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1. Lance Cottrell (committed Jan. 10)
Linebacker
Plano (Plano West), Texas
6-2 / 205
ESPN: ***
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
ESPN: No. 40 OLB in country
Scout: No 70 OLB in country
247sports: No. 84 OLB in country
ESPN: No. 60 player in Texas
247sports: No. 190 player in Texas

310-pound bench press


153-foot discus throw

2. Darrell Colbert (committed Feb. 16)
Quarterback
Houston (Lamar), Texas
5-11 / 185 / 4.5
Bench: 250
Squat: 415
Vertical: 32.5"
ESPN: ***
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: ***
247sports: No. 35 dual-threat QB in country
Rivals: No. 40 dual-threat QB in country
Scout: No. 48 dual-thread QB in country
Rivals: No. 95 player in Texas
Dave Campbell's Texas Football: Texas Top 300
247sports: No. 151 player in Texas
First-team All-District 20-5A QB (2011)
District 20-5A Newcomer of the Year (2011)
District 20-5A triple jump champion (42'5")
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3. Shelby Walker (committed Feb. 16)
Wide receiver
Houston (Lamar), Texas
6-0 / 175 / 4.4
Bench: 250
Scout: ***
247sports: **
Scout: No. 98 WR in country
247sports: No. 137 WR in country
247sports: No. 161 player in Texas
Chose SMU over offers from Houston, Tulsa


4. Braylon Hyder (committed March 21)
Center
Houston (Lamar), Texas
6-3, 280
247sports: ***
Chose SMU over offers from New Mexico, UTEP

5. Evan Brown (committed May 24)
Offensive line
Southlake (Carroll), Texas
6-3, 290
247sports: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 26 center in nation
247sports: No. 188 player in Texas
Chose SMU over offers from Yale, Penn, Tulsa
2012: 85 pancake blocks in 14 games (played first half only in 11)


6. Chad Pursley (committed May 31)
Offensive line
6-5 / 245
Mansfield (Legacy), Texas
247sports: **
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 74 strongside DE in country

7. Nate Gaines (committed June 4)
Safety
6-3 / 180
Mesquite (Poteet), Texas
247sports: ***
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 123 S in nation
247sports: No. 228 player in Texas
Chose SMU over offers from Arkansas State, Colorado State, Louisiana-Monroe, Navy, Nevada, Northern Illinois, Purdue, UT-San Antonio, Utah, Utah State, UTEP

8. Chris Jefferson (committed June 8 )
Linebacker
6-3 / 210 / 4.6
Athens, Texas
247sports: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports.com: No. 149 safety in nation

9. Jordan Wyatt (committed June 13)
Safety
6-0 / 170
Wylie (Wylie East) Texas
Chose SMU over offers from Iowa State, Navy, Air Force

10. Jordan Severt (committed June 14)
Quarterback
6-4 / 225 / 4.7
Austin (Westlake), Texas
247sports: **


http://www.ncsasports.org/football-recruiting/tx/austin/westlake-high-school5/jordan-severt
Highlights

11. Anthony Rhone (committed June 21)
Linebacker
6-1 / 215
Texarkana (Texas), Texas
247sports: ***
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 90 OLB in country
247sports: No. 216 player in Texas

12. Michael Epley (committed June 24)
Defensive end
6-4 / 240 / 4.7
Leander, Texas
247sports: **
Rivals: ** 2 stars
247sports: No: 163 ATH in country
247sports: No. 304 player in Texas
Chose SMU over offer from Rice

13. Jordan Ingram (committed July 28)
Wide receiver
5-11 / 175 / 4.32
Dallas (Carter), Texas
Named to texasprepstars.com's "Hot in Texas" list of top 127 (?) prospects in Texas
247sports: **
Scout: **
Rivals: **
Chose SMU over offers from Iowa State, Utah State, Texas State, Louisiana-Monroe, Northern Colorado, North Texas, Old Dominion

14. William Jeanlys
Defensive back
6-2 / 180 / 4.44
Boyton Beach (Pope John Paul II)
Bench: 225
Squat 375
2012 stats:
622 receiving yards (tops among Palm Beach County small schools)
3 receiving touchdowns
126 rushing yards
2 rushing touchdowns
585 return yards
2 touchdowns
59 tackles
1 forced fumble
1 fumble recovered
1 interception
10 passes broken up
First-team all-conference
Rivals: **
Chose SMU over offer from Tulane

15. Daniel Halverson
Linebacker
6-2 / 240
Portland (Riverside CC / Portland State), Ore.

16. Kyran Mitchell
Linebacker
6-1 / 205
Houston (Lamar), Texas
247sports: No 115 ILB in nation
Chose SMU over offer from New Mexico

