Some more top players

[Recruiting Guru]

Some of these players are in reach, some aren't. But there's a lot of talented players listed here, and most of them are Texas players. They need to stay home in Dallas.



QUARTERBACKS
Noah Allen 6'3" 220 Pearland, TX.
Jeff Ballard 6'1" 190 Friendswood, TX.
Wes Bankston 6'3" 205 East- Plano, TX.
Chuckie Caulfield 6'2" 185 Ada, Oklahoma
Josh Ducketts 6'3" 185 Mineral Wells, TX.
Caleb Ensor 6'3" Wylie- Abilene, TX.
Paul Goza 6'5" 185 Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Billy Don Malone 6'2" 185 N. Lamar--Paris, Texas
Josh Sullivan 6'3" 205 Central-- Little Rock, Arkansas
Zac Taylor 6'2" 175 Norman High- Norman, Oklahoma
Brandon Weeden 6'3" 190 Sante Fe-- Edmond, OK.
Vincent Young 6'5 190 Madison- Houston, TX.

RUNNING BACKS
David Aguilar 5'10" 170 Westwood-- Austin, Texas
Scott Ballew 6' 185 Westlake-- Austin, Texas
Clint Haney 6' 190 Smithson Valley, Texas
Quinell Hewett 5'11" 180 South Oak Cliff--Dallas, Texas
Lonta Hobbs 5'11" 200 Clarksville, Texas
Prentiss Leaks 5'10" 200 Lanier-- Austin, Texas
Daniel McLemore 5'11" 175 Duncanville, Texas
Rashawn Mosely 5'10" 170 Southwest-- San Antonio, Texas
Brent Slaughter 6'1" 195 Westbury-- Houston, Texas
Lawrence Vickers 6'2" 215 Forest Brook-- Houston, Texas
Russell Woerner 5'11" 200 Fredricksburg, Texas
Selvin Young 6' 190 Jersey Village-- Houston, Texas

WIDE RECEIVERS
Derek Broussard 6' 180 Deer Park-- Houston, Texas
Dameon Collins 6'2" 190 Bryan Adams-- Dallas, Texas
Quincy Crosby 5'10 170 Mart, Texas (brother of UT signee-turned Anaheim Angel Quan Crosby)
Will Gulley 6'4" 180 Newton, Texas
Michael Malone 6'5" 200 Friendswood, Texas
Mikey Meeks 5'11" 175 Wimberly, Texas
J.T. Perry 6'2" 185 Allen, Texas
Brandon Rideau 6'4" 180 Ozen-- Beaumont, Texas
L'Tydrick Riley 6'4" 215 Crockett, Texas
Wardell Starling 6'4" 200 Spring, Texas
Robert Timmons 6'2" 180 Marcus -- Flower Mound, Texas
Herbert Woods 6'3" 180 Lamar-- Houston, Texas

TIGHT ENDS
Justin Bruce 6'8" 230 Pepperell- Lindale, Georgia (and he's here only because I'd like to see a 6-8 TE at SMU)
Robert Hand 6'5" 245 Oak - Klien, Texas
Ladarrian Pickens 6'4" 245 DeSoto, Texas
Jarre Rhodes 6'5" 260 Lincoln- Dallas, Texas
David Thomas 6'3" 210 Frenship, Texas
Daniel Vega 6'4" 235 Seguin, Texas
Eric Winston 6'7" 225 Lee- Midland, Texas

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Earl Anderson 6'3" 275 San Marcos, Texas
Justin Blalock 6'4" 320 East-- Plano, Texas
Grant Dickey 6'6" 280 Lee-- Tyler, Texas
Gerrell Golightly 6'3" 265 Lancaster, Texas
Jeff Lebby 6'5" 270 Andrews, Texas
Lance Lusk 6'3" 270 Lee-- Tyler, Texas
La Qualon McDonald 6'5" 325 Waco, Texas
Bob Morton 6'4" 275 Mc Kinney, Texas -- Committed to Notre Dame
Taylor Schuster 6'4" 250 Sharyland--Mission, Texas
Herbert Taylor 6'5" 265 Hightower-- Sugarland, Texas
Neal Tweedie 6'4" 260 Allen, Texas
Isiah Vinson 6'5" 280 Irving High--Irving , Texas
Brent Valdez 6'3" 300 Brownwood, Texas
Phillip Walls 6'3" 275 Lee-- Tyler, Texas
Kyle Williams 6'6" 265 Highland Park-- Dallas, Texas
Adam Wood 6'4" 270 Martin-- Arlington, Texas

DEFENSIVE TACKLES
Tauren Brown 6'5" 260 Cinco Ranch-- Katy, Texas
Joseph Edwards 6'3" 260 Dayton, Texas
Tully Jonszen 6'4" 265 Keller, Texas
Travis Leitko 6'5" 250 The Woodlands, Texas
Marco Martin 6'4" 290 Mesquite, Texas
Jarre Rhodes 6'5" 260 Lincoln-- Dallas, Texas
Malala Tai 6'1" 275 Sam Houston-- Arlington, Texas
Roderick Wright 6'5" 300 Alief Hastings, Texas

