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2026 5-Star DL Jahkeem Stewart Sets Texas Unofficial Visit

The Texas Longhorns are continuing to build a foundation with one of the best players in the 2026 recruiting class.

Matt Galatzan

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian leads his team onto the field ahead of the game against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian leads his team onto the field ahead of the game against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman /
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The Texas Longhorns are set to host one of the top talents in the 2026 recruiting class on an unofficial visit next month. 

Per reports Tuesday from Jason Suchomel of OrangeBloods, 2026 five-star defensive end Jahkeem Stewart will make a trip to Austin on the weekend of July 27. He already made an unofficial visit to the Forty Acres in March 2023.

Stewart, a product of St. Augustine in New Orleans, is a five-star on 247Sports’ composite rankings, where he is also listed as the No. 2 overall player in the class and the No. 1 defensive lineman.

This spring, he took unofficial visits to Miami (March 30) and Auburn (April 6) and attended multiple program-hosted camps last summer. Stewart has unsurprisingly received some big-time offers from a slew of elite teams, including Michigan, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Alabama, LSU, Penn State, Tennessee and many more.

247’s scouting report states that Stewart possesses “rare physical traits.”

"Large-framed front-line defensive prospect with rare physical traits relative to his age,” 247Sports wrote. " … Simply needs more reps in pads but they will come and has flashed explosive disruptiveness in early game exposure."

Texas has already started to plant some elite roots in the 2026 class. The Longhorns landed a commitment from five-star quarterback Dia Bell on June 17, and adding a potential pledge at some point down the line from Stewart would be massive. 

Steve Sarkisian and the coaching staff are likely putting most of their focus on next season and adding more commits in the 2025 recruiting class, but a player of Stewart’s caliber is worthy of early attention.

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Matt Galatzan

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan 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 under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network.  When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later.  Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered.  Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys.  You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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