The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Ian Geffrard - 2026 Football Roster
Roster
Ian Geffrard
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 375
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Mableton, Ga.
- High School:
- Whitefield Academy
- Major:
- Communication & Leadership
CAREER HIGHS
- Tackles: 6 // vs. Missouri, 11/29/25
- Solo Tackles: 2 (4x) // last vs. Texas State, 9/6/26
- Tackles for loss: 1.5 (2x) // last vs. Arkansas State, 9/6/25
- Sacks: N/A
- Interceptions: N/A
- Pass breakups: 1 // at LSU, 11/15/25
- Forced fumbles: N/A
- Fumbles recovered: N/A
- Blocked kicks: N/A
A first-year defensive lineman from Mableton, Ga. ... has played in 34 career games with 12 starts … transferred to Texas from Arkansas in spring 2026 … played in 28 games with 12 starts across three seasons with the Razorbacks.
SENIOR (2026)
Has played in all six games ... made his Longhorn debut in season opener vs. Texas State (9/3), logging four tackles (two solo) ... recorded two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hurry vs. No. 1/1 Ohio State (9/12) ... registered one solo stop against UTSA (9/19) ... notched a quarterback hurry at No. 13/14 Tennessee (9/26) ... posted two tackles against Oklahoma (10/10) ... compiled five tackles (one solo) including a tackle for a loss of a yard vs. Florida (10/17).
BEFORE TEXAS
JUNIOR (2025)
Started in all 12 games for Arkansas … collected 25 tackles, including four for loss and a pass breakup … started in a season-opening win over Alabama A&M, making one tackle (Aug. 30) … collected two tackles, including 1.5 for loss in a win over Arkansas State (Sept. 6) … made two tackles, including for loss at Ole Miss (Sept. 13) … recorded two tackles in a loss at Memphis (Sept. 20) … started in a loss to Notre Dame (Sept. 27) … made two stops in a loss at No. 12 Tennessee (Oct. 11) … started and recorded one tackle in a loss to No. 4 Texas A&M (Oct. 18) … registered three tackles in a loss to Auburn (Oct. 25) … had a tackle in a loss to Mississippi State (Nov. 1) … made four tackles including an assisted tackle for loss and a pass breakup in a loss at LSU (Nov. 15) … made a tackle in a loss at No. 17 Texas (Nov. 22) … tallied a season-high six tackles, including one tackle for loss against Missouri (Nov. 29).
SOPHOMORE (2024)
Appeared in 12 games for the Razorbacks … tallied 13 total tackles (four solo, nine assists) … registered 1.5 tackles for loss … registered two tackles, including a team-leading 1.5 tackles for loss during a season-opening victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Aug. 29) … saw action in a win over UAB (Sept. 14) … recorded a tackle in a win at Auburn (Sept. 21) … saw action against Texas A&M (Sept. 28) … recorded a tackle in a win over No. 4 Tennessee (Oct. 5) … collected four tackles in a win at Mississippi State (Oct. 26) Played in loss to LSU (Oct. 19) … played in a loss to Texas (Nov. 16) Saw action against Ole Miss (Nov. 2) … notched two tackles during a win over Louisiana Tech (Nov. 23) … registered one tackle in a loss to Missouri (Nov. 30) … collected a tackle during a 39-26 victory over Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl (Dec. 27).
FRESHMAN (2023)
Redshirted during his first season, playing in four games … made a pair of tackles in win over Western Carolina (Sept. 2) in season opener … saw action at LSU, vs. Texas A&M and at Ole Miss.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus three-star prospect according to 247Sports, Rivals, ESPN and On3 … rated the No. 56 offensive tackle in the country by ESPN … No. 69 offensive tackle nationally and No. 77 player in George according to 247Sports … played on both sides of the ball for head coach Coleman Joiner at Whitefield Academy in Smyrna, Ga. … as a sophomore, racked up 59 total tackles with 9.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks … forced one fumble … as a junior, made 37 total tackles … as a senior, totaled 43 tackles with 11.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks … registered 11 quarterback hurries … recovered one fumble.
PERSONAL
Son of Gerard Geffrard and Yissiana Sanchez … has an older sister, Daniela Garcia, a younger sister, Emily Henry, and a younger brother, Mason Geffrard … is a first-generation American … his mother is from the Dominican Republic and his father is from Haiti … also has family in Puerto Rico … has spent time visiting family in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti … cooked for the homeless with his mother every week growing up … speaks Spanish … his mother worked as a translator when he was younger … was born in Massachusetts and then moved to Georgia with his family as a kid … was a big Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz fan growing up … became an Atlanta Braves and Falcons fan upon moving to Georgia … started playing football when he was 11 years old … played baseball, soccer and basketball before switching to football … played on defensive and offensive lines in high school … was also a shot putter on the track and field team in high school … can play the piano and played the trumpet in high school … likes to play video games and hang out with his friends and teammates in his free time … Will Muschamp and Kenny Baker’s vision of how he fit in Texas’ defensive played a big role in him choosing the Longhorns.
