Rather than having seven new faces in the defensive backfield next season, the Texas Longhorns will now have six after New Orleans (La.) Warren Easton cornerback Ronald Lewis flipped to the TCU Horned Frogs National Signing Day 2.
A one-time Colorado pledge, Lewis was committed to the Longhorns for most of the 2021 season, announcing his decision in late September. But as Texas closed the cornerback position on an unexpectedly high note down the stretch, flipping Jaylon Gilbeau from TCU in late November, and then flipping Terrence Brooks from Ohio State on NSD1, just one week before landing Ohio State transfer Ryan Watts, there was some thought that Lewis could potentially get processed from class after the roster numbers tightened.