It’s been a fruitful month for Texas State’s 2017 class as they received their eighth verbal commitment today, from Georgetown wide receiver Beau Corrales.

“It was kind of a quick decision,” said Corrales. “I just got my offer not too long ago, I think on Friday (June 17). It’s just a great school, I have a lot of friends there, a lot of family friends that have gone there and I love the campus as it is. Getting to meet all the coaching staff, I like what they are doing. I think the new coaching staff will turn this program into a winner and I want to be apart of that winning.”

This is the third commitment yielded from the Everett Withers Football Camps, with Corsicana quarterback Kishawn Kelley and Manvel outside linebacker London Harris committing after camps as well. Texas State will hold three more satellite camps this week, today in Dallas, tomorrow (June 21) in Kilgore and Thursday (June 23) in Houston.

“I went to the camp two weeks ago and that was the first time they got to see me,” said Corrales. “They liked me a lot but the receivers coach (Parker Flemming) was at a wedding so they wanted me to come back last week. They had me come and workout with the receivers coach. Afterwards, they had me go talk with coach Withers and they sat me down and gave me an offer.”

With offers from Air Force, Army and New Mexico, and getting attention from SMU and Tulsa, Corrales decided to pull the trigger on the Bobcats for a number of reasons, most notably his admiration for the coaching staff and a desire to play soon.

“I love the guy,” said Corrales of Withers. “He’s an old fashioned style of football coach. He seems like a hardnosed guy that wants to go out and win, but he wants to win with the right kind of people. I’m excited to play for him and l like the whole coaching staff; all of them have just been really great to me so far. That was a big help in making my decision.”

“Also, what kind of played into it was a chance to play early. Hopefully I’ll get some playing time as a freshman. I know that they are in definite need of wide receivers right now.”

A 2-star prospect, Corrales is a physically gifted athlete, to say the least. At 6’3.5”, 205-lbs, he ran a 4.47 40 at the Texas State camp, but admitted he usually runs between a 4.54 and 4.56.

He has an obvious height and speed advantage, but that doesn’t prevent him from also using his strength and determination to get those few extra yards. Based on his Hudl, Corrales is a YAC machine that doesn’t stop moving his legs until he is for sure down.

Usually taller receivers, especially ones in high school, are just possession guys that go down as soon they catch the ball, but that’s not Corrales’ game. Just about every catch he makes on his video comes with at least an extra five yards.

Another impressive aspect on his film is that he makes a catch on multiple routes. Five-yard out, ten-yard in, deep fade, small screen, he runs them all, using his hands to bring in the ball, not waiting for it to come to his body, which is a common bad habit for young receivers. There’s even some impressive blocking by Corrales peppered in at end of his film.

It’s early but, so far, Corrales is the steal of this class for Texas State. He is immensely underrated and plays a position that desperately needs attention (along with the offensive line). He has height, speed, hands and toughness. Not much more you can ask for out of a wide receiver.

“I feel like I’m good route runner,” said Corrales. “I think the thing that is big on me is yards after the catch. I won’t go down if it’s just one open field tackler. I can break tackles and I can make big plays. I feel that’s what makes me better than the average receiver.”

A two-year starter at Georgetown heading into a third, Corrales has amassed 103 career catches (63 in ’15, 41 in ’14), 1,251 yards receiving (883 in ’15, 418 in ’14) and eight touchdowns (four in ’15, four in ’14).

“We’re a fast paced, up-tempo offense,” said Corrales about Georgretown. “We pretty much run a lot of R.P.O. (run-pass option) stuff. I think it will be a good transition for me when I go to Texas State.”

Along with Kelley and Harris, Corrales joins Propser linebacker John Brannon, Judson nose guard Darren Thomas, Kerrville-Tivy safety Preston Dimery, Cedar Ridge corner Colby Peterson and Aledo tight end Logan Peterson as 2017 Texas State commits.