Recruit Profile: Cameron Townsend

The UT Spring Game brought an onslaught of prospective recruits to Austin, including Cameron Townsend, an outside linebacker from Ridge Point High School in Missouri City.

Townsend is expected to be a four-star recruit coming out of his senior year with an ESPN ranking of 81.

Townsend, a 6’1”, 205 pound LB, is still growing, and according to Ridge Point head football coach Brett Sniffin, is a leader for his team. “He definitely leads by example,” Sniffin said. “He does everything the right way.”

Not only is he a force on the field, Townsend is also popular with his classmates and people around town, “We like to call him Mr. RPHS around here,” Sniffin said.

Townsend also does the announcements on television for his high school. “He’s like a Tom Brokaw if you will,” Sniffin said. “He’s probably more adult than kid; he’s very mature.”

Now entering his senior year and his third year as a captain for his team, Townsend has been a high commodity for recruiters, “The majority of the Big 12, Pac 10 and half of the Big 10 [have been in contact with me],” Sniffin said. “[Townsend] definitely has a top 5.”

Sniffin says that Townsend’s “explosive quickness” is his greatest strength, but that when he gets to the collegiate level, he’ll need to “adjust to the quickness of the game.” Townsend’s 40-yard dash was recorded at a 4.63, an above average score for outside linebackers in his class.

With the Spring Game visit from Townsend, the Longhorns have made their presence known in the running for Townsend’s commitment. Sniffin has only met a couple of the new Texas coaching staff. “[The coaches] have been out to campus and they’ve been great and open,” adding, “I like all the things that Coach Strong stands for and the discipline he’s put in place there.”

“Coach Strong and Coach Mack Brown are two totally different people. But, you know, I still get similar vibes,” Townsend said in an interview with ESPN. “I definitely like the new coaching staff a lot. I really like Coach Strong. He seems like a legit guy.”

“[Townsend] is just an outstanding individual,” Sniffin said. “His parents have done a great job with him.”

Townsend hasn’t verbally committed to a college yet, and Sniffin didn’t disclose his top 5 picks. “That’s for [Townsend] to divulge, not me.”

Click HERE for Townsend’s highlight reel.