Austin Attalah, a 2028 five-star OT, puts Texas in his top three

Texas is already aiming downfield for its next offensive line class, and one of the nation’s top tackle prospects has Texas in the mix. Austin Attalah, a 2028 five-star offensive tackle from Orange (CA) Lutheran, has named Texas among his top three schools, a move that underscores how aggressively the Longhorns are building for the future.

The timing matters because Texas is not only maintaining recruiting momentum, but also showing a willingness to look ahead to multiple cycles at once. According to Yahoo Sports, Texas offensive line coach Kyle Flood has already helped assemble a standout offensive line group for the 2027 recruiting cycle, and the staff is now turning that same focus toward 2028.

In the same update, Yahoo Sports reported that Texas has already secured commitments from two other offensive line targets: Ismael Camara and Brian Swanson. With those commitments in place, the Attalah news functions less like a single splash and more like a continuation of a longer-term roster-building plan centered on the trenches.

Attalah is the kind of prospect who can reshape a program’s recruiting identity when a coaching staff gains early traction. The offensive tackle position sits at the center of pass protection and run-game structure, and elite recruits in that role often give a program flexibility in how it builds both the offensive line depth chart and the downstream development at guard and center.

Still, the top-three announcement is not a signing event. Recruiting outcomes can change with additional visits, coaching staff dynamics, and evolving team needs, and a top list is best read as a priority list rather than a guarantee. Texas fans should view this as an indicator of strong interest and fit, not as final resolution on Attalah’s commitment.

What to watch next is whether Texas can convert this early interest into a formal commitment as the 2028 recruiting calendar advances. The Longhorns also will be tracking how the Camara and Swanson commitments play out as the offensive line class takes shape, including how the staff balances tackle versus interior needs going forward.

For the college football landscape, Texas putting a 2028 five-star tackle in its top tier reinforces that recruiting competition for elite offensive line prospects will likely be intense across the next recruiting cycle. If Texas continues to translate early traction into commitments, it can set up another multiyear run of high-end line recruiting, which often correlates with sustained offensive line quality.