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Michael Badejo
Linebacker
Mansfield (Timberview), Texas
6-3/220
247sports: ***
ESPN: ***
Rivals: ***
Scout: ***
ESPN: No. 64 OLB in country
247sports: No. 68 OLB in country
Scout: No. 76 OLB in country
Scout: No. 13 OLB in Midland Region
ESPN: No. 171 player in region
247sports: No. 124 player in Texas
ESPN: No. 137 player in Texas
Scout: No. 12 OLB in Texas
Chose SMU over: Purdue (offer), Washington (offer), Pittsburgh (offer), Iowa (offer), Notre Dame (offer), Indiana (offer), Illinois (offer), Boise State (offer), Air Force (offer), Angelo State (offer), Army (offer), Houston (offer), Navy (offer), Louisiana-Lafayette (offer), Utah State (offer), Texas State (offer), Missouri State (offer), Fresno State (offer), Louisiana-Monroe (offer), New Mexico (offer), Oregon State (offer), North Texas (offer), Texas Tech, North Texas

Harrison Barton
Guard
Houston (Houston Christian), Texas
6-3/295
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 117 G in country
247sports: No. 303 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Purdue (offer), Minnesota (offer), Tulane (offer), Navy (offer), Air Force (offer), Army (offer), Brown (offer), Columbia (offer), Cornell (offer), Harvard (offer), McNeese State (offer), Texas State (offer)

Ryan Becker
Tight end / offensive tackle
Marble Falls, Texas
6-5/230/4.8
247sports: ***
ESPN: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: No. 91 OT in country
247sports: No. 102 athlete in country
ESPN: No. 113 DE in country
Scout: No. 16 OT in Midland Region
ESPN: No. 192 player in Midwest Region
Scout: No. 16 OT in Texas
247sports: 154 player in Texas
ESPN: No. 154 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Texas Tech (offer), Oregon State (offer), Northwestern (offer), Nebraska (offer), North Carolina State (offer), Air Force (offer), Houston (offer), North Texas (offer), Rice (offer), Texas-San Antonio (offer)

Brandon Benson
Wide receiver
Waco (La Vega), Texas
6-3/185/4.5
247sports: ***
ESPN: ***
Rivals: ***
Scout: ***
Scout: No. 105 WR in country
247sports: No. 146 WR in country
ESPN: No. 165 WR in country
Scout: No. 15 WR in Midland Region
ESPN: No. 224 player in Midwest Region
Scout: No. 15 WR in Texas
247sports: No. 119 player in Texas
ESPN: No. 179 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Wisconsin (offer), Texas Tech (offer), Purdue (offer), Northwestern (offer), New Mexico State (offer), Colorado State (offer), Houston (offer), Kansas (offer), Illinois (offer), North Texas (offer), Texas State (offer)

Blake Carlisle
Linebacker
Dickinson, Texas
6-3/180/4.9
247sports: **
ESPN: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
ESPN: No. 112 OLB in country
247sports: No. 133 OLB in country
ESPN: No. 260 player in region
ESPN: No. 204 player in Texas
247sports: No. 261 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Toledo (offer), Louisiana Tech (offer), Texas State (offer), Prairie View A&M (offer)

Jordan Carmouche
Running back/linebacker
Manvel, Texas
6-1/230
ESPN: ***
247sports: ***
rivals: ***
scout: ***
scout: No. 25 OLB
rivals: No. 33 OLB in nation
ESPN: No. 36 OLB in nation
scout: No. 3 OLB in Midland Region
ESPN: No. 131 player in Midlands Region
scout: No. 3 OLB in Texas
rivals: No. 72 player in Texas
ESPN: No. 106 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Illinois (offer), Oklahoma (offer), Arkansas (offer), Missouri (offer), Arizona State (offer), Baylor (offer), Boston College (offer), Cal (offer), Colorado (offer), Duke (offer), Houston (offer), Kansas (offer), Kansas State (offer), LaTech (offer), Northwestern (offer), Rice (offer), Stanford (offer), Texas (offer), Texas Tech (offer), Washington (offer)


M.J. Clark
Safety
Cedar Hill, Texas
6-2/175/4.6
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 150 S in country
247sports: No. 251 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Kansas (offer)

