Trevor Goosby

#74 · OL · Texas6′7″ · 325 lb · Melissa, TX

Trevor Goosby is a four-star recruit from Melissa, TX (No. 414 in the 2023 class) who has not played in Texas's 8 games this season.

Where Goosby comes from

  • Melissa, TXHometown
  • MelissaHigh school
  • About 200 miles from DKR-Texas Memorial StadiumDistance
  • Four-star, No. 414 in the 2023 class.Recruiting profile
  • On the Texas roster since 2023Roster

Where Goosby fits

Texas lists 19 offensive linemen this season.

The team’s line is 63rd in the country in passing-downs success rate this season (a team number).

Texas is 6-2, No. 10 in the AP poll (week 10). Next: at Missouri, Sat Nov 7.

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What’s being said

21 stories in the last 30 days, from 13 outlets.

Oct 24: 3Oct 25: 11Oct 26: 2Oct 27: 1Oct 28: 3Oct 30: 1L 24-27 vs OklahomaLL 24-27 vs FloridaLW 34-27 vs Ole MissWW 31-3 vs Mississippi StateWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 11
Oct 24: 3Oct 25: 11Oct 26: 2Oct 27: 1Oct 28: 3Oct 30: 1L 24-27 vs OklahomaLL 24-27 vs FloridaLW 34-27 vs Ole MissWW 31-3 vs Mississippi StateWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 11
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

All 82 stories this season

The story

As of

In his first full year as a starter, Goosby was first-team All-SEC and a wall at left tackle — just three sacks and three quarterback hurries allowed protecting Arch Manning's blindside. He declined a favorable draft projection to return, giving Texas the most valuable kind of continuity for a title run: a proven blindside protector entering the most scrutinized quarterback season in the country.

Read the rest of the story

The forward stakes are tied directly to Manning's: a clean pocket is the difference between a Heisman campaign and a frustrated one, and Goosby is the reason it stays clean. He's not the headline name on the roster — he's the one who makes the headline name possible.

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Goosby is a pass-protection-first left tackle whose value shows up in what doesn't happen — the sacks that never reach the quarterback. The 2025 ledger is the case: three sacks and three hurries allowed across a full SEC season protecting a marquee quarterback, the kind of line that earns first-team all-conference. He has the length and footwork to handle SEC edge rushers and the anchor to hold up against the bull rush. He's a steady, technically sound blindside protector rather than a road-grading mauler — and on a team whose season rides on its quarterback staying upright, that's the most important job on the line.