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Three winning seasons capped by bowl victories, a two-year, $242 million facilities project and Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire’s zest for recruiting appear to be paying off.
Texas Tech wrapped up Wednesday’s early national signing period with a class ranked No. 23 in the nation by 247Sports and first among schools in the new-look Big 12. That could change some with recruits still able to sign Thursday, Friday and during the traditional signing period in February.
The Red Raiders, before 9 a.m., signed all 20 high-school recruits from whom they had commitments and landed Saddleback College offensive tackle Maurice Rodriques, who was uncommitted before signing day.
Tech is supplementing the class with 10 players from the NCAA transfer portal who were announced on Wednesday, too.
The bluest of the blue chips and the last of the 20 high-school recruits to sign was Temple Lake Belton wide receiver Micah Hudson, ranked in the 247Sports composite index as the state’s No. 1 prospect and the No. 7 recruit in the nation. He’s a five-star recruit, and the Red Raiders landed four four-stars: Hutto quarterback Will Hammond, Prosper offensive tackle Ellis Davis, Sachse defensive edge player Cheta Ofili and Pflugerville Weiss safety Peyton Morgan.
In all, 11 of the Tech signees are ranked among the state’s top 100 in the 247Sports composite.
Here are players who have signed with the Red Raiders, according to Texas Tech:
QB Will Hammond
Hometown/high school: Hutto
Vitals: 6-2, 190 pounds
247Sports composite: Four stars; national ranking: No. 243; state ranking: No. 42. position ranking; No. 15
RB Cameron Dickey
Hometown/high school: Austin Crockett
Vitals: 5-10, 205 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 744; state ranking: No. 121; position ranking: No. 56 all-purpose player.
RB J’Koby Williams
Hometown/high school: Beckville
Vitals: 5-9, 180 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 489; state ranking: No. 81; position ranking: No. 31 all-purpose player
WR Micah Hudson
Hometown/high school: Temple Lake Belton
Vitals: 6-0, 190 pounds
247Sports composite: Five stars; national ranking: No. 7; state ranking: No. 1; position ranking: 3
WR Chandlin Myers
Hometown/high school: Hawley
Vitals: 6-3, 165
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 846; state ranking: No. 133; position ranking: No. 113
WR Tyson Turner
Hometown/high school: Bryan
Vitals: 6-1, 190 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 611; state ranking: No. 95; position ranking: No. 45 all-purpose player
IR Lorenzo Johnson
Hometown/high school: Madisonville
Vitals: 5-11, 170 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 1,096; state ranking: No. 162; position ranking: No 96 all-purpose player
TE Trey Jackson
Hometown/high school: Dallas South Oak Cliff
Vitals: 6-4, 210 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: 1,033; state ranking: No. 155; position ranking: No. 54
OT Ellis Davis
Hometown/high school: Prosper
Vitals: 6-7, 275 pounds
247Sports composite: Four stars; national ranking: No. 171; state ranking: No. 29; position ranking: No. 15
OT Jacob Ponton
Hometown/high school: Dripping Springs
Vitals: 6-7, 265 pounds
247Sports composite: Four stars; national ranking: No. 422; state ranking: No. 67; position ranking: No. 32
OT Maurice Rodriques
Hometown/high school/college: Pasadena, California/Saddleback College
Vitals: 6-7, 320 pounds
247Sports juco composite: No ranking
OT-OG Kasen Long
Hometown/high school: Shallowater
Vitals: 6-5, 260
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 934; state ranking: No. 142; position ranking: No. 72
OG Holton Hendrix
Hometown/high school: Lubbock-Cooper
Vitals: 6-4, 275
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 582; state ranking: No. 92; position ranking: No. 40
DE Charles Anderson
Hometown/high school: Pearland Dawson
Vitals: 6-6, 240 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 833; state ranking: No. 131; position ranking: No. 97
DE Eddy Smith
Hometown/high school: Pearland Dawson
Vitals: 6-6, 250 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 489; state ranking: No. 81; position ranking: No. 54
DE-OLB Cheta Ofili
Hometown/high school: Sachse
Vitals: 6-3, 215 pounds
247Sports composite: Four stars; national ranking: No. 188; state ranking: No. 31; position ranking: No. 14
CB Isaiah Collins
Hometown/high school: Huntsville
Vitals: 6-3, 186 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 1,067; state ranking: No.. 158; position ranking: No. 83
CB Ashton Hampton
Hometown/high school: Pearland
Vitals: 6-0, 170 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 745; state ranking: No. 120; position ranking: No. 82
CB Oliver Miles
Hometown/high school: El Campo
Vitals: 6-1, 175 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 519; state ranking: No. 87; position ranking: No. 52 safety
S Malik Esquerra
Hometown/school: Killeen Shoemaker
Vitals: 6-3, 185 pounds
247Sports composite: Three stars; national ranking: No. 654; state ranking: No. 104; position ranking: No. 69
S Peyton Morgan
Hometown/high school: Pflugerville Weiss
Vitals: 6-1, 175 pounds
247Sports composite: Four stars; national ranking: No. 225; state ranking: No. 39; position ranking: No. 21
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OL Jackson Hildebrand
Hometown/high school: San Antonio Alamo Heights
Vitals: 6-4, 290 pounds
247Sports composite: No ranking
LB Adam Hill
Hometown/high school: Albany
Vitals: 6-2, 215 pounds
247Sports composite: No ranking
DS Rylan Vagana
Hometown/high school: Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei
Vitals: 6-1, 200 pounds
247Sports composite: No ranking
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