The 2022 recruiting cycle still has months to go, but Rivals has named seven prospects as 5-star players in the 2023 class. Two of the seven are huge Texas targets: Isidore Newman (La.) quarterback Arch Manning and Allen defensive end David Hicks, Jr.
Manning sits at the top of the 2023 class, moving up from third overall. The rising junior comes from a family that has produced immense talent at the position, so this does not come to much surprise. Alabama, Clemson, Ole Miss, and Texas are widely considered to be the teams most in the mix for the 5-star passer.
Manning camped at Texas earlier this summer and has developed a solid relationship with fellow 2023 Texas target Johntay Cook.
Not too far behind Manning is Allen defensive end David Hicks, Jr., moving all the way up from his previous 36th overall ranking to third overall and the top defensive lineman in the class.
Hicks played his sophomore season at Morton Ranch before transferring to Allen High School earlier this year. New Allen head coach Chad Morris hired his father, David Hicks, Sr., to coach the defensive line for the Eagles.
Hicks has taken visits to Alabama, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Miami, Texas, Texas A&M, and Ohio State. The Allen defender says that the Longhorns are one of the programs that have been talking to him the most.
“Texas was one of the schools that contacts me the most,” Hicks told Rivals National Recruiting Analyst Sam Spiegelman. “Texas is pretty cool and being in Texas and one of the top schools in the state, Texas is up there.”
