Following the release of the UIL cutoff numbers for high school football for the 2026 and 2027 school years in December, Dave Campbell’s Texas Football on New Year’s Eve issued a new mock realignment – and there’s big changes for the Brownwood Lions.

Brownwood turned in an enrollment number of 877 back on Oct. 31 and will move to Class 4A Division II, which will feature schools with enrollments between 550-895 students. There will be 102 schools competing in the Class 4A Division II football.

The new DCTF mock realignment now finds Brownwood placed in Region IV of Class 4A Division II, located in District 13 along with Waco La Vega (876), Robinson (744), Gatesville (733), Venus (665), Waco Connally (620), and Hillsboro (572).

Other proposed districts in Region IV include Pearsall, Wimberley, Geronimo Navarro, Bandera, San Antonio Memorial and Lago Vista in District 14; Gonzales, Cuero, London, Ingleside and Rockport-Fulton in District 15; and Robstown, Kingsville King, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City Grulla, and La Feria in District 16.

Originally, DCTF anticipated the Lions would be in District 4 of Region I along with Brock (608), Glen Rose (613), Mineral Wells (894), Iowa Park (553), Graham (668) and Burkburnett (879).

Meanwhile, the Padilla Poll anticipated the Lions would be housed in a seven-team District 4 in Region I, along with Brock (608), Glen Rose (613), Mineral Wells (894), Kennedale (916), Hillsboro (572) and Venus (665). Kennedale, however, will be in Class 4A Division I due to its enrollment number.

Our own Mike Blagg recently made his reallignment prediction HERE. 

Again, these are only projections as neither the UIL district and region breakdowns will not be released until Feb. 3.