2013 Recruiting: Ricky Seals-Jones Commits To Texas

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 1:40 PM CST in Texas Longhorns and Other Football

And then there were 6. One of the most intriguing pure athletes I can recall. Thoughts after the jump...

It doesn't matter where Ricky Seals-Jones projects - time, the weight room, and the training table will tell the tale - but I share bigdukesix's thoughts on his mix of physicality, athleticism, and quickness. Given his ball skills, WR/TE seems most likely. Jermichael Finley or Limas Sweed? We'll see.

Also of interest: RS-J is averaging 32.4 ppg and 14.7 rpg for a 23-6 Sealy basketball team, including a 52 point effort against Stafford. Y'all know how I feel about football players that can hoop and Vince Young, Michael Crabtree, Jimmy Graham, Antonio Gates, and Tony Gonzalez agree that there's something to it.

Rivals considers him the 13th best player in the nation. 24-7's AAS Fab 55 considers him the 14th best player in the state. Neither ranking is shabby, but if you're penalizing a multi-tool athlete for being able to play six different high school positions and talking about "a lack of polish" at any one of them, you're missing the forest for the trees.

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The Red Zone Just Got Fun Again!

On the goal line let’s split RSJ out to one side and Jake Oliver to the other. QB gets to play find the hobbit in single coverage.

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 22, 2026 1:49 PM CST reply actions

Accounting for Oliver, RSJ, Graybergerbrown, Swoopes, etc. will be like playing whack-a-mole in the advanced stage for opposing defenses.

by BurntOrangeJuice on Feb 22, 2026 1:54 PM CST up reply actions

another guy Harsin can line up at Qb

I can see it now, Harsin lines up RSJ at Qb, splits Swoopes out .

by 55f100tx on Feb 22, 2026 2:00 PM CST reply actions

insta-mismatch

it’s hard for me to understand why he’s not ranked the best in state by the recruiting sites. is it because he’s at sealy? i get that whipping ass in basketball at sealy isn’t like doing it in dallas but it’s not really about that is it?

guy is total stud.

by mattw on Feb 22, 2026 2:01 PM CST reply actions

Someone thinks he is...

Ironically

"We are who we are. People say what they say. The outcome is the outcome. We are proud of ourselves." -DeLoss Dodds 9/21/2011

by TowerPower on Feb 22, 2026 2:05 PM CST up reply actions

it's just a shame he's not SEC good..

or won’t be after today.

by mattw on Feb 22, 2026 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

Evaluators like clean projections.

Multi-tools are scary.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:08 PM CST up reply actions

His 247 ranking changed

He’s now at #32 nationally and #5 in Texas. I imagine his Fab 55 ranking will change similarly in a future release. That junior video is outstanding.

by Huck L Berry on Feb 22, 2026 2:05 PM CST reply actions

Interesting that a recruit's ranking can change dramatically

over the course of two weeks when nothing fundamental has changed about the athlete. Did you go and see the guy play as a junior or didn’t you?

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

I can't believe that

You aren’t insinuating that group-think may have a potential impact on rankings?! I am SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you!

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 22, 2026 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

Like Wall Street

Recruitniks would rather be wrong all together than right by themselves.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:10 PM CST up reply actions

I'm currently striking out into new territory

of being wrong by myself.

"If God dwells inside us like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that's what He's getting."

by RedmondLonghorn on Feb 22, 2026 2:28 PM CST up reply actions

Wow!

Now get Smythe and the walk-on (whose name shall not be mentioned) and we have something resembling NE’s receiver corps.

by boorad on Feb 22, 2026 2:05 PM CST reply actions

Agree 100%

I have posted elsewhere that I think this guy has the potential to be an Aaron Hernandez clone. Which I guess means we’ll see him at running back some, too.

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 22, 2026 2:07 PM CST up reply actions

Hernandez is 6-1

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:09 PM CST up reply actions

Check that: 6-2.

But a H-back nonetheless. More Chris Cooley than Jermichael Finley.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:17 PM CST up reply actions

Still, shorter than I expected

Does RS-J hopefully play out more like a Shannon (Sterling?) Sharpe, then? Call him a TE, but most of what he does will be flexed out?

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 22, 2026 2:21 PM CST up reply actions

Shannon Sharpe was the TE

RS-J is a high school junior. I don’t have definitive opinions on how we’ll deploy him in 2015.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

I am well aware of his school year

But it’s the offseason, and it’s fun to hypothesize. When looking at a HS player, though, one needs to project where he could end up in our system.

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 22, 2026 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

Thanks, Scipio...

Why did you ruin the ~~Gorilla Export~~ Entrepreneurship in Central Africa thread by moving everyone over here?

by Yossarian Rising on Feb 22, 2026 2:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

I'm an ocelot importer.

Why would I help my bitter rivals?

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:57 PM CST up reply actions

In economics, we call these goods perfect substitutes.

