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Texas adds a quarterback to its Class of 2021 as Austin High’s Charles Wright flips from Iowa State
Posted August 22nd, 2020
It didn’t take long for Texas to find a new quarterback for its 2021 recruiting class.
Austin High senior Charles Wright gave a verbal commitment to UT’s football program on Saturday. Wright had been committed to Iowa State since February. But this weekend, Wright tweeted that “It’s been a life long dream of mine to be a Longhorn and I’m extremely excited to start this new chapter in my life.”
COMMITTED!! #Hookem 🤘🤘 pic.twitter.com/73jfbxJobA
Advertisement— Charles Wright (@cwrightjr14) August 22, 2020
Wright is rated by 247Sports as a three-star pro-style quarterback. He also holds offers from Arkansas and North Carolina State. Wright’s announcement comes five days after fellow senior Jalen Milroe, a four-star quarterback from Katy Tompkins, switched his commitment from Texas to Alabama.
This season will be Wright’s third on Austin High’s varsity roster. During his time with the Maroons, the 6-1, 194-pound Wright has thrown for 5,780 yards and 57 touchdowns.
Wright joins a 2021 recruiting class that features 17 pledges but no other quarterbacks. The Longhorns signed two quarterbacks — Hudson Card and Ja’Quinden Jackson — during the 2020 recruiting cycle. No quarterback is ranked higher in the Class of 2022 than recent UT commit Quinn Ewers.
| PLAYER | POS. | HIGH SCHOOL | STARS | COMMITMENT DATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Conner | OT | Katy Taylor | 4 | July 23 (2019) |
| Juan Davis | WR/TE | Everman | 3 | July 26 (2019) |
| Derrick Harris Jr. | DE | New Caney | 4 | Aug. 3 (2019) |
| Ja'Tavion Sanders | ATH | Denton Ryan | 5 | Sept. 8 (2019) |
| Jordon Thomas | DE | Port Arthur Memorial | 4 | May 2 |
| Morice Blackwell | OLB | Arlington Martin | 4 | May 10 |
| Jonathon Brooks | RB | Hallettsville | 3 | May 15 |
| Casey Cain | WR | Warren Easton (La.) | 3 | May 15 |
| Isaac Pearson | P | ProKick Austrailia | NR | May 29 |
| Ishmael Ibraheem | CB | Dallas Kimball | 4 | June 15 |
| JD Coffey | S | Kennedale | 4 | June 15 |
| Jamier Johnson | CB | John Muir (Pasadena, Calif.) | 4 | July 3 |
| Gunnar Helm | TE | Cherry Creek (Englewood, Colo.) | 3 | July 27 |
| Michael Myslinski | C | Bishop Kennedy (Jacksonville, Fla.) | 3 | Aug. 6 |
| Jaden Alexis | WR | Monarch Prep (Pompano Beach, Fla.) | 3 | Aug. 8 |
| Charles Wright | QB | Austin | 3 | Aug. 22 |
| Max Merril | OT | Strake Jesuit | 3 | Sept. 25 |
| Terrence Cooks | OLB | Alvin Shadow Creek | 4 | Nov. 14 |
| Byron Murphy II | DT | DeSoto | 3 | Nov. 18 |
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