Auburn Quarterback and Former Top-50 Prospect Walker White Sets Baylor Visit

Um heck yes.

What is happening in the portal is INSANE! I am scared I must be dreaming what I am reading!

Kid is too good to pass up if you can get him. BU recruited him pretty hard but the RVO offense was too run heavy at the time.

I had thought it odd at the time when he chose to play for creepy Hugh Freeze over leaving his mark at Baylor. But we'll gladly take him now!

Where is he from ( high school)?

Reverend said:

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Where is he from ( high school)?

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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock Christian

Picture makes it look like he doesn't have shoulders

MrGolfguy said:

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Reverend said:

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Where is he from ( high school)?

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Little Rock, Ark
Little Rock Christian

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They play in the Arkansas 6a division. I don't know enough about Arkansas high school football to tell you how that would compare to Texas high school football

6'3" 225 - that's what I'm talking about - our current back up looks 5'8" 170 dripping wet

Runs a 40 yard dash in the 4.5 range per his highschool coach

I like everything but his completion percentage.

Hope Sawyer doesn't get the wrong idea

This young man is one letter away from becoming the next Walter White…

LET HIM COOK!!!

Doc Holliday said:

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Picture makes it look like he doesn't have shoulders

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Yep, very poor wingspan.

Assuming Robertson is coming back (and I haven't seen anything so far to indicate he isn't) I'll be surprised if we land this guy because portal transfers like this - especially at the QB position - normally want to go somewhere that they're virtually guaranteed to start. Hopefully I'll be surprised.

Johnny Bear said:

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Assuming Robertson is coming back (and I haven't seen anything so far to indicate he isn't) I'll be surprised if we land this guy because portal transfers like this - especially at the QB position - normally want to go somewhere that they're virtually guaranteed to start. Hopefully I'll be surprised.

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He was essentially like third or fourth string at Auburn this year, and his parents wanted him to redshirt from what I read. I doubt he will expect to start this year. We got Robertson from Mississippi State, and he didn't start right away. Ultimately, you never know when injuries are going to happen. He could very easily come in and back up Robertson and finish the season as the starter. Who knows

Johnny Bear said:

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Assuming Robertson is coming back (and I haven't seen anything so far to indicate he isn't) I'll be surprised if we land this guy because portal transfers like this - especially at the QB position - normally want to go somewhere that they're virtually guaranteed to start. Hopefully I'll be surprised.

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He's got four years of eligibility. He could come in next year as Sawyer plays his final year, learn the offense and be at the helm for at least 2 full seasons. He's not going anywhere as a Redshirt Freshman and being given the starting job, unless it's a G5 school. Even Arch Manning is sitting right now.

Johnny Bear said:

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He could very easily come in and back up Robertson and finish the season as the starter. Who knows

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This would mean disaster, since Robertson has the 5th best QBR this year, for Robertson to not finish the season on the field. I would not give up so easily on Edward Griffin as he is a Robertson clone in skills. Add 20 pounds to him and you got our starter for the next four years.

jumpinjoe said:

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Johnny Bear said:

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He could very easily come in and back up Robertson and finish the season as the starter. Who knows

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This would mean disaster, since Robertson has the 5th best QBR this year, for Robertson to not finish the season on the field. I would not give up so easily on Edward Griffin as he is a Robertson clone in skills. Add 20 pounds to him and you got our starter for the next four years.

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Yeah it would be bad. Point is, injuries happen, and we would be really foolish not to take the former number five 247 composite quarterback that was viewed by many Auburn fans as the heir apparent of their program. Maybe Edward Griffin will be great, but I don't know why we would feel significantly better about him than White. Both are pretty unproven

Because I have seen one of the two play over multiple games. I Don't get too excited over many players…the last time was a kid at Lamar HS in Arlington named Jeremy Wariner…and he turned out to be gold.

jumpinjoe said:

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Because I have seen one of the two play over multiple games. I Don't get too excited over many players…the last time was a kid at Lamar HS in Arlington named Jeremy Wariner…and he turned out to be gold.

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I believe you. Griffin looks good. I just like hedging my bets

jumpinjoe said:

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Because I have seen one of the two play over multiple games. I Don't get too excited over many players…the last time was a kid at Lamar HS in Arlington named Jeremy Wariner…and he turned out to be gold.

