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Football Recruiting

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Status:

Signed

HIGH SCHOOL

NCAA

Samu Taumanupepe

Defensive Tackle

6′3″ / 365 lbs

Atascocita, TX

Atascocita

Class of 2023

Samu4T

Rating: 88

#65 IN TEXAS

National Avg

Rating: 87.3

School Preferences

Texas A&M

Signed

Ball State

Medium

Baylor

Medium

Central Arkansas

Medium

Colorado

Medium

Houston

Medium

Kansas

Medium

Miami

Medium

Northwestern State

Medium

Oregon

Medium

TCU

Medium

Texas

Medium

Texas State

Medium

UTSA

Medium

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Updates

11 mo ago by Ryan Brauninger

Move in day for class of 2023

The remaining members of the 2023 recruiting class will begin arriving in College Station this morning. They'll have a few days to get acclimated before the summer strength and conditioning workouts begin. Here's who we are expecting this week:Katy Paetow DL David Hicks La Grange ATH Bravion Rogers Shiner ATH Dalton Brooks Atascocita DT Samu Taumanupepe College Station LB Chantz Johnson Mansfield Lake Ridge DE Rylan Kennedy Southlake Carroll P Tyler White Nashville (TN) Montgomery Bell Academy QB Marcel Reed Philadelphia (PA) Northeast OL Naquil Betrand

1 yr ago by Jason Howell

Spring Game Visitor List

As always we will continue to update the list as plans come together and we get more confirmations. 2023 SigneesQB Marcel Reed, Nashville (TN) Montgomery Bell AcademyOL Naquil Betrand, Philadelphia (PA) NortheastDL David Hicks, Katy (TX) PaetowDL Samu Taumanupepe, Atascocita (TX)LB Chantz Johnson, College Station (TX)ATH Bravion Rogers, La Grange (TX)ATH Dalton Brooks, Shiner (TX)Transfer OVsWR Shemar Kirk, Reedley CollegeLB Jurriente Davis, Jackson State grad transferCB Josh DeBerry, Boston College grad transfer2024 CommitsQB AJ Maddox, Hattiesburg (MS) Oak GroveWR Debron Gatling, Milton (GA)OL Ashton Funk, Katy (TX) TompkinsDL Dealyn Evans, Longview (TX) Pine Tree2024 ProspectsRB Frankie Arthur, Conroe (TX) Oak RidgeWR Cameron Coleman, Phenix City (AL) CentralWR Freddie Dubose, Spring Branch (TX) Smithson ValleyWR Jamarcus Hopes Aldine (TX) DavisOL Weston Davis, Beaumont (TX) UnitedDL Favour Awodoyin, Conroe (TX) Oak RidgeDL Joseph Jonah-Ajonye, Conroe (TX) Oak RidgeDL TJ Lindsey, Bryant (AR)DL Brian Robinson, Austintown (OH) FitchLB Justin Williams, Conroe (TX) Oak RidgeCB Braylon Carmouche, Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend MarshallS Drake Fowler, Bryant (AR) S Christian Peterson, Atlanta (GA) WestlakeATH Derrick McFall, Tyler (TX) Tyler HighATH Drelon Miller, Silsbee (TX)K Clayton Amaya, Spring Branch (TX) Smithson Valley2025 ProspectsQB Quinten Foster, Spring (TX)RB Tory Blaylock, Humble (TX) AtascocitaCB Erion Wilkins, Humble (TX) AtascocitaOL Josh Moses, Spring (TX) Legacy School of Sports SciencesDL Andrew Maddox, Hattiesburg (MS) Oak GroveDL Frankie Long, Willis (TX)DL Kamauryn Morgan, Red Oak (TX)LB Kelvion Riggins, Dallas (TX) South Oak CliffLB Parker Meese, Dallas (TX) Parish EpiscopalCB Javion Holiday, Duncanville (TX)CB Deyjhon Pettaway, Katy (TX) PaetowS Zaylen Cormier, Katy (TX) Mayde Creek - maybeATH Reggie McNeal Jr, Houston (TX) Heights maybeATH Deuce Weston, Los Angeles (CA) Lawndale ATH Jonah Williams, Galveston (TX) Ball2026 ProspectsQB Kyden Barker, League City (TX) Clear FallsQB Kaeden Johnson, Missouri City (TX) Fort Bend MarshallRB Javion Garrett, Katy (TX) TaylorWR Cole Montes, Tomball (TX) Memorial2027 ProspectsTE Zane Rowe, Denton (TX) Guyer2028 ProspectsDL Andrae Maddox, Hattiesburg (MS) Oak Grove Middle School2023 Signee and Southlake (TX) Carroll P Tyler White is doubtful because he has a baseball game and is kicking butt right now on the mound. Signee and Mansfield (TX) Lake Ridge edge defender Rylan Kennedy also tells me he cannot make it in this weekend either.

