By the Numbers: 2010 Texas Longhorns Recruiting Class
by GhostofBigRoy on Feb 3, 2010 2:01 PM CST
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The number of commits in the class:
- Connor Wood, QB Houston Second Baptist
- Case McCoy, QB Graham
- Traylon Shead, RB Cayuga
- Mike Davis, WR Dallas Skyline
- John Harris, WR Garland Naaman Forest
- Chris Jones, WR Daingerfield
- Darius White, WR Fort Worth Dunbar
- Darius Terrell, WR DeSoto
- Dominic Espinosa, C Cedar Park
- Trey Hopkins, OG/OT Galena Park North Shore
- Taylor Bible, DT Denton Guyer
- Ashton Dorsey, DT Tyler John Tyler
- DeAires Cotton, DT Alief Taylor
- Greg Daniels, DE Houston St. Pius X
- Jackson Jeffcoat, DE Plano West
- Reggie Wilson, DE Haltom
- Aaron Benson, LB Cedar Hill
- Jordan Hicks, LB Lakota West, West Chester (OH)
- Tevin Jackson, LB Garland
- Carrington Byndom, CB Lufkin
- Bryant Jackson, DB Sulphur Springs
- Adrian Phillips, DB Garland
- Adrian White, CB DeSoto
- DeMarco Cobbs, ATH Tulsa Central (OK)
- William Russ, K/PK/P Shreveport Evangel Christian (LA)
34
Players Texas offered.
9
Recruits with Texas offers who committed elsewhere:
- Running back from Temple*
- Ross Apo, WR Arlington Oak Ridge
- Trovon Reed, WR Thibodaux (LA)*
- DeAndrew White, WR Galena Park North Shore
- Jake Matthews, OL Fort Bend Elkins
- Ahmad Dixon S Waco Midway
- Torrea Peterson DT San Antonio East Central
- Corey Nelson LB Dallas Skyline
- Aaron Franklin LB Marshall
- Ahmad Dixon S Waco Midway*
*Members of the "Three-Ring Circus"
73.5%
Percentage of players with Texas offers who signed LOIs on February 3rd.
79.4%
Percentage of players with Texas offers who were at one time committed to Texas.
2
Number of de-commits
1
De-commit who made the right decision for himself and his family -- Ross Apo.
3
De-commits by the other de-commit -- Ahmad Dixon.
1
Re-commits by Ahmad Dixon, going back to Baylor after de-commiting from Texas and Baylor.
100
Percentage of Ahmad Dixon's commitment to both Texas and Baylor before committing to Tennessee.
3
Members of the "Three-Ring Circus" offered by Texas.
0
Texas commits from the "Three-Ring Circus."
100
Percentage of Longhorns fans who should be exceptionally pleased about the above number.
1
Number of players the coaching staff really wanted and missed on -- Jake Matthews.
25 of 26
Number of the top targets on the Texas recruiting board from whom the coaching staff received commitments. (Note: a later post will discuss the reasons for eliminating seven of the eight outstanding Texas offers from this number.)
96.6%
Percentage of the top targets on the Texas recruiting board from whom the staff received commitments.
3
Members of the class who de-committed from another school.
3
Number of those players who de-committed from an SEC school -- William Russ (Arkansas), Mike Davis (LSU), DeMarco Cobbs (SEC)
19
Number of players with offers from both Texas or Oklahoma who chose one school or the other.
16
Number of players with offers from both schools who committed to Texas.
84%
Percentage of players who committed to Texas over Oklahoma.
0
Number of those three players the Longhorns would accept a LOI from on NSD.
8
Number of Under Armour All-Americans -- Darius White, Mike Davis, Jordan Hicks, Taylor Bible, Ashton Dorsey, Adrian White, DeMarco Cobbs, and Aaron Benson.
6
Number of US Army All-Americans -- Jackson Jeffcoat, Dominic Espinosa, Trey Hopkins, Connor Wood, Traylon Shead, Tevin Jackson.
5
Commitments from the top five players in the state of Texas, according to the final 2011 LSR.
