FW Star's early top 20 Texas recruits for 2006. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I know, it's real early in the process and recruiting may be the last thing some want to discuss. Anyway, here it is. Lets hope LSU can get an early start on some of these studs. Les Miles is supposed to have a lot of strong contacts in Texas. IN THE KNOW Texas top 20 Star-Telegram staff writer John Miller's preseason top 20 college football prospects from Texas: Rank Player Pos. High School Ht. Wt. Comment 1 Sergio Kindle LB/RB Dallas Wilson 6-3 220 Could star on either side of the ball. 2 Matt Stafford QB Highland Park 6-3 210 Strong arm and toughness remind some of John Elway. 3 Eddie Jones DL Kilgore 6-3 225 Nightmare for quarterbacks had 12 sacks last season. 4 Orie Lemon Ath. Houston Yates 6-0 180 Might be the best player out of Houston. 5 Sherrod Harris QB Arlington Bowie 6-3 185 Disappointing junior season can't diminish potential. 6 Emmanuel Moody RB Coppell 6-1 195 As a junior, he ran for 1,319 yards and scored 12 touchdowns. 7 Adron Tennell WR Irving 6-5 200 Averaged 21.7 yards per catch last season. 8 Parrish Cox CB Waco University 6-1 185 Had nine interceptions, two returned for TDs. 9 Taylor Potts QB Abilene 6-5 210 Threw for 2,897 yards 30 TDs and only five interceptions. 10 Kenny Beasley Ath. West Orange Stark 5-10 160 Has great acceleration after catching the ball. 11 Ugo Chinasa DL Richardson Berkner 6-5 220 Has great speed and frame to add weight. 12 Iann Symonette OL Houston St. Pius 6-9 330 Came over from the Bahamas Islands to pursue a football career. 13 Curtis Bailey OL Dallas Carter 6-7 355 Not just mammoth, but he can also move well. 14 Antwan Cobb RB Pflugerville 5-11 192 Nice combination of power and speed. 15 Danny McCray LB/DB Spring Westfield 6-2 210 Hits like a linebacker, runs like a safety. 16 Terrell Reese WR Pflugerville Hendrickson 6-4 200 Raw football skills, but has been dunking basketballs since seventh grade. 17 Robert Joseph DB Port Arthur Memorial 6-2 180 Versatile athlete can also be return man on special teams. 18 Trent Hines RB Midland Lee 6-2 205 Texas A&M commitment has blend of balance and speed. 19 Chris Stewart OL Klein 6-5 315 Also a basketball player, has great flexibility and agility. 20 Latreal Cooper RB Cuero 6-2 200 Missed all of last season with a torn ACL, but still highly sought.
That is one big difference that I expect to see from Miles. More recruits from the West of Louisiana rather then the East Coast
Miles did well in Texas, especially the Houston area, while at Oklahoma State. I expect him to go after the cream of the crop in Texas and have better chances of landing them. :thumb:
as long as the guy keeps a lock on La. LSU will be fine.. add texas talent, and the elite status will remain.
You're right islstl, Beckwith, Hitt, Keyes and Ward all commited within a few days of signing day, Robinson and Hawkins about a month later. What a roll that was.
I'd be surprised to see that many early commits this year. I'm sure kids will want to see how LSU does with Miles at the helm. If we do Miles is the man.
This Fort Worth Homer doesn't know diddly squat. He's repeating other folks work with his "spread out" Top 20 List, just "dissin" the Houston Area bigtime and playing some butt kissin' politics based on the Texas District format & MVPs. There are much better out there & many more with better size & speed. LSU recruiting focuses in the Houston area for one reason. We're not dumb. LSU coaching staff "IN THE KNOW" KNOWS where the best talent is in Texas. Miles isn't the sharpest tool in the recruiting shed, but he's stated LSU will focus on a search area 5 hours from BR, i.e., Greater Houston area. On the board this year, Texas has ZERO TE's worth a damn, IMO. Just a lean year at the position. About a dozen good OL on the radar (average year), about 6 DL (average year), loaded at LB (great year), lean at DB (drought year with almost no great talent). On the up side for Texas, good RBs are thick as fleas & it's a fair to good year for QB. LSU is seriously looking at about 10 Texas players "on the 2006 board" right now worth a damn, and that's 50% of what LSU did under Saban last year. In a few more weeks, the short list for camp invites will be known. 2006 will be a very "down" & lean year in Texas, and Miles knows it. He'll sew up Louisiana's Best only with a great season, or it's gonna be a "jailbreak" in LA in 2006. But make no mistake about it, everyone will challenge LSU in LA this year. 2006 will be the finest crop LA has ever produced when all is said and done. There's usually plenty of work for LSU to do in Texas. But in 2006, they better spend enough time in state to keep recruiting up in the Top 5 or Top 10 where it belongs.
Otherwise a very good post. He's sharp enough to be making one hell of a lot of money with one of the greatest jobs in the world.
