Texas lands 4-star ATH recruit Nick Townsend

(Photo credit: Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK)

Four-star recruit Nick Townsend, the No. 3 athlete prospect in the nation in 247Sports' composite rankings for the Class of 2025, verbally committed to Texas on Monday.

Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian landed Townsend over finalists Alabama, Texas AM, Southern California and Arizona State.

Townsend, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound tight end and defensive lineman,