The Red Raiders won the Big 12 Conference for the first time in program history and were seeded fourth in the CFP. Their season came to an end, however, with a 23-0 loss to Oregon in the Orange Bowl.
It was the most significant football game in Texas Tech history. They finished with a 12-2 record.
Llewellyn saw action in all 14 games as a deep snapper. It was his second season at Tech after transferring from Oklahoma following two seasons with the Sooners.
Loftin, an offensive lineman, saw action in three games this season.
Also playing for Tech from the area was senior safety Luke Dillingham from Brock. He played in 12 games and posted one tackle.
“This season was amazing, even though it did not end exactly how we wanted it,” Llewellyn said. “It was still remarkable being the first team in Tech history to win the Big 12 championship. We have the best fans in the country, so it meant a lot to be able to make them proud and bring home a championship.
“Everyone talks about the money and how much the players are getting paid, but no one will be able to truly understand how close this brotherhood was this season. Our super power as a team was how much we loved each other, and it definitely showed throughout the year with our effort, and ultimately our success.”
Llewellyn said the foundation has been laid and the standard has been set for more of this kind of success going forward with the Red Raiders.
“This is just the beginning for Texas Tech football, and I’m excited to come back for my final year and make Red Raider Nation proud again,” he said.
Sophomore linebacker Davhon Keys, from Aledo, led the LSU defense with 92 tackles in 2025. This included 3.5 for a loss, a half a sack, six quarterback hurries and two pass breakups.
In the Tigers’ 38-35 Texas Bowl loss to Houston, Keys had 14 tackles, with a half tackle for loss. LSU finished 7-6.
Keys almost tripled his 31 tackles and 1.5 tackles for a loss from his freshman season in 2024.
B.J. Allen, a junior safety from Aledo, played in all 14 games this season for the North Texas Mean Green as they set a school record with a 12-2 mark. They won the New Mexico Bowl 49-47 over San Diego State.
Allen, who transferred to UNT after two seasons at the University of Texas, had 15 tackles, one for a loss, and four pass breakups.
Williams, a redshirt freshman from Aledo who transferred to the University of Texas - San Antonio after two seasons at Louisiana, helped the Roadrunners to a 7-6 season. They defeated Florida Atlantic 57-20 in the First Responders Bowl in Dallas.
The former Aledo Bearcat ended his college career with Nevada-Las Vegas this season, helping the team to a 10-4 record. They lost the Scooter’s Coffee Bowl in Frisco to Ohio, 17-10, as Earle caught four passes for 40 yards.
In his one season with the Rebels, Earle had 22 catches for 258 yards. In the previous two seasons with TCU he caught 23 passes for 276 yards and three TD, after catching 24 passes for 303 yards and a pair of TD in his first two seasons at Alabama.
He ended his career with 69 catches for 837 yards and five touchdowns.
Din-Mbuh, a junior defensive lineman from Aledo, saw his first season at TCU end in exciting fashion as the Horned Frogs defeated USC 30-27 in overtime in the Alamo Bowl. He posted three tackles, including one for a loss.
In the Horned Frogs’ 9-4 season, he had 24 tackles, including 6.5 for a loss and two sacks.
Din-Mbuh transferred to TCU after two seasons at Washington State. He was the Pac-12 Conference Top Defensive Line Performer in 2024 with 24 tackles, two for a loss and six sacks.
The quarterback from Weatherford (and Azle as a freshman) ended his college career in dream fashion. He grew up dreaming of starting for the Horned Frogs and did so in the Alamo Bowl, completing 29 of 40 passes for 258 yards with a rushing TD and throwing the winning score in overtime.
In his two season at TCU after transferring from Vanderbilt, Seals completed 43 of 59 passes (73%) for 379 yards with two interceptions and two TD. He still owns two records from his two seasons with Commodores, career completion percentage (60.5%) and freshman passing yards (1,928).
The freshman from Aledo saw limited action this season for the Utes, who finished 11-2 after defeating Nebraska 44-22 in the Las Vegas Bowl.
The former Brock Eagle standout saw his career as a college running back come to a close with the Bulldogs’ 39-34 loss to Ole Miss in the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs. He played all five of his college seasons with the Bulldogs, winning national championships in 2021 and 2022.
This season Jones played in all 14 games for the Bulldogs, who finished 12-2. He caught 20 passes for 195 yards with a touchdown. In all, Jones played in 43 games for Georgia, rushing for 253 yards and three TD, catching 57 passes for 573 yards and six scores, returning four kickoffs for 58 yards and even registering seven tackles and forcing a fumble.
During his time there, the Bulldogs were 61-6 with four Southeastern Conference championships, a SEC runner-up finish and four berths in the College Football Playoffs.
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