Message-ID: <18311420.1075857359973.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 04:46:00 -0700 (PDT) From: truorange@aol.com To: truorange@aol.com Subject: True Orange, April 9, 2001, Part 3 of 3 parts Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: TruOrange@aol.com X-To: TruOrange@aol.com X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Clint_Dean_Jun2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: Dean-C X-FileName: cdean.nsf Part 3 of 3 Parts The Blue Chips Here's my updated list of the state's top 100 junior prospects. The ones above the * * * * marks at each position are my Fabulous 50. Early favorite= s are listed where available. The Top 100 Recruits Quarterback (10) Vincent Young, 6-5, 200, 4.5, Houston Madison (UT, FSU, Mia, LSU, Tenn) Reggie McNeal, 6-3, 180, 4.5, Lufkin (Ark, A&M, FSU, LSU, UCLA, OU) Jamie Beeghley, 6-2, 190, 4.6, Midland Christian (TT, A&M, Colo, ND) * * * * Chad Schroeder, 6-1, 165, 4.45, Austin Westlake (A&M, TCU, UT) Zac Dahlman, 6-2, 182, 4.6, Keller Fossil Ridge Wes Bankston, 6-3, 200, 4.7, Plano East (LSU, A&M, OU, LSU) Caleb Ensor, 6-2, 190, 4.6, Abilene Wylie (TT, OU, UT, ND, UCLA) Jeff Ballard, 6-2, 195, 4.6, Friendswood (A&M, TT, Bay, Ky, UCLA) Dane King, 6-2, 180, 4.8, Gonzales (A&M, Bay) Ricky Lay, 6-2, 190, 4.6, Southlake Carroll Running Back (7) Albert Hardy, 5-11, 225, 4.5, Galena Park (UT, ND, Mich) Phillip Fuller, 5-10, 185, 4.4, Irving Nimitz (OU, UT, KSU, Mo, LSU) Selvin Young, 5-10, 190, 4.5, Jersey Village (OU, FSU, OSU, PSU, UT, Mich) Lonta Hobbs, 5-10, 195, 4.5, Clarksville * * * * Matt Linton, 6-1, 195, 4.4, Arlington Scott Ballew, 6-0, 185, 4.5, Austin Westlake Dominique Owens, 5-10, 185, 4.45, Fort Bend Kempner (A&M, UT, Neb, LSU, FSU= ) Fullback (1) Lawrence Vickers, 6-2, 210, 4.6, Forest Brook * * * * Tight End (6) Eric Winston, 6-6, 275, 5.0, Midland Lee (A&M, UT, ND, Mich, Neb, OSU) * * * * Gabriel Hall, 6-4, 225, 4.7, Lubbock Coronado (TT, A&M, OU) Maurice Bouldwin, 6-4, 240, 4.8, La Grange (OU, UT, Az, TCU) Daniel Vega. 6-3, 235, 4.7, Seguin (A&M, UT) Chad Campbell, 6-4, 230, 4.8, Grand Prairie Chad Jorgensen, 6-6, 220, 4.7, San Marcos Baptist Wide Receiver (13) Damien Collins, 6-3, 195, 4.4, Dallas Bryan Adams (Tenn, UT, Colo, OU, FSU) Robert Timmons, 6-2, 185, 4.4, Flower Mound Marcus J. T. Perry, 6-2, 180, 4.4, Allen (West Virginia Commitment) Wardell Starling, 6-3, 190, 4.55, Fort Bend Elkins (Baseball) Broderic Jones, 6-0, 170, 4.4, Ennis (Fla, FSU, UT, OU, Mich) Lamar Jones, 5-10, 175, 4.4, South Grand Prairie Will Gulley, 6-4, 180, 4.5, Newton (OU, Bay, A&M) James Elliott, 6-4, 185, 4.5, Sonora * * * * Chad McCullar, 5-10, 170, 4.5, GP North Shore (Az, A&M, FSU, UT, LSU, PSU) Mark Lewis, 6-3, 180, 4.5, Dickinson Cedric Washington, 5-10, 170, 4.45, Bryan Brandon Rideau, 6-3, 185, 4.5, Beaumont Ozen Herbert Woods, 6-3, 185, 4.6, Houston Lamar Offensive Line (9) Bob Morton, 6-4, 300, 5.2, McKinney (A&M, UT, Colo, Stan, ND, Pur) Bret Valdez, 6-4, 310, 5.2, Brownwood (A&M, UT, TT) Josiah Vinson, 6-4, 290, 5.1, Irving Justin Blaylock, 6-3, 290, 5.2, Plano East (A&M, OU, UT, FSU, Mich, Ala) Jeff Lebby, 6-5, 275, 