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 recruiting never stops in this great state. It is time to take a look at the latest happenings on the Lone Star state recruiting front.
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 recruiting never stops in this great state. It is time to take a look at the latest happenings on the Lone Star state recruiting front.
Liucci 44: Rankings update for the state's top high school prospects for 2021
With the early signing period in sight, Billy Liucci offers an update of his class of 2021 rankings as he adjusts his list of the 44 best prospects in the state of Texas.
In-state names surging with strong senior seasons
It's been an interesting few weeks for some players around the state of Texas who have seen their stock soar on the recruiting front as extensive game tape and highlight packages have been able to hit the desks and computers of coaching staffs across the country. Obviously, A&M is strapped in terms of numbers and are zero'd in on the same names you guys know and hear so often (Johnson, Foster, Turner, Adeleye, and so on), but there are so many variables surrounding the last few months of any recruiting cycle - much less one that's been impacted like the 2021 class due to the pandemic. Typically, you'd see these sort of increased valuations happen at an equal pace throughout the duration of the recruiting cycle due to coaches having ample opportunities to see these kids in camps, get them on campus to confirm measurements, and put all of their data points to use when watching game tape. They haven't been able to do that this year so this is why so many prospects are popping up with big time offers in the middle of November. Therefore, some names of note that we have hit on here and there that would fit into that aforementioned criteria would be guys like: Mansfield Lake Ridge CB Marvin Covington - 5-11, 180 pound cover man with verified track times. Has picked up offers from Miami, Houston, North Texas, TCU, and Mississippi State in the last 3 weeks alone. Jason has featured him quite a bit already. I think that offer list will continue to grow. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11597679/5f8f7cca0dc048112471050eFt Bend Christian OL Remington Strickland - 6-4, 295 mauler that could play anywhere along the OL due to his athleticism and technique. Has 30 total offers with the last 4 coming from Michigan, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech, and Texas. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/9624425/5f8207465cb37c072882207dBryan Rudder ATH Keithron Lee - 5-10, 180 do-it-all kid who's absolutely lit up the stat sheet this fall. Electric with the ball in his hands. Good comp of Ainias Smith. In the last 30 or so days, he's gotten offers from TCU, SMU, Washington, Utah, Tennessee, Arizona State, Ole Miss, Texas Tech, and Texas. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/10348732/5f8b108c578d8006a455dd59
Three names on the rise
Last night I posted about Lake Ridge 2021 CB Marvin Covington but he is not the only prospect to emerge on my radar this fall. So here are a few new prospects to my radar I think you guys may want to put on yours.DE Harvey Dyson, Cedar Hill (2022) Cedar Hill has been known to produce a top flight prospect or two over the years and 6-foot-4, 260-pound defender Harvey Dyson is beginning to turn quite a few heads with his play in 2020. It says something when the "freak" tag is being thrown around at Cedar Hill. He is a strongside defensive end candidate with the size and athleticism to potentially play inside and out. He played a little bit as a sophomore, but he is already having a breakout junior season. The recruiting process is currently in the early stages with Rice showing some early interest. I look for that to change as the season continues though. Athleticism runs in the family too. His father played football at SFA and his mother played basketball at North Carolina A&T. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/12733698/5f8f1f0fd45e360ff45eab52 TE Nathan Jones, Brock (2022) Stop me if you've heard this one before, but there is a big tight end making plays in Brock, Texas. At 6-foot-5, 240-pounds, Jones is Brock's third leading receiver and a punishing blocker. Brock is a run heavy offense, but Jones has shown himself to be a reliable receiver with 9 receptions for 182 yards and 3 TDs through 8 games. He is a student of the game and he lists Austin Stogner (Oklahoma), Miller Forristall (Alabama), and Jalen Wydermeyer (Texas A&M) as the college tight ends he likes to study. He has yet to receive an offer but SMU, Florida St, Oklahoma St, ACU, and some Ivy League schools are showing interest. He also has some strong bloodlines. His father spent his college days at Texas and Abilene Christian before catching on as a free agent with the Denver Broncos. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/11562697/5f827404b53e880350e96f17 OT Isaiah Robinson, Arlington Lamar (2023) It does not take a long look at the tape to see a big framed, athletic offensive lineman. At 6-foot-6, 285-pound, the right tackle is long limbed and flexible. He is light on his feet and he is explosive. Even with all of that he prides himself on being a technician at the position and playing with sound technique. Offensive line play also runs in the family, 5-star Alabama commit JC Latham is his cousin. As a sophomore, the recruiting process is in the early stages, but Texas recently became the first to extend an offer. Baylor has also expressed an interest. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/13261652/5f8688a632dd9a09988d2ff1