AUSTIN, Texas — Over the last year, Ryan Niblett has pinged around positions for the Texas Longhorns with the speed of someone who ran a 10.58 100-meter dash in high school.
Preseason camp injuries at running back necessitated Niblett’s move from wide receiver to running back as a redshirt freshman, a move that filled a need but only resulted in 33 total snaps on offense that produced 11 touches for 47 yards and a rushing touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe.
For spring practice, Niblett moved to defensive back.
“Right now he’s working at Star for us and you see the skill set of kind of what I’d hope it would look like,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian said during the spring.