Texas landed a dedication on Monday from four-star quarterback Dia Bell, the son of former NBA star Raja Bell. The No. 21 general participant and the No. 4 QB within the 2026 recruiting rankings, in keeping with 247Sports, Bell is the second dedication in Texas’ class for the cycle. Bell joins three-star athlete Raycine Guillory, who dedicated to this system earlier this yr.
“It was an awesome observe,” Bell informed 247Sports about his go to to the college again in March. “I hadn’t been there shortly, the final time I used to be there was in all probability eighth grade for a camp, so with the ability to see how they function in observe was large for me.”
The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, native dedicated to Steve Sarkisian and Co. over Auburn, LSU, Miami, Penn State, Ohio State and Oregon amongst others. Bell is the third blue-chip quarterback in his recruiting class to pledge a dedication to a college earlier than the beginning of his junior season, becoming a member of Jared Curtis (Georgia) and Landon Duckworth (South Carolina).
Since his arrival to teach the Longhorns, Sarkisian has discovered success recruiting a number of the prime quarterbacks within the nation. Texas landed former Ohio State quarterback Quinn Ewers from the switch portal in 2022 and signed No. 1 general recruit Arch Manning within the 2023 recruiting class.
The Longhorns obtained a pledge from four-star sign caller KJ Lacey, the No. 13 quarterback within the 2025 recruiting class, final summer time.
Bell’s dedication ought to have a trickle-down impact, notes Horns247’s Texas Longhorns recruiting professional Hank South.
“Having Bell on board now virtually assures Texas of with the ability to put collectively one other elite class throughout the board, particularly on the talent positions with the added benefit of not solely coming to Texas, however becoming a member of an elite QB like Bell within the course of,” South mentioned.
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