4-Star Texas Defensive Line Commit Brandon Brown Flips to LSU

The Texas Longhorns lost a key recruit in four-star defensive lineman Brandon Brown on Thursday

Matt Galatzan | Jul 5, 2024

Brandon Brown of Eau Gallie forces a bad pass from Titusville QB Josiah Allen during their 2023 football kickoff classic game Friday, August 18, 2023. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK / Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY

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The Texas Longhorns had been gaining momentum on the recruiting trail over the last few weeks, landing 10 commitments since the start of April alone.

However that momentum came to a halt on Thursday with the loss of five-star receiver Dakorien Moore.

And on, on Friday, they suffered another major loss, with four-star Eau Gallie (Melbourne, FL) defensive lineman Brandon Brown, flipping his commitment to the LSU Tigers.

Standing 6-foot-2 and weighing in at 286 pounds, Brown was originally the third commitment of the 2025 class for the Longhorns, joining quarterback KJ Lacey, and tight end Emaree Winston.

Now, he heads to Baton Rouge, where he will be coached by former Texas defensive line coach Bo Davis, who moved to LSU during this offseason.

Brandon Brown of Eau Gallie knocks down a pass from Merritt Island QB Shaun Hartman during their regional quarterfinal Friday, November 10, 2023 Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK / Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY

Brown, who had been committed to the program since December, is projected as an interior defensive line prospect - making the loss even harder to swallow for the Horns.

Without Brown in the class, the Horns now hold precisely zero defensive tackle commits for the 2025 class, after pulling in just two in the 2024 cycle. They have also come up short for multiple prospects in this class, including four-star California product Josiah Sharma, who committed to Oregon, and four-star Lufkin native Zion Williams, who pledged to LSU.

Brown currently ranks as the No. 331 player nationally, the No. 27 defensive lineman in the country, and the No. 46 player in Florida per the On3 industry ranking.

He is considered a composite four-star recruit and is ranked as such by On3 and Rivals.com. He also ranks as a three-star prospect per 247Sports and ESPN, respectively.

Published Jul 5, 2024|Modified Jul 5, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns In 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 with the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com for 247Sports. He then moved over 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. 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, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki, ex Longhorns Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, FOX News and former ESPN host Will Cain, as well as countless other recruits and former players for each of the teams he has covered. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.