Around Texas: A round-up of recruiting news in the Lone Star State
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.
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TexAgs Recruiting Fantasy Draft: 2021 Defensive Players in Texas
The TexAgs Recruiting staff of Billy Liucci, Jason Howell and Ryan Brauninger sat down for the Class of 2021 Fantasy Draft, building complete defensive units from the top talent from the state of Texas in the current recruiting cycle.
Coaches on the road (Wednesday)
Just got word out in East Texas, Coach Price is planning to drop through Pleasant Grove which is home to standout 2021s and top priority A&M targets Landon Jackson and Marcus Burris. I've also been told he will be through Marshall where 2021 S/ATH Lyrik Rawls had a big year. Out in Florida it sounds like Ish Aristide will also continue to put in work. Yesterday a flurry of 2021 offers went out with RB Katravis Geter (Carol City), ATH Yulkeith Brown (Miami Central), and CB Phillip O'Brien (Deerfield Beach) reporting offers from the Miami-area. While he's in the area look for top targets at Northwestern (LB Terrence Lewis and S Kamren Kinchens) and Miami Palmetto (DT Leonard Taylor) to be likely stops as well. Another prospect to keep an eye on is Palmetto 2021 CB Jason Marshall Jr.It also sounds like stops through the Orlando-area and into Tallahasee are in the works for this week.
Recruiting Rankings Update: October update to 2020-2021 classes
There have been a number of shake-ups and updates in the state of Texas since the summer, and Jason Howell has the latest rankings update from prospects in the 2020 and 2021 classes as we near the midpoint on the college football season.
A few Tuesday afternoon notes
Touched base with a few sources As Brauninger mentioned, offensive line coach Josh Henson was out in Houston yesterday checking in on a few 2021s, this weekend it looks like he is headed to East Texas. This should not be a surprise considering two of Texas A&M's top priority OLs are both in East Texas. Sources have told me both Garrett Hayes (Athens) and Ty'Kieast Crawford (Carthage) will see his face.Carthage takes on Pleasant Grove on Friday and I hear Henson plans to stop through to see Crawford face 2021 DLs Landon Jackson and Marcus Burris. Pleasant Grove also has an intriguing new face in DL Torey Phillips, which I've mentioned a few times, and it would not shock me to see him catch attention this weekend. Phillips moved in from Hope (AR), stands in at 6-7, 255, and he holds an offer from Arkansas.Another East Texas talent worth noting is Marshall 2021 ATH Lyrik Rawls. I've heard he is turning heads at plays on both sides of the ball for the Mavericks and he has received offers from Arkansas, Houston, Missouri, SMU, and Texas Tech. As a sophomore at Jefferson last year he was district newcomer of the year.It also looks like Elko is not the only one heading to Missouri this weekend. I heard from a source in Missouri, that defensive backs coach Maurice Linguist is headed to see Kansas City (MO) Raytown CB Dontae Manning. The Aggies have been high on his list for several months now and that was only helped by his official vsit this summer. He continues to state he would like to return to Aggieland this fall to check out a game. Sticking with the DBs it looks like the Aggies will receive a visit from standout Highland JC CB Brian George. I mentioned in an earlier thread that the Aggies continue to build on that relationship and one source indicated a visit to Texas A&M is very likely.