Texas Longhorns Offensive Line Outlook for 2025

Steve Sarkisian, Kyle Flood (Texas co-Offensive Coordinator & Offensive Line Coach), and the rest of the Longhorns staff have done a phenomenal job recruiting offensive linemen from the high school ranks. Texas has signed 19 (!!!) offensive linemen since the 2022 recruiting cycle. Only one has departed via the transfer portal. That is an incredibly successful retention rate in this day and age of college football.

Left Tackle

The odds-on favorite to be the Longhorn’s starting left tackle in 2025 is no-doubt Trevor Goosby. Goosby started two games for the Longhorns in 2024. One at left tackle in the SEC championship game and one at right tackle in the Peach Bowl. Trevor Goosby had 319 snaps in 2024 in total, he registered a 62.6 overall grade, according to PFF.

When watching the all-22 Goosby clearly belongs at tackle. He is a fluid mover and pass protection. The biggest difference between Goosby and Banks is out in space. Goosby is caught leaning into his blocks and sometimes misses his targets as a run blocker and in the screen game. That is an area where Kelvin Banks was a weapon. Banks was elite in the screen game and out In space. That is an area where Goosby could improve in 2025 and be another Longhorn drafted in the first round.

Brandon Baker, Malik Agbo, Jaydon Chatman, and Andre Cojoe are other offensive linemen competing for the starting job. However, I don’t see any of the three beating out Trevor Goosby for the starting left tackle spot.

Right Tackle

Although I don’t see anyone besides Trevor Goosby winning the left tackle starting spot, the Texas Longhorns also have a vacancy at right tackle. I believe this will be a true battle in the spring between Brandon Baker, Malik Agbo, Jaydon Chatman, and Andre Cojoe. Of these names former 5-Star from the 2024 recruiting class, Brandon Baker, seems to be the favorite to win the job.

Brandon Baker was the starting right tackle for football powerhouse Mater Dei his final year in high school. Baker was Cam Williams back-up most of the 2024 season. Although when Williams was forced out due to injuries, Goosby came in relief. Almost all of Baker’s 65 offensive snaps came in blowouts. However, Baker showed great promise as a run blocker and pass protector in his limited snaps.

X Clip of the Backup OL

Malik Agbo (2022 recruiting Class), Jaydon Chatman (2023 recruiting class), and Andre Cojoe (2023 recruiting class), will all be competing for the right tackle spot. They also will likely be competing for a spot in the interior of the offensive line, specifically left guard.

Interior Offensive Line

Even though the Longhorns are losing 6,758 career snaps in the interior of this offensive line, they bring back a decent amount of experience. DJ Campbell has started 30 games and has 1,806 career snaps under his belt. Cole Hutson has started 13 games (all in 2022 as a true freshman) and has 1,314 career snaps after rotating in with DJ Campbell in 2023 and 2024. These two are almost assuredly starting along this offensive line in 2025. The true question is, where? To find that answer I believe we will have to find who the third starter on the interior will be.

X Clip of DJ Campbell

X Clip of Cole Hutson

Left Guard

There is another player aside from Agbo, Chatman, and Cojoe who will compete for the left guard spot. He might even be the favorite to win the job out-right. Neto Umeozulu, a former top-75 recruit in the 2022 class, seems to be the most logical option. 2025 will be his 4th season in the program. He’s extremely gifted physically, and he’s stayed the course and waited his turn for three years now. None of those points guarantee anything, nor should they.

If one of these four does end up winning the left guard spot, they will have proven to be one of the best five offensive linemen on this roster. This would push Cole Hutson to the starting center position. Thus allowing Kyle Flood to get the best possible combination of talent on the field. Flood’s cross training along the offensive line is the key to being able to do this.

Center

If Umeozulu, Agbo, Chatman, or Cojoe prove they are one of the best five offensive linemen, they will likely start at left guard. As stated earlier, that would force Cole Hutson to play center. However, who else could compete for the starting center position? Therefore be in the running for one of the best five offensive linemen at Texas?

Connor Robertson (2022 recruiting class) and Daniel Cruz (2024) are two centers that have a good chance of making this competition even more interesting. Robertson has 231 career snaps. This includes 75 snaps in the 2023 Red River Shootout after Jake Majors had to leave early in the game due to injury. Daniel Cruz red shirted his only year on campus thus far. It’s hard to tell where he’s at in his progression. However, he was the first true center Kyle Flood recruited out of high school and is a former top-220 recruit.

Anticipating the Offensive Line Depth Chart

If I had to anticipate what the offensive line would look like in 2025, without the benefit of seeing the spring game and practices, this is how I would have it:

Left Tackle – Trevor Goosby
Left Guard – Neto Umeozulu or Jayden Chatman
Center – Cole Hutson
Right Guard – DJ Campbell
Right Tackle – Brandon Baker

The reason I added “or” at left guard is because I could see Kyle Flood rotating this offensive line throughout the season like he did with DJ Campbell and Cole Hutson the last two years. Left guard is also the most competitive spot along the line as I see it, so there could be some shuffling early in the 2025 season to make sure Flood has his best group out there for later in the season.

Other Players Along the Offensive Line to Watch For

Because of how veteran this offensive line has been the past two seasons, we haven’t really gotten to see these recruits. That makes it difficult to truly pin down how the depth chart will shake out for the 2025 season. I’ve mentioned a lot of names so far. However, there are more that could compete, but I left out until we see some evidence that they’re ready.

Some other names I haven’t yet mentioned include: Connor Stroh (2023 recruiting class), Nate Kibble (2024), Nick Brooks (2025), Jackson Christian (2025), Jordan Coleman (2025), and Devin Coleman (2025).

Transfer Portal Additions?

So far, Steve Sarkisian hasn’t gone to the transfer portal for offensive linemen. Every starter in Sark and Flood’s tenure has been home-grown and recruited out of high school. However, Texas is losing a lot of pieces all at once and there is a chance they bring in some experience through the transfer portal. Currently, there is no buzz about this happening, but it is something to monitor when the Spring transfer portal window opens up. That Spring window may also be a time where we see some Texas offensive linemen enter as the depth chart starts becoming more clear.

Conclusion

Overall, I believe this Texas offensive line will take a step down from the 2024 season. Losing 4 out of 5 starters, one of whom is an Outland trophy winner (Awarded for the Best Interior Linemen in College Football). Another who is projected as a late first round pick, Cam Williams. Jake Majors, who set the Texas Longhorns all-time record for career starts. Finally, Hayden Conner who was consistently called out for being a true leader and tone-setter along that offensive line.

Although I think the 2025 group will take a step back, they are all still very young and talented. The group we watch in week one when visiting Columbus, Ohio to take on the defending National Champions will be far different than the group we see when the Longhorns are defending their home field against the Aggies on the last Saturday of November.

Texas Longhorns Offensive Line Outlook for 2025