With the 2026 college football season quickly approaching, the Texas Longhorns will spend the summer getting ready for a national title run. As they round into form, they will also have a piece of the future watching in Jackson Cook. The 2027 recruit has locked in an official visit for June 19-21.
Currently, the Austin naive is ranked as the 73rd best interior offensive lineman in his class by 247Sports. They also rank Cook as the 138th-best player from Texas. That high praise is partly why head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff were excited to secure a commitment from the Austin Westlake High star.
Before committing to the Longhorns, Cook received offers from some of the top programs in the country. That includes Arizona, Baylor, South Carolina, Texas A&M, UCLA, Kansas State, and Houston. While that is not an easy list of programs to go to battle with, Texas came out the winner.
Although the start of Cook’s college career is still over a year away, he is part of a recruiting class that is receiving high praise. He will get to play alongside four-star recruits such as Easton Royal, Cameron Hall, Derwin Field, Karnell James, and Keyon Hemphill-Woods. They will be joined by three-star prospects Noah Roberts, JT Geraci, Cade Haug, and Ty Knutson. That group is ranked 14th best in the country.
At the moment, Cook is projected to be tasked with protecting Dia Bell. The Florida native was one of the top quarterbacks in the 2026 class and is expected to be the one calling the shots under center after Arch Manning’s run comes to an end. If Cook can put Bell in a position to succeed, then the Longhorns offense will be hard to stop.
While the Longhorn faithful will have to be patient to see Cook in action, he will get a glimpse of what his future looks like in June when he makes the trip to Austin.
This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas OL commit Jackson Cook locks in his official visit to Austin
Reporting by Jamie Gatlin, Longhorns Wire / Longhorns Wire
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