Adopt-A-Recruit Draft Thread

by Peter Bean on Aug 28, 2008 2:59 PM CDT in Recruiting Comment 22 comments

This is your thread to claim a recruit to follow this fall. Rules are here.

NOTE: If you're brave enough, add your player to your signature line so we know who your guy is and can bug you all season for updates.

2009 Commits

Tariq Allen, LB
Thomas Ashcraft, OL
Eryon Barnett, DB
Marcus Davis, DB
Garrett Gilbert, QB
Trey Graham, TE
Calvin Howell, DT
Derek Johnson, DT
Dominique Jones, DE
Paden Kelly, OL
Kyle Kriegel, DE
Barrett Mathews, TE
Patrick Nkwopara, LB
Alex Okafor, DE
Garrett Porter, OL
Greg Timmons, WR
Kenny Vaccaro, DB
Mason Walters, OL
Chris Whaley, ATH

2009 Top Remaining

Devon Kennard, DE
Jamarkus McFarland, DT
Dre Kirkpatrick, DB
Emory Blake, WR

2010 Top Recruits

Lone Star 100

2008 Supers List, 5A

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BOOM!

SEASTRUNK!

by texasfan05 on Aug 28, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

And....

Okafor too

by texasfan05 on Aug 28, 2008 3:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yall are slow

can I just recruit them all?

by texasfan05 on Aug 28, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm about to pick up

Craig Loston too

by texasfan05 on Aug 28, 2008 3:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Lake Travis Players

I’m not taking these guys officially, but I live out in Steiner, so I’ll try to catch some Lake Travis home games. I’ll let you guys know about Gilber and his Left Tackle Paden Kelly. They are both committed already, but it should be fun to see what we’re getting.

I work in Pflugerville, so maybe I’ll work late a couple of Fridays and try to catch Okafor as well. Does anyone know if he is related to Emeka?

by thestos on Aug 28, 2008 3:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Excellent

I might try to catch the 9/12 Lake Travis game against Cedar Park. If I do, maybe we can coordinate a group get-together to watch.

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Aug 28, 2008 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Evangel Christian

LT plays them pretty early on in the season. They are a football powerhouse prep academy out of Louisiana, so that should show us something.

by thestos on Aug 28, 2008 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's a hell of a match-up

and generally a nationally-ranked team.

Isn’t that where Major played?

by whills on Aug 29, 2008 12:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i will take the san antonio kid

Calvin Howell, DT

i will try to run the stat sheet every week and try to catch games as much as i can.

by kcc28 on Aug 28, 2008 3:15 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Jordan Leslie

Tomball (TX) Tomball 2010
See the vid in fanshots.

I like our speed. We’ve got the tools. I’d rather be working with this than a bunch of experienced guys who can’t play.

by 98horn on Aug 28, 2008 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Excellent

Thanks for posting that video. Ideally, that’s how this will work, if we get enough people participating. It’s too much information to follow closely without it becoming all-consuming.

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Aug 28, 2008 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jamie Peebles

Klein (TX) Klein

This means I will probably have to go the the Tomball-Klein game on Nov. 6. The sacrifices I make.

I like our speed. We’ve got the tools. I’d rather be working with this than a bunch of experienced guys who can’t play.

by 98horn on Aug 28, 2008 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Devon Kennard, DE

Just hope he doesn’t to USC!

by blazzinken on Aug 28, 2008 4:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

updated the sig!

Adopt-a-recruit: Devon Kennard DE
Phoenix (AZ) Desert Vista 6'3" 257lbs

by blazzinken on Aug 28, 2008 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Excellent

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Aug 28, 2008 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

this sounds like a great idea

But I’m no high school football connoisseur, so I’ll not partake. I’m intrigued to hear some tidbits about these guys as the season progresses.

by jc25 on Aug 28, 2008 10:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Emory Blake, WR, Austin High

6’2" 205 lbs. (Austin, TX)
Son of Pro Bowl QB Jef Blake (Bengals)
Rivals #2 WR i n Texas/ #20 overall recruit in Texas
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2008 Season Opener 33-23 Win vs. Harker Heights (8/29/08):
Caught 6 passes for 131 yds, 3 TDs (8yds, 44yds, 37yds)
No drops
Threw 1 pass for 27 yd TD
Ran 10 times for 49yds

by Lincoln on Aug 30, 2008 1:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

many thanks

--PB--

by Peter Bean on Aug 30, 2008 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Kenny Vaccaro

Did anyone take Kenny Vaccaro?

by austin57 on Aug 31, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Speaking of Gilbert and Kelly...

…anyone watching Westlake vs. Lake Travis? It’s on FSN right now, and Lake Travis came just shy of taking a 28-10 lead right before the half. As it is, it’s 24-10, and Gilbert’s looking fairly strong. I kind of feel like he should’ve been able to take it in for a touchdown before the half, but his passing has been pretty good, and other than a questionable non-grounding call, I think the kid has looked solid. I haven’t seen him play until now, and I’m encouraged that he’s going to be a ‘Horn. He’s definitely mobile enough, yet he’s a more accomplished passer than VY was coming out of HS.

by burntorangehorn on Sep 4, 2008 8:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Any Corpus Christi Potential Recruits?

I would love a reason to start going to high school games around here. I am no expert, but if someone could alert me to a potential Longhorn recruit in the Corpus area I would give it a shot to check him out for the Nation.

by bfaut86 on Sep 4, 2008 11:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

chris whaley

Ive been looking around but cant find much stats on him as for this year I know they won there first and lost this week end but did find some highlights on youtube of him looks like he will be hell of a great player for us

by Bchildress on Sep 5, 2008 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs