Texas Longhorns and coach Steve Sarkisian got on the board in the 2027 recruiting class on Saturday when five-star wide receiver Easton Royal, No. 16 in the ESPN Junior 300, announced his commitment to the Longhorns.
Royal, a 6-foot, 195-pound pass catcher from New Orleans, is ESPN’s No. 3 wide receiver in the 2027 cycle. He picked Texas over Ole Miss, LSU, Oregon and a long list of other Power 4 programs.
Royal lands as the first member in the Longhorns’ 2027 class less than 24 hours after visiting the program for No. 16 Texas’ 27-17 win over No. 3 Texas A&M on Friday night.
Royal is a junior at Louisiana’s Brother Martin High School, where he hauled in 53 catches for 1,151 yards and 17 touchdowns this fall. He now trails only five-stars Jamier Brown (Ohio State) and Jalen Brewster (Texas Tech) as ESPN’s highest-ranked commit in the 2027 class.