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Tom Herman, Stan Drayton and the rest of the Texas Longhorns staff continue to reach out to nation’s top running backs, as the ‘Horns offered five-star running back MarShawn Lloyd (Hyattsville, MD) from perennial high school football powerhouse DeMatha Catholic on Tuesday.
Blessed to receive an offer from the University Of Texas! #hookEm pic.twitter.com/0TGFrOfzHI
— MarShawn Lloyd (@LloydMarshawn) July 24, 2018
Listed at 5’10, 210 pounds, Lloyd is ranked as the No. 26 overall recruit nationally, the No. 3 ranked running back, and No. 3 ranked recruit in the state of Maryland per the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings.
After offering Lloyd, Texas has now offered the nation’s top four running backs for the class of 2020. Zachary Evans from Houston North Shore leads the loaded running back group ranked No. 1, along with Kendall Milton (Clovis, CA) at No. 2, and Jase McClellan from Aledo ranked behind Lloyd at No. 4.
Penn State holds an early lead for the highly touted prospect — all six of 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions point towards the Nittany Lions. Among his 17 offers, Lloyd holds invitations from Ohio State, USC, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Florida, among other Power 5 programs.