Texas Longhorns Trending For Priority WR Targets Kaliq Lockett and Jaime Ffrench?

The Texas Longhorns appear to be in great shape for a pair of 2025 five-star wide receivers.

Matt Galatzan | Jul 29, 2024

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The next few weeks are going to be critical for Texas Longhorns recruiting.

Before the start of the 2024 season on August 31, the Horns will have multiple top recruiting targets in the 2025 cycles make their college commitments.

Fortunately for the Horns, they appear to be in good shape for a good number of those targets, including five-star wide receivers Kaliq Lockett and Jaime Ffrench, both of whom updated their recruitment with On3's Steve Wiltfong in a recent interview.

Mandarin's Jaime Ffrench (2) makes a one-handed touchdown reception against Bolles' Santana Starks (12) 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

And apparently, what sets the Longhorns apart for both players is Steve Sarkisian and his staff.

“Coach Sarkisian and Jackson. What else can you say about coach Sarkisian and coach Jackson,” Lockett told Wiltfong. “One came from the NFL and one came from coaching with Coach Saban and winning multiple championships, having multiple Heisman winners and NFL draft picks. You mix that with (Coach Tashard) Choice, Jeff Banks, and also the defensive coaches — that’s a National Championship team right there.”

Lockett, who ranks as the No. 17 player nationally, and No. 3 wide receiver in the 2025 class, had 59 receptions for 1,299 yards and 13 touchdowns last season as a junior for Sasche (TX).

He is set to commit August 7, and will choose between Texas, Texas A&M, Alabama, Florida State and LSU.

Ffrench, meanwhile echoed the same sentiments as Lockett, and his relationship with Sarkisian and Jackson.

“That Sark staff, a little bit of the offense,” Ffrench has said in the past. “Chris Jackson, he knows what he’s doing with the receivers, he’s been in the league for a good little bit.”

Ffrench ranks as the No. 18 player in the nation and No. 4 wide receiver in the 2025 class, and will choose between Texas, LSU, and Miami on August 30.

Last season as a junior, Ffrench caught 62 passes for 1,247 yards and 14 touchdowns for Mandarin (Jacksonville, FL).

Published Jul 29, 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.