AUSTIN — Former Texas Longhorns linebacker Jaymond Tapp has decided to transfer.
According to a report from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports, Tapp has committed to Arizona State University for the 2024 season. He entered the transfer portal earlier this month and decided to make Tempe his new home.
October 7, 2023. Dallas, Texas, USA. Texas Longhorns defensive end Jaymond Tapp (17)
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Tapp appeared in nine games for Texas, including seven in 2023. During his career with the Longhorns, he recorded nine tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
Tapp, a native of Donaldsonville, Louisiana, originally came to the Longhorns as a member of the 2022 class, where he was selected as a consensus four-star player, ranked No. 130 in the nation, No. 15 on the Edge and No. 11 in the nation. Ranked in. Louisiana, according to On3 industry rankings. Rivals.com ranked Tapp as the No. 79 prospect in the nation, No. 4 player on the Edge and No. 7 player in the state of Louisiana.
Aside from the additions of transfer Trey Moore and five-star freshman Colin Simmons, players like Ethan Burke, Valin Soler and Justise Finkley make up an already crowded depth chart.
Tapp was part of the 2022 Texas recruiting class that included big names like Kelvin Banks Jr., Jadon Blue, Malik Murphy, Savion Redd and DJ Campbell.
