In this edition of The Daily 5, I'll look at five possible issues that have emerged as a result of Texas' current struggles with offensive line recruiting in the 2016 recruiting cycle.

Delance is the latest offensive line target who seems to have put Texas behind a host of other schools.

1. Early impact players are already out of the picture

If you look at the 247Sports Composite rankings, it paints an unflattering picture of where the Longhorns are in recruiting the best offensive linemen in Texas. There are six five-star or four-star linemen in the state in the 2016 cycle. Thus far, the Longhorns have offered five of that group and all six have either committed elsewhere or have other schools in front of Texas in their recruitments.

In my mind there are three linemen in this class with the potential to eventually emerge as high-end NFL prospects – Allen offensive tackle Gregory Little, Silsbee offensive tackle Patrick Hudson and North Mesquite offensive tackle Jean Delance. All three have the ability to come in and start at Texas the minute they set foot on campus. Arlington Lamar guard Chris Owens isn't far behind them, and at this point, the Longhorns are going to miss out on all of them.

Sure, there can be late bloomers and sleepers who emerge as potential impact guys (Connor Williams in the 2015 class was a classic example of a great get by the Texas staff who has a chance of panning out). That said, at a position where the Longhorns need to get better in a hurry, there aren't a lot of guys in the picture who appear to possess the ability come in and be difference makers early in their careers.

2. The lack of options at tackle

Little, Hudson and Delance are three big-time tackle prospects and all three would immediately be in the two-deep upon arrival on the Forty Acres. Not only is Texas likely going to miss on all three of those recruits, the Longhorns also offered and missed on Copperas Cove's JP Urquidez and have seen Manvel's Austin Myers, someone Texas evaluated early in his junior season, commit to TCU before having a chance to extend an offer.

Urqidez and Myers are the other two four-star prospects mentioned in the first section of this piece. Additionally, Trophy Club Byron Nelson's Kellen Diesch hasn't said much favorably about Texas since his junior day visit and Mineola twins Austin Anderson and Riley Anderson committed to Texas A&M on Monday, so the Longhorns are running out of options to add bodies at a position where it's been hard for the Longhorns to acquire assets for the better part of the past decade.

In the 247Sports Composite rankings, Harker Heights' Chris Hughes, the younger brother of Camrhon Hughes and Naashon Hughes and the MVP of The Opening Dallas Regional, is the next best tackle option and has picked up some steam lately. Texas could take a second look at someone line San Angelo Central's Braxton Webb, an SMU commit, or get in the mix for guys like Huffman Hargrave's Antione Frazier (a Kansas commit), Lubbock Coronado's Emoree Giddens (a Texas Tech commit) or Fort Bend Ridge Point sleeper Travis Bruffy.

Texas could end up having to make a run at Hughes, who was off the radar until winning the OL MVP award at The Opening Dallas Regional last month.

Joe Wickline has made a career out of developing under-recruited and undervalued prospects (Russell Okung is the most notable among them), so this scenario might not be the worst thing in the world. However, it doesn't solve the problem of Texas needing to improve the offensive line drastically and quickly.

3. What the rest of the Big 12 is doing

I've already mentioned Hudson, Urqidez and Myers, three line recruits heading to reigning Big 12 co-champions Baylor (Hudson and Urquidez) and TCU (Myers). Texas Tech has two offensive line commits from the state of Texas (Texas showed interest in Gio Pancotti) and Kansas has one. So Texas' lack of offensive line recruits early in the 2016 cycle is helping other in-conference schools.

It's one thing for Texas to lose recruits to Alabama (Owens) and Texas A&M (the Anderson twins and Little), but it's quite another to lose battles against schools on the schedule every year. This isn't to say Texas won't be able to sway recruits currently committed elsewhere -- this staff has shown that ability -- but the Longhorns can't lose more battles than they win in the Big 12.

4. The need to develop young talent

Wickline brought four newcomers to campus for spring ball and has two more scheduled to arrive in June. Those arrivals will help develop some young depth, particularly the four freshmen in that group, but Texas doesn't have much time to get guys ready to play.

After the 2015 season ends, the Longhorns will lose Marcus Hutchins, Taylor Doyle and Sedrick Flowers. Say what you will about them as players, but Wickline has gotten more out of Hutchins and Doyle than could've ever been expected. Texas will lose Kent Perkins and Brandon Hodges after the 2016 season, so that's five guys solidly in the two-deep who won't be around in two years.

Wickline did a good job replacing the bodies leaving after this season with 2015 recruits, but the Longhorns need to make sure there's plenty of competition. At this point, Texas has to maximize every scholarship. With so many top choices not being options, the Longhorns can't afford to miss on many recruits since the depth chart will turn over in a big way in two seasons.

Strong has put a lot of faith in Wickline to put forth a good product along the offensive line.

5. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

It's not exactly that argument, but this is a scenario worth trying to figure out. Is Wickline's run of bad luck because of Texas' offensive issues in 2014, or do recruits view the Longhorns' struggles as Wickline's fault?

Either way, something is amiss right now. Some of the negative headlines – who's calling the plays, Wickline's current litigation with Oklahoma State, some of the published comments from former Cowboy players who've said Wickline isn't easy to play for, and the transfer of four linemen within the program since the current regime took over with more attrition likely on the way – haven't helped Wickline's cause of late.

It takes a certain guy to play and thrive under Wickline, and perhaps that means they're not always the most talented prospect.