Is Zion Williams starting?
Zion Williams is No. 4 on the Texas Longhorns depth chart at DT.
Redshirt freshman · #96 · 6'4", 370 lbs
See full Texas Longhorns depth chart ›Depth at DT · Texas Longhorns
- 19388Hero KanuStarter
- 29782Alex January
- 39065Josiah Sharma
- 49665Zion WilliamsYou
Texas Starting Lineup
Top defensive linemen in the SEC
The Story
The Story
A 4-star recruit out of Lufkin, ranked #361 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #96
- Class
- RS FR/TR
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 370 lbs
- Transfer
- LSU
Zion Williams is currently behind Hero Kanu at DT on the Texas depth chart, a SEC team rated 99 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★★☆4-star
- Composite
- 0.8991
- National Rank
- #361
- High School
- Lufkin
- Hometown
- Lufkin, TX
Why this rating?
On a 99-rated defense; 85th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 65 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
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
Sep 20WUTSATKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 30-6
Sep 5WTXSTTKL 1
- TKL
- 1
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 59-7
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | WUTSA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | WTXST | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zion Williams's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.