Justin Cryer
Texas Longhorns
91
Elite

Justin Cryer

Texas LonghornsElite
MLBDefenseEliteTRANSFER · Florida State
Projected Starter

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Justin Cryer is the projected starter at MLB for Texas Longhorns.

Senior · #28 · 6'1", 241 lbs

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Depth at MLB · Texas Longhorns

  1. 12891Justin CryerStarter
  2. 21872Kosi Okpala
  3. 33066Rocky Cummings
  4. 41662Tyler Atkinson

Texas Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Brookshire Royal, ranked #1,014 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 43 tackles, 5 TFL, 1 sacks. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot and 80th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,014 NatlTeam Share4%Percentile80th
Katy, TX
Jersey
#28
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'1"
Weight
241 lbs
Transfer
Florida State

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—4351

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8639
National Rank
#1014
High School
Brookshire Royal
Hometown
Brookshire, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 80th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.92 for competition level) put them -1 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 80% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LOUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 26WTENNTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 20-17

Sep 20WUTSATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 30-6

Sep 12WOSUTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 24-23

Sep 5WTXSTTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-7

Justin Cryer's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

43 tkl · 5 TFL · 1 sacks
Usage / Involvement36%
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