P.J.

Locke

Locke (5'10/200) entered the draft mix after his senior season, but it’s been a really quiet draft season for the former Longhorn. However, as a senior, Locke racked up an impressive 58 solo tackles with a career-high 5.5 tackles for loss. That level of production is nice to see for a deep sleeper.

Locke suffered an undisclosed injury in the Oklahoma State game last week, and it’s uncertain if this toe ailment is a new issue or what he was dealing with before. Either way, it doesn’t seem to be a huge concern since he was able to finish out the win. Next up is a visit from Iowa State on Saturday.

Locke suffered the injury on the Oklahoma State sideline, and the way in which Boone Pickens Stadium is set up there isn’t much room between the field of play and the stands. And with Texas already light on numbers in the secondary, if the senior safety were to be ruled out for the remainder of Saturday’s game there would be even more trouble in that regard. Josh Thompson replaced Locke in the lineup.

Locke is expected to miss the next 4-6 weeks, a recovery timetable which puts him in line to be fully healthy for the start of August camp. The 5-foot-10, 200-pounder started nine games at nickelback this past season, recording 33 tackles, six pass breakups and a pair of interceptions along the way.

Locke (5'10/200) sustained a stinger in practice earlier this month. While Longhorns HC Tom Herman said at the time that it would probably knock the senior safety out of action for the remainder of the spring, it looks like he’s closing in on a full recovery. Even if he’s cleared for Saturday, though, Herman and staff will likely play matters cautiously in terms of just how much work he sees. Locke notched 36 tackles with a pair of passes defended while making eight starts last season.

Locke (5'10/200) suffered the stinger on Saturday. With just over one week of spring practice remaining on the docket for the Longhorns -- they play their spring game on April 21 -- the senior defensive back isn’t going to be missing too much additional work in the short term. He should be ready to rock ‘n’ roll come the start of August camp unless there’s something more serious going on than just the stinger. This past season, Locke registered 36 tackles and a pair of passes defensed while starting eight of the nine contests in which he saw the field.