2015 Recruiting Season is in full swing
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I think Texas has good shot at him. I also heard he was a Longhorn fan growing up. He also recently said Texas got a good one in the D-line coach from Alabama (Rumph). I have a good feeling he will seriously consider flipping if Strong and Rumph go after him hard. Just my opinion.
I didn't catch all the recruiting chat lately but just wanted to pass along info on Lanfear. He attended A&M junior day. He is still moderately committed to the Horns. As of last weekend he hadn't spoken to anyone from the new coaching staff which probably weakened his commitment a bit. Plus he's got a lot of aggy fans in the family. With that said they are supportive of him making his decision and won't pressure him away from Texas. His sister posted a pic of him today wearing Horns apparel so he's definitely still onboard
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Mack is a guy that Texas needs to push for all season long. Rumph and Strong need to live in Gladewater. Not only is Mack one of the best DTs to come out of the state in a couple of years, but he's a Jake Raulerson type leader of the class. I don't think it's impossible to switch him, but we are going to need Strong to have a really good first year and aggy to drop off to have a chance IMO. The fact that we do have a new coaching staff has opened the door slightly. Had we kept Mack and the previous staff we would have had zero shot.
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That would be a nice addition. You can't teach speed.
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Stonie needs to get on *Daylon Mack!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The 2015 TX RB class might be 1 of best evr on paper. <a href="https://twitter.com/Soso_Jamabo1">@Soso_Jamabo1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ScorealldayCW25">@ScorealldayCW25</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJaMycalHasty">@TheJaMycalHasty</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RJ24II">@RJ24II</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TyreikGray">@TyreikGray</a> 4*+ still left</p>— Colt Barber (@Colt_247Sports) <a href="
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Sotonye Jamabo - Plano West
Chris Warren III - Rockwall
JaMycal Hasty - Longview
Ronald Jones II - McKinney
Tyreik Gray - Houston Episcopal
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Sotonye Jamabo - Plano West
Chris Warren III - Rockwall
JaMycal Hasty - Longview
Ronald Jones II - McKinney
Tyreik Gray - Houston Episcopal
Rivals ranked their "Top Big 12 recruiters"
RIVALS BIG 12 RECRUITER OF THE YEAR -- Kendal Briles, Baylor
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1608576#sthash.zR9SJNR9.dpuf
RIVALS BIG 12 RECRUITER OF THE YEAR -- Kendal Briles, Baylor
http://footballrecruiting.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1608576#sthash.zR9SJNR9.dpuf
Texas offers 4-star DL Sterling Johnson.
http://247sports.com/Player/Sterling-Johnson-36641
http://247sports.com/Player/Sterling-Johnson-36641
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For those that follow, TFloss has started the 2015 recruiting page. Usually a good summary except when Tech and A&M posters get into cat fights.
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229061&page=2
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=229061&page=2
IT has put out its "Behind the Numbers in 2015
-- By Eric Nahlin, Inside Texas Recruiting Editor -- Posted Feb 12, 2014 -- Copyright © 2014 InsideTexas.com"
freebie http://insidetexas.com/news/story.php?article=4844
With the 2013 class filled with holes and the 2014 class short on game-breaking talent, going big is a must. Also Charlie Strong is in need of filling the roster with his types of player, both from a mental toughness aspect and players that adhere to his schemes. Let's look at 2015.
Texas signed 15 players in 2013 and 23 players in 2014. For a meaningless reference, Tennessee signed 37 in 2014. The point is, Texas is going to go big in 2015 with a year and a half to figure out how the 85-man roster needs to be shaped.
We’ve discussed at length the shortcomings of the last two classes. Let’s fix those.
QUARTERBACK
Needs: 1
With a little luck David Ash has two full seasons to play. With Tyrone Swoopes and Jerrod Heard waiting in the wings, the 2015 signee will put the position back at its rightful number of four. If Max Wittek decides to transfer to Texas, the numbers here are fine in the short and long term.
