Major SEC Program Pushing For Highly-Touted Texas WR Commit
Major SEC Program Pushing For Highly-Touted Texas WR Commit originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns will have to hold off an SEC foe to keep four-star wide receiver commit Chris Stewart in the fold.
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Stewart (6-foot, 175 pounds) plays for Shadow Creek High School in Pearland, Texas, where he ranks as the No. 6 wide receiver, the No. 25 player in the state and a top-200 recruit in the 2026 class (Rivals).
Texas gained Stewart's commitment on June 25 of last year before he went on to total a career-best 60 receptions for 922 yards with 15 touchdowns.
Stewart hasn't wavered from his pledge to the Longhorns, but he has taken multiple official visits to other programs this summer, like SMU (May 2), Miami (May 30) and Arizona State (June 6).
Additionally, the recruit scheduled an official trip to Tennessee for this weekend, he announced Wednesday via On3's Chad Simmons.
Tennessee Volunteers football head coach Josh Heupel© Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Head coach Josh Heupel and the Volunteers signed the nation's No. 11 class in the 2025 cycle after making the program's first College Football Playoff appearance in 2024.
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The Vols, who currently sit 13th in the class of 2026, will make their pitch to Stewart over the weekend as they push for the longtime Texas commit.
The silver lining for Longhorns faithful is that Stewart is scheduled to return to Texas next week, his final official trip of the summer.
Sarkisian and Co. have done a commendable job in keeping their top recruits committed, especially within the class of 2025, which finished as the top class in the country.
Stewart is a key piece of a Texas class that currently sits 11th nationally.
Related: Nation's Top LB To Officially Visit SEC Powerhouse After Trips To Clemson, Oregon
Related: Nation's No. 3 DL Updates Intense Recruiting Battle Between Alabama, Auburn
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
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