A few Monday morning notes...
I'll be headed out for the day around 10:30 this morning, but had a few things I wanted to get up on the board first...- Don't expect Tommy Bush to make a decision before the end of his season. I still feel strong about where Baylor stands here, but he is the top option left on the board and Baylor will put all of their efforts into getting him while hanging onto their currenty WR commits. - Baylor is done at WR outside of Bush, which means that Jalen Knox (Mansfield Timberview) is likely off of the table. Baylor likes Knox as a running back, but he sees himself as a wide receiver which is why the Bears haven't and likely will not pursue him heavily now. - Similarly to Knox, any communication with Jaquayln Crawford (Rockdale) is probably going to be non-existent now that Barnes is on board. Things had been heating up a little, but don't expect that to move anywhere further.- Recent Baylor offer Ricky Williams out of Florida has seen offers from Syracuse and Rutgers since he received the offer from the staff. Both of those programs evaluate Florida heavily so I'm not surprised to see them follow Baylor's lead after seeing him this spring. - Cameron Wire is debating on graduating from high school early. He is ready to move on. The issue is that he is a basketball player and he feels that his team has a chance to win state. The best thing for Baylor here is that if he decides to do that. With the early signing period in play, Wire could sign in December before LSU had board in line to make the offer if they haven't already done so. Some close to the situation feel that Wire is Baylor's to lose. We will see how it pans out.- I've been saying it since he put out his top four, but I feel comfortable saying that Bralen Taylor will commit to Baylor. I don't see Texas offering at this time and even if they did, I don't know that it's necessarily a game changer despite what has been discussed publicly and on this board. He wants it, but what's his motive?- Baylor is the top school for 2019 DT Lloyd Murray even with his commitment to Florida State. Don't ask me to explain, it's the craziest thing I've heard. But it's true.
Where I am as of 5/2/2017
CommittedJosh Fleeks Jackson Gleeson Ylijaah Hall Jackson Kimble Mark Milton Christian Morgan Casey Phillips Tyquan Thornton Delarrin Turner-Yell JT Woods Trending^ - up~ - steady\/ - downOffersQB Jalen Mayden (Sachse) - 45%~QB Tanner Mordecai (Midway) - 45%\/RB Stanley Hackett (Sam Rayburn) - 55%~ [X]RB Keaontay Ingram (Carthage) - 20%^RB Jalen Knox (Mansfield Timberview) - 45%\/RB Craig Williams (Crosby) - 35%~RB Demarcus Townsend (Naples, FL/Palmetto Ridge) - 25%^WR Kalon Barnes (Silsbee) - 58%~ [X]WR Tommy Bush (Clemens) - 65%~WR Jalen Preston (Manvel) - 24%^WR Kam Scott (Manvel) - 45%^TE Bralen Taylor (Cuero) - 55%~TE David Priebe (Midway) - 45%~OL Frank Fillip (Clear Lake) - 55%^OL Connor Galvin (Katy) - 40%~OL Cameron Wire (Gonzales, LA/East Ascension) - 45%~OL John Lanz (Guyer) - 40%~DT Joshua Landry (Houston Lamar) - 57%^ [X]DE Randy Charlton (Miami, FL) - 25%~DE James Head (Miami, FL) - 25%~DE Joseph Ossai (Oak Ridge) - 25%~LB Brian Johnson (Manvel) - 51%^LB Alston Orji (Rockwall) - 33%^LB Ricky Williams (Tampa, FL) - 33%~CB Anthony Cook (Houston Lamar) - 35%~CB Jermaine McMillian (Miami, FL) - 33%~S DeMