christian Jordon Thomas 50 EDGE 6'3 274 Port Arthur, TX Freshman Stephen F. Austin Jaylen Garth 77 OL 6'5 309 Port Neches, TX Sophomore Houston Joshua Moore 6 WR 6'1 168 Yoakum, TX Junior Tremayne Prudhomme 38 DB 6'1 187 Houston, TX Junior — Turner Symonds 39 DB 6'1 178 Fort Worth, TX Junior —
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2022 season.
Coaching staff departures During the off-season, Texas lost 2 position coaches and 3 support staff members. The two position coaches that departed the team were running backs coach Stan Drayton and wide receivers coach Andre Coleman. Drayton took an upgrade by becoming the 32nd head coach at Temple, while Coleman was relieved of his duties at Texas. Furthermore, Drayton and Coleman were the final 2 coaches that were under both previous head coach Tom Herman and current head coach Steve Sarkisian. Stan DraytonRBTempleHead CoachAndre ColemanWR — —Jake KostnerGALimestoneOC/QBQuinshon OdomGAGreen Bay PackersCoaching AssistantCole MooreAssistant DPPOregon StateDPPCordae HanktonSenior AnalystCharlotteRunning Backs coachShawn LewisWide Receiver Quality ControlAngelo StateRunning Backs coach
Note: Andre Coleman didn't find a new coaching job at the collegiate level for the 2022 season.
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers
Over the off-season, Texas added 7 players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Texas had the 8th ranked transfer class in the country. The first transfer was quarterback Quinn Ewers. Ewers transferred from Ohio State and was the highest ranked recruit since former Longhorn quarterback Vince Young. On the offensive side, Texas also added Alabama tight end Jahleel Billingsley, Alabama wide receiver Agiye Hall, Wyoming wide receiver Isaiah Neyor, and Iowa State wide receiver Tarique Milton. However, Texas only took 2 defensive transfers in Ohio State defensive back Ryan Watts and JMU linebacker Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey. Quinn Ewers QB 6'2 200 Southlake, TX Freshman Ohio State Ryan Watts DB 6'3 205 Little Elm, TX Sophomore Ohio State Jahleel Billingsley TE 6'4 230 Chicago, IL Senior Alabama Isaiah Neyor WR 6'3 210 Fort Worth, TX Junior Wyoming Agiye Hall WR 6'3 195 Valrico, FL Freshman Alabama Tarique Milton WR 5'10 188 Bradenton, FL Senior Iowa State Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey LB 5'10 214 Norfolk, VA Senior JMU
2022 recruits
2022 overall class ranking On3 Recruits #5 #1 2 20 6 0 0 0 Rivals #5 #1 1 17 9 1 0 0 247 Sports #5 #1 2 18 7 1 0 0 ESPN #4 #1 1 21 5 1 0 0
2023 recruits
2023 overall class ranking On3 Recruits #3 #1 3 13 9 0 0 0 Rivals #3 #1 2 15 8 0 0 0 247 Sports #3 #1 4 14 9 0 0 0 ESPN — — 2 17 6 0 0 0
Walk-ons Hamilton McMartin DB 5'11 182 Katy, TX Katy High School Gus Asel WR 6'2 211 Frisco, TX Reedy High School Joe Tatum QB 5'11 174 Los Angeles, CA Loyola High School Ky Woods RB 5'10 169 League City, TX Clear Springs High School Colin Page RB 5'11 210 Austin, TX Anderson High School Carson Marshall DB 6'0 189 Katy, TX Katy High School Koby Kidd LB 6'2 215 Weatherford, TX Weatherford High School Quinn Merritt WR 6'1 190 Los Gatos, CA Los Gatos High School Graham Gillespie DB 6'2 190 Cypress, TX Bridgeland High School Remy Patson WR 5’9 164 Austin, TX Regents School of Austin Ben Armstrong EDGE 6'4 258 Leander, TX Rouse High School Joshua Egbuna EDGE 6'4 248 Mansfield, TX Lake Ridge High School Charles Feris K 6'2 214 Houston, TX Cypress Ranch High School Michael Flanagan LB 6'3 228 Frisco, TX Wakeland High School Patrick McBroom OL 6'2 296 Fort Worth, TX All Saints School Myles Hill TE 6'4 204 Arlington, TX Martin High School Gabe Sulser WR 5'9 167 Billings, MT Billings Senior High School Reece Beauchamp WR 6'2 190 Austin, TX Vandegrift High School
Coaching staff additions
Tashard ChoiceRunning Backs coachGeorgia TechRunning Backs coachBrennan MarionWide Receivers coachPittsburghWide Receivers coachGary PattersonSpecial Assistant to the head coachTCUHead CoachRay PickeringQuality Control CoachLane CollegeOffensive CoordinatorRobert MerrittAssistant Director - Player Personnel ScoutingEdmonton ElksAssistant General ManagerAustin SheltonAssistant Director - Player PersonnelNC StateAssistant Director of player personnelJoey ThomasAnalystFAUWide Receivers coachTyler JohnsonRecruiting Operations CoordinatorJacksonville StateOn-Campus Recruiting Coordinator
NFL undrafted free agents
No Longhorns were selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, a first since 2014. However, 6 players were signed as undrafted free agents.
