Texas Football. Linebacker Jett Bush, left, and defensive back Jerrin Thompson, right, take the field during Texas's game against Louisiana at Darrell K. Royal Stadium on Sept. 4, 2021. Aem Ut Louisiana 60
For most of this cycle thus far, the top linebacker target for the 2022 Texas football recruiting class was the elite five-star Cy Park product Harold Perkins. The nation’s top ranked linebacker prospect would be a huge get for new co-defensive coordinators/linebackers coaches Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Choate.
But the Longhorns aren’t in the most favorable position with the uber-talented in-state product Perkins of late.