Texas Football Sends 53 Former Longhorns Into 2026 NFL Season

Texas football’s NFL pipeline is running at full strength.

As the 2026 NFL season begins, 53 former Longhorns are attached to league rosters under a broad count that includes active rosters, practice squads and injured reserve.

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The group blends established veterans with a large wave of recent Steve Sarkisian-era players who have quickly turned Texas into one of college football’s most visible NFL factories.

At the top are some of the program’s biggest recent stars.

Bijan Robinson remains the centerpiece of Atlanta’s offense, while Xavier Worthy continues to give Kansas City elite speed at wide receiver. 

Quinn Ewers is beginning his NFL career with Jacksonville, and Jahdae Barron is part of a Denver group that also includes Sam Ehlinger, Brandon Jones, Lil’Jordan Humphrey and Malcolm Roach.

Texas’ recent draft success is easy to see across the league.

Kelvin Banks Jr. is with New Orleans, Matthew Golden and Barryn Sorrell are in Green Bay, Andrew Mukuba is with Philadelphia and Alfred Collins is in San Francisco.

The Titans also feature former Longhorns Gunnar Helm and Anthony Hill Jr.

The program’s NFL presence extends well beyond skill positions.

Defensive linemen T’Vondre Sweat, Moro Ojomo, Poona Ford, Byron Murphy II and Charles Omenihu are all on NFL rosters, while DeMarvion Overshown and PJ Locke give Texas representation with the Dallas Cowboys.

There’s depth at nearly every position.

Cameron Dicker remains one of the league’s established kickers with the Chargers, while Michael Dickson continues handling punting duties in Seattle.

Running backs Roschon Johnson, Jonathon Brooks and Jaydon Blue are also spread across multiple organizations.

Several former Longhorns will begin the season on reserve lists. 

Trey Moore, Vernon Broughton, Brenden Schooler, DeShon Elliott and quarterback Matthew Caldwell are among those currently on injured reserve, while others such as D’Shawn Jamison, Christian Jones, Jake Majors and Jack Bouwmeester are on practice squads.

The bigger picture is hard to miss.

Texas isn’t just recruiting like a national power again. It’s sending players to the NFL in volume.

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With more than 50 former Longhorns tied to NFL organizations entering 2026, Sarkisian’s program has another major selling point for recruits.

The path from Austin to Sundays is crowded ... in a good way.