17. Tony Richards
Offensive tackle
6-6 / 260
Dallas (Highland Park), Texas
Chose SMU over offer from Texas State

18. Kadeem Goulbourne
Wide receiver
Fort Lauderdale (Cypress Bay), Fla.
6-4 / 209
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: No. 171 WR in nation
Chose SMU over offers from Akron, Appalachian State, Boston College, Florida A&M, Florida Atlantic, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana-Lafayette, Marshall, Missouri, N.C. State, Northern Illinois, Ole Miss, Rutgers, South Alabama, Syracuse, Temple, Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan, Wisconsin

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/footb ... goulbourne

19. Nick Natour (committed Nov. 27)
Offensive tackle
6-5 / 285
Frisco (Lone Star), Texas
Scout: **
Chose SMU over offers from New Mexico, Tulsa

20. Darius Durall
Running back
5-10 / 180 / 4.4
South Houston, Texas
Scout: **
Rivals: **
Chose SMU over offer from Houston Baptist

21. Caleb Tuiasosopo
Linebacker
6-3 / 250
Copperas Cove (Tyler JC), Texas
Chose SMU over offer from Nicholls State

its a great start - i think we need to get some good news soon though. We do seem to have picked things up a bit as far as targets.

Agreed. Looks like a solid start!

Here's a pretty recent video of dual-threat QB commit Darrel Colbert. Fans of '90s soundtracks should find the video particularly enjoyable.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umzwZ4Ni99s

More like 70's

I know it's early, and star gazing on Rivals isn't an exact science, but does it seem we're behind even where we were a few years ago recruiting wise, with just one 3-star and six 2-stars committed? Back in 2011 we had 20 3-stars and 6 2-stars in our final class. I realize these ratings change and all, but who are we presently in on that I can get excited/anxious about?

East Coast Mustang wrote:I know it's early, and star gazing on Rivals isn't an exact science, but does it seem we're behind even where we were a few years ago recruiting wise, with just one 3-star and six 2-stars committed? Back in 2011 we had 20 3-stars and 6 2-stars in our final class. I realize these ratings change and all, but who are we presently in on that I can get excited/anxious about?

June has often said that "stars" mean very little........

Not saying anything will change but listening to the Rivals guy here in Arkansas he said, as has Stallion, that if they gave not sent in video for review and/or attended a Rivals camp, they are not yet actually rated and will carry a 2 star. There could be movement with our recruits as the season gets under way and more info is available.

Another year and another [deleted] recruiting class. Can't wait till June gets canned and replaced with a coach and staff that actually values recruiting.

And you say that based on your knowledge of these players from your spot in Kuwait and based on your years as a talent evaluator? The recruiting services' computer geeks haven't even rated a lot of these guys yet. Stop making assumptions.

ClassOf81 wrote:And you say that based on your knowledge of these players from your spot in Kuwait and based on your years as a talent evaluator? The recruiting services' computer geeks haven't even rated a lot of these guys yet. Stop making assumptions.

Quality offers is a good indication.....and not many of the current class have them. Looks like another class of "diamonds in the rough" so far but we are winning the recruiting battles against NTSU, UTSA, Texas State, and ULM.........

ClassOf81 wrote:And you say that based on your knowledge of these players from your spot in Kuwait and based on your years as a talent evaluator? The recruiting services' computer geeks haven't even rated a lot of these guys yet. Stop making assumptions.

What does my location have anything to do with the way I evaluate talent? You suggest I stop making assumptions, yet you are the one whos making assumptions about my knowledge of football based on my location/registration date. Snob is correct-- I'm basing my judgement on lack of quality offers.. I could give two sh1ts about stars. I'll take a 2-star with multiple BCS offers any day. We wont be making any strides in the football hierarchy with JJ as our coach.. i think that's been made clear countless times on this board

I am enjoying watching a recruiting staff do its work here in Arkansas. They are relentless and going after 4 and 5 star kids. If it is a 3 star recruit he is still nationally ranked. They do not have many committed yet but they are in the running for several. The coaching staff is out every legal moment with every legal number of coaches on the road. Bielema never lost an in state kid he offered in Wisconsin and he says that is the way it should be in Arkansas, and he is fighting Alabama and LSU for a couple right now and I bet he wins. And then here we constantly hear of kids that do not get call backs or are ignored. I will be the first to admit we have an uphill battle against the schools receiving greater revenue but I just do not see or hear of the effort being made. Granted, I am not there but it does not seem to change much year to year.

A lot of the recruits are pretty intriguing, but I'm most interested to see what Walker, Gaines and Hyder end up doing for the Ponies.

I am really excited about Jefferson carrying on the great LB play we have had over the past few years and I have heard a lot of positives on Severt. I believe these are solid commitments and hope the coaching staff can keep up/pick up the momentum going into the fall. A W against TTech will go along way as well.