Christian Davis
Cornerback
Waco (Midway), Texas
5-11/170/4.5
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 230 CB in country
247sports: No. 296 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Northwestern (offer), Rice (offer), Air Force (offer), Tulsa (offer), Navy (offer), North Texas (offer)

Myles Duke
Safety
Baytown (Goose Creek Memorial), Texas
6-1/195/4.6
247sports: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 160 athlete in country
247sports: No 295 player in Texas

Demerick Gary
Defensive end
Dallas (Kimball), Texas
6-3/253/4.7
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 72 SDE in country
Scout: No. 89 DE in country
Scout: No. 18 DE in Midland Region
247sports: No. 166 player in Texas
Scout: No. 15 DE in Texas
Chose SMU over: Virginia (offer), Navy (offer), Nevada (offer), Army (offer), Air Force (offer), Louisiana-Lafayette (offer), Stephen F. Austin (offer), Texas State (offer), Arkansas State (offer), Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Purdue, TCU, Texas-San Antonio

Patrick Jones
Defensive end / defensive tackle
Fort Worth (Arlington Heights), Texas
6-2/270/4.68
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 141 DT in country
247sports: No. 318 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Purdue (offer), Colorado State (offer), Toledo (offer), UTEP (offer), Stephen F. Austin (offer), TCU

Ken McLaurin
Defensive tackle
Denton (Ryan), Texas
6-4, 275
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 92 DT in country
247sports: No. 182 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Boise State (offer), Missouri (offer), Central Arkansas (offer), Indiana (offer), Colorado State (offer), Illinois (offer), Iowa State (offer), Massachusetts (offer), Nevada (offer), Texas State (offer), Toledo (offer), North Texas (offer), Arkansas, Baylor, Mississippi State, Missouri, Purdue, TCU, Tulsa (offer)

Mikial Onu
Cornerback
Richmond (George Ranch), Texas
6-0/185/4.5
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 213 CB in country
247sports: No. 288 player in Texas
Defensive Player of the Year Finalist (Houston Touchdown Club)
First-Team All-Greater Houston (Houston Chronicle)
Chose SMU over: Northwestern (offer), Navy (offer), New Mexico (offer), Air Force (offer), Fresno State (offer), Rice (offer), Army (offer), Lafayette (offer), Nevada (offer), Texas State (offer), Stanford, Baylor, Tulsa

Corey Rau
Tight end
Katy (Cinco Ranch), Texas
6-4/247/4.73
247sports: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 70 TE in country
247sports: No. 193 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Fresno State (offer), Washington (offer), Purdue (offer), Houston (offer), Minneota (offer), Iowa State (offer), Rice (offer), Tulsa (offer), UCF (offer), Texas State (offer)

Collin Rock
Athlete
Cypress (Cypress Ranch), Texas
6-0/187/4.54
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 172 athlete in country
247sports: No. 370 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Navy (offer), Army (offer)

Joshua Shelmire
Wide receiver
Houston (Lutheran), Texas
6-2/180/4.6
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
Second-Team All-Greater Houston (Houston Chronicle)
Finalist for Private School Offensive Player of the Year (Houston Touchdown Club)
247sports: No. 290 WR in country
247sports: No. 270 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Stanford (offer), Northwestern (offer), Memphis (offer), Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Liberty, Princeton, Sam Houston State, TCU, Texas Tech

Kadarius Smith
Offensive lineman
Plano, Texas
6-3/275/4.87
Rivals: **Scout: ***
Scout: No. 14 C in country
Scout: No. 7 C in Midland Region
Scout: No. 7 C in Texas
Chose SMU over: Oklahoma State (offer), Fresno State (offer), Arizona State (offer), Kansas State (offer), Texas Tech (offer), New Mexico (offer), San Diego State (offer), Air Force (offer), Texas State (offer), Louisiana-Monroe (offer), Arizona State, Nevada, North Texas, Memphis, Texas-San Antonio

Noah Spears
Linebacker
Irving (Nimitz), Texas
6-2/200
247sports:
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
Scout: No. 38 ILB in country
247sports: No. 73 ILB in country
Scout: No. 4 ILB in Midland Region
Scout: No. 4 ILB in Texas
247sports: No. 202 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Texas Tech (offer), Houston (offer), Kansas (offer), Sam Houston State (offer), Texas State (offer), Utah State (offer), Texas A&M

