Greg McElroy Reveals Running Back Ranking for Texas Standout Tre Wisner

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Grant Bricker | Last updated May 12, 2025 9:36 PM ET

The Texas Longhorns' running back room hit a roadblock before the 2024 season even started.

After a breakout campaign in 2023, CJ Baxter was the expected starter, but he suffered a season-ending LCL and PCL tear on Aug. 7. Texas needed someone to step up and fill in for Baxter's production.

In stepped Tre Wisner, who led the Longhorns with 1,064 rushing yards and five touchdowns last season. On a recent edition of "Always College Football," Greg McElroy ranked Wisner as the No. 7 running back in college football.

McElroy is excited to see how the Texas backfield looks with both Wisner and Baxter back for 2025.

"Baxter gets hurt in the preseason," McElroy said. "Jaydon Blue, early in the season, was struggling, putting the ball on the deck. So, ball security was a bit of an issue, which means Wisner finally gets his chance, and sure enough, it was an outstanding season nonetheless. If you look at the game against A&M, that's where he kind of catapulted into becoming a household name outside of Austin, Texas."

Wisner was a member of the 2023 class and a former four-star prospect in the On3 Industry Rankings. As a true freshman, he spent most of his playing time on special teams, appearing in 14 games.

Fast-forward to last season, and Wisner had a breakout year. He played in 15 games with 12 starts at running back.

Texas is coming off a 2024 campaign in which it finished 11-1 in the regular season, qualified for the SEC Championship Game, and was the No. 5 seed in the College Football Playoff.

The Longhorns lost to the Georgia Bulldogs in the conference championship but reached the semifinal round of the playoff, losing to the eventual national champions, the Ohio State Buckeyes, 28-14.

Texas opens the 2025 season against Ohio State on Aug. 30.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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