Cliffs Notes: The Longhorns picked up a monster 5-star commitment on Sunday with the addition of Chatsworth, California defensive end Richard Wesley.
Rankings: Here’s the industry breakdown…
Rivals: (6.1) 5-stars, No.6 nationally, No. 2 in California
On3: (93) Low 4-stars, No.42 nationally, No.6 in California
On3 Industry Ranking: (95.97) 5 stars, No24 nationally, No.5 in California
247: (94) Mid 4-stars, No.35 nationally, No.4 in California
ESPN: (90) 5-stars, No.18 nationally, No.3 in California
Going Inside The Wesley Commitment
Notable offers: Ohio State (8/30 OV), Oregon (6/6 OV), Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tennessee, Texas A&M and USC.
Alex Dunlap’s Evaluation: “Wesley is a truly high-end edge rush/defensive end prospect that a school like Texas could build a recruiting class around. He’s just scratching the surface physically and developmentally at the high school level as a re-classifier from the 2027 to the 2026 class. He’s not the same type of violent and compact pipe-bomb off the edge that Colin Simmons was as a 5-star edge-rush recruit, but Wesley brings a whole lot to the table as a straight-up ball player with his play-strength, physicality, instincts and motor. He has a great frame with long arms and plenty of room to fill out to the size of a proper NFL defensive end.”
Why it matters: These are the types of prospects that a program lands that help it win championships. You have to keep getting the Colin Simmons’ of the world and that’s what this dude is… a future star that can help Texas win a national championships. His frame is picture-perfect for a future in the NFL. He has a chance to be a three-year starter/major contributor and a future NFL first round pick.
Expectations: It might be a ride until NSD in December because Wesley has been known to… well… this isn’t his first commitment and who knows what the fall will look like if a monster NIL trump card gets played by someone. The fact that he’s from California means that open NIL conversations would have been on the table this weekend (see Brandon Baker from a few years ago). Everyone will need to cross their fingers, but he’s the Longhorns’ commitment to lose from here on out