Arch Manning’s blindside is covered for a critical season.
As the Texas Longhorns build towards a 2026 campaign that head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff hope will see the Longhorns not just back in the College Football Playoff, but competing for and winning a national championship behind their star quarterback, Saturday’s breaking news that rising redshirt junior left tackle Trevor Goosby will return for a fourth season on the Forty Acres is monumental news.
First reported by the Houston Chronicle’s
Kirk Bohls and quickly confirmed by other outlets, Goosby’s return provides stability at one of the most important positions in football and affords the big tackle a chance to spend a year on the Forty Acres with his younger brother, Austin, a consensus five-star combo guard who signed with the Longhorns in November.
Goosby’s decision comes despite favorable projections in the 2026 NFL Draft after a first-team All-SEC season, his first as a full-time starter, during which he excelled as a run blocker and a pass blocker, allowing just three sacks and three quarterback hurries, according to Pro Football Focus, despite facing a schedule that included five top-10 opponents.
A basketball player in high school, Goosby’s physical developmental trajectory was enough to appeal to Texas as a member of the 2023 recruiting class class as the Longhorns flipped the Melissa product from the Horned Frogs during the summer of 2022.
Listed at 280 pounds out of high school, Goosby has been a revelation for Texas — ranked outside the top 400 players and top 25 offensive tackles in the 247Sports Composite rankings, Goosby has gained around 30 pounds since arriving on the Forty Acres and represents the premier combination of evaluation and development by position coach Kyle Flood during Flood’s tenure at Texas.
If Goosby can stay healthy and merely maintain his level of play from the 2025 season, he should receive consideration as the top offensive tackle in the 2027 NFL Draft.