RUNNING BACK
Needs: 3
Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron will be gone after this year and Johnathan Gray’s future as a difference maker is in doubt.
Donald Catalon and D’Onta Foreman are unproven commodities though I’m bullish on Catalon. Couple all of that with an abundance of in-state talent at the position and Texas needs to load up. Jordan Stevenson is already committed. He’s a speed back with a great build; if he can read one-cut, he’ll be trouble on outside zone. The previous staff coveted him as a Daje Johnson fit, but even if Texas doesn’t employ a role like that, Stevenson has great value. He’s the fastest running back in the state, McKinney North’s Ronald Jones III included.
WIDE RECEIVER
Needs: 3
Texas only big loss after this year is Jaxon Shipley and though UT signed a big class in 2014, including a slot dynamo in Armanti Foreman, they should still go to three at the position if the difference makers are willing to come. I’d take one slot receiver and two downright filthy vertical threats.
TIGHT END
Needs: 2
How about a high school tight end for a change? That’s legal, right? They exist, I assume? Geoff Swaim will finish his two valuable years of eligibility after next year and Greg Daniels graduates as well. Blake Whiteley will still have two years left but Texas will still need another immediate fit – perhaps Juco – and also a developmental high school player. It’s evident from the offensive minds in charge the position will be utilized. Getting a couple of athletes here is a priority.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Needs: 4-5
Joe Wickline and friends did well to finish off the 2014 class strong. Along with the bountiful crop of 2013, numbers shouldn’t be too tight, but Wickline has a lot of pull on the staff. He’ll have the authority to get his numbers. Of the young players, there are some questions. Will the light come on for Camrhon Hughes? Will Kennedy Estelle kickstep his way to class enough to stay in Strong’s good graces? Where is the depth at tackle down the road? Texas already has two offensive line commitments, but both Patrick Vahe and Connor Lanfear could end up elsewhere. If I’m Texas, I target one guard, and three tackles and then take best available down the road if a kingmaker wants to join.
OFFENSIVE NUMBERS: 13-14
DEFENSIVE END
Needs: 3
Texas covets size at the position going forward and a ready-made Juco transfer is on the order in the post-Cedric Reed world. The non-existent 2013 class wasn’t corrected in 2014 to the extent the staff needed. Not helping matters, the in-state crop is only fair when it comes to talent. Texas will continue to look nationally. UT needs to hit on some blue-chips because after Reed and Shiro Davis, raw talent doesn’t jump off of the depth chart. I expect Naashon Hughes to end up at the position based on need and his growth curve, but even then he’s more of a Buck than a strong-side option.
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Needs: 3
The staff needs to plan for life after Malcom Brown now – Juco should come into play. Again, like DE, the position lacks ‘wow’ talent aside from Brown and Hassan Ridgeway. Poona Ford will likely play early, but with UT’s reported plans to employ 2-gap linemen, Texas will look for greater length at the position for the coming class. Obviously that discounts early commit Bryce English; an athletic yet vertically challenged player. The inside dish with English is LSU is pursuing hard. Maybe that info will make people covet him a bit more. Yet another similarity to DE, in-state options are somewhat limited, at least from an immediate contribution standpoint. Out-of-state offers will be abundant.
LINEBACKER
Needs: 3
This number could be four if the staff locates a DE/OLB type. Finding a Mike will be important as Dalton Santos will be heading into his senior year when this class makes it to campus. Ditto Peter Jinkens. The most important player in the class for 2015 happens to be the best outside linebacker prospect the state has produced since Derrick Johnson. Malik Jefferson isn’t only a need from a talent standpoint, he’s the type of player that could help start an avalanche of talented commits. Cameron Townsend is also a need at outside linebacker.
