Texas Longhorns' Cameron Williams Declares for 2025 NFL Draft

The Texas Longhorns suffered a big loss in terms of roster retention on Tuesday.
Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Cameron Williams (56) against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Cameron Williams (56) against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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The Texas Longhorns have taken some big hits when it comes to losing players to the NFL Draft.

In recent days, starters with eligibility to return such as Quinn Ewers, Matthew Golden, Jaydon Blue, Isaiah Bond, and Kelvin Banks have already made their intentions to enter the draft known, leaving the Longhorns in a bit of a hole offensively in terms of returning talent.

On Tuesday, that trend continued with starting right tackle Cameron Williams electing to forgoe his remaining eligibility and enter the 2025 NFL Draft, according to reports from ESPN's Pete Thamel.

Standing in at 6-foot-5 and 335 pounds, Williams has been dominant all season long. His impressive play and ability to keep Ewers protected have put him in a position to be a potential first-round pick.

Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Cameron Williams (56) blocks during the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies.
Texas Longhorns offensive lineman Cameron Williams (56) blocks during the first half against the Texas A&M Aggies. The Longhorns defeated the Aggies 17-7 at Kyle Field. / Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

Texas had already gotten a glimpse of life without Williams during the College Footbal Playoff, after he missed the final quarter in Round 1 vs. Clemson and the entire Peach Bowl vs. Arizona State. He was also less than 100 percent vs. Ohio State in Cotton Bowl, but gave it a go vs. one of the best defensive line's in the country, to mixed results.

Now, that will be the reality.

Without Williams in the fold, the Longhorns are going to need all the help they can get up front next season, with the Longhorns set to lose the majority of their starting offensive line to the NFL Draft, including Banks, starting center Jake Majors, and guard Hayden Connor.

In fact, it is not out of the realm of possibility that Texas has five new starters along the offensive front next season in front of Arch Manning, with guard Devon Campbell also an NFL possibility.

Fortunately, Texas does have some talent already on the roster at the tackle position, that should be ready to step in immediately. First and foremost, Trevor Goosby has played on both sides of the line for Banks and Williams to great affect against top level opponents. Goosby likely starts the next season at left tackle.

The Horns also have former five-star Brandon Baker to line up and start at the right tackle spot, with former four-stars Malik Agbo and Andre Cojoe to compete at the position.

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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 Writer’s 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 being 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.