Today marks the first day that official Letters of Intent could be signed by high school seniors and submitted to colleges around the country accepting scholarship offers. The University of Texas did another ho hum job pulling in 20 top players, six (6) being part of the nations best 100, and four (4) others in the top 250. With eight of the commits already on campus having enrolled early, there was little nervousness over the other twelve (12) sticking with their verbal commitments made to Mack Brown and staff.
The No. 5 class in the nation, as ranked by Rivals.com, is headlined by Lake Travis quarterback Garrett Gilbert, Madisonville running back Chris Whaley, and Aldine Eisenhower receiver Greg Timmons on the offensive side of the ball, and Pflugerville defensive end Alex Okafor, San Antonio Warren defensive tackle Calvin Howell and Clear Creek defensive back Marcus Davis on the defensive side of the ball. Texas was also the destination of West Texas’ own Garrett Porter, a 300+ pound offensive lineman from Odessa Permian.
The class looks great even though Texas missed out on a few high profile out of state recruits. Although the drama of national signing day is now over, tomorrow may hold new news in the world of high school football players. Last year, the day after national signing day, then junior Garrett Gilbert verbally committed to the University of Texas…and the rest is history. Can we expect the same kind of news tomorrow? Stay tuned.
Here is a complete list of Texas’ 2009 class:
Position Hght / Wght 40 Rivals Ranking Home Town
Garrett Gilbert QB 6-4 205 - 6.1 Austin, TX
Alex Okafor DE 6-4 232 4.6 6.1 Pflugerville, TX
Mason Walters OL 6-6 290 5 6.1 Wolfforth, TX
Calvin Howell DT 6-4 280 4.9 6.0 San Antonio, TX
Garrett Porter OL 6-6 308 5.2 6.0 Odessa, TX
Marcus Davis DB 6-0 192 4.47 5.9 League City, TX
Greg Timmons WR 6-2 191 - 5.9 Aldine, TX
Chris Whaley ATH 6-3 232 4.55 5.9 Madisonville, TX
Tariq Allen LB 6-2 231 4.63 5.8 Irving, TX
Thomas Ashcraft OL 6-5 300 - 5.8 Cedar Hill, TX
Eryon Barnett DB 6-3 193 4.44 5.8 Euless, TX
Derek Johnson DT 6-3 290 5 5.8 Hoxie, AR
Tevin Mims DE 6-4 242 4.78 5.8 Round Rock, TX
Kenny Vaccaro DB 6-1 197 - 5.8 Brownwood, TX
Trey Graham TE 6-5 230 4.62 5.7 Waco, TX
Paden Kelley OL 6-7 270 5.1 5.7 Austin, TX
Barrett Matthews TE 6-2 220 - 5.7 Galena Park, TX
Dominique Jones DE 6-3 230 4.7 5.6 Kilgore, TX
Kyle Kriegel DE 6-5 235 4.8 5.5 Elysian Fields, TX
Patrick Nkwopara LB 5-11 210 4.54 5.5 Grand Prairie, TX
Filed under: Recruiting Updates Tagged: | Alex Okafor, Calvin Howell, Chris Whaley, Garrett Gilbert, Garrett Porter, Greg Timmons, Longhorns, Marcu Davis, national signing day, The University of Texas
