OK so saying we have 5-6 left to give

[Harry]

What do you do with those spots? Best athlete available? 3-4 d-linemen? Do you sign another HS QB? How about another HS running back?

I would sign 4 defensive linemen, 1 cornerback and 1 running back/athlete.

[Harry]

Here's the list thusfar.

1). WR - Rodney Bendy (6-4, 180) Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) [May 9th, 2014]

2). DB - Nate Brooks (6-0, 160) Whitehouse, Texas (Whitehouse HS) [June 16th, 2014]

3). DB - Ashton Preston (5-11, 179) Edmond, Oklahoma (Santa Fe HS) [July 3, 2014]


4). OL - Cody Wheeler (6-4, 295) Allen, Texas (Allen HS) [July 19, 2014]

5). DB - Taylor Robinson (5-11, 175) Keller, Texas (Central HS) [July 21, 2014]

6). OL - Chett Munden (6-6, 303) Marshall, Texas (Marshall HS) [July 28, 2014]

7). TE - Kelvin Smith (6-3, 235) Spring, Texas (DeKaney HS) [July 30, 2014]

8). DE - RD Wegmann (6-3, 255) Wichita Falls, Texas (Rider HS) [Aug 15, 2014]

9). ATH - Jerbrell Lipscomb (5-10, 186) Navasoto, Texas (Navasoto HS) [september 8, 2014]

10). OL - Creighton Barr (6-3, 285) Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS) [september 8, 2014] *Signed LOI*

11). OL - Brian Ochs (6-4, 300) Quinter, Kansas (Butler CC) [December 13, 2014] *Signed LOI*

12). LB - Dakota Smith (6-4, 225) Plano, Texas (Plano East/Trinity Valley CC) [December 13, 2014] *Signed LOI*

13). LB - Courtney Finney (6-4, 225) Plano, Texas (Bay City/Trinity Valley CC) [December 14, 2014] *Signed LOI*

14). WR - Thaddeous Thompson (6-4, 180) Cibolo, Texas (Cibolo HS/Scottsdale CC) [May 9, 2014] *Signed LOI*

15). QB - DaMarcus Smith (6-1, 225) Louisville, Kentucky (Seneca HS/Butler CC) [December 14, 2014] *Signed LOI*

16). QB - Caleb Chumley (6-6, 255) Longview, Texas (Pinetree HS) [December 14, 2014] *Signed LOI*

17). DB - James Gray (6-0, 200) Atlanta, Georgia (Carver HS/Fort Scott CC) [December 17, 2014] *Signed LOI*

18). OL - Elex Woodworth (6-4, 265) Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS) [December 19, 2014]

19). DB - Jakii Moore (6-1, 195) Tulsa, Oklahoma (Webster HS/NEO CC/UAB) [December 22, 2014] *Signed LOI*

[forevereagle]

Is this an ideal world question? It would really depend on who is available. I would try to get guys who will contribute, but not reach on someone just to fill a position.

[Harry]

Is this an ideal world question? It would really depend on who is available. I would try to get guys who will contribute, but not reach on someone just to fill a position.

Just trying to get a feel for where the fans see our needs.

[bstnsportsfan3]

D line needs help

[MeanGreenTexan]

I mean, considering there's not a single DL listed above, and the 2 grayshirts from DeSoto aren't looking good, we obviously need help on the DL.

C'mon coach Patrick, work your magic.

Would be nice to get Howard back on board. Really sucks that Miller had to walk away & we flubbed Cheatham & Wegman

[BillySee58]

Ideally:

- QB/ATH Kevin Dillman

- WR Alex Honey

- DT Sampson Saluone

- DE Derek Watson

- DL Carl Thompson

- LB Kyshaun Smith

Now for a little logic. This staff appears set on taking another high school receiver and a JUCO corner. We whiffed on all the JUCO offensive tackles we pursued, but we could still get a May graduate JUCO OT like James Works. Also, the fact that we offered Dillman means we will save a spot for him. If you choose to go after a player like that then you're not going to run out of room for him.

Also, as far as room in this class goes, I think one high school commit has already been informed that he may be a grayshirt candidate and I think there's a chance another high school commit may not have ever truly committed to the staff. I may be wrong on both, but they're possibilities that I'm considering, based on something I've seen. So that's up to two more spots. Jakii Moore was such an odd pickup to me, since he didn't play last year and we didn't recruit him out of JUCO. But I guess he will be apart of this class, although I had to wonder at first if he was a walkon.

Also, Ashton Preston visited SMU on the December 12th, unofficially. If they were to offer then I think we'd be in trouble. But I don't see them offering. If they did he'd be on heavy flip watch and that could potentially open another spot. But again, my prediction there is that they don't offer and we keep him.

As for the guys I said I'd like to finish with, I doubt we're still recruiting Saluone and I think Kyshaun Smith may be leaning towards Texas State. I hope we can get him, since we have a lot of his East Texas friends on the team. Carl Thompson was a bit out of our league when he originally committed, but he had an injury and that may scare teams away. Plus, if we could pull a Guyer kid or two then we could help our chances in getting three or all four of them.

It's obvious we need defensive linemen, but whether or not we can win a recruiting battle there is too be determined. The advantage of getting kids this late in the game is that you don't have to compete for them with all the schools that have offered them at some point. Many offers are no longer committable, so a kid with 4 FBS offers may only have us and 1 other FBS school pursuing him.

[Marty]

Obviously D-lineman but don't reach just because we need them. I'd say take the best athlete(s) available regardless of position, then use them as Patterson does at TCU. Make receivers, DE's, LB's out of them.