The 2024 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Sarkisian. The Longhorns played their home games at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. This was the Longhorns first season as a member of the SEC.
On September 15, the Longhorns were ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll (AP Top 25) for the first time since 2008.
After the season, twelve Longhorn players were selected in the 2025 NFL draft, setting a program record.
Offseason
Departures
Team departures 2024 Texas Offseason departures Adonai Mitchell 5 WR 6'4" 196 lbs Junior Missouri City, TX NFL draft Byron Murphy II 90 DL 6'1" 308 lbs Junior DeSoto, TX NFL draft Christian Jones 70 OL 6'6" 321 lbs Senior Cypress, TX NFL draft Gabriel Lozano 96 K 6'1" 185 lbs Redshirt Senior Austin, TX Graduated Gus Asel 82 TE 6'1" 226 lbs Senior Frisco, TX Graduated Ja'Tavion Sanders 0 TE 6'4" 243 lbs Junior Denton, TX NFL draft Jaylan Ford 41 LB 6'3" 242 lbs Senior Frisco, TX NFL draft Jett Bush 43 LB 6'2" 242 lbs Senior Houston, TX Graduated Jonathon Brooks 24 RB 6'0" 207 lbs Senior Hallettsville, TX NFL draft Jordan Whittington 13 WR 6'1" 204 lbs Senior Cuero, TX NFL draft Keilan Robinson 7 RB 5'9" 188 lbs Senior Washington D.C. NFL draft Patrick Bayouth 48 TE 6'4" 281 lbs Senior Bellaire, TX Graduated Paxton Anderson 86 WR 6'4" 213 lbs Senior Dallas, TX Graduated Ryan Sanborn 27 P 6'3" 211 lbs Senior San Diego, CA Graduated Ryan Watts 6 DB 6'3" 206 lbs Senior Little Elm, TX NFL draft T'Vondre Sweat 93 DL 6'4" 362 lbs Senior Huntsville, TX NFL draft Tannahill Love 44 LB 5'11" 225 lbs Senior Fort Worth, TX Graduated Xavier Worthy 1 WR 6'1" 172 lbs Junior Fresno, CA NFL draft
Outgoing transfers
Austin Jordan 4 DB 6'0" 198 Denton, TX Sophomore TCU Billy Walton III 30 EDGE 6'2" 215 Dallas, TX Freshman SMU B.J. Allen Jr. 7 DB 6'1" 205 Aledo, TX Redshirt Freshman North Texas Casey Cain 8 WR 6'3" 197 New Orleans, LA Sophomore UNLV Charles Wright 14 QB 6'1" 203 Austin, TX Sophomore Appalachian State Derrian Brown 24 RB 5'10" 180 Buford, GA Redshirt Senior — Isaiah Neyor 9 WR 6'3" 215 Fort Worth, TX Senior Nebraska J'Mond Tapp 17 EDGE 6'3" 266 Donaldsonville, LA Sophomore Arizona State Jalen Catalon 11 DB 5'10" 202 Mansfield, TX Senior UNLV Jerrin Thompson 28 DB 6'0" 191 Lufkin, TX Senior Auburn Kitan Crawford 21 DB 5'11" 200 Tyler, TX Senior Nevada Kristopher Ross 97 DL 6'3" 280 Houston, TX Redshirt Freshman Nevada Ky Woods 29 RB 5'9" 175 League City, TX Sophomore Nevada Larry Turner-Gooden 13 DB 6'0" 204 Los Angeles, CA Redshirt Freshman San Jose State Maalik Murphy 6 QB 6'5" 238 Inglewood, CA Redshirt Freshman Duke Payton Kirkland 71 OL 6'6" 350 Orlando, FL Freshman Colorado Reed Malphurs 43 K 6'6" 194 Dallas, TX Freshman Tulsa S'Maje Burrell 15 LB 6'0" 219 Fort Worth, TX Redshirt Freshman Sam Houston Savion Red 17 RB 5'10" 214 Grand Prairie, TX Sophomore Nevada Sawyer Goram-Welch 61 OL 6'4" 307 Longview, TX Junior Coastal Carolina Terrance Brooks 8 CB 6'0" 200 Little Elm, TX Sophomore Illinois Trill Carter 98 DL 6'2" 300 Leesburg, GA Senior Auburn X'Avion Brice 14 DB 6'1" 183 Arlington, TX Redshirt Freshman North Texas Zac Swanson 96 DL 6'4" 255 Phoenix, AZ Redshirt Freshman Arizona State
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2024 season.
