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Small Texas senior class stepping up as leaders, potentially significant contributors

Don’t overlook the continued upside of a group that can make plays and is changing the program’s culture.

A rite of summer is always the discussion about which seniors are stepping up as leaders and with head coach Charlie Strong taking four Texas Longhorns seniors to Big 12 Media Days this week, this year is no different.

What does matter is that on a team that is features three in four players who were signed by Strong in the last three recruiting classes, survivors like right tackle Kent Perkins, tight end Caleb Bluiett, defensive tackle Paul Boyette, Jr.