Of the official visitors at Texas this weekend there are three drawing a lot of interest. Those are the three uncommitted visitors – five-star linebacker Malik Jefferson (Mesquite Poteet), Top247 linebacker Darrin Kirkland Jr. (Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence Central) and four-star wide receiver Ryan Newsome (Aledo).

Newsome posted a picture of all three on his Twitter account Saturday, a picture of three players who could see the field and play big roles next season.

Jefferson and Kirkland, should they pick Texas, would have a chance to come in an compete for starting jobs due to the losses of Jordan Hicks and Steve Edmond to graduation. Jefferson, who is up for the same high school version of the Butkus Award Hicks won in 2009, is a natural fit to take over Hicks at WILL linebacker while Kirkland is true middle linebacker, a position where Texas has nobody in the pipeline beyond senior-to-be Dalton Santos.

The arrival of Newsome with an expanded role for Armanti Foreman and a full season out of Daje Johnson could really open things up offensively for a Texas team that finished 101st nationally in scoring offense (22.6 points per game) and 102nd nationally in total offense 360.5 yards per game).

Jefferson is expected to make his decision Dec. 19 while Kirkland will announce at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 3. Newsome's decision date is unknown but figures to be some time in early January with this weekend's visit to the Forty Acres being his final trip.

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