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Texas 5-Star WR Target Kaliq Lockett Sets Decision Date

The Texas Longhorns have sights set on in-state five-star receiver Kaliq Lockett. 

Matt Galatzan

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The Texas Longhorns are looking to add some top-tier talent to help complete their 2025 recruiting class, and they now have an official date for when to expect an answer from one of the best in the cycle. 

Per reports Wednesday from On3’s Hayes Fawcett, 2025 five-star receiver Kaliq Lockett will announce his decision on Wednesday, Aug. 7. He’ll be deciding among a final five that includes Texas, Florida State, LSU, Alabama and Texas A&M.

Texas hosted Lockett for an official visit on June 21. This came after he made OVs to the other four programs in his top five. 

Sachse (Dallas) is the same hometown of former Texas standout and NFL All-Pro returner Devin Duvernay. The Longhorns have already found success from recruiting that program before, so why not do it again?

In May, Lockett said that Texas will "put (him) in the best position to win." It's clearly going to take a lot to knock the Longhorns out of the lead for him based on everything being reported. 

"I know that if I go there, I know I'll be successful and I know that coach Jackson and coach Sark will put me in the best position to win, and the best position to be one of the best receivers in college football," Lockett told 247Sports' Jordan Scruggs.

This past season, Lockett posted 59 passes for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns in 11 games.

If Texas doesn’t land Lockett, Sarkisian and co. will direct attention to five-star wideouts Dakorien Moore and Jaime Ffrench.

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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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