Texas Wishes Kenyatta Watson’s Dad a Happy Birthday

– Andrew King

Saw this recently. Shows how recruiting really never stops, as parents now get birthday edits…

Watson’s dad isn’t just your typical parent of a recruit though. He coaches and is the recruiting coordinator at Grayson HS, a powerhouse in Georgia.

In Grayson’s 2019 class, they have recruits committed to Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Texas, Florida State, Texas A&M, Nebraska, North Carolina, and more. Watson is also on the Under Armour All-American game selection committee.

A Couple Young Guys Making Moves | Fall Camp Quick-Hitters

– Super K

***A couple names I’ve heard more than once recently are true freshman, Joshua Moore and redshirt freshman, Kobe Boyce.

***In RE Boyce, I’m told he’s been taking reps with the 1s at field corner with Davante Davis dealing with a minor hamstring issue. Apparently Davis was in and out of the scrimmage on Saturday and didn’t practice yesterday. I need to confirm but the general vibe I get is that they more comfortable having Boyce to the field and keeping Cook to the boundary. Boyce has exceptional speed so it’s looking like he’d be the guy off the bench.

Boyce is a guy who struggled to put on weight but has finally done so.

***I’m told Joshua Moore has been moving up the depth chart and picking up some first-team inside wide receiver reps here and there. Source said that he obviously doesn’t know the system the way someone like Jerrod Heard but, “when he’s on the field you feel his presence”. Moore is tall and long and came into the program “looking like a beanpole”. But he’s put on weight. Here’s a picture of him from earlier this summer…

Ran into @_TheJoshuaMoore today on campus! Super cool guy! Thanks for taking the time to take a picture with me😎 #UT22 pic.twitter.com/oGyOzI4xfI — Aaron (@AaronAnaya10) July 18, 2018

Moore is a taller guy and you usually expect guys like that to take a lot more time to change direction but he has fantastic hips and bend. He is extremely sudden in his directional movement.

I might be jumping the gun a bit but like Keontay Ingram, I think Moore is someone that could be a dude by mid-season.

Ayodele Adeoye & DeMarvion Overshown | Sourced Injury Update

– Super K

As you all know by now, Texas Football recently announced the following injury news regarding freshmen linebackers, Ayodele Adeoye and DeMarvion Overshown…

“Freshman LB Ayodele Adeoye (knee), senior DB Davante Davis (hamstring) and freshman DB DeMarvion Overshown (knee) sustained injuries in Saturday’s scrimmage.”

I’ve spoken to a couple sources about the injuries. There is good news. I’m told neither sustained a season-ending knee injury.

However, I was told that they may be out for “more than a few weeks”. I don’t have a solid timetable but source surmised somewhere around four to six weeks.

Hope to get a little more clarity on the return timeline, this week. But again, I’m told neither suffered a season-ending injury.

2019 Offensive Big Board

– Andrew King

The thing on most people’s mind right now is the season, as we are just over three weeks away from Texas taking the field at Maryland to start the 2018 season. When it comes to recruiting, one thing people are talking about is the success schools like Oklahoma and Texas A&M are having in the state of Texas. I’ll say this, Texas won’t have a Top 3 class in the nation this year. But I expect them to land in the Top 10 once again, especially if Tom Herman and company can win some games this fall. Here is a breakdown of the offensive side of the 2019 class.

QUARTERBACK (1):

Port Neches-Groves (TX) Roschon Johnson (Committed to Texas)

Texas is done at QB in the 2019 class, and have been for almost a year now. Last summer around this time we were debating on who Texas should take at QB between Johnson and Allen (TX) QB Grant Tisdale. Tom Herman took Johnson’s commitment at the Under the Lights camp. I said it was the right decision then, and I still believe that. I’ve even said that I think he takes over at QB at Texas in 2021. I love how he fits in Herman’s offensive vision.

RUNNING BACK (1, maybe 2):

IMG Academy (FL) Trey Sanders

IMG Academy (FL) Noah Cain

Buford (GA) Derrian Brown

Katy (TX) Deondrick Glass

Texas currently doesn’t have any RB’s committed in 2019. Texas RB coach Stan Drayton has his sights set on two guys, and they happen to be teammates. Trey Sanders and Noah Cain, those guys are the reason I said “maybe 2” when putting how many I think Texas takes at the position. Now let me say this, I do not think Texas lands Sanders and Cain. I think they’re really good friends, but know it would be smarter to go their separate ways in college for their own sake. Sanders finally made a visit to Texas, and the Longhorns are squarely in the mix for him. But I think the guy they land is the former Denton Guyer RB in Noah Cain.

When we talk about Cain though, LSU is a major threat. The Tigers have one RB committed already (Tyrion Davis) and it looked like they were about to land another one in John Emery Jr. Instead Emery made a surprising commitment to Georgia. LSU isn’t going to stop recruiting Emery, but they’re also going to turn up the heat with Cain. Another RB that has emerged as a top target is Buford (GA) Derrian Brown. He has been trending Texas lately and is expected to visit for the USC game. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Texas take Brown during the season, if he wants in. Then LSU and Texas will battle to make Noah Cain the second RB in their class.

Glass is your backup option if things fall through with Cain and Sanders. Glass is your typical guy from Katy HS, where you have no idea what’s going on in his recruitment. And if he waits to make a commitment until this winter, that’s good news for Texas.