Coaching staff departures Jeff ChoateCo-DC/ILBNevadaHead CoachBo DavisDLLSUDL
Acquisitions Incoming transfers
Amari Niblack TE 6'4" 233 Saint Petersburg, FL Sophomore Alabama Andrew Mukuba S 6'0" 195 Austin, TX Junior Clemson Isaiah Bond WR 5'11" 182 Buford, GA Junior Alabama Jay'Vion Cole DB 5'10" 180 Oakland, CA Junior San Jose State Jermayne Lole DL 6'3" 310 Long Beach, CA Graduate Louisville Matthew Golden WR 6'0" 190 Houston, TX Junior Houston Silas Bolden WR 5'8" 157 Rancho Cucamonga, CA Junior Oregon State Tiaoalii Savea DL 6'4" 305 Las Vegas, NV Senior Arizona Trey Moore DE 6'3" 235 San Antonio, TX Sophomore UTSA William Norton DL 6'6" 325 Memphis, TN Senior Arizona
2024 recruits
2024 overall class ranking On3 Recruits #6 #3 1 16 5 0 0 0 Rivals #3 #3 3 14 4 1 0 0 247 Sports #5 #3 2 9 11 0 0 0 ESPN — — 2 14 6 0 0 0
Walk-ons McCoy Bruce DB 5'10" 175 Boerne, TX Boerne High School Eric Garza LB 5'11" 210 Southlake, TX Carroll Senior High School Hudson Powell WR 6'6" 186 Austin, TX Regents School of Austin Jackson Duffey DB 5'11" 175 Spring Branch, TX Smithson Valley High School Reid Watkins RB 5'11" 195 Fort Worth, TX All Saints Episcopal School Ridge Barker TE 6'4" 250 Lucas, TX Lovejoy High School Spencer Barnett K 6'0" 205 Austin, TX Westlake High School Velton Gardner RB 5'9" 190 Dallas, TX Skyline High School
Coaching staff additions
Johnny NansenCo-DC/ILBArizonaDCKenny BakerDLMiami DolphinsAssistant DL
NFL draft combine
2024 NFL Combine Participants Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench press Vert jump Broad jump 3 cone drill 20-yd Shuttle 10-yd split RefAdonai MitchellWR6'2"205 lbs32 3/8"9"4.34DNP39.5"11'4"DNPDNP1.52 Byron Murphy IIDL6'0 1/2"297 lbs32 3/8"10 1/4"4.8728 Reps33"9'3"DNPDNP1.69 Christian JonesOT6'5"305 lbs34 1/2"10 5/8"5.04DNPDNPDNP8.094.78DNP Ja'Tavion SandersTE6'4"245 lbs32 7/8"10 1/8"4.69DNPDNPDNPDNP4.321.59 Jaylan FordLB6'2"240 lbs31 3/4"9 1/2"DNPDNP33.5"10'1"DNPDNPDNP Jonathon BrooksRB6'0"216 lbs31 1/2"9 1/4"DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP Jordan WhittingtonWR6'1"205 lbs30 3/8"10"DNP18 RepsDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP Keilan RobinsonRB5'8"191 lbs30 5/8"9 5/8"4.42DNP33"10' 5"DNPDNP1.51 Ryan WattsCB6'3"208 lbs34 1/2"9 3/8"4.53DNP40.5"10'5"6.824.131.55 T'Vondre SweatDL6'4 1/2"366 lbs33 1/4"10 1/8"5.27DNP26"8'2"DNPDNP1.80 Xavier WorthyWR5'11"165 lbs31 1/8"8 3/4"4.21†DNP41"10' 11"DNPDNP1.49 † Top performer
DNP = Did not participate
Returning starters The Longhorns return 14 starters from the previous season. They return 5 on offense, 6 on defense, and 3 on special teams.
+ Offense Quinn Ewers Junior QB Jake Majors Senior OL Hayden Conner Senior OL Kelvin Banks Junior OL DJ Campbell Junior OL
+ Defense Barryn Sorrell Senior EDGE Ethan Burke Junior EDGE David Gbenda Senior LB Jahdae Barron Senior DB Malik Muhammad Sophomore DB Michael Taaffe Junior DB
+Special Teams Bert Auburn Senior K Will Stone Sophomore K Lance St. Louis Sophomore DS
Preseason 1Georgia 3330 (165) 2Texas3041 (27) 3Alabama 2891 (12) 4Ole Miss 2783 (4) 5LSU 2322 (2) 6Missouri 2240 7Tennessee 2168 8Oklahoma 2022 9Texas A&M 1684 10Auburn 1382 11Kentucky 1371 12Florida 1146 13South Carolina 923 (1) 14Arkansas749 15Mississippi State623 16Vanderbilt 293 (2)
First-place votes 1 Georgia 165 2 Texas 27 3 Alabama 12 4 Ole Miss 4 5 LSU 2 6 Vanderbilt 2 7 South Carolina 1
Award watch lists Listed in the order that they were released Lott Trophy Jahdae BarronDB Senior Andrew Mukuba Senior Dodd Award Steve Sarkisian HC -- Maxwell Award Quinn Ewers QB Junior Outland Trophy Kelvin Banks Jr. OL Junior Bronko Nagurski Trophy Jahdae BarronDB Senior Anthony Hill Jr. Sophomore Paul Hornung Award Jaydon Blue RB Junior Lou Groza Award Bert Auburn K Senior Walter Camp Award Quinn Ewers QB Junior Doak Walker Award Jaydon BlueRB Junior CJ Baxter Sophomore Davey O'Brien Award Quinn Ewers QB Junior Rimington Trophy Jake Majors OL Senior John Mackey Award Amari Niblack TE Junior Chuck Bednarik Award Jahdae Barron DB Senior Butkus Award Anthony Hill Jr. LB Sophomore Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Quinn Ewers QB Junior Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award Jermayne LoleDL Senior Tiaoalii Savea Senior Manning Award Quinn Ewers QB Junior Lombardi Award Kelvin Banks Jr.OL Junior Trey MooreDL Junior Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Quinn Ewers QB Junior Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Ryan WingoWR Freshman Colin SimmonsEDGE Freshman
