Gibson, top-ranked RB in 2024, commits to Texas

• Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Personnel WriterJun 24, 2023, 03:55 PM ET

Steve Sarkisian and Texas secured a dedication from Jerrick Gibson, the top-ranked running back in the 2024 class, on Saturday.Gibson (No. 29 overall

in the 2024 ESPN 300), who also thought about Georgia, Tennessee, Miami and Florida, would be the 2nd ESPN 300 running back to sign with the Longhorns in as many years after Edgewater High School (Florida )item Cedric Baxter, Jr. (No. 30 overall, No. 3 RB)in 2023. Gibson committed while on his main

see to Austin this weekend and he also took main sees to Georgia and Miami earlier this month. The Longhorns, who signed the third-best class in ESPN’s 2023 rankings, got pledges from their very first 2 ESPN 300 potential customers for 2024 within the previous week -Smithson Valley High School( Texas )pass receiver Freddie Dubose(No. 153 general in 2024) on June 18 and Gibson.In nine games last season for IMG Academy, the 5-foot-11, 195-pound Gibson ran for 608 yards and 8 touchdowns while balancing 7.3 yards per carry.Texas’run game averaged 188.2 lawns last season -4th in the Huge 12 -behind its two top rushes, Bijan

Robinson(1,580 backyards, 18 TDs )and Roschon Johnson (554 yards, five TDs ). Robinson was drafted eighth total by the Atlanta Falcons while Johnson was taken in the 4th round(115th total)by the

Chicago Bears back in April.