Hampton Fay

Around the state of Texas, decisions are being made, visits are being taken, and offers are being extended as the regular season has now kicked off. It is time to take a look at the latest happenings on the Lone Star state recruiting front.

New Offers:WednesdayQB Braden Davis, Middletown (DE) (2022)QB Walker Howard, Lafayette (LA) St. Thomas More (2022)ThursdayWR/ATH Seth Jones, Houston St. Pius (2020) - (Offer Story)RB LJ Johnson Jr, Cy-Fair (2021)OL Trey Zuhn, Fort Collins (CO) Fossil Ridge (2021)Visitors/Campers with offersWR Demond Demas, Tomball (2020) - Texas A&M commit - ThursdayTE Lake McRee, Lake Travis (2021) - WednesdayLB Derrick Harris Jr, New Caney (2021) - WednesdayATH Eric Shaw, Notasulga (AL) Reeltown (2020) - Wednesday, ThursdayQB Jalen Milroe, Katy Tompkins (2021) - ThursdayQB Ty Simpson, Martin (TN) Westview - ThursdayRB Amari Daniels, Miami (FL) Central (2021) - ThursdayWR Latrell Neville, Fort Bend Willowridge (2021) - ThursdayLB Branden Jennings, Jacksonville (FL) Sandalwood - ThursdayCB Josh Eaton, Aldine MacArthurn (2020) - ThursdayS Xavion Alford, Pearland Shadow Creek (2020) - ThursdayQB Eli Stowers, Denton Guyer (2021) - FridayRB Emeka Megwa, Fort Worth Nolan Catholic (2022) - FridayOL Bryce Foster, Katy Taylor (2021) - FridayOL Hayden Conner, Katy Taylor (2021) - FridayOL Donovan Jackson, Bellaire Episcopal (2021) - FridayOL Reuben Fatheree, Richmond Foster (2021) - FridayDE Jordan Thomas, Port Arthur Memorial (2021) - FridayDL Marcus Burris, Texarkana Pleasant Grove (2021) - FridayDB Denver Harris, Galena Park North Shore (2022) - FridayOther visitors of noteQB Kade Renfro, Stephenville (2020) - Wednesday, ThursdayS Princeton Word, Lancaster (2021) - Wednesday, Thursday, FridayWR Billy Bowman Jr, Denton Ryan (2021) - WednesdayWR Theodore Knox, Baton Rouge (LA) Southern Lab - WednesdayQB Ty Thompson, Gilbert (AZ) (2021) - ThursdayRB Brandon Coleman, Pearland (2021) - ThursdayWR John Paul Richardson, Fort Bend Ridge Point (2021) - ThursdayTE Ben Postma, Cy Ranch (2021) - Wednesday, ThursdayOL Kelvin Banks, Humble Summer Creek - ThursdayOL Tobias Braun, Salisbury (CT) Salisbury Academy (2020) - ThursdayOL Monroe Mills, Columbia (MO) Father Tolton (2020) - ThursdayOL Matthew Wykoff, Magnolia (2021) - ThursdayQB Alex Orji, Dallas Bishop Dunne (2022) - FridayWR Deamikkio Nathan, South Grand Prairie (2021) - FridayDL E'maurion Banks, Wichita Falls Rider (2021) - FridayLB Clayton Smith, Texarkana Texas High (2021) - FridayLB Jordan Crook, Dallas Bishop Dunne (2022) - FridayLB Ty Kana, Katy (2022) - FridayCB Donald Warnell, Dickinson (2020) - FridayCB Deuce Harmon, Denton Guyer (2021) - FridayOthers who caught attentionQB Cade Klubnik, Austin Westlake (2022) - Wednesday, ThursdayQB Nate Yarnell, Lake Travis (2021) - WednesdayQB/ATH Hampton Fay, Fort Worth All Saints (2021) - ThursdayNew namesQB Cedric Harden, Duncanville (2023) - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday - DE David Hicks, Katy Morton Ranch (2023) - WednesdayLB Martrell Harris, Spring Grand Oaks (2022) - WednesdayNews and NotesLIVE Camp Thread Wednesday RecapThursday Recap Friday RecapCamp Photo Gallery EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM CAMP THREAD - WEEK 1Audio InterviewsQB Eli Stowers - (AUDIO)LB Derrick Harris - (AUDIO)ATH Eric Shaw - (AUDIO)LB Clayton Smith - (AUDIO)

