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Texas Named to Top 8 for International College Football Prospect

The Texas Longhorns are looking to add to their already impressive 2026 recruiting class, which ranks 15th overall via On3 Sports.

On3's Hayes Fawcett reported Tuesday that Texas was one of eight top schools for 2026 defensive lineman Valdin Sone.

His other schools were the South Carolina Gamecocks, Auburn Tigers, Nebraska Cornhuskers, USC Trojans, Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners.

Sone is not from the United States of America. He hails from PPI Recruits in Malmö, Sweden. He is listed at 6 feet 3.5 inches and 320 pounds.

PPI Recruits has featured recruits from countries like Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, and others.

Sone is the No. 14 defensive lineman and a four-star recruit in the On3 Industry Rankings.

The frontrunner for Sone via the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine is Florida, at 93.5%. The Gators are followed by Nebraska (1.6%), Oklahoma (1.4%), the LSU Tigers (<1%), Georgia (<1%) and Texas (<1%).

If the international prospect does commit to Texas, he would join five-star quarterback Dia Bell, four-star athlete Jermaine Bishop Jr., four-star receiver Chris Stewart, four-star offensive tackle Max Wright and four-star cornerback Hayward Howard Jr.

Texas has not visited with Sone yet, but the prospect has been to Oklahoma, Florida, Nebraska, LSU, Auburn, the UCF Knights, South Carolina, Georgia, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Virginia Cavaliers.

The Longhorns have a good eye for talent. On3 Sports recently revealed that 75% of Texas' commits from the 2026 class are blue-chips. A blue-chip prospect is a recruit who is a four-star or higher.

Texas understands the importance of having quality across both lines of scrimmage. The Longhorns were named a finalist for four-star offensive tackle Samuel Roseborough.

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