Lockett is expected back for summer workouts, but Scherer\u2019s anticipated return is for preseason camp.<\/p>\n
Scherer was not expected to compete for a spot on the two-deep depth chart in 2026 after signing with Texas out of Georgetown as a flip from Stanford as a consensus three-star prospect ranked outside the top 1,000 players nationally in the 247Sports Composite rankings.<\/p>\n
The surgery for Lockett, a 6\u20192, 186-pounder who flashed with a contested 30-yard touchdown catch in the Citrus Bowl win over Michigan, is a significant one a young player who only say 43 snaps over five games last season, recording five catches for 47 yards on seven targets. A consensus five-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class ranked as the No. 2 wide receiver, Lockett is a critical longterm piece for the Longhorns at the position, especially after the departure of heralded classmate Jaime Ffrench after one season on the Forty Acres.<\/p>\n
Lockett\u2019s injury future depletes a position currently without juniors Ryan Wingo and Emmett Mosley following their own offseason surgeries. Wingo is farther along than Mosley, though he\u2019s not yet a full participant in practice.<\/p>\n
Those setbacks are compounded by the offseason foot surgery that redshirt junior quarterback Arch Manning underwent after the Citrus Bowl, although Manning is throwing in practice.<\/p>\n