Brenden Schooler S New England Patriots Cade Brewer TE Seattle Seahawks Cameron Dicker K Los Angeles Rams Denzel Okafor OL Jacksonville Jaguars Derek Kerstetter OL Buffalo Bills Josh Thompson DB Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL Draft Combine
2022 NFL Combine Participants Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle 60-yd Shuttle RefCameron DickerK6'1"220 lbs30"9"DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP Josh ThompsonDB5'11 1/2"194 lbs30 7/8"9 3/8"4.40DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP † Top performer
DNP = Did not participate
Returning starters
Texas returns 7 starters on offense, 12 starters on defense, and 1 starter on special teams. 3 of the 7 offensive starters are seniors, 9 of the 12 defensive starters are seniors, and the lone special teams player is a senior.
+ OffenseBijan Robinson Junior RBRoschon Johnson Senior RBJordan Whittington Junior WRXavier Worthy Sophomore WRJake Majors Sophomore OLJunior Angilau Senior OLChristian Jones Senior OL
+ DefenseKeondre Coburn Senior DLT'Vondre Sweat Senior DLMoro Ojomo Senior DLAlfred Collins Junior DLDeMarvion OvershownSeniorLBLuke BrockermeyerSeniorLBOvie OghoufoSeniorLBJett BushSeniorLBD'Shawn JamisonSeniorDBAnthony CookSeniorDBJahdae BarronJuniorDBJerrin ThompsonJuniorS
+ Special teamsZach EdwardsSeniorH
Preseason
The preseason poll was released on July 7, 2022. Big 12 media poll 1 Baylor 365 (17) 2 Oklahoma 354 (12) 3 Oklahoma State 342 (9) 4 Texas 289 (2) 5 Kansas State 261 6 Iowa State 180 (1) 7 TCU 149 8 West Virginia 147 9 Texas Tech 119 10 Kansas 48
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Maxwell AwardBijan RobinsonRBJuniorXavier WorthyWRSophomoreDoak Walker AwardBijan RobinsonRBJuniorRoschon JohnsonSeniorBiletnikoff AwardXavier WorthyWRSophomoreIsaiah NeyorJuniorJohn Mackey AwardJa'Tavion SandersTESophomoreButkus AwardDeMarvion OvershownLBSeniorWuerffel TrophyBijan RobinsonRBJuniorPaul Hornung AwardD'Shawn JamisonDBSeniorWalter Camp AwardBijan RobinsonRBJuniorXavier WorthyWRSophomoreBronko Nagurski TrophyDeMarvion OvershownLBSeniorRotary Lombardi AwardDeMarvion OvershownLBSeniorEarl Campbell Tyler Rose AwardBijan RobinsonRBJunior
Preseason Big-12 awards
Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year Player No. Position Class Source Bijan Robinson 5 RB Junior
2022 Preseason All-Big 12 teams Position Player Class OffenseRBBijan RobinsonJuniorWRXavier WorthySophomore DefenseLBDeMarvion OvershownSenior Source:
Preseason All-Americans
First Team All-Americans Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Source(s) Bijan Robinson 5 RB Junior APCBSCFNPFFWalter CampSporting NewsAthlon Sports
Second Team All-Americans Player No. Position Class Selector(s) Source(s) Xavier Worthy 8 WR Sophomore APCFNPFFWalter CampSporting NewsAthlon Sports
Schedule
Texas and the Big 12 announced the 2022 football schedule on December 1, 2021. Texas will play 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game. The 7 home games will be played against Louisiana-Monroe, Alabama, UTSA, West Virginia, Iowa State, TCU, and Baylor. The 4 away games will be played against Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State, and Kansas. The 1 neutral site game will be played against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas in the annual Red River Showdown.
Personnel
Coaching staff Source:
Steve SarkisianHead Coach2ndAlabama (OC)Jeff BanksAHC/TE/ST2ndAlabama (TE/ST)Kyle FloodOC/OL2ndAlabama (OL)A. J. MilweeQB2ndAlabama (offensive analyst)Tashard ChoiceRB1stGeorgia Tech (RB)Brennan MarionWR/PGC1stPittsburgh (WR)Pete KwiatkowskiDC/OLB2ndWashington (DC/OLB)Jeff ChoateCo-DC, ILB2ndMontana State (HC)Bo DavisDL2ndDetroit Lions (DL)Terry JosephDB2ndNotre Dame (DB)Blake GideonS2ndOle Miss (ST)Torre BectonS&C2ndCalifornia (S&C)
Support staff Jason grooms – Chief of Staff Matt smidebush – Director of operations Jason rodriquez – Assistant operations coordinator Billy glasscock – Director of player personnel Chris gilbert – Director of high school relations Brandon Harris – Director of Recruiting John michael jones – Assistant director, Player Personnel, Offense Robert merritt – Assistant director, Player Personnel, Scouting Austin shelton – Assistant director, Player Personnel, Defense Taylor searels – Director of Recruiting Operations Tyler Johnson — Coordinator of Recruiting Operations Kevin washington – Director of player development