Eric Sutton
Cornerback
Cedar Hill, Texas
5-10.5/165/4.49
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 186 CB in country
247sports: No. 224 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Air Force (offer), Army (offer), Sam Houston State (offer), Stephen F. Austin (offer), Eastern Michigan, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois

Aphonso Thomas
Running back
Van, Texas
6-0/190/4.5
ESPN" ***
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
ESPN: No. 42 running back in nation
Scout: No. 20 running back in Texas
ESPN: No. 79 player in Texas
247sports: No. 122 player in Texas
Scout: No. 22 running back in Midland Region
ESPN: No. 91 player in region
247sports: No. 56 running back in nation
Scout: No. 124 running back in nation
Chose SMU over: Nebraska (offer), Colorado State (offer),Nevada (offer), Kansas (offer), Texas State (offer), Stephen F. Austin (offer)

Jacob Todora
Offensive tackle
Frisco (Wakeland), Texas
6-4/270/5.2
247sports: ***
Scout: ***
Rivals: **
247sports: No. 59 G in country
Scout: No. 62 OT in country
Scout: No. 13 OT in Midland Region
Scout: No. 11 OT in Texas
247sports: No. 140 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Illinois (offer), Navy (offer), Kansas (offer), Tulane (offer), Army (offer), Louisiana-Monroe (offer), Nevada (offer), Oregon, Boise State, Duke, Kansas State, New Mexico, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Purdue, San Diego State, TCU

Jordan Ward
Linebacker
Sugar Land (Kempner), Texas
6-3/210
247sports: **
Rivals: **
Scout: **
247sports: No. 163 OLB
247sports: No. 341 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Air Force (offer), Colorado State (offer), Navy (offer), Army (offer), Stephen F. Austin (offer), Sam Houston State (offer), Texas-San Antonio (offer), Prairie View (offer)

Braxton Webb
Offensive tackle
San Angelo (Central), Texas
6-5/275/5.27
247sports: ***
Rivals: ***
Scout: ***
247sports: No. 125 OT in country
Scout: No. 110 OT in country
Scout: No. 20 OT in Midland Region
Scout: No. 16 OT in Texas
247sports: No. 164 player in Texas
Chose SMU over: Syracuse (offer), Nevada (offer), North Texas (offer), Arizona State, TCU, BYU, Oklahoma State, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Missouri, Texas, Texas Tech, Yale

good list-you are missing about 9 offers for David Moore though who has 20 offers-but its a good start to tie down the offers

See 247 for example:

http://247sports.com/Recruitment/David- ... tInterests

I'd also point out that I've been very impressed by some of the recruits who have no P5 offers like Myles Duke, Harrison Barton, Eric Sutton, Mikial Onu and Jordan Ward

missing about 6 for Bandejo

http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Michae ... tInterests

Offer lists updated.
Thanks.

Total Offers: 159
P5 Offers: 38

New commit

Total Offers: 169
Total P5 Offers: 40
Commits with P5 offers: 15/23 (65.2%) which has been my magic number for over a decade
Scout 3 Stars: 11- (most 3+ stars among non-P5)
247 3 Stars: 12 (composite) +3 (247.com grade)=15 Total
Rivals 3 Stars: 4

add an offer from Fresno St. for Kadarius Smith based on his quote

So SMU recruiting has hit 170 offers

Need to add McLaurin to the list.

Thanks for keeping this 2016 class list updated. HCCM and staff are doing a great job...hopefully we can hang onto them all until signing day.

Benson grew a couple of inches over the summer and is now 6'3 per latest update on Scout and 247.

just so I can keep up to date-Badejo was offered by Notre Dame so up to 171 total offers and 41 P5 offers

Update: RB Aphonso Thomas of Van formerly committed to Nebraska commits to SMU

Total FBS Offers: 177
Total P5 Offers: 43
% with P5 Offers: 67%
Scout 3*: 12
Rivals 3*: 4
247 3*(composite/rating): 16

I believe Shelmire's speed needs to be updated to a low 4.5 high 4.4 guy.

Dae Williams just received an offer from Memphis according to his twitter account

Total FBS Offers: 178

I like the heavy emphasis on D. That is the area we most need to improve.