Breaking down College Football’s top 10 recruiting classes in 2022

5. Texas — Signees: 28; Blue-chip ratio: 79%

The skinny: Steve Sarkisian’s first full recruiting class with Texas was pretty impressive as the Horns landed two five-star prospects and made a splash on each signing day.

Texas flipped Terrance Brooks from Ohio State on Early National Signing Day and also signed three top-100 offensive linemen, which should make new starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, who was originally part of the 2022 class, very happy.

Basically, when you include Ewers as part of this class, Texas did as well as just about any college football team on the recruiting trail in 2022 and with all this talent, Sark needs to deliver a winner in Austin.

Gems: OL Devon Campbell (5-star, No. 13); OT Kelvin Banks (5-star, No. 17)

I’m sure that Sark tried to learn a few things from Nick Saban over the years. One thing that’s always been true about Alabama under Saban is that it has had elite talent along the offensive line. Quarterback play is important. But you have to protect the quarterback and also be able to run the ball. With Campbell and Banks, the top-ranked players at their position, Texas should be able to do just that.

Sleepers: QB Maalik Murphy (4-star, No. 223); EDGE Ethan Burke (3-star, No. 359); 

Murphy was once rated as a five-star prospect in his own right and is a really good addition by Sarkisian. He’ll probably have to wait his turn in Austin because it’s hard to see him beating out Ewers in a year or two but you can never have enough QB depth, as long as you can keep it. As far as Burke, he was a Michigan commitment until Early Signing Day when the Horns flipped him and the 6-foot-7 pass rusher is another that reminded the Wolverines of Aidan Hutchinson.