DEFENSIVE ENDS
Earl Anderson 6'4" 250 San Marcos, Texas
Hosea Atkinson 6'4" 230 Washington-- Houston, Texas
Renni Ayodele 6'3" 225 South Grand Prairie, Texas
Larry Dibble 6'3" 255 Lancaster, Texas
Brandon Rollins 6'4" 225 Liberty Eylau--Texarkana, Texas
Jeremy Wheeler 6'2" 255 Wichita Falls, Texas

LINEBACKERS
Omike Alikor 6' 200 Washington-- Tulsa, Oklahoma
Marvin Birdsong 6'2" 220 Longview, Texas
Aaron Harris 6' 230 North Mesquite, Texas
Taron Johnson 6'1" 210 Lancaster, Texas (strong player often overshadowed by DE Larry Dibble)
Nurahda Manning 6'2" 225 Bay City, Texas
Pagitte McGee 6' 210 John Tyler-- Tyler, Texas (went to camp at SMU)
Josh Dooley 6'2" 220 Tuttle, Oklahoma
Garnet Smith 6'3" 210 Lamar-- Arlington, Texas
Troy Thompson 6'1" 210 Sweeney, Texas

DEFENSIVE BACKS
Willie Andrews 5'10" 170 Longview, Texas
Donald Burgs 5'11" 175 Madison-- Houston, Texas
Michael Cuba 6'3" 190 Taylor-- Katy, Texas
Matt Fawley 6'1" 205 Pearce-- Richardson, Texas
Kevin Flood 6'2" Kimball-- Dallas, Texas
Brandon Grandbery 6' 180 Crowley, Texas
Bam Harmon 6'1" 175 The Colony-- Ft. Worth, Texas
John Johnson 5'11" 190 Sam Houston--Houston, Texas
Alphonso Key 6'2" 170 Eisenhower-- Lawton, Oklahoma
Edorian McCullough 5'11" 170 North--Garland, Texas
Kendrick Muckelroy 6' 185 Hallsville, Texas
Broderick Thomas 6'1" 175 Longview, Texas
Michael West 5'10" 185 Worthing-- Houston, Texas
Ricky Wilson 5'9" 175 Lincoln--Port Arthur, Texas
Kevin Young 5'10" 205 South Oak Cliff--Dallas, Texas

[50's PONY]

I know you are sincere when you post a list like this but WHY do you do it when a large number of these young men have already commited to other schools and have no interest in S.M.U! Also, some of the ones that have not comitted still show no interest in S.M.U.! Not trying to slam your effort but lets just list the ones that we might realistically have a shot at.

[Recruiting Guru]

50's Pony - you're absolutely right. There are players on that list who have committed elsewhere already, and there are those who have no interest in SMU.

However, it's barely August. And we're talking about kids who are 17 and 18 years old. They change their minds about EVERYTHING, so there's a chance they might change their minds on recruiting. The Morton kid (center) from McKinney already has committed to two different schools, first A&M, and now Notre Dame. Who's to say he won't change his mind again? I'm not saying he's going to end up at SMU -- I don't think he will. But I also didn't think a few years ago that there was any chance Jack Brewer would sign with SMU, and he was a last-minute signee who changed his mind the night before Signing Day (which, for those who care, is Feb. 6 this year).

I follow recruiting for a living, and I'm a proud SMU graduate. Does that make me any more able to peer into a crystal ball than anyone else? Of course not. But I can tell you there are kids on this list at whom we have a chance. Would it help if we'd gone undefeated last year and played every game on national TV? Of course. But that's not the cards we've been dealt. I'm trying to look at this from a standpoint of who we MIGHT be able to get. Come December and January, we'll all have a much better idea of what players are headed to Dallas.

With that said, here is a list of players I think SMU has a shot at. No guarantees, of course, but at least have a shot. I'm not saying SMU will get all -- or maybe any -- of these kids. But there are a lot of recruiting nuts out there, like myself, who always are curious to see what kind of players SMU is chasing, and which players have at least some interest in SMU. This list is only a start. There will be a lot more as recruiting season really hits full stride.


Houston (Madison) QB Vincent Young
Arkadelphia QB Paul Goza
Mineral Wells QB Josh Ducketts
Houston Westbury RB Brent Slaughter
Smithson Valley RB Clint Haney
Dallas (Bryan Adams) WR Dameon Collins
Newton WR Will Gulley
Friendswood WR Michael Malone
Wimberly WR Mikey Meeks
Beaumont (Ozen) WR Brandon Rideau
Spring WR Wardell Starling
Midland Lee TE Eric Winston
Dallas (Lincoln) TE/DE Jarre Rhodes
RHODES WOULD BE A HUGE PICKUP. THE MAN IS A GREAT PROSPECT.
Lancaster OL Gerrell Golightly
Allen OL Neal Tweedie
Tyler (Lee) OL Phillip Walls
Arlington (Martin) OL Adam Wood
Arlington (Sam Houston) DT Malala Tai
Wichita Fallas DE Jeremy Wheeler
Mesquite (North) LB Aaron Harris
Bay City LB Nurahda Manning
Tyler (John Tyler) LB Pagitte McGee
Katy (Taylor) DB Michael Cuba -- will be a battle to land him, but well worth it
Richardson (Pearce) DB Matt Fawley
Garland DB Edorian McCullough
Port Arthur (Lincoln) DB Ricky Wilson

[This message has been edited by Recruiting Guru (edited 08-04-2001).]

[Guest]

Thanks for pairing down the list. Things are looking up on the recruiting front. What do you know about Tate Wallis?