Last February, Devin Duvernay was the No. 1 recruit for the best class ever signed to Baylor. Now, the true freshman is a key member of the Texas football offense. And don’t expect him to have any regrets when he lines up against the Bears this Saturday.

Former Baylor coach Art Briles called Duvernay “the fastest football player we’ve ever signed” when he committed to the Bears. But just before Devin and his twin brother, Donovan Duvernay, were set to move to Waco, the investigation into the football program went public. Baylor’s board of regents came down hard on Briles, eventually removing him as coach, and gave incoming freshmen like the Duvernay’s an opportunity to be released from the Letters of Intent.

For Devin, it was an easier process than anyone anticipated. Due to a clerical error, his NLI never got sent in to the Big 12 office. Essentially, he was a free agent already. It didn’t take long for other schools to come running to try and sign him away from Baylor. Eventually, Devin and Donovan chose to sign with Texas. Fellow former top Baylor recruits Patrick Hudson and J.P. Urquidez joined them as well.

However, Devin will the only one playing this Saturday when 6-0 Baylor comes to Austin. That world class speed has made him an early fixture in Sterlin Gilbert’s new offense this season. Through seven games, Duvernay leads the Horns with 273 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 10 receptions. His speed has opened up the big-play ability of this offense, with his touchdowns coming from 63, 75, and 80 yards out.

He has built a quick rapport with fellow freshman quarterback Shane Buechele and is providing a much-needed deep threat to the offense. Duvernay has shown tremendous growth as the season has progressed. After not logging a single catch in the first two games of the season, he has at least one catch in each of the last five and at least 80 yards in each of the last three.

Duvernay is showing that his speed translates to the college game. He’s a big-play threat every time Texas looks to go deep. For the Horns to pull off the upset, they’ll need Duvernay to get loose behind Baylor’s pass defense. But don’t expect any hesitation from Duvernay when he lines up across from some familiar faces: “I just expect to go out there and play and do our best to win…I don’t think anyone can cover me.”

Game on. Beat Baylor.