A week after the No. 3 Texas Longhorns bludgeoned the Florida Gators in Austin, 49-17, a Longhorns pledge is taking an official visit to Gainesville this weekend as the Gators take on the No. 21 LSU Tigers — news broke on Wednesday that Jacksonville (Fla.) Mandarin wide receiver Jaime French will see the game, according to multiple reports.
French is making the trip with his high school classmate, consensus four-star quarterback Tramell Jones, who decommitted from Florida State on Thursday.
So that’s important context when assessing how much Texas may have to worry about — since committing to the Horns in late August, Ffrench has seemed extremely solid with his pledge, especially as Texas has not only had success on the field, but also as junior wide receivers Isaiah Bond and Matthew Golden have played well enough to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft as early entrants and open up the potential of early playing time for French, a consensus five-star prospect ranked as the No. 24 player nationally and the No. 5 wide receiver, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
When Ffrench pledged to the Longhorns, he chose Texas over 34 other offers and after taking official visits to LSU, Miami, and Tennessee. Originally committed to Alabama, Ffrench opened up his recruitment after the retirement of Nick Saban.
The Longhorns also hold pledges from consensus five-star wide receiver Kaliq Lockett and consensus four-star wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon in another impressive cycle for position coach Chris Jackson.