Preseason SEC awards 2024 Preseason All-SEC teams
Media + First Team Position Player Class OffenseOLKelvin Banks Jr.JR Special TeamsKBert AuburnSR
+ Second Team Position Player Class OffenseQBQuinn EwersJRRBCJ BaxterSOWRIsaiah BondJR DefenseLBAnthony Hill Jr.SODBJahdae BarronSRAndrew MukubaSRMalik MuhammadSO Special TeamsKWill StoneJR
+ Third Team Position Player Class OffenseOLJake MajorsSR DefenseEDGETrey MooreJR Special TeamsAPJaydon BlueJR
Coaches + First Team Position Player Class OffenseOLKelvin Banks Jr.JR Special TeamsKBert AuburnSR
+ Second Team Position Player Class OffenseQBQuinn EwersJRWRIsaiah BondJR DefenseDBJahdae BarronSRAndrew MukubaSR Special TeamsKWill StoneJR
+ Third Team Position Player Class DefenseEDGETrey MooreJRLBAnthony Hill Jr.SODBMalik MuhammadSO
Preseason All-Americans
Pre-season All-American HonorsKelvin Banks Jr.Offensive linemanJunior1st Team Offense (AP)1st Team Offense (CBS)1st Team Offense (ESPN)1st Team Offense (PFF)1st Team Offense (SI)2nd Team Offense (SN)2nd Team Offense (WCFF)Quinn EwersQuarterbackJunior2nd Team Offense (SN)2nd Team Offense (WCFF)Bert AuburnKickerSenior2nd Team Special Teams (SN)
Other All-Americans teams Player Position Class Selector(s)Kelvin Banks Jr.Offensive linemanJunior1st Team Offense (Athlon)1st Team Offense (USAT)2nd Team Offense (CFN)Jahdae BarronDefensive backSenior1st Team Defense (CFN)3rd Team Defense (Athlon)Quinn EwersQuarterbackJunior4th Team Offense (Athlon)Isaiah BondWide receiverJunior4th Team Offense (Athlon)Bert AuburnPlacekickerSenior4th Team Special Team (Athlon)
Personnel
Schedule The 2024 season's out-of-conference opponents represent the AAC, Big Ten, Mountain West and the Sun Belt. The Longhorns will host three of their four non-conference games which are against Colorado State from the Mountain West, Louisiana–Monroe from the Sun Belt, and UTSA from the AAC. The Longhorns will travel to Michigan. Texas' season opener against Colorado Statethe second meeting between the two teamswas agreed upon in 2019, with Colorado State to receive a $1.8 million payout as part of the contract for the matchup. The game at Michigan is part of a home-and-home series initially announced in 2014, though in 2023 the programs agreed to switch the order of locations such that the match would be played at Michigan Stadium in 2024 and Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in 2027. In 2019, Texas scheduled home-only games against UTSA and UTEP for 2024–2031, to be played in alternating years. Texas's final regular season non-conference game for 2024, against Louisiana–Monroe, will be the first of two home games for Texas; their second game is scheduled for 2029. A home-and-home series formerly scheduled with South Florida for 2020 and 2024 was canceled following additions to Texas's 2024 non-conference slate.
Texas' 2024 schedule consists of seven home games and four away games, along with one neutral site game for the regular season. Texas and the SEC announced the conference's 2024 football schedule on December 13, 2023. Texas will host four SEC conference opponents Florida, Georgia, Kentucky and Mississippi State at home and will travel to four SEC opponents, Arkansas (rivalry), Texas A&M (rivalry) and Vanderbilt to close out the SEC regular season on the road. The Longhorns will face Oklahoma in Dallas at the Cotton Bowl. The team will have bye weeks in week 6 and 10 (October 5 and November 2, respectively).
Game summaries Colorado State
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Statistics CSUTEX First downs 11 26 Total yards 192 545 Rushing yards 118 190 Passing yards 74 355 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 29:17 30:43 Team Category Player StatisticsColorado State Passing Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi 10-18, 59 yards, 1 INT Rushing Justin Marshall 25 carries, 106 yards Receiving Tory Horton 5 receptions, 31 yardsTexas Passing Quinn Ewers 20-27, 260 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jerrick Gibson 10 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ryan Wingo 4 receptions, 70 yards
at No. 10 Michigan
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