Texas Trending for 5-Star Florida State De-Commit?

The Texas Longhorns are reportedly trending for a recent five-star Florida State de-commitment

Matt Galatzan | Sep 9, 2024

Cocoa High defensive end Javion Hilson (#9) wraps up IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson (#26). The IMG Academy National squad hosted the Cocoa High School Tigers Friday, Sept. 6, 2024 in Bradenton. / Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK

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The Texas Longhorns are trending up both on and off the field.

According to reports from On3's Steve Wiltfong, the Longhorns are now trending for five-star Cocoa (FL) Javion Hilson, who recently de-committed from the Florida State Seminoles on Sunday.

He is so confident, in fact, that he entered an RPM (Recruiting Prediction Machine) confidence pick in favor of the Longhorns on Monday.

Per Rivals.com's John Garcia, Hilson is expected to take a visit to Austin in the coming weeks as well.

Space Coast QB Tristan Wiler is sacked by Javion Hilson of Cocoa during their game Friday September 16, 2022. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK High School Football Space Coast At Cocoa / Craig Bailey/Florida Today / USA TODAY NETWORK

Hilson is currently rated as a five-star recruit and ranks as the No. 15 player overall player in the country, the No. 1 edge rusher, and the No. 2 player in the state of Florida, per Rivals.com. The 247 Sports Composite Ranking, which is a composite ranking of all four major recruiting services, has Hilson as a four-star recruit and ranked as the No. 34 player in the country, the No. 2 edge, and the No. 6 player in Florida.

Should the Longhorns be able to land the 6-foot-3, 225-pound pass rusher, he would be the second former Florida State commit to commit to the Longhorns, after four-star defensive tackle Myron Charles flipped to Texas on Saturday.

He would also become the Longhorns fourth five-star commit, alongside receivers Jaime Ffrench and Kaliq Lockett, and safety Jonah Williams. Smith Orogbo and Lance Jackson are also expected to be in consideration for five-star ratings later on in the cycle.

Last season with Cocoa, Hilson was a dominant force, racking up, 97 tackles, including 27 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, two pass breakups, three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. In his sophomore campaign, he also had 9.5 sacks and nine tackles for loss with two forced fumbles.

Published Sep 9, 2024

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan 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 under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com