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College football is only weeks away, and one national title contender is boasting more preseason All-Americans than many other.
The Texas Longhorns led all teams with six selections on The Sporting News' first and second teams, with more first teamers alone than any other school had total selections.
It's quite a high mark for Texas, which is ranked No. 4 in the preseason Coaches Poll behind teams with fewer expected stars.
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Five Longhorns were named to the first team.
Cam Coleman, who transferred from Auburn, is expected to perform well in the "revamped offense," Bill Bender writes for SN.
With the help of quarterback Arch Manning, Coleman "should be able to exploit that vertical connection this season in the SEC," Bender said.
"Coleman excels at the contested catch – he had 13 last season according to PFF.com – and he has nine TD receptions on passes of 20 yards or more the last two seasons," he added.
Tackle Trevor Goosby was the next Longhorn highlighted, with Bender noting both his solid performance last season and "potential to be a top-10 pick" in the NFL this upcoming year.
"Goosby (6-7, 325) is a fourth-year offensive lineman who started 13 games last season. He allowed three sacks and three quarterback hits – and a strong finish in Texas' last three games showed how dominant he might be in that spot this year for an improved offensive line around Manning," Bender wrote.
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Next was edge rusher Colin Simmons, whom Bender said "will be in the mix with the FBS sacks leaders this season."
"Simmons (6-3, 245) had 59 pressures last season, according to PFF.com., and that included 17 quarterback hurries in Texas' last three games," he said. "He's totaled 21 sacks the last two seasons. Simmons had a 21.5% win percentage; which was a touch behind Texas Tech's David Bailey at 21.6%."
Joining Simmons is linebacker Rasheem Biles, who "should be a game-changer with defensive coordinator Will Muschamp."
"Biles (6-1, 220) transferred from Pitt, where he totaled 101 tackles, 17 tackles for loss and two interceptions in 2025," Bender wrote. "A former defensive back in high school, Biles is a rangy linebacker who had 31.5 tackles for loss and 11 pass breakups the last two years."
A Longhorns special teamer also made the first team: punt returner Ryan Niblett.
"He averaged 22.7 yards per punt return with a pair of touchdowns in 2025 – and those game-changing scores were against Oklahoma and Mississippi State. He had five games with at least 50 punt return yards and also added 20.2 yards per kickoff return," Bender wrote.
You may notice one star player, perhaps the most prominent Longhorn, has only been mentioned in passing.
That's because Manning was the Longhorns' lone second-team selection.
He was edged out by Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss.
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