When the Texas Longhorns release the depth chart for the season opener against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks next week, the biggest surprise may be freshman defensive end Ethan Burke after head coach Steve Sarkisian revealed on Thursday that Burke has made the two deep.
One of five defensive ends signed in the 2022 recruiting class by the Longhorns, Burke is a summer enrollee out of Austin Westlake and one of four players competing for playing time at the Buck end position behind starter Ovie Oghoufo, including redshirt sophomore Prince Dorbah and redshirt freshman DJ Harris.
Burke first surfaced on the radar as a potential contributor this season when he was named a breakout candidate by sophomore tight end Ja’Tavion Sanders last week.