SAFETY
Needs: 2
I’ll be very interested to see the types of players the staff targets at safety. Johnny Shaw is already committed, and on paper, he looks the part, but he struggled in his junior year at West Orange-Stark to say the least. Hopefully Adrian Colbert comes into his own next season with Jason Hall and John Bonney progressing like we think. I’m becoming a fan of Dallas South Oak Cliff’s Prentice McKinney. He has size, and seems to have the willingness and speed to come downhill. Looking out of state is certainly a possibility, as is the hard task of trying to get in the mix for Alabama commit Deionte Thompson.
CORNERBACK
Needs: 3
Jalen Campbell is committed, and while he’s a hardcore Longhorn and the best recruiter in the class so far, Texas may have jumped the gun on offering him and that has nothing to do with his unfortunate injury last year. As bountiful as the talent was in 2014 at the position, it’s that scarce in 2015. If I’m Texas, I make a hard run at Lamar’s Holton Hill and then focus on an out-of-state prototype.
DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: 14
Total: 27-28, and I can actually see it go a bit higher.
My next post will consist more on who the takes might be at each position.
-- By Eric Nahlin, Inside Texas Recruiting Editor -- Posted Feb 12, 2014 -- Copyright © 2014 InsideTexas.com"
freebie http://insidetexas.com/news/story.php?article=4844
With the 2013 class filled with holes and the 2014 class short on game-breaking talent, going big is a must. Also Charlie Strong is in need of filling the roster with his types of player, both from a mental toughness aspect and players that adhere to his schemes. Let's look at 2015.
Texas signed 15 players in 2013 and 23 players in 2014. For a meaningless reference, Tennessee signed 37 in 2014. The point is, Texas is going to go big in 2015 with a year and a half to figure out how the 85-man roster needs to be shaped.
We’ve discussed at length the shortcomings of the last two classes. Let’s fix those.
QUARTERBACK
Needs: 1
With a little luck David Ash has two full seasons to play. With Tyrone Swoopes and Jerrod Heard waiting in the wings, the 2015 signee will put the position back at its rightful number of four. If Max Wittek decides to transfer to Texas, the numbers here are fine in the short and long term.
RUNNING BACK
Needs: 3
Malcolm Brown and Joe Bergeron will be gone after this year and Johnathan Gray’s future as a difference maker is in doubt.
Donald Catalon and D’Onta Foreman are unproven commodities though I’m bullish on Catalon. Couple all of that with an abundance of in-state talent at the position and Texas needs to load up. Jordan Stevenson is already committed. He’s a speed back with a great build; if he can read one-cut, he’ll be trouble on outside zone. The previous staff coveted him as a Daje Johnson fit, but even if Texas doesn’t employ a role like that, Stevenson has great value. He’s the fastest running back in the state, McKinney North’s Ronald Jones III included.
WIDE RECEIVER
Needs: 3
Texas only big loss after this year is Jaxon Shipley and though UT signed a big class in 2014, including a slot dynamo in Armanti Foreman, they should still go to three at the position if the difference makers are willing to come. I’d take one slot receiver and two downright filthy vertical threats.
TIGHT END
Needs: 2
How about a high school tight end for a change? That’s legal, right? They exist, I assume? Geoff Swaim will finish his two valuable years of eligibility after next year and Greg Daniels graduates as well. Blake Whiteley will still have two years left but Texas will still need another immediate fit – perhaps Juco – and also a developmental high school player. It’s evident from the offensive minds in charge the position will be utilized. Getting a couple of athletes here is a priority.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Needs: 4-5
Joe Wickline and friends did well to finish off the 2014 class strong. Along with the bountiful crop of 2013, numbers shouldn’t be too tight, but Wickline has a lot of pull on the staff. He’ll have the authority to get his numbers. Of the young players, there are some questions. Will the light come on for Camrhon Hughes? Will Kennedy Estelle kickstep his way to class enough to stay in Strong’s good graces? Where is the depth at tackle down the road? Texas already has two offensive line commitments, but both Patrick Vahe and Connor Lanfear could end up elsewhere. If I’m Texas, I target one guard, and three tackles and then take best available down the road if a kingmaker wants to join.
