Texas Longhorns Land Another Recruiting Prediction for Five-Star WR
![Mandarin's Jaime Ffrench Jr. (2) reacts to a first down pick up against Riverside's King Taylor (12) and Ronald \"RJ\" Bertrand (24) during the second quarter of a regular season high school football matchup Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 at Riverside High School in Jacksonville, Fla. The Mandarin Mustangs defeated the Riverside Generals 50-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] Mandarin's Jaime Ffrench Jr. (2) reacts to a first down pick up against Riverside's King Taylor (12) and Ronald \"RJ\" Bertrand (24) during the second quarter of a regular season high school football matchup Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 at Riverside High School in Jacksonville, Fla. The Mandarin Mustangs defeated the Riverside Generals 50-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6000,h_3375/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/longhorns_country/01hyjy6pptjhbbppaara.jpg)
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AUSTIN -- The Texas Longhorns have had an abundance of talent at receiver over the past two seasons. Look no further than the 2024 NFL Draft as proof.
But after reloading at the position this offseason with multiple transfer additions and five-star freshman Ryan Wingo, Steve Sarkisian and staff have hardly stopped when it comes to addressing the 2025 class as well.
The Longhorns remain in contention for 2025 five-star wideouts Dakorien Moore, Kaliq Lockett and Jamie Ffrench. Texas will likely land at least one of the three, but predicting who will go where can obviously be tough in the unpredictable world of recruiting.
On3 went ahead and did it anyways, as the site's recruiting insider Justin Wells recently logged a prediction for Ffrench to commit to Texas despite the Jacksonville, Fla. native receiving heavy interest from other elite programs like Ohio State, Tennessee, Miami and LSU.
Ffrench has already made it clear how fond he is of Texas and Sarkisian.
“It appeals a lot, having that Sark stamp is a big thing,” Ffrench told On3's Chad Simmons. “With the receivers he’s had, with Julio [Jones] at the Falcons. They go deep with the offense, so that’s big. Definitely my visit that I took the first time in Austin, I loved it. My family loved it, and they made them feel comfortable and at home."
Last season as a junior at Mandarin, Ffrench tallied 62 catches for 1,247 yards and 14 touchdowns. During his sophomore year, he posted in 44 catches for 671 yards and five touchdowns.
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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