5.1, Andrews (TT, A&M, Colo, UT, Neb, OU) Kyle Williams, 6-6, 260, 5.0, Dallas Highland Park (OU, A&M, UT, TCU) * * * * LaQualon McDonald, 6-4, 330, 5.3, Waco (Bay, A&M, TCU) Phillip Walls, 6-3, 285, 5.2, Tyler Lee Cody Douglas, 6-3, 320, 5.3, LaMarque (A&M Commitment) Defensive End (6) Travis Leitko, 6-6, 250, 4.7, The Woodlands (ND, UT, Stan, A&M, NW) Hosea Atkinson, 6-4, 230, 4.6, Houston Washington (OU, Mich, FSU, Fla) Larry Dibbles, 6-3, 250, 4.7, Lancaster (OU, UCLA, A&M, ND, FSU, UT) Danny Ellis, 6-3, 260, 4.7, Cleveland (A&M, OU, UT) * * * * Remi Ayodele, 6-3, 225, 4.7, South Grand Prairie (Pur, A&M, UT, TCU) Calvin Thibodeaux, 6-2, 250, 4.8, Houston Westbury Defensive Tackle (9) Rodrique Wright, 6-5, 315, 5.0, Alief Hastings (UT, A&M, KSU, Tenn) Earl Anderson, 6-3, 265, 4.8, San Marcos (UT, A&M) Marco Martin, 6-3, 284, 4.7, Mesquite (FSU, UT, A&M, Tenn, Neb) * * * * Joseph Edwards, 6-2, 260, 4.9, Dayton Tully Jontzen, 6-3, 270, 4.85, Keller Tauren Brown, 6-4, 265, 4.9, Katy Cinco Ranch Brian Patrick, 6-4, 285, 4.9, Pasadena Sam Rayburn (Texas A&M Commitment) Travis Upshaw, 6-2, 280, 5.0, Mansfield John Mila, 6-3, 290, 5.0, Fort Worth Haltom Outside Linebacker (6) Marvin Byrdsong, 6-3, 235, 4.6, Longview (A&M, Miss St, Ark, UT, FSU, LSU) Garnet Smith, 6-2, 210, 4.5, Arl. Lamar (UT, A&M, Neb, LSU, UCLA, Tenn) Nurahnda Manning, 6-3, 222, 4.6, Bay City (A&M, UT, LSU) Cassius Anderson, 6-2, 220, 4.6, Baytown Sterling * * * * Ed Jackson, 6-3, 215, 4.6, LaMarque (A&M, UT) George Babineaux, 6-2, 220, 4.7, Houston Westbury Inside Linebacker (6) Aaron Harris, 5-11, 218, 4.6, North Mesquite Archie McDaniel, 6-2, 225, 4.7, Bay City (A&M, UT) Micah Woods, 6-0, 230, 4.7, Houston Sterling (LSU, PSU, KSU, Ky, Tenn) Andy Matakis, 6-3, 225, 4.6, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff * * * * Matt Hines, 6-3, 225, 4.6, Irving Nimitz Troy Thompson, 6-2, 220, 4.7, Sweeny Cornerback (8) Edorian McCullough, 5-11, 175, 4.3, North Garland (UT, OU, A&M) Donald Burgs, 6-0, 180, 4.4, Houston Madison (UT, A&M, Ore St, LSU, TCU) Kendrick Muckelroy, 6-0, 185, 4.4, Hallsville (OU, A&M, Mich, UT, LSU) Willie Andrews, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Longview (A&M, OU, UT, ND) * * * * Ricky Wilson, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Port Arthur Lincoln (FSU, UT, OSU, UCLA) Marques Walker, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Arlington Houston Krys Williams, 5-9, 165, 4.5, Mesquite (A&M, Syr, Bay, UT, TT) Michael West, 5-10, 185, 4.5, Houston Worthing Safety (10) Vickiel Vaughn, 6-2, 183, 4.5, Plano East (UCLA, USC, Stan, Ark) Michael Cuba, 6-2, 185, 4.5, Taylor (UT, UCLA, A&M) Bam Harmon, 6-1, 180, 4.5, The Colony (Basketball) David Lott, 6-1, 175, 4.5, Aldine Eisenhower (A&M, FSU, UT, LSU) * * * * Matthew Melton, 6-0, 180, 4.5, Tyler (Neb, ND, UCLA, A&M, UT) Matt Fawley, 6-0, 200, 4.5, Richardson Pearce (UT, A&M, OU, TCU) Thomas Wright, 6-0, 180, 4.5, (LSU, A&M, Rice, UT, Wash) Elvis Gallegos, 6-2, 180, 4.5, Fort Worth Richland James Todd, 6-1, 175, 4.5, Marshall Scotty Upshaw, 6-1, 195, 4.5, Gonzales Athlete (9) L'Tydrick Riley, 6-4, 218, 4.5, Crockett (A&M, OU, Ark, UT, LSU, FSU) DaBryan Blanton, 5-11, 165, 4.3, Forney LeKeldrick Bridges, 6-1, 175, 4.3, Dallas Hillcrest (Basketball) Brandon Grandberry, 5-11, 175, 4.46, Crowley (FSU, Wash, Minn, UT, A&M) David Lofton, 6-3, 185, 4.5, Plano West (Stan, UT, Neb, Ala, Wash) Paul Mosley, 6-3, 212, 4.5, Austin Anderson (UT, A&M) * * * * Anthony Wright, 6-3, 210, 4.6, Klein Forest Roshown Pope, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Galveston Ball Vance Washington, 6-0, 170, 4.4, Hstn Clear Brook (Fla, Mia, Syr, Tenn, UCL= A) The 25 "Difference Makers" These are Texas' top 25 juniors, in my opinion, and I have seen all of them play, either on tape or in person: 1. QB Vincent Young, Houston Madison 2. DT Rodrique Wright, Alief Hastings 3. DT Earl Anderson, San Marcos 4. OLB Marvin Byrdsong, Longview 5. DE Travis Leitko, The Woodlands 6. QB Reggie McNeal, Lufkin 7. RB Albert Hardy, Galena Park 8. CB Edorian McCullough, North Garland 9. DT Marco Martin, Mesquite 10. TE Eric Winston, Midland Lee 11. DE Hosea Atkinson, Houston Washington 12. S Vickiel Vaughn, Plano East 13. C Bob Morton, McKinney 14. LB Aaron Harris, North Mesquite 15. CB Donald Burgs, Houston Madison 16. DE Larry Dibbles, Lancaster 17. RB Phillip Fuller, Irving Nimitz 18. WR Damien Collins, Dallas Bryan Adams 19. LB Garnet Smith, Arlington Lamar 20. Ath L'Tydrick Riley, Crockett 21. QB Jamie Beeghley, Midland Christian 22. CB Kendrick Muckelroy, Hallsville 23. Ath DaBryan Blanton, Forney 24. WR Robert Timmons, Flower Mound Marcus 25. OL Bret Valdez, Brownwood Out-of-State Prospects These out-of-state prospects say they are considering Texas: DT Lyle Sendlein, 6-4, 260, 4.8, Scottsdale Chaparral (UT, Mich, Cal, USC, PSU) DT Kasey Studdard, 6-3, 265, 4.8, Highlands Ranch, Colo (UT, Colo) DE Chase Pittman, 6-4, 245, 4.7, Shreveport Evangel (UT, LSU, Tenn) WR Marquis Johnson, 6-3, 195, 4.4, Champaign, Ill. (UT, Ill, Mich, ND) RB Zan Johnson, 6-1, 215, 4.45, Winnfield, La. (UT, LSU, Tenn, Ala) FB-LB Brandon Hancock, 6-2, 240, 4.55, Clovis, Cal., West (USC, UCLA, UT, Mich) LB Chris Herring, 6-2, 255, 4.5, Batesville, Miss.(Miss, MSU, Fla, Tenn, UT= ) Recruiting Roundup CB Edorian McCullough of North Garland ran a wind-aided 9.96 100 meters Friday night. He is one of the top junior recruits in the state. He favors Texas over Oklahoma WR Marquis Johnson, 6-3 1/2, 195, 4.4, of Centennial HS in Champaign, Ill., is one of the top receivers in the country and he is a Texas fan. I watched him on tape last week and he has size, speed, great hands and, best of all, he is fearless when he comes across the middle. He caught 45 passes for 862 yards and 11 TDs last year. He told me, "I've been a Texas fan since I was a little kid. I like the way they run their offense." He has an offer from Illinois, and is considering Michigan and Notre Dame, but he plans to visit Texas unofficially this summer with his parents. Don't be surprised if Texas signs several out-of-state players. Three excellent players listed on the previous page =01) DE Chase Pittman and DTs= Lyle Sendlein and Kasey Studdard =01) have strong Longhorn bloodlines and are seriously considering