OFFENSIVE NUMBERS: 13-14
DEFENSIVE END
Needs: 3
Texas covets size at the position going forward and a ready-made Juco transfer is on the order in the post-Cedric Reed world. The non-existent 2013 class wasn’t corrected in 2014 to the extent the staff needed. Not helping matters, the in-state crop is only fair when it comes to talent. Texas will continue to look nationally. UT needs to hit on some blue-chips because after Reed and Shiro Davis, raw talent doesn’t jump off of the depth chart. I expect Naashon Hughes to end up at the position based on need and his growth curve, but even then he’s more of a Buck than a strong-side option.
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Needs: 3
The staff needs to plan for life after Malcom Brown now – Juco should come into play. Again, like DE, the position lacks ‘wow’ talent aside from Brown and Hassan Ridgeway. Poona Ford will likely play early, but with UT’s reported plans to employ 2-gap linemen, Texas will look for greater length at the position for the coming class. Obviously that discounts early commit Bryce English; an athletic yet vertically challenged player. The inside dish with English is LSU is pursuing hard. Maybe that info will make people covet him a bit more. Yet another similarity to DE, in-state options are somewhat limited, at least from an immediate contribution standpoint. Out-of-state offers will be abundant.
LINEBACKER
Needs: 3
This number could be four if the staff locates a DE/OLB type. Finding a Mike will be important as Dalton Santos will be heading into his senior year when this class makes it to campus. Ditto Peter Jinkens. The most important player in the class for 2015 happens to be the best outside linebacker prospect the state has produced since Derrick Johnson. Malik Jefferson isn’t only a need from a talent standpoint, he’s the type of player that could help start an avalanche of talented commits. Cameron Townsend is also a need at outside linebacker.
SAFETY
Needs: 2
I’ll be very interested to see the types of players the staff targets at safety. Johnny Shaw is already committed, and on paper, he looks the part, but he struggled in his junior year at West Orange-Stark to say the least. Hopefully Adrian Colbert comes into his own next season with Jason Hall and John Bonney progressing like we think. I’m becoming a fan of Dallas South Oak Cliff’s Prentice McKinney. He has size, and seems to have the willingness and speed to come downhill. Looking out of state is certainly a possibility, as is the hard task of trying to get in the mix for Alabama commit Deionte Thompson.
CORNERBACK
Needs: 3
Jalen Campbell is committed, and while he’s a hardcore Longhorn and the best recruiter in the class so far, Texas may have jumped the gun on offering him and that has nothing to do with his unfortunate injury last year. As bountiful as the talent was in 2014 at the position, it’s that scarce in 2015. If I’m Texas, I make a hard run at Lamar’s Holton Hill and then focus on an out-of-state prototype.
DEFENSIVE NUMBERS: 14
Total: 27-28, and I can actually see it go a bit higher.
My next post will consist more on who the takes might be at each position.
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Texas just offered John Burt a 4 star receiver from FL.
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Patrick Vahe
"Those two (Teuhema brothers) decommitting has no impact on me. I don't do what they do - my reasons are different. I have my own goals."
"To be honest, I wanted to go to a school that was popular. Baylor, LSU, UCLA, USC, etc. - everybody hears UT and thinks it's just alright. I questioned it for popularity reasons, but I thought about it maturely and know that Texas is for me."
"Those two (Teuhema brothers) decommitting has no impact on me. I don't do what they do - my reasons are different. I have my own goals."
"To be honest, I wanted to go to a school that was popular. Baylor, LSU, UCLA, USC, etc. - everybody hears UT and thinks it's just alright. I questioned it for popularity reasons, but I thought about it maturely and know that Texas is for me."
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Longhorns have offered Cece Jefferson a 5 star defensive end out of Florida.
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It is a bad year for needs at DE and LB in the state this year. Strong's Florida connections could play a key role in counteracting the lack of playmakers in Texas at these positions.
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