Texas Lands Commitment From 4-Star LB Jonathan Cunningham

The Texas Longhorns have added an elite talent to their 2025 recruiting class in linebacker Jonathan Cunningham.

Matt Galatzan | Jul 12, 2024

Texas Longhorns linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. (0) celebrates a sack during the game against Alabama at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sep. 9, 2023 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. / Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman /

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The Texas Longhorns have lost out on a handful of key targets over the last few weeks.

However, that was not the case on Friday, with the Horns landing a commitment from four-star North Crowley (Fort Worth, TX) linebacker Jonathan Cunningham.

Cunningham chose the Longhorns over Utah and TCU, among others, and made his decision coming off of four official visit trips, including one to Austin on June 14th. Cunningham also visited Kansas on June 21, Utah on June 7 and TCU on May 3.

Cunningham was primarily recruited by Texas linebackers coach Johnny Nansen, who joined the program this off-season to replace new Nevada head coach Jeff Choate.

Rated as a four-star recruit, Cunningham ranks as the No. 56 player in the state and No. 24 linebacker in the 2025 class, per Rivals.com.

Cunningham also ranks as a three-star recruit and the No. No. 422 overall prospect, No. 44 linebacker, and the No. 63 prospect in Texas per the On3 Industry Ranking.

Last season with North Crowley, Cunningham finished with 38 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one sack and six QB hurries while helping his team to a 14-1 record and 6A State semifinals run.

The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Cunningham now becomes the 14th commitment of the 2025 class for the Horns, as well as the second linebacker, joining four-star Elijah Barnes. He is also the third commitment this month for the Longhorns, with four-star edge rusher Smith Orogbo committing on July 1, and four-star cornerback Kade Phillips committing on July 6.

Published Jul 12, 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.