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Four of the main reasons Texas had no one selected in 2022 NFL draft

Four of the main reasons Texas had no one selected in 2022 NFL draft

The 2022 NFL draft came and went over the past few days, and 262 players witnessed their dreams came true when they heard their names called.

Unfortunately for the handful of Longhorns that were hoping to get selected, not a single one of them were drafted throughout the seven rounds. This marked the first time a Texas player was not selected in the NFL draft since 2014.

While this doesn’t mean they will not have a shot to make an NFL roster, as they were all quickly picked up as undrafted free agents, it does go to show how Tom Herman left the program and what Steve Sarkisian inherited.

Current Longhorns such as D’Shawn Jamison and DeMarvion Overshown took to Twitter to assure their fan base that the lack of draft picks won’t happen again, but it has left many looking for answers as to how a blue blood program like Texas could have zero players taken.

Among the Power Five schools to not have people selected, Texas was joined by Vanderbilt, Arizona, and Duke among others.

Texas is a program that should never be mentioned in the same breathe as the others, but the former coaching regime issues along with the dreadful 2021 season played a major role in this happening.

Here is a breakdown as to why no Longhorns heard their name called.

Lack of production

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To start with the most obvious one, not a single one of Texas’ draft hopefuls were able to consistently produce in their tenure .Cornerback Josh Thompson and kicker Cameron Dicker had the best chance to be drafted, but Thompson was never able to standout and likely suffered from having to learn a new defense every season due to constant coordinator changes. Dicker on the other hand started his career off strong, but became one of the most inconsistent kickers, and out of all the positions in the NFL, kicker is the most interchangeable. Of the specialists that were selected, Dicker was neither more consistent or as…

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