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Texas Longhorns A Finalist For Top-5 Offensive Tackle

The Texas Longhorns are in the mix for one of the top offensive tackles in America.
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Texas Longhorns offensive coordinator Kyle Flood during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium.
Texas Longhorns offensive coordinator Kyle Flood during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

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The Texas Longhorns 2026 recruiting cycle is off to a great start.

And on Thursday, they once again found themselves in contention for one of the nation's top recruits.

According to On3's Hayes Fawcett, the Longhorns have landed in the top eight for four-star and top-five-ranked Lake Ridge (Mansfield, TX) offensive tackle Felix Ojo.

Also in contention for Ojo are Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Georgia, Florida and Ole Miss.

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Texas Longhorns offensive coordinator Kyle Flood during the game between the Texas Longhorns and the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Ojo, who is coming off of a junior day visit to the 40 Acres, is very impressed with what the Longhorns potentially have in mind for him down the road.

“The vibe at Austin was great and felt welcomed,” Ojo told Wiltfong. “What continues to excite me about my opportunity with Texas is how Coach Flood sees me fitting in their offense and the chance of coming in early to compete for the starting job. Texas compares really well with other schools I’m highly interested and most definitely up there.”

The 6-foot-7 274 274-pound Ojo is currently ranked as the No. 29 player in the country, the No. 6 offensive tackle, and the No. 4 player in Texas per 247Sports. He also ranks as a top-five offensive tackle according to Rivals.com and the On3 Industry Ranking.

Ojo is projected heavily by On3 to land with the Longhorns as well, sitting with a 89.9 percent RPM per On3.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writers’ Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014, covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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