UT. RB Zan Johnson of Winnfield, La., one of the top players in that state, als= o has several relatives who are Longhorn grads, including former UT LB Lionel Johnson. Johnson, Pittman and Sendlein all came to the UT spring game. Two LB-FB combos =01) Brandon Hancock, 6-2, 240, 4.55, of Clovis, Cal., Wes= t, and Chris Herring, 6-2, 255, 4.5, Batesville, Miss., South Panola =01) also= are considering the Longhorns, but are longer shots than the ones mentioned previously. Three players who have really zoomed up the recruiting charts since college coaches started watching their tapes are LB Garnet Smith of Arlington Lamar= , S Vickiel Vaughn of Plano East and OL Bret Valdez of Brownwood. I've seen tape now and it's easy to understand why the college coaches like them. Smith is extremely quick and hard-hitting, Vaughn is a fast, hard-tackling ball hawk and Valdez is a devastating blocker with really quick feet in Brownwood's option attack. Valdez came to the Texas spring game. Smith also is interested in the Horns= , but Vaughn is interested only in out-of-state schools right now. I have listed other sports instead of schools by three players on my list o= n page 4. At WR, Wardell Starling of Fort Bend Elkins will be a first-round baseball draft choice and will get a bonus offer that will almost certainly keep him from playhing college football. In the Athlete category, LeKeldrick Bridges of Dallas Hillcrest, and in the Safeties, Bam Harmon of The Colony, both say they want to play college basketball, not football. All three are fine players. I left them on the list, just like I leave the academic problems on the list, because I think we need to know who the best prospects are at every position. UT Drops 2 of 3 to Huskers The Longhorns played the heck out of fifth-ranked and defending Big 12 baseball champion Nebraska last weekend, but they had trouble holding late-inning leads until the final game. Freshman lefthander Justin Simmons scattered eight hits and quelled a Nebraska threat in the ninth inning to give Texas a 2-1 victory Sunday in t= he series finale in Lincoln. Kalani Napolean made a perfect bunt to squeeze Ben King home from third in the top of the ninth to break the 1-1 tie and give Texas the victory. Simmons worked out of a two-out, two-on Husker threat in the bottom of the ninth. The game was scoreless until the sixth when Omar Quintanilla doubled and Ma= tt Rosenberg singled to give Texas a 1-0 lead. The Huskers tied it in the seventh. The Huskers had swept a doubleheader Saturday, 10-8 in 10 innings, and 5-4, after Friday's opener was rained out. Texas scored twice in the top of the ninth to take an 8-7 lead in Saturday'= s opener, but Nebraska tied it with a single run, then won it in the 10th on Adam Stern's two-run homer. Texas ace Albert Montez was in fine form through seven innings and had a 4-= 1 lead in the second game Saturday before Nebraska scored four runs in the eighth for the winning rally. The Longhorns fell to 13-5 in the Big 12, while Nebraska is 10-3. Texas is = in third place behind the Huskers and Baylor, at 12-3. 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