Texas updates football roster ahead of preseason camp

Head coach Steve Sarkisian and three Texas Longhorns are preparing for their appearance at SEC Media Days in Dallas on Wednesday while the rest of the team prepares for the start of preseason camp in two weeks.

With the program’s first season in the SEC looming, the school released an updated football roster on its recently-unveiled website on Monday.

Some takeaways:

• Sophomore linebacker Anthony Hill Jr. was listed at 243 pounds during the spring, nine pounds heavier than the weight that he played at last season, but is now back down to 235 pounds.
• The summer goal for redshirt junior quarterback Quinn Ewers was to gain five pounds, a goal he’s accomplished, according to the team website, as he’s now listed at 210 pounds.
• Senior Clemson transfer defensive back Andrew Mukuba is switching from No. 13 to No. 4, previously worn by defensive back Austin Jordan, who transferred to TCU after the spring.
• Junior UTSA transfer edge Trey Moore switched from the No. 31 he wore in spring to No. 8, previously worn by now-departed cornerback Terrance Brooks.
• Junior Alabama transfer tight end Amari Niblack is now listed at 245 pounds after enrolling at Texas at 231 pounds.
• Early enrollee running back Jerrick Gibson is down six pounds to 205.
• Senior Oregon transfer wide receiver Silas Bolden will wear No. 11 and is listed at 5’8, 160 pounds.
• Early enrollee edge Colin Simmons is listed at 245 pounds, up from 236 pounds during the spring.
• Early enrollee quarterback Trey Owens is listed at 220 pounds, down 16 pounds from the spring.
• Redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning is listed at 225 pounds, up from 212 pounds from last season.
• Early enrollee linebacker Ty’Anthony Smith is listed at 220 pounds, up from 197 pounds during the spring.
• Sophomore running back Tre Wisner is listed at 200 pounds, up 15 pounds from last season.
• Summer enrollee cornerback Santana Wilson will wear No. 28 and is listed at 6’0, 190 pounds.
• Super senior linebacker David Gbenda is listed at 235 pounds, down six pounds from the spring roster.
• Summer enrollee punter Michael Kern, who is also listed as a kicker, will wear No. 39 and is listed at 6’3, 195 pounds.
• Redshirt junior defensive tackle Vernon Broughton is listed at 305 pounds, up 14 pounds from last season.
• Redshirt freshman edge Tausili Akana is listed at 220 pounds, up from 209 pounds last season, but could play at inside linebacker this season given the lack of depth and his continued efforts to gain muscle mass.
• Summer enrollee defensive tackle Melvin Hills will wear No. 55 and is listed at 305 pounds, up 25 pounds from his listed weight last December when he signed with the Longhorns.
• Junior offensive tackle Cam Williams has been working out hard this offseason — he’s listed at 335 pounds, down from 369 pounds last season as he prepares to take over for Christian Jones at right tackle.
• Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Malik Agbo will wear No. 67 this season, a possible indication that he will no longer serve as the team’s jumbo tight end, as he did last season while wearing No. 80.
• Redshirt junior offensive lineman Max Merril is wearing No. 69 after wearing No. 73 last season and No. 79 in 2021 and 2022.
• Early enrollee offensive tackle Brandon Baker is listed at 315 pounds, up 17 pounds from the spring.
• Redshirt freshman offensive guard Connor Stroh is listed at 350 pounds, down from 372 pounds in the spring.
• Senior tight end Juan Davis is listed at 235 pounds, up from 219 pounds last season.
• A notable addition to the roster is walk-on tight end Ridge Barker, a 6’4, 250-pounder who played with early enrollee wide receiver Parker Livingstone at Lucas Lovejoy. Ranked as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Barker held 12 offers, including Georgia Tech, Memphis, Tulane, UNLV, and Washington.
• After drawing the ire of the coaching staff by weighing in at 372 pounds this spring, redshirt freshman defensive tackle Sydir Mitchell is down to 350 pounds.
• Early enrollee defensive tackle Alex January is listed at 315 pounds, down from 324 pounds in the spring.
• Senior Louisville transfer defensive tackle Jermayne Lole, the one-time Oklahoma commit who flipped to Texas this spring, will wear No. 99 and is listed at 6’3, 315 pounds.