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To me, competition is always a good thing. Bring in as many good players as you can and let the competition decide who plays/stays. If guys leave because they're afraid of competition, they probably weren't guys you were going to be winning championships with anyway.

bear2be2 said:

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jumpinjoe said:

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Because I have seen one of the two play over multiple games. I Don't get too excited over many players…the last time was a kid at Lamar HS in Arlington named Jeremy Wariner…and he turned out to be gold.

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To me, competition is always a good thing. Bring in as many good players as you can and let the competition decide who plays/stays. If guys leave because they're afraid of competition, they probably weren't guys you were going to be win championships with anyway.

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And unlike a lot of blue blood programs, Dave isn't going to go out every off-season and try to find another four or five star quarterback to bring in. I would bet that if White comes here, our quarterback room for 2026 is almost certainly going to be him, Griffin, Bennett, and Murphy if he ends up signing. This isn't a UT quarterback situation where Manning is the obvious heir apparent

Johnny Bear said:

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Assuming Robertson is coming back (and I haven't seen anything so far to indicate he isn't) I'll be surprised if we land this guy because portal transfers like this - especially at the QB position - normally want to go somewhere that they're virtually guaranteed to start. Hopefully I'll be surprised.

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For starting QB positions P4 schools are looking for guys who have started and played at either P4 or G5 schools, not some kid who basically played 1 quarter the entire year and has thrown only 5 passes. Otherwise they're looking for kids like this who have plenty of time left and are willing to accept the fact they are likely to be a backup for the first year.

If he was actually looking to start he would have stayed at Auburn where he had a much higher probability of beating out Arnold or the 5 star high school kid than he would SR. So that tells me he realizes he will likely have to sit a year wherever he goes. Biggest threat would be Arkansas but Pittman's not going into the SEC battle with a kid who has only played a quarter given the pressure Pittman's under. Taylen Green will be starter again there.

Looks like a great fit for both him.and Baylor
.a year to come into the offensive and start the following year A year to groom. Major recruiting list.
Win/Win

Big12Fan2024 said:

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Johnny Bear said:

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Assuming Robertson is coming back (and I haven't seen anything so far to indicate he isn't) I'll be surprised if we land this guy because portal transfers like this - especially at the QB position - normally want to go somewhere that they're virtually guaranteed to start. Hopefully I'll be surprised.

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For starting QB positions P4 schools are looking for guys who have started and played at either P4 or G5 schools, not some kid who basically played 1 quarter the entire year and has thrown only 5 passes. Otherwise they're looking for kids like this who have plenty of time left and are willing to accept the fact they are likely to be a backup for the first year.

If he was actually looking to start he would have stayed at Auburn where he had a much higher probability of beating out Arnold or the 5 star high school kid than he would SR. So that tells me he realizes he will likely have to sit a year wherever he goes. Biggest threat would be Arkansas but Pittman's not going into the SEC battle with a kid who has only played a quarter given the pressure Pittman's under. Taylen Green will be starter again there.

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This guy is in a similar situation to Robertson. Super talented and highly thought of out of high school with limited experience and multiple years to prove himself.

If you're not getting one of the handful of can't-miss guys in a class, I actually prefer this route. I still like seeing guys develop and work their way into prominent roles. And there are still players willing to do that.

Where else is he visiting?

Agree. I think this will become the natural path for most ACC and Big 12 schools. SEC and B1G are likely to snap up the highest rated HS recruits with the NIL packages most can offer. ACC and Big 12 will be in a position on the 2nd go around to get them or even some of the productive first year kids who show potential but aren't wanting to continue to sit at the SEC/B1G.

Obviously a different sport but kinda reminds me of Drew's brilliance when he identified a strategic way to use the existing system at hand with his redshirt, practice and then play, which resulted in a Natty and appeared to be set to continue a successful run until transfer portal/NIL came into effect. I suspect the most successful ACC and Big 12 programs will be the ones who are the fastest to identify any strategic loopholes offered by the transfer portal/NIL era as well as continued talent identification of under-the-radar high school kids.

PartyBear said:

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Where else is he visiting?

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This.

Announcements of transfer signings have tended to occur promptly after visits. But not so with WW. This makes me wonder if he's shopping for a better NIL deal than Baylor offered him?

BearlyBeloved said:

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PartyBear said:

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Where else is he visiting?

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This.

Announcements of transfer signings have tended to occur promptly after visits. But not so with WW. This makes me wonder if he's shopping for a better NIL deal than Baylor offered him?

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At least one of these guys that recently committed had visited a week prior iirc