WIDE RECEIVER (4, maybe 5)

Lake Travis (TX) Garrett Wilson (Committed to Ohio State)

Cuero (TX) Jordan Whittington (Committed to Texas)

Notre Dame Prep (AZ) Jake Smith (Committed to Texas)

Bowie (TX) Elijah Higgins

West Mesquite (TX) Dylan Wright (Committed to Texas A&M)

Trinity Catholic (MO) Marcus Washington

Millwood (OK) Demariyon Houston (Committed to Texas)

Round Rock (TX) Jaylen Ellis (Committed to Baylor)

Heritage (TX) Langston Anderson

Texas is off to a really solid start when it comes to 2019 WR recruiting. Locking down 5-star WR Jordan Whittington over Texas A&M and Jake Smith over USC. Yes, Texas has missed out on four elite in-state WR’s in Garrett Wilson, Theo Wease, Arjei Henderson, and most recently Dylan Wright. Wilson hurt the most, and if they had locked him up, Texas would be on it’s way to a possible historic WR haul. Though Texas has two great guys on board already in Whittington and Smith. And another one who I think is a great get out of the Sooner state in Demariyon Houston.

Of the available guys, Elijah Higgins would be the guy I’d focus on to close out the class. Higgins is an Austin guy who is close friends with Garrett Wilson (Ohio State), a huge academic guy (Stanford), and spent some time growing up in the Sunshine State (Florida). Those three schools and Texas look like the main group. This recruitment has trended for all four schools at different times. He plans to make a decision before the season, I’m not sure where he’s heading as of right now. Texas got him on campus earlier this summer but ran out of summer official visits. So if Higgins officially visits Texas, it will have to be during the season.

Marcus Washington is another guy who’s recruitment has taken some twists and turns this summer. He wanted to commit this summer, He was likely Ohio State bound, but the Zach Smith news changed things. He decided to push his commitment date back, which means Texas will get an official visit during the season. Missouri is another school that some feel are trending with Washington. Another note on Washington is that he’s HS teammates and friends with ’20 RB/WR Mookie Cooper, who is a top Texas target.

Then there is Ellis and Anderson. Both are more recent offers who really like Texas. But I’m not sure the Longhorns are pushing for them right now. But they’re guys to definitely keep an eye on moving forward.

MY TAKE: If Texas can land Higgins or Washington, they might just close up shop for their WR class. They’ll keep recruiting Wilson and Wright as they’re takes regardless. And then they’ll keep in contact with Ellis and Anderson and might start pushing for them closer to signing day if they need to.

TIGHT END (2):

Chandler (AZ) Brayden Liebrock (Committed to Texas)

Temple (TX) Jared Wiley (Committed to Texas)

This is the other offensive position that Texas is done at in the 2019 class. I’ve said multiple times about how excited I am about Brayden Liebrock. He’s already a special pass catcher at 6’5 225, and if he can get up around 240+ by the start of the 2019 season he’ll play. Wiley is more of a long-term take. Like Liebrock he’s skinny (6’6 220) and is playing QB for his HS this year. So I don’t have as much expectations for him early on.

OFFENSIVE TACKLE (2 maybe 3):

Oak Ridge (TX) Tyler Johnson (Committed to Texas)

Fairview (AR) Stacey Wilkins (Committed to OU)

Atascosita (TX) Kenyon Green (Committed to Texas A&M)

North Forest (TX) Javonne Shepherd (Committed to Texas)

Taylor (TX) Andrew Coker (Committed to TCU)

Texas OL coach Herb Hand has hit a home run in terms of offensive tackle recruiting in 2019. Texas has secured commitments from Tyler Johnson and Javonne Shepherd. Texas is likely done at offensive tackle in this class. They could take another tackle later in the cycle, but it would likely be a guy that could slide down to guard as well as play some tackle.

OFFENSIVE GUARD/CENTER (2):

Southern University Lab (LA) Kardell Thomas (Committed to LSU)

Crandall (TX) Branson Bragg (Committed to Stanford)

Allen (TX) EJ Ndoma-Ogar (Committed to Oklahoma)

Whitehaven (TN) Melvin McBride

Bishop Alemany (CA) Dohnovan West

The interior offensive line recruiting for Texas is one of the bigger mysteries in the 2019 cycle right now. Texas has only offered 5 interior offensive line recruits. Four are committed to other schools and one is from Florida and likely staying in the Sunshine State.

The three guys listed above that are committed to other schools in Thomas, Bragg, and Ndoma-Ogar are all guys that Texas is going to keep recruiting. But I don’t see much changing with them, at least as of today. The last two, in McBride and West are two potential offer out-of-state guys to keep an eye on.

I talked with McBride recently and he told me that OL coach Herb had would like a couple of interior OL in this class, and he really likes him. Arkansas and Louisville lead the way in his recruitment right now. McBride is planning to visit Texas this fall, but nothing is set up just yet. West is another guy who is being evaluated by Hand right now. He is a California guy but doesn’t have the big west coast offers from schools like USC, UCLA, Stanford, Washington, and Oregon. So Texas could move right up to the front of this recruitment if they want to.

It also wouldn’t surprise me at all to see Texas jump in the ring with some JUCO offensive lineman as we get closer to December