Just one class removed from savoring a thorough stranglehold on in-state recruiting, as the Texas Longhorns signed 12 of the top 20 talents the state had to offer in 2018, including six of the top seven, Tom Herman’s 2019 recruiting haul doesn’t boast quite the same quality, nor quantity of home-grown talent. Throughout the early signing period, 22 of Texas’ 23 pledges put pen to paper, officially inking their future on the Forty Acres, yet of that bunch, only two — No. 5 Tyler Johnson and No. 7 Jordan Whittington — are among the top 20 prospects the state has produced this cycle, per the 247Sports Composite.
To counter in-state misses, Texas’ secures its best out-of-state haul of modern recruiting era