1 yr ago by Kay Naegeli

Samu Taumanupepe is OFFICIAL

Samu Taumanupepe is official! Texas A&M has received Taumanupepe's Letter of Intent. Happy Birthday Samu, and welcome to Aggieland!!!𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗘𝗗 DT Samu TaumanupepeAtascocita HSAtascocita, TX⭐️⭐️⭐️Welcome to Aggieland, @Samu4T 👍 pic.twitter.com/g4E007SyD6— TexAgs (@TexAgs) January 24, 2023

Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White

18:49

1 yr ago by Ryan Brauninger

Recruiting Country: The latest recruiting news surrounding the Maroon & White

TexAgs' recruiting analyst Ryan Brauninger joined TexAgs Radio this morning for another edition of Recruiting Country, highlighting the latest news and notes from the recruiting trail with Early Signing Day in the rearview mirror.

1 yr ago by Jason Howell

Around Texas & Around the SEC: Early Signing Period News & Notes

The Early Signing Period has come and gone as a number of the nation's top prospects have signed on the dotted line. It is time to take a look at the latest happenings in the Lone Star state and SEC footprint on the recruiting front.

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TexAgs National Average Rating

The TexAgs National Average Rating is a proprietary formula that calculates an industry-wide aggregate rating for each recruiting prospect. The formula includes publicly listed grades, scores, ratings and rankings by national recruiting services, along with a TexAgs rating. Combining the data provides a rating for each prospect, which is then normalized to fit the TexAgs Rating 100-point scale.

The intent of this rating is to provide TexAgs readers with a comprehensive snapshot of how individual prospects rank nationally.

TexAgs Rating

The TexAgs Recruiting team of Billy Liucci, David Sandhop, Jason Howell, Ryan Brauninger and a host of recruiting interns attends more than 75 games each fall and observes and evaluates every major Texas A&M target, as well as most of the top 150 prospects in the State of Texas. From this evaluation the team draws a rating for each prospect on a scale between 70 and 100.

99-100: Elite national prospect (Five-star)

Considered one of the best prospects in the nation and a likely difference-maker at the collegiate level. Displays all of the physical skills to be a future All-American with potential to be an early-round NFL draft pick.

90-98: Elite state prospect (Four-star)

Considered one of the best 30-40 prospects in the state and a top 250 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to be a major early contributor at the collegiate level with high professional potential.

80-89: Quality prospect (Three-star)

Considered one of the best 100 prospects in the state and a top 500 national prospect. Displays the physical skills to develop into a contributor over the course of his college career. Has the ability to become a professional prospect over time with development.

70-79: Solid prospect (Two-star)

Considered one of the top 250 prospects in the state. Has the physical skills to be a potential contributor at a D-1 program over the course of his collegiate career with significant development. Professional potential is low.

Staff Predictions

The predictions represent which school each staff member believes will ultimately sign the recruit, and the confidence meter represents his level of certainty in that outcome.

Example #1

If the predicted school is Texas A&M and confidence is set to “High”, then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Texas A&M and I feel very certain about that.”

Example #2

If the predicted school is “Alabama” and confidence is set to “Low,” then the staff member is saying “I believe that this recruit will ultimately sign with Alabama, but I’m not very certain about that.”

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