Texas Football Recruiting 2018: 5 most important commits for Longhorns

AUSTIN, TX - NOVEMBER 24: Head coach Tom Herman of the Texas Longhorns watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 24, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

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3. Jalen Green/Anthony Cook/D’Shawn Jamison, Cornerbacks

Texas has already signed one of the best crops of defensive backs since online recruiting services began keeping tabs on high school prospects. That’s a very good thing since early NFL Draft entrants hit the Longhorns hard in the secondary, as elite playmakers DeShon Elliott and Holton Hill left school early (Hill because he had worn out his welcome after he was suspended late in the season).

Coming in with a No. 43 overall ranking, making him the fifth-best cornerback recruit in the country according to the Composite, Jalen Green is the highest rated corner in the class. However, Anthony Cook is also a borderline Top 50 overall recruit, and a Top 10 player at his position and D’shawn Jamison ranks No. 110 overall and 14^th among high school cornerbacks – giving Herman a trio capable of playing right away, and a contingency should one not pan out.

Green is considered a five-star prospect, the No. 3 corner and No. 1 player from Texas by 247Sports itself (as opposed to the Composite, which also takes rating into account from ESPN and Rivals), is the most polished of the three at this point. He’s already a physical player at 6-foot, 171 pounds, and has a high Football IQ, making him a candidate to shift to safety eventually once he fills out.

Clocked at a sub-4.5 40 in high school, Jamison is the fastest, and the only one with truly great speed. Though he is shorter (5-foot-10) than the other two, Jamison has arguably the most upside potential. Meanwhile, Cook is instinctive, with great agility, and tons of potential, with room for growth both physically and technique-wise.

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