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Texas Longhorns RB Making Position Change

A Texas Longhorns running back is changing positions once again.
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Sep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns wide reciever Ryan Niblett runs for yards during the first half of the game against the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images
Sep 14, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns wide reciever Ryan Niblett runs for yards during the first half of the game against the Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images | Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

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The Texas Longhorns are making a notable change to the depth chart as spring officially begins on the Forty Acres.

Per OnTexasFootball, running back Ryan Niblett is moving to safety for the 2025 season. He originally arrived to Texas as a four-star prospect out of Houston in the 2023 recruiting class as a wide receiver but made the switch to running back prior to the start of last season following injuries to CJ Baxter and Christian Clark.

Ryan Niblett
Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns running back Ryan Niblett (21) against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Texas running back Jaydon Blue said during the season that Niblett possesses tons of versatility, and it's clear the coaching staff feels the same way.

"Another thing with Ryan, I see a lot of versatility," Blue said. "He's fast, of course, he's small, but he has a lot of heart, and he's not scared to drop his shoulder or anything like that. The more he's been in our room, I've been watching him, man, you know, I'm pretty impressed at the steps he's made so far."

Niblett appeared in 15 games, primarily in a depth role behind Blue, Quintrevion Wisner and Jerrick Gibson. He finished the season with eight carries for 23 yards and a touchdown along with three catches for 24 yards. He found the end zone for his first-career touchdown in the 51-3 win over Louisiana-Monroe.

With no spring game this year, the first chance for fans to get to see Niblett in his new position will come when the Longhorns open up the regular season in Columbus against the Ohio State Buckeyes on Saturday, Aug. 30.

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Zach Dimmitt is the Deputy Editor for Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI. He also contributes as a writer for the On SI channels of the Oregon Ducks, Baltimore Ravens and Tennessee Titans. He was previously the editor-in-chief of Buffalo Bills on SI, Philadelphia Eagles on SI and Seattle Seahawks on SI. Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Dimmitt received his Bachelor’s Degree in journalism at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022. He originally started with SI’s Fan Nation network in 2021, providing extensive coverage of the NFL and NBA along with college football and basketball. In that time, Dimmitt has published thousands of stories and has reached millions of people across multiple fan bases. You can follow him on X at @ZachDimmitt7

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