You ask, IT answers: Best case, most likely case for 2025 defensive back class?
One of the more interesting observations in the last two cycles is the concern over defensive back recruiting I’ve noticed on the board.
I haven’t run the numbers but I’d wager DB recruiting has registered higher averages than the typical class average. Nobody is ever concerned over offensive line recruiting yet defensive back recruiting has been better, outside of the phenomenal 2022 O-line class.
Last spring I recall mentioning Kyle Flood and Terry Jospeh had the most promising big boards of all the coaches. Flood’s class didn’t materialize (damn you, Georgia!) like we once thought it would, meanwhile the defensive back haul was very good. It just took some time to play out.
That’s probably the main disconnect for recruitniks. Defensive back recruiting requires patience while Flood tends to have his classes sealed and delivered by the end of July. Patience is anathema to the standard recruitnik.
If Kobe Black was going to commit he would have done so already.
We could have had Salman Bridges!
Why hasn’t Wardell Mack flipped?
They offered Xavier Filsaime too late.
Maybe Flood should be more patient? Maybe people who are dissatisfied with defensive back coaching can’t compartmentalize?
I have no idea but it’s odd.
I’ve been wanting to share that observation for a while and this article was a good place to do so.
Best class / most likely class
Bullseye isn’t one of those posters so I don’t read his question like that.
What is the best possible DB haul for prospects Texas currently is in the mix for?
That said, what is the most likely haul expected at this time?
Let’s first look at realistic candidates. (There are others they’re keeping warm, have effectively passed on after offering, or are playing the long game)
Safety
Jonah Williams, Galveston (Texas) Ball: 97.60
Kade Phillips, Missouri City (Texas) Hightower: 91.20
Nathan Tilmon, Mansfield (Texas) Timberview – SMU: 85.97
Cornerback
Dorian Brew, Conroe (Texas): 95.60
Devin Williams, Buford (Ga.) – Auburn: 90.92
Caleb Chester, Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall: 86.70
Aidan Anding, Ruston (La.): N/A
Best group of five
J. Williams, Brew, Chester, D. Williams, and Anding.
Texas will have to beat A&M for J. Williams.
USC seems to be the constant for Brew.
As I wrote yesterday, Texas leads for Chester.
I believe Texas can flip Williams from Auburn.
I’m not even sure they’ll push hard enough for Williams or Anding so they can keep their powder dry for the fall. Both of those dudes are damn good.
That class would be awesome with lead corners, nickels, monster upside at safety, good size, etc.
Most likely haul of five?
There’s no answer for this because of Texas’ approach at the position and the dog fights that lie ahead. They could have already had a couple of commitments if they wanted them but they’re looking for the best class, not a good one.
There are going to be some plot twists. They might not all be good for Texas but I have confidence Texas will benefit from one, two, or perhaps even three big plot twists this cycle.
That means, the ending class will look quite different from the big board I have outlined here.
Closing
Kobe Black – 96.70; Xavier Filsaime – 96.67; Malik Muhammad – 96.22; Derek Williams – 95.52; Jelani McDonald – 95.03; Wardell Mack – 93.12
This excludes players from the last two cycles I think are ballers but I included them for the star-gazers, who also happen to be the most anxious and least patient.
Four of those guys didn’t commit until the fall.
McDonald wasn’t a straight DB take, but he was a late take that Blake Gideon recruited with DB ability.
It’s going to be a fun cycle in the secondary. I would wait to see the finished product before offering bookmark material.
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