On back-to-back days, the Texas Longhorns will host the top two linebackers in the NCAA transfer portal with a visit from Pittsburgh Panthers transfer Rasheem Biles following Cal Golden Bears transfer Cade
Uluave on a Friday trip to the Forty Acres.
The 6’1, 215-pounder has one season of eligibility remaining.
From Pickertington Central in a Columbus suburb, Biles was an overlooked recruit because he didn’t have a clean positional projection to college after playing running back, wide receiver, and defensive back. Missing five games as a senior due to injury didn’t help, either, contributing to Biles finishing the 2023 cycle as a consensus three-star prospect ranked as the No. 920 player overall and the No. 68 athlete, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.
Pitt was one of three power conference programs to offer Biles, joining Purdue and West Virginia. The rest of the offers for Briles were from smaller schools like Akron, Bowling Green, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Kent State, Marshall, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Toledo, and Western Michigan.
Listed at 180 pounds out of high school, Biles needed some time to develop physically to play the linebacker position, eventually gaining 35 pounds. As a freshman, Biles only played eight snaps on defense against Notre Dame, but was a special teams weapon for Pitt in blocking three punts in 27 snaps on the punt return unit.
During the 2024 season, Biles started in nine of his 12 appearances and totaled 82 tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, one interception returned for a touchdown, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble, and a team-high nine pass breakups. Biles was an elite coverage linebacker, allowing less than 10 yards per reception.
In 2025, the Ohio product was a second-team All-ACC performer with a team-high 101 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, which finished second in the conference, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions returned for touchdowns, a fumble returned for a touchdown, two forced fumbles, and four passes broken up.
With a massive need at the position due to the departures of Anthony Hill Jr. and Trey Moore to the NFL Draft and Liona Lefau and Bo Barnes to the portal, there’s pressure on Texas co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Johnny Nansen to close with at least one of the linebacker visitors.
