Huge Official Visit Weekend for North Texas (Official Visit List Included)

[TheReal_jayD]

Big week for the North Texas '24 recruiting class. A very nice mixture of commits and targets coming into town this weekend. 9 recruits in total will be coming to Denton this weekend. 5 on the offensive side of the ball and 4 on the defensive side. 

 

Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	Recruiting Page	Hudl
Miles Coleman	WR	5'5	140	247	Highlights
Tyler Harrington	TE	6'2	225	247	Highlights
Brandon Jones Jr.	LB	5'11	170	247	Highlights
Kerry Williams	CB	5'11	165	247	Highlights
Cash McCollum	QB	6'4	213	247	Highlights
Brandon Young Jr.	TE	6'5	240	247	Highlights
Cameron Lewis	OT	6'3	290	247	Highlights
Zhaiylen Scott	DE	6'2	230	247	Highlights
Jason Douglas Jr.	DL	6'3	245	247	Highlights

 

Edited September 21 by TheReal_jayD

[Harry]

Can’t wait! 👍🏻💯

[DeepGreen]

5’11, 170# Linebacker?

[TheReal_jayD]

18 minutes ago, DeepGreen said:

5’11, 170# Linebacker?

If last staff did real measurements KD Davis was closer to 5’10 than 6’. Brandon Garner was listed as 5’11 and had a great career also. And neither had half the offers that Brandon Jones has received. 

[UNT Family Man]

42 minutes ago, TheReal_jayD said:

If last staff did real measurements KD Davis was closer to 5’10 than 6’. Brandon Garner was listed as 5’11 and had a great career also. And neither had half the offers that Brandon Jones has received. 

Not worried about the height. But we continually talk about being undersized and how this 3-3-5 system needs larger LB. The kid is a player but he would still be considered severely undersized if he added 40 lbs. 

[TheReal_jayD]

29 minutes ago, UNT Family Man said:

Not worried about the height. But we continually talk about being undersized and how this 3-3-5 system needs larger LB. The kid is a player but he would still be considered severely undersized if he added 40 lbs. 

if he can add the weight like Garner and Davis did he will be fine and probably projects at the WLB position. If not he can slide in to one of the safety positions. That’s where most of his big offers are for S. A lot like KD Davis we beat out Illinois for him at the end. They were offering him at safety. 

[DentonLurker]

7 hours ago, UNT Family Man said:

we continually talk about being undersized and how this 3-3-5 system needs larger LB.

Agree with JD that you never know what position these guys end up at in college.

Also “we” often don’t know as much about what “we” are talking about as “we” think “we” do. 

[p_phelps]

11 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

5’11, 170# Linebacker?

He's probably the most productive defensive recruit we've had in a long time 

[Hunter Green]

Oh for the days when Brad Kassell, Cody Spencer and Chris Hurd ran roughshod over our opponents.

[817Fan]

Jason Douglas Jr.

DL

6'3

245

247

Highlights

 

Can I just cut him a check now?

[TIgreen01]

2 hours ago, Hunter Green said:

Oh for the days when Brad Kassell, Cody Spencer and Chris Hurd ran roughshod over our opponents.

Were any of those guys LBers coming out of HS?  I know Kassell was a QB.

Point being...get the best playmaking football players you can.

[Hunter Green]

38 minutes ago, TIgreen01 said:

Were any of those guys LBers coming out of HS?  I know Kassell was a QB.

Point being...get the best playmaking football players you can.

Cody Spencer was. Hurd was a walk on, so probably so.

[C Rod]

3 minutes ago, Hunter Green said:

Cody Spencer was. Hurd was a walk on, so probably so.

Yep Cody Spencer played ILB at Grapevine High School. I went to school with him and the guy was an absolute unit. Us freshman hauled ass away from him on “Bow Down To Senior Day”. I distinctly remember one guy hiding in the bathroom until after the bell rang. Rumor had it he shat himself. 😂

[GMG_Dallas]

18 hours ago, DeepGreen said:

5’11, 170# Linebacker?

I don't think kids stop growing when they make their 247 profiles. If it makes you feel better, On3 and MaxPreps show him as 6'1" and 190/195. Don't know what's accurate but I see no reason to believe 247's measurements over those other 2 services. 

https://www.on3.com/db/brandon-jones-152119/

https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/dallas/south-oak-cliff-bears/athletes/brandon-jones/?careerid=itfrqaq2khsbb

 

[meaniegreenie]

Since we've got "receipts" and are apparently sticking with the 3man D, are we able to get a refund on any defensive lineman that isn't pushing 300# by his 3rd year?

[Cooley]

Don’t we need half the class to be portal transfers? I keep reading that schools will rarely recruit high school kids in the age of the portal. 

[Jonnyeagle]

8 hours ago, Cooley said:

Don’t we need half the class to be portal transfers? I keep reading that schools will rarely recruit high school kids in the age of the portal. 

You are correct.

[southsideguy]

if you do take HS players you are just training for the big school to buy.   Maybe the team that buys the players from another team should have to pay a finders fee.

[Monkeypox]

16 hours ago, Cooley said:

Don’t we need half the class to be portal transfers? I keep reading that schools will rarely recruit high school kids in the age of the portal. 

You still need both. And you still need to recruit and build relationships with high school kids. Because if a year or two later they're unhappy with their situation at another school, then you'll have already built a relationship with them. And while a couple of coaching staffs have used the portal for massive roster turnover, I think that's best for new staffs. Otherwise, it's primarily for filling the gaps left from players leaving/graduating, and replacing players who aren't developing well enough/properly.

So, YES, you need to be heavily focused on the transfer portal, but you can't just be like "no point getting high school kids". It's not like every one of those kids, or even every one of the BEST kids will leave.

[DentonLurker]

7 hours ago, southsideguy said:

 

if you do take HS players you are just training for the big school to buy.

 

If you’re recruiting that caliber of athlete and training them up, your program will be winning lots of games in the American, despite transfers out.

I’ll also add, in reference to size of these athletes, with a good strength and nutrition program these guys can put on or take off a lot of weight between now and fall camp.

[meaniegreenie]

11 hours ago, southsideguy said:

if you do take HS players you are just training for the big school to buy.   Maybe the team that buys the players from another team should have to pay a finders fee.

That's what I've been thinking for a while (both points).

[southsideguy]

I was reading the top paid qb is getting 3.2 million.   College Football is dead.  Maybe the NCAA separates because most schools cant compete with kinda of money.  Semi pro football at the power conferences.

[NorthTexasWeLove]

1 hour ago, southsideguy said:

I was reading the top paid qb is getting 3.2 million.   College Football is dead.  Maybe the NCAA separates because most schools cant compete with kinda of money.  Semi pro football at the power conferences.

Knowing this type of stuff makes it difficult to give to the university in any capacity. And, youre right, it is dead. 

[untjim1995]

On 9/25/2023 at 8:51 AM, southsideguy said:

I was reading the top paid qb is getting 3.2 million.   College Football is dead.  Maybe the NCAA separates because most schools cant compete with kinda of money.  Semi pro football at the power conferences.

This needs to happen. That G5s allowed themselves to be bought off without getting any real chance at a national title is so very, very sad. Heck, that ought to include another third or Half of the P5s, too. Just ridiculous.