Wait so people are actually trying to spin Texas sitting at No. 6 in the 2026 247 composite as some kind of down year? That class has 5-star QB Dia Bell and 5-star Edge Richard Wesley in it, plus five other top-100 prospects. The Longhorns have a higher average recruit rating than every program outside the top four. The narrative that Texas is slipping is just lazy. Georgia and Ohio State and Oregon are all ahead, sure, but those three programs combined for 14 five-stars in this year. Texas landed two and still has a top-6 class. The depth is better than it has been in years across the board. The SEC and Big Ten are hoarding elite talent and Texas is right in that mix. NIL is spreading five-stars everywhere now and Texas is still pulling elite prospects at the two most important positions in the sport.