Around the SEC: Recruiting news and trends
It's time to take a look around at the biggest pick-ups on the recruiting front as well as some of the top recruiting news and notes from around the SEC. Jason Howell details that and more in this week's Around the SEC.
Defensive recruiting notes - Sunday afternoon
As I prodded around for Kaine Williams intel (check the other stickied thread for the latest there), I was able to stumble upon a few more pieces of intel regarding A&M's pursuit of defensive back prospects. - Doesn't sound like anything has changed in terms of A&M's priority pursuit of Deuce Harmon. Jason has been and will continue to be all over that one, but it's always good when our sources are saying the same thing. - I wouldn't write off Katy CB Hunter Washington just yet. It sounds like A&M remains in contact. My gut says Oklahoma may hold the advantage though based on what I've been told. - We mentioned Lackawanna CC CB De'Jahn Warren last week, and I had a source tell me again today that he remains A&M's top junior college target. Texas A&M made his top 11 last week. - By piecing together what I'm hearing from multiple folks, I still think A&M may try to ink 6 total in the defensive backfield. - Some out of state names at safety that continue to pop up in my conversations are Beggs (OK) standout Kendal Daniels, Tallahassee (FL) stars Ahmari Harvey and Terrion Arnold, multi-sport athlete Donovan McMillon from Canonsburg (PA), Miami (FL) Northwestern's Kamren Kinchens, I've also heard the Aggies continue to communicate with Tysheem Johnson out of Philadelphia (PA). - A&M offered Folsom (CA) CB Kaleb Higgins last summer after a stellar week of performances at the Aggies' camps in College Station. Originally from Austin and the younger brother of Stanford WR Eli Higgins, I feel like he's not been talked about enough when considering where the Aggies may go at corner in this class. A source out west told me today that Higgins and A&M still have a strong bond, and Kaleb could absolutely end up back in the Lone Star State to play his college ball. - Right now, I'd say the A&M board at corner includes these names (alphabetical):Tony Grimes Deuce Harmon Kaleb Higgins Ishmael Ibraheem Hunter Washington De'Jahn Warren ...and keep an eye on McKinnley Jackson's former teammate MJ Daniels. He's 6-3, 185 and many folks list him as an athlete, but I do know a lot of schools are kicking around the idea of him playing corner. The Aggies offered in February. He's currently committed to Ole Miss as a receiver.
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Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White
During Wednesday's edition of TexAgs Radio, Ryan Brauninger joined to discuss the latest news for the Maroon & White on the recruiting trail as the coronavirus pandemic has already impacted the recruiting calendar as well as kids' processes.
A pair of late night recruiting notes
- We've spoken quite a bit about A&M's need at corner in this 2021 class, and I thought they'd target another JUCO cover man this cycle. Well, after checking around a bit today, it does sound like the Aggies will be making a run through the JC ranks again for the third class in a row. According to a source of mine, Mike Elko and TJ Rushing are taking a hard look at Lackawanna CC CB De'Jahn Warren. The 6-0, 180 pounder originally hails from Hyattsville, Maryland, and the home state Terps are considered one of the favorites, along with Oklahoma, Penn St, and Tennessee. From what I know, A&M was making good in-roads to get Warren on campus this spring prior to the recent shutdowns. I'll continue to monitor this one as we get a better idea of when the calendar may return to some sense of normalcy. - Another out of state DB prospect that continues to hang around A&M's safety discussion is Canonsburg (PA) standout Donovan McMillon. McMillon, who had nothing but great things to say about Texas A&M after the Aggies offered in March, is still planning on making a trip to College Station this summer according to an east coast source. By all accounts, it sounds like McMillon is an outstanding kid off the field. I've heard great things about his intangibles and leadership characteristics. As we've said before, I'd look for the safety group in this class to come from outside the state of Texas.
JUCO CB De'Jahn Warren garnering attention from the biggest programs in the nation
Scranton (PA) Lackawanna JC CB De'Jahn Warren received an offer from Texas A&M on Thursday, adding to his influx of offers received this month. Among so many big-name schools, the Aggies have caught Warren's attention.