Say honey, which one would you prefer, a gorilla or a ocelot? I don’t know, just get whichever one is cheaper.

by Yossarian Rising on Feb 22, 2026 3:10 PM CST up reply actions

I'm not sure

we’ve seen other athletes built like Hernandez. I think he is kind of a pioneer for what you can do with a quick and undersized (specifically in regards to height) TE in a spread passing game.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 22, 2026 2:24 PM CST up reply actions

Height notwithstanding

I like the Hernandez comparison for UT because of his versatility and we can use him like both UF and NE this season used Aaron. Thinking of those inside options they ran with Tebow makes me smile. Just the thought of RSJ and Tyrone on the field together, much less the others, is exciting as hell. And he may grow to be Graham, which ain’t bad either.

What a great group of versatile, physical football players this group is so far!

by boorad on Feb 22, 2026 2:26 PM CST up reply actions

The point is that we probably won't be running inside options

with a 6-5 guy. Hernandez is unique because he has RB hips and a low base. I’d rather line my 6-5 guy up outside on your 5-11 safety or your less athletic LB.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 2:30 PM CST up reply actions

Fair enough

But it wouldn’t shock me to see him run a wheel route out of the backfield.

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 22, 2026 2:32 PM CST up reply actions

Probably true

but from his film, we could if we wanted to.

Who cares really? I just love the guy’s versatilty at that size. He’s a great pick up!

by boorad on Feb 22, 2026 2:50 PM CST up reply actions

Wow, I always had him pegged as taller than that

From what I have been hearing, though, it doesn’t look like R S-J will take on more of the all-around TE role. But, you never know how a kid will grow.

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by Elm City Horn on Feb 22, 2026 2:13 PM CST reply actions

future fullback, IMO

Gangsta rap made me do it.

by TexasTopHand on Feb 22, 2026 3:06 PM CST reply actions

If the AAS can find five better players in state for this class...

I would be shocked. Thirteen is impossible. They have nearly a year to make adjustments though.

by Saul! on Feb 22, 2026 6:52 PM CST reply actions

He could play Qb

He throws a pretty good deep ball.

by 55f100tx on Feb 22, 2026 6:53 PM CST reply actions

No doubt in my mind that he could play QB

at Arizona for RichRod.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 22, 2026 8:52 PM CST up reply actions

Lol , perfect answer

by 55f100tx on Feb 23, 2026 4:51 PM CST up reply actions

First chance I've had to watch the video since I was in the effing OR all effing day.

Now that I have seen it, I see no use for internet porn.

by BurntOrangeJuice on Feb 22, 2026 8:09 PM CST reply actions

When you came out of surgery

did you look like Jake Raulerson?

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by Sailor Ripley on Feb 22, 2026 9:04 PM CST up reply actions

I actually wasn't the person on the OR table. I as working.

However, I anticipate needing surgery for priapism if this recruiting class keeps trending the way it has. On second though, maybe I’ll just go with it rather than having it corrected. Makes those lower down elevator buttons easier to push. “Which floor, ma’am? Ground floor? Let me get that for you.” … “Oh my!”

by BurntOrangeJuice on Feb 23, 2026 12:23 PM CST up reply actions

Roy Williams & 247 Rankings

Really happy with this commit. On the first play of the video Roy Williams came to mind. Although he looks a little bigger than Roy was at that age. Hopefully he’s a harder worker than what I’ve read Roy was/is.

He looks like he has the ability to contribute where ever he wants based on his athletic ability alone.

Of course I’m bias, but I’m not sure why 247 is ranking Swoopes and Seals-Jones as low as they are. Could it be that they’re putting too much emphasis into the “small” school, “lighter competition” thing?

Whatever it is…this kid is legit. All 6 of them are. I really like the direction that the staff is taking with recruiting.

by TXPride on Feb 22, 2026 10:34 PM CST reply actions

Defense?

Am I crazy for seeing him as a defensive player? OLB/DE? His instincts are great, he reads and reacts quickly and violently. It’s interesting with these multi-tool guys. I see Raulerson as an OL all the way, but most others see him as DL. Whatever, they are ballers.

by Bartoncreek on Feb 23, 2026 9:32 AM CST reply actions

He could play D

You’re not crazy at all.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 23, 2026 11:46 AM CST up reply actions

TE

It would just be nice to have a dominant TE because such a player could do wondrous things in this offense. I’m sure RSJ could end up in a few different spots.

I think we should put him at TE/HB and sell him on the fame and fortune that is coming to Gronkowski, Graham, etc, at the position.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 23, 2026 12:44 PM CST up reply actions

It has been the Golden Age of TEs for some time now

we just never got the memo here at Texas.

by Scipio Tex on Feb 23, 2026 12:49 PM CST up reply actions

JerMichael Finley

we had one that Davis criminally underutilized (except to suprise OU in the 1st half of his sophomore RRS) and then GD spent the rest of his time here trying to find another kid like him.
Maybe Irby had that potential before his injury.
Techinically DThomas and Scaife were really good as well. Perhaps TE is where Davis’ onset of laziness really shone through.

by Nickel Rover on Feb 23, 2026 4:30 PM CST up reply actions

Irby was coming on when he got hurt

I think it was a streak of bad luck combined with a lack of imagination. There was somebody on that roster who could have excelled at tight end. At one point we had several fullbacks who hardly ever saw the field.
They should have got a tight end crash course.

by 55f100tx on Feb 24, 2026 6:20 AM CST up reply actions