No. 1 RB Cedric Baxter Signs With Texas Longhorns

Five-star Edgewater running back Cedric Baxter is officially heading to Austin after signing his letter of intent.

Matt Galatzan | Dec 21, 2022

The Texas Longhorns' next No. 1 ball carrier is officially on his way to Austin, with Edgewater (Orlando, FL) running back Cedric Baxter signing his letter of intent with the program on Wednesday.

Baxter now joins fellow elite offensive recruits Arch Manning and Johntay Cook in the 2023 signing class, giving the Longhorns a modern-day college version of the Dallas Cowboys 'triplets'.

This fall, Baxter debuted as the top running back in the 2023 SI99 and the number 21 player overall.

He chose Texas over Texas A&M, Florida, and Miami, and despite late pushes from those programs, as well as Florida State, Baxter remains a Longhorn.

Tashard Choice made Baxter a priority the minute he was hired as the running back coach at Texas. Choice's relationship with Baxter dates back to his time at Georgia Tech. The longstanding relationship Choice has held with Baxter paid off in the end.

Baxter possesses day-one starting ability at the next level. He will enter a competitive battle next year with current Texas running backs Jonathon Brooks and Jaydon Blue.

Over the last two seasons at Edgewater, Baxter had 376 carries for 3.093 yards and 41 touchdowns.

Baxter is one of two running backs heading to Austin in the 2023 class, joining Tre Wisner (DeSoto, TX).

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Published Dec 21, 2022

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.