2
Five-star prospects who committed on Five-Star Friday -- Jordan Hicks and Jackson Jeffcoat.
3.92
Average star ranking by Rivals for the Longhorns, tied with Florida and behind only USC's 4.20.
2
Overall class ranking by the Longhorns, behind the Gators, who have commits from two more five-star recruits (four total).
4
Members of the class who are the top-ranked players in the country at their position by Rivals -- Hicks, Jeffcoat, Hopkins, and Espinosa.
5
No. of top 20 players in the country by ESPN who committed to Texas between the end of October and Five-Star Friday -- Davis, D-Money, Cobbs, Jeffcoat, and Hicks.
6
Number of players who decided they would rather be with the Longhorns than against the Longhorns.
3.0
Version of the Legion of Boom premiering in fall of 2010, with a future version starring only players personally chosen by Coach Boom himself.
Countless
Number of Booms this class will elicit.
Final Number
1
No. of national championships this class must win to be considered a success, at the least.
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by SpiritOfTheFedora on Feb 3, 2010 2:50 PM CST reply actions
Good question
Woods has the better build, but I suspect that McCoy has the better game knowledge. Mack made it very clear that he offered Case on his ability. He really is a pretty good QB. My money is that Woods is the 3 deep and Case redshirts just because he needs to bulk up if nothing else.
Both
The only thing to change that would be if GG goes down for the year with injury. Sherrod could probably lead ‘em through the easy games. Would hate to waste a year of Wood’s eligibility by having him ride the pine this year. You know he’d probably play less that GG did this past year.
Even then, I'd be tempted to just go with Walker or Floyd as the backup to Harris
That is, unless it looks like a long-term deal that Gilbert would be gone or Harris would be unavailable. If it were just for a week or two, getting by with Walker or Floyd as the backup should be okay.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 4, 2010 11:53 AM CST up reply actions
I think right now
it’s a couple over. Try to work on getting a roster table up at some point in the near future.
by GhostofBigRoy on Feb 3, 2010 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
thanks, I'm looking forward to it
A couple over was my thought as well, but I’m not exactly sure on some players if they’re on scholarship or not.
Tight End
What are we going to do about tight end?
Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.
Terrell is likely to end up as one.
We also recruited two last year in Barrett Matthews and Trey Graham. Don’t forget about D.J. Grant too. We have a lot of TEs.
http://texas.rivals.com/commitlist.asp
"Football's so important in Texas. On the West Coast, it's a social. On the East Coast, it's a culture. Here, it's a religion."
-- Major Applewhite
The same thing we always do, Pinky...
Texas has not had a true tight end for two seasons, and both ended with a chance at a national title (squandered by computers/voters and injury, respectively). Plus, there are about seven guys on the roster now at TE:
Irby, DJ Grant, Ahmard Howard, Ian Harris, Barrett Matthews, Trey Graham, Greg Smith.
Even counting on Irby and Harris to become medical casualties, you still have five guys competing for time at a little-used position.
also, as above...
Terrell is supposed to spin down to TE as well.
Flex tight end
It’s questionable whether he has the frame to reach the 240-250 pounds he would need to play at to be an attached tight end. Hopefully he will be able to truly exploit the possibilities of that position because he is a much better fit there than Buckner.
by GhostofBigRoy on Feb 4, 2010 12:46 AM CST up reply actions
Are you guys going to a 3-4
Remember there being some mention of that when coach boom m’er arrived. Judging by the size of the DEs you
brought in, I would think not. Just curious if that is still a possibility.
by miketag on Feb 4, 2010 6:05 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Daniels
can probably play some five tech and I think Dorsey could slide out there as well and be successful.
To answer the question, though, Muschamp will run some 3-4 but it won’t be the base formation in all likelihood.
by GhostofBigRoy on Feb 5, 2010 2:35 AM CST up reply actions
I would think Kriegel would be ideal as a 5-tech as well
Of course, it’s a pretty tough position to play as a youngster. Seems like the transition usually takes some time.
by burntorangehorn on Feb 5, 2010 7:04 AM CST up reply actions
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