June 9, 2026

Texas lands Ohio State transfer and former Little Elm CB Ryan Watts


Texas landed Ohio State transfer Ryan Watts on Wednesday, adding some much-needed length, speed and experience to its secondary. The former Little Elm corner back, Watts, announced his commitment via Twitter, declaring, “new opportunity, new beginning’s.” In his signing day press conference, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian talked about building his defensive roster around “big humans” up front, as well as length and speed on the perimeter. “Defensively, when you’re big up front, and you can negate the run with your people up front, and put pressure on the quarterback with your down people, that allows you to mix coverages and do things,” Sarkisian said. “But you have got to have the athleticism and the length at corner. “You see the corners that we’re bringing in, they’re long, physical players.” Watts, a 6-foot-3 corner, perfectly fits Sarkisian’s prototypical mold of a perimeter defender. He possesses size and length in abundance, while…

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