New weights for returning players and jersey numbers for summer enrollees.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian and three Texas Longhorns are preparing for their appearance at SEC Media Days in Dallas on Wednesday while the rest of the team prepares for the start of preseason camp in two weeks.
With the program’s first season in the SEC looming, the school released an updated football roster on its recently-unveiled website on Monday.
Some takeaways:
Sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. was listed at 243 pounds during the spring, nine pounds heavier than the weight that he played at last season, but is now back down to 235 pounds.
The summer goal for redshirt junior quarterback Quinn Ewers was to gain five pounds, a goal he’s accomplished, according to the team website, as he’s now listed at 210 pounds.
Junior UTSA transfer edge Trey Moore switched from the No. 31 he wore in spring to No. 8, previously worn by now-departed cornerback Terrance Brooks.
Junior Alabama transfer tight end Amari Niblack is now listed at 245 pounds after enrolling at Texas at 231 pounds.
Early enrollee offensive tackle Brandon Baker is listed at 315 pounds, up 17 pounds from the spring.
Redshirt freshman offensive guard Connor Stroh is listed at 350 pounds, down from 372 pounds in the spring.
Senior tight end Juan Davis is listed at 235 pounds, up from 219 pounds last season.
A notable addition to the roster is walk-on tight end Ridge Barker, a 6’4, 250-pounder who played with early enrollee wide receiver Parker Livingstone at Lucas Lovejoy. Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Barker held 12 offers, including Georgia Tech, Memphis, Tulane, UNLV, and Washington.
After drawing the ire of the coaching staff by weighing in at 372 pounds this spring, redshirt freshman defensive tackle Sydir Mitchell is down to 350 pounds.
Early enrollee defensive tackle Alex January is listed at 315 pounds, down from 324 pounds in the spring.
Senior Louisville transfer defensive tackle Jermayne Lole, the one-time Oklahoma commit who flipped to Texas this spring, will wear No. 99 and is listed at 6’3, 315 pounds.
