Former Stanford WR Emmett Mosley commits to Texas

The rising sophomore had a strong freshman season for the Cardinal.

The Texas Longhorns added depth and raised the floor of Chris Jackson’s position room with Monday’s commitment of former Stanford Cardinal wide receiver Emmett Mosley in the wake of a weekend visit to the Forty Acres.

Mosley has three years of eligibility remaining and gives the Longhorns nine projected scholarship wide receivers for the 2025 season, a group that head coach Steve Sarkisian recently noted was lacking numbers.

The 6’2, 205-pounder was able to enter the NCAA transfer portal before the spring window opens on April 16 because Stanford fired head coach Troy Taylor, opening a 30-day portal window for Cardinal players.

Mosley official went into the portal on April 3 and is ranked as the No. 234 player in the transfer portal and the No. 42 wide receiver, according to 247Sports.

Born in Chicago, Mosley is a Notre Dame legacy — his father played football for the Fighting Irish while his mother played soccer in South Bend. After prepping at Santa Margarita (Calif.), Mosley was a consensus high three-star prospect ranked as the No. 498 player nationally and the No. 72 wide receiver, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Three services had him ranked as a four-star prospect and ESPN had him ranked as the No. 25 wide receiver.

Mosley committed to Stanford after also taking an official visit to UCLA and also held offers from Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Cal, Georgia, LSU, Notre Dame, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M, USC, and Washington.

So Mosley did have some previous communication with the Longhorns coaching staff before enrolling in Palo Alto.

In Mosley’s one season at Stanford, he recorded 48 receptions for 525 receiving yards and six touchdowns in nine games, which ranked second on the team in receptions and yards and team for the team lead in touchdowns. The 525 receiving yards notched by Mosley were the most by a true freshman for the Cardinal since Richard Sherman had 581 receiving yards in 2006.

Mosley’s best game came in a win over a ranked Louisville team when he caught 13 passes for 168 yards and three touchdowns.

Mosley played over 60 percent of his snaps in the slot for the Cardinal and was dangerous after the catch — 79 of his 168 receiving yards against the Cardinals came after the catch, although he wasn’t necessarily elusive, breaking seven tackles, according to Pro Football Focus. On 15 contested targets, Mosley came down with eight receptions.

Early in the season, Stanford liked using Mosley as an extension of the running game on screen passes, but his average depth of target increased during the year. At times, Mosley showed flashes of impressive tracking and ball skills.

But because Mosley doesn’t have elite vertical speed — he ran an 11.47 100-meter dash as a freshman in high school — his best work at Stanford came as a possession receiver working underneath because of his ability to shield defenders against man coverage or find holes in zone defenses. Of the 48 receptions by Mosley, 24 went for first downs.

Mosley’s hands were also generally sure, with three of his four drops coming against SMU.

One of the lessons from the 2024 season was the need for quality depth at wide receiver the rotation players were all banged up or outright injured by the Cotton Bowl, so Mosley is an important addition because he’ll factor into the rotation and provide a bigger and more sturdy talent than the diminutive Silas Bolden did last season.

As Mosley develops under strength and conditioning coach Torre Becton and his staff, the hope is that Mosley will increase his explosiveness to maximize his speed and loosen up his hips to be more elusive in the open field.