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AUSTIN – With five practices remaining until Tom Herman effectively closes the book on his first Texas fall camp, the head coach has two players he wants to see more from this week.

The depth chart will be by and large set following Saturday’s third fall scrimmage. Before that scrimmage is done, Herman has told the defensive coaches he wants to get a good look at redshirt freshman Chris Daniels.

“That’s a guy that’s changed his body, works hard,” Herman said following Monday's workout the Longhorns held at Whitaker Fields. “We gotta see if he can do anything.”

The Longhorns need to find some line depth behind a group of four players the coaches consider starters: Poona Ford, Chris Nelson, Charles Omenihu and Malcolm Roach. The staff has reportedly been pleasantly surprised with what junior college transfer Jamari Chisholm and sophomore Gerald Wilbon have brought to the table, but the Longhorns could benefit greatly by Daniels (who appears closer to getting into the mix than fellow 2016 signee D'Andre Christmas) being able to give them around 10 (give or take a few) quality snaps per contest.

While Herman will evaluate Daniels to see if the Euless Trinity product is ready to make a step forward and become a contributor, Herman feels John Burt might be ready to add his skill set to a deep wide receiver group.

Though Burt hasn’t broken into the starting lineup, Herman said the 2015 team leader in receiving yards is making a push to become a solid contributor. That’s a good place to be for Burt, who recorded only six receptions for 26 yards in the team’s nine Big 12 contests last season.

A solid relationship Burt has built with Drew Mehringer, Herman said, has helped the Texas track standout gain back some of the confidence he appeared to lose altogether during a tough sophomore campaign.

“We worked really really hard all offseason to make sure that he’s confident in his abilities,” Herman said. “The biggest thing is he’s got to know that we’re confident in his abilities as coaches, and we are. Once you give a kid that kind of trust and belief then you see a lot of change in self-esteem and self-confidence.”

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