Texas secured a commitment from four-star running back Landen Williams-Callis, ESPN's No. 46 overall recruit in the 2027 class. The 5-foot-8, 185-pound rusher from Richmond, Texas, chose the Longhorns over Missouri, Texas A&M, Houston, and SMU. Williams-Callis, the Gatorade Texas Football Player of the Year, rushed for 3,502 yards and 59 touchdowns as a junior, totaling 7,551 yards and 125 touchdowns through three varsity seasons.

He is only 3,828 yards shy of the Texas high school career rushing record. The commitment bolsters Texas' running backs room, which lost four of its top five rushers from a year ago. The Longhorns added transfers Raleek Brown and Hollywood Smothers, along with five-star freshman Derrek Cooper.

With pledges from Williams-Callis and No. 4 running back Noah Roberts (No. 51 overall), Texas is poised to sign two of ESPN's top five rushers for the first time in program history. The incoming class ranks No. 3 in ESPN's latest class rankings.