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Four-Star DL Alex January Commits to Texas Longhorns

The Texas Longhorns landed a commitment from four-star DL Alex January on Saturday.

Matt Galatzan

Four-Star DL Alex January Commits to Texas Longhorns
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AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns just landed a massive 2024 commitment, pun intended. 

Just hours after the commitment of wide receiver Parker Livingstone, the Horns snagged another one, this time in Duncanville (TX) defensive tackle, Alex January. 

The teammate of top Longhorns target Colin Simmons, the 6-foot-4, 325-pound January picked the Longhorns over Florida State, LSU, Texas Tech and Miami, among others. 

January was coming off of a month of official visits in June, in which he visited the Red Raiders, Seminoles and Tigers.

He is also the son of former Longhorns linebacker Mike January, who played on the 40 Acres in the 1980s.

Should he end up signing with the Horns in December, January will be the second massive defensive tackle commitment that the Longhorns have landed in as many years, after 335-pound Sydir Mitchell in the 2023 class.

January is now the ninth commitment since the beginning of June for the Longhorns, joining Livingstone, fellow receiver Freddie Dubose, cornerback Santana Wilson, running backs Christian Clark and Jerrick Gibson, and guards Daniel Cruz and Nate Kibble.

The Longhorns also got a commitment from 2025 quarterback, KJ Lacey.

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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.

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