New Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian got a commitment from the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the 2022 class on Saturday when Maalik Murphy announced his intention to play for the Longhorns.
Murphy is a 6-foot-5, 220-pound signal-caller from Junipero Serra High School in Gardena, California. He chose Texas over offers from Baylor, Florida, Miami, Oregon, Penn State, UCLA and others.
As the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the class, and the No. 16 prospect overall, Murphy is ranked behind quarterback Quinn Ewers, the No. 1 overall recruit. Ewers had been committed to the Longhorns, but he decommitted in October and flipped to Ohio State.
On to the next chapter. Committed. #AllGasNoBrakes pic.twitter.com/VKNuApsmcW
— Maalik (@SmvOperator) February 13, 2021
Sarkisian needed a quarterback in this class. And while it looked as though Ewers would stick with his commitment to the Buckeyes, the new staff was able to land Murphy in a short time frame. He’s not the first commitment in the class for Sarkisian, but he is now the highest-ranked commitment in the 2022 class.
He joins ESPN Junior 300 commitments in wide receiver Armani Winfield, running back Jaydon Blue and cornerback Jaylon Guilbeau at Texas.