5-Star WR Jaime Ffrench Commits to Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns have landed their third five-star commitment in the month of August.

Matt Galatzan | Aug 30, 2024

Mandarin's Jaime Ffrench Jr. (2) celebrates his touchdown score during the third quarter of a regular season high school football matchup Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 at Riverside High School in Jacksonville, Fla. The Mandarin Mustangs defeated the Riverside Generals 50-20. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union] / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK

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AUSTIN - Steve Sarkisian has done it again.

On Friday morning, five-star Mandarin (Jacksonville, FL) receiver Jaime Ffrench became the latest elite recruit to commit to Texas, picking the Longhorns over LSU, Tennessee, and Miami.

Ffrench is now the third five-star prospect to commit to the Horns in the month of August alone, joining safety Jonah Williams (August 24) and fellow receiver Kaliq Lockett (August 7).

Mandarin's Jaime Ffrench (2) is tripped up during the first quarter of a high school football matchup Thursday, May 23, 2024 at Mandarin High School in Jacksonville, Fla. Mandarin defeated Bolles 35-14. / Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK

“Really just the family feeling,” Ffrench told On3 this spring of what was drawing him to the Longhorns. “They jumped on me quick, and they stayed on us. It feels like an open family there. Coach Chris Jackson, and Coach Sark... they all play a big part. Coach Perry, the recruiting director, all of them. They’re all part of it.”

With his commitment, Ffrench becomes the 19th commitment of the 2025 class and is now the Longhorns' third-highest-rated prospect in their 2025 haul behind Williams and Lockett.

Ffrench currently ranks as a five-star recruit and the No. 23 player nationally, the No. 5 wide receiver, and the No. 4 player in Florida, per the On3 Industry Ranking.

One of the most skilled receivers in high school football, regardless of class, Ffrench is an exceptional route-runner with strong hands and has an elite ability to control his body in the air and fight for contested catches.

He will pair excellently with the extremely physically gifted Lockett in Austin, in what has a chance to be one of the top receivers duos in the nation.

Last season with Mandarin, Ffrench was a dominant force, catching 62 passes for 1,247 yards (20.1 ypc) and 14 touchdowns as a junior. In his sophomore campaign, he hauled in 44 catches for 671 yards and five touchdowns.

Published Aug 30, 2024

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.