Texas football: Ethan Burke, Jaylon Guilbeau among Longhorns' undrafted free agents
In recent years, Texas has had a few of its undrafted free agents blossom at the next level. Will Ethan Burke or Jaylon Guilbeau find as much success in the NFL as Poona Ford or Brenden Schooler?
While in high school, Ethan Burke once committed to joining the lacrosse team at Maryland. He will now try to play professional football in the same state. On Saturday, the Texas football program announced that Burke had signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent.
Burke was not among the 257 players who were selected in this week's NFL Draft, but it did not take long for the 6-foot-6, 269-pound edge rusher to find a home. Burke signed with the Ravens on the same day that Baltimore also added ex-UT defensive tackle Travis Shaw as an undrafted free agent. Texas Longhorns linebacker Ethan Burke (91) brings down Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Marcel Reed (10) in the fourth quarter of the Lone Star Showdown, the rivalry match-up between the Longhorns and Texas A&M Aggies at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Nov.
28, 2025. The Longhorns won the game 17-27. (Sara Diggins/Austin American-Statesman) Burke and Shaw were among the seven undrafted free agent from Texas who signed with an NFL team after the conclusion of Saturday's draft: P Jack Bouwmeester: San Francisco 49ers DL Cole Brevard: Kansas City Chiefs EDGE Ethan Burke: Baltimore Ravens QB Matthew Caldwell: Los Angeles Rams DB Jaylon Guilbeau: Carolina Panthers DL Travis Shaw: Baltimore Ravens K Mason Shipley: New Orleans Saints In recent years, Texas has had a few of its undrafted free agents blossom at the next level.
Poona Ford, Cameron Dicker and Brenden Schooler are among the program's recent success stories. Texas Longhorns defensive back Jaylon Guilbeau (3) tackles San Jose State Spartans wide receiver Kyri Shoels (4) during the game against San Jose State at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025.