Longhorns in Line For Another 2022 Star?
The Texas Longhorns were already off to a hot start to the 2022 recruiting cycle heading into the weekend, but that momentum increased on Saturday when Bishop Gorman stud four-star safety Zion Branch listed the team among his top-11 schools heading into the spring.
The Las Vegas product made his announcement via his personal Twitter account on Saturday evening.
Outside of Texas, the sophomore has already fielded a myriad of impressive offers to choose from but named Alabama, Oregon, Clemson, LSU, Oklahoma, Washington, Ohio State, Arizona State, Stanford, and USC as his top choices.
Newly hired tight ends coach and special-teams coordinator, Jeff Banks, was Branch's main recruiter at Alabama, while incumbent defensive coordinator Chris Ash, and former cornerbacks coach Jay Valai were his main recruiters for Texas before Longhorns shook up their staff.
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Standing 6-foot-2 and weighing 190 pounds, Branch still has plenty of room to grow into his body and is known as a physical safety with the versatility to play either safety position.
Branch also has good ball skills, impressive instincts, and a high motor, but sometimes struggles when forced to play in man coverage.
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Texas has just one recruit at the position in the 2021 class in Kennedale High School's J.D. Coffee, who signed his letter of intent during the early signing period on December 16.
The Longhorns have no commitments at the position in the 2022 class but do have one defensive back commit in Jaylon Guilbeau of Port Arthur, Texas.