First off, Merry Christmas, y'all. I hope your day has been filled with the joy and laughter with loved ones that makes this time of year so special. Also, if you're not putting your potato salad on top of your gumbo, you're living life completely wrong. Now, some recruiting stuff...-The Dead Period ends Jan 11th. As many of you know, North Forest OL Javonne Shepherd is expected to take an official visit that weekend. A&M signee and long time friend Kenyon Green will be in town, and I believe Layden Robinson will make the trip, as well. Here's my advice on Shepherd: let this thing run its course, and don't get too caught up in the day-to-day swings here. I honestly believe Javonne is pretty conflicted heading into the final month. The waves in momentum here will come to an end when pen meets paper in February. In the meantime, Shepherd seems like he's gotten himself back into outstanding shape. Good for the kid, regardless of where he signs. Another likely visitor is Amite (LA) ATH Devonta Lee though I haven't gotten that Jan 11th weekend confirmed. Whether he shows up in College Station at the end of the Dead Period or not isn't nearly as important as him showing up any time before NSD #2. Remember, Lee camped in Aggieland last summer and spent a ton of time with Mo Linguist and Mike Elko. This is also a recruitment that Jimbo Fisher has sunk his teeth into. There's still a hill to climb, but make no mistake, this staff is going to make a full fledged pursuit of one the best Louisiana has to offer. There's been another name pop up at cornerback in the last week. Madison (FL) standout Travis Jay could find his way to campus next month. The 6-1, 185 pound Florida St commit obviously has some familiarity with the A&M staff and chose not to sign with the Seminoles during the early period. I've been unable to gauge how legit and reciprocated the interest is here yet on either side, though. For now, I'd just put it down as a name to watch.Another out of state stud that didn't sign with the school they committed to was DE Nathan Pickering out of Seminary (MS). Pickering remains committed to Miss State but was part of a group of 8 commits that didn't sign early with the Bulldogs. Very early on in this cycle, Pickering conjured up a pretty serious relationship with Terry Price. Now, there's a super long way to go here, and I'd put the likelihood of this kid ending up at A&M right between slim and none on Christmas Day, but it was a name floated to our team recently. If the kid shows up in College Station, we'll let you know. Some 2020 and 2021 names that will likely end up at A&M junior days after their performance during the playoffs and/or state title games:2020 Shadow Creek S Xavion Alford 2020 Shadow Creek DE/OLB Alec Bryant 2020 Longview DT Sawyer Goram-Welch 2020 Longview QB Haynes King 2020 Bmt West Brook OLB Jay Bell 2021 North Shore QB Dematrius Davis 2021 Duncanville OL Jadarius Thursby2021 Aledo ATH Hampton Fay 2021 Aledo ATH JoJo Earle Staying with the underclassmen, I feel very comfortable calling Texas A&M the strong, early leader for Newton DE James Sylvester. I've talked to a couple of coaches around southeast Texas and beyond who have expressed to me Sylvester's desire to play for Terry Price. I expect to see the Aggies go hard at corner in the 2020 class, as well. Howell's guy Jalen Kimber looks like a high priority guy as is Dwight McGlothern. There are plenty other names out there in state, and the staff will certainly draw the attention of a couple of national guys, as well.Last thing: I met another kid that looks like he'll be in the mix in that ridiculous 2021 OL class in state. Ft Bend Christian big man Remington Strickland was visiting family in the Golden Triangle this week, and I ran into him in town down here. He's 6-4, 285 and has started receiving some serious Power 5 interest. Extremely high academic kid. Just another monster to add to that already loaded group of O-Linemen.