Around Texas: A Round-up of Recruiting News in the Lone Star State
With early signing day officially complete, there has been plenty of action around the state from a recruiting standpoint. Jason Howell provides an update on the latest news in Texas and more.
Around Texas: A Round-up of Recruiting News in the Lone Star State
The action is heating up around the state with the coaching carousel in full effect and December signing day quickly approaching. Jason Howell looks at the latest news in Texas and provides an update.
Visitor List - LSU
Keep checking in for additions and subtractions as we get confirmations. A&M commitsVirginia Beach (VA) DT Adarious Jones - officialHarrisburg (PA) LB Andre White - officialKlein Collins RB Isaiah Spiller - officialA&M Consolidated DT Josh Ellison Dayton OLB RJ Orebo Manvel OL Layden Robinson Mansfield Legacy ATH Jeffery Carter - likelyWest Mesquite WR Dylan Wright Colleyville Heritage WR Kameron Brown Waxahachie S Demani Richardson St Pius WR Chase Lane Brock TE Baylor Cupp Katy Taylor DE Braedon Mowry Ft Bend Bush CB Erick Young Converse Judson DE DeMarvin Leal Lanier (GA) QB Zach Calzada The Woodlands College Park OL Josh Bankhead North Forest WR Demond Demas Navasota OL Jordan Jefferson Ft Bend Hightower OL Smart Chibuzo Ft Bend Kempner OL Akinola Ogunbiyi 2019'sKaty Seven Lakes DE David Ugwoegbu North Forest OL Javonne Shepherd - probable Katy Mayde Creek DE Marcus Stripling - maybeDickinson TE Jalen Wydermyer Ft Bend Dulles ATH Ainias Smith 2020'sMansfield Timberview CB Jalen Kimber Ft Bend Marshall QB Malik Hornsby Ft Bend Marshall CB Avery Helm A&M Consolidated WR Devin Price A&M Consolidated ATH Brian Darby North Shore RB Zach Evans - maybeNorth Shore OL Damieon George - maybePort Neches-Groves OL Jaylen Garth La Habra (CA) CB Clark Phillips Crockett ATH Allen Horace CyRidge DE Vernon Broughton - probable Manor DE/OLB Prince Umanmielen Cedar Creek DE Alfred Collins Clear Creek OL Chad Lindberg Cibolo Steele CB Jaylon Jones Ft Bend Austin WR Troy Omeire Ft Bend Marshall ATH Devon Achane Nashville (TN) OL Chris Morris Camden (NJ) DE Fadil Diggs Midlothian (VA) LB Ethan West Weatherford QB Ken Seals - maybeDiboll ATH Herbert Gums Lanier (GA) LB Phillip Webb Lewisville Hebron DB Darius Snow Atlanta (GA) OLB Choe Bryant-Strother Shadow Creek S Xavion Alford Beaumont West Brook ATH Thaddeus Johnson 2021'sFt Bend Willowridge WR Latrell Neville Ft Bend Ridge Point WR John Paul Richardson CyFair RB LJ Johnson Jr Hutto OLB Landyn Watson Katy Taylor OL Hayden Conner Katy Taylor OL Bryce Foster Katy Tompkins DE Tunmise Adeleye - maybeKaty CB Hunter Washington A&M Consolidated OLB Vince Sheffield Jersey Village ATH Caleb Weaver 2022'sFt Bend Ridge Point DB Jacobe Chester
Post bye week recruiting rundown
The Texas A&M coaching staff scoured the state and country last week. Let's see if I can get a list of all the targets/commits that were seen by Jimbo Fisher and company. 2019 commitsDylan Wright Zach Calzada Baylor Cupp RJ Orebo Braedon Mowry Andre White Tarian Lee Erick Young Bobby Wolfe Kameron Brown Christian Harris Kenyon Jackson Adarious Jones Josh Ellison Kenyon Green Isaiah Spiller Brian Williams Demani Richardson Caden Davis 2019 non commitsMarcus Banks Ainias Smith Jalen Wydermyer David Ugwoegbu Derick Hunter Marcus Stripling Javonne Shepherd Andrew Coker 2020 commitsDemond Demas Josh Bankhead Jordan Jefferson 2020 non commits Chris Thompson Darius Snow Nehki Meredith Jaylen Garth Damieon George Zach Evans Chad Lindberg Jaquelin Roy Malik Hornsby Devon Achane Troy Omeire Devin Price Brian Darby Nate Floyd Donald Warnell Kenneth Phillips Phillip Webb Jase McClellan Seth McGowan Dwight McGlothern Ja'Quinden JacksonLorando Johnson Joseph Wilson Vernon Broughton Alfred Collins 2021'sVince Sheffield Tunmise Adeleye Corey Burt Hayden Conner Bryce Foster Jalen Milroe -I am aware that Ugwoegbu did not play on Saturday against Katy High. From what I know, it was a one game suspension for a minor infraction of team policy. David is back in good standing with his team and has not affected A&M's pursuit of him. -I'll echo what Jason said late last week: if I had to guess today, I suspect Wolfe signs elsewhere. -Don't he surprised to see some new offers go out in the next couple of weeks after the coaches hit so many schools and got to see a lot of HS film.-Derrick Hunter mentioned making a return trip to College Station, and it now sounds like that will for sure take place in January. That's pretty big news. -A new name to watch in 2020 is safety Vito Tisdale out of Bowling Green (KY). The 6-1, 190 pounder holds offers from Oklahoma, Alabama, Louisville, and Georgia Tech.
A few late night recruiting notes
I posted in another thread on Ft Bend Dulles ATH Ainias Smith. I've spoken to two more sources over the course of the night, and it sounds like it's being communicated to those in Fort Bend County that Smith is extremely valued by Jimbo Fisher and staff. This jives with what our TA recruiting staff has heard. It sounding more and more like it's a real possibility that Smith lands in College Station. We'll have more as/if it develops. Looch and I both agreed on the Beliucci Hour today that Marcus Stripling likely lands somewhere other than A&M. Some information I received late this evening would back up that sentiment. Things could still change as Terry Price is expected to see Stripling play in person this weekend. I'd expect Fort Myers (FL) DL Derick Hunter to get a strong push down the stretch. Elijah Robinson was in Florida during the bye week. Communication continues between A&M and Marquez Beason and Marcus Banks as well as the junior college corners I wrote about the other day. This comes in the face of the flirtation by Bobby Wolfe with other programs. I also learned late tonight that Wolfe may not in the best standing at Houston Madison. We'll work on getting more info tomorrow. The Aggies are already searching the country for 2020 linebackers, and they're targeting some of the best. Washington (DC) blue chip Mekhail Sherman is extremely high on their list. The Aggies will be fighting just about everyone in the country for his services. A&M will work to get him on campus possibly after NSD. Sherman just had surgery this week. I'm unsure how long he'll be out.I've also heard murmurs that one of the top underclassmen on the west coast has interest in taking a trip to College Station to see a couple of sports on the A&M campus. I'll wait until the talks get more serious before getting more detailed.