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AUSTIN – Two more Texas players are on the shelf with injuries suffered in preseason practice and they’re both expected to get work at a spot where the Longhorns are in need of depth.

John Bonney, who has been working at cornerback in camp, and Josh Thompson, who is expected to compete for playing time at cornerback, both suffered injuries in practice Thursday. The school’s official injury report issued Thursday evening said Bonney injured his knee while Thompson’s injury was labeled a lower leg strain.

“They will continue to be treated and evaluated,” the release from Texas stated.

There’s no timetable set for when either will return to the practice field.

If Bonney and Thompson are out for any significant length of time, the Longhorns would be hurting for cornerback depth in a bad way. Bonney was moved over from safety to play alongside Davante Davis on the No. 2 defense with Eric Cuffee and Donovan Duvernay, a pair of redshirt freshmen who struggled during the spring, playing behind them.

Outside of Cuffee and Duvernay, backup nickelback Antwuan Davis is the only other non-starting defensive back with extensive experience at cornerback. True freshman cornerback Kobe Boyce could also begin to get some work.

Bonney and Thompson join defensive end Malcolm Roach (toe), offensive lineman Elijah Rodriguez (ankle), running back Kyle Porter (shoulder), offensive lineman Terrell Cuney (concussion), safety Jason Hall (concussion) and defensive lineman Andrew Fitzgerald (knee) among the Longhorns who’ve suffered injuries during camp.

Porter was held out of contact drills on Thursday and is expected to be back working with no restrictions in the coming days. Both Roach and Rodriguez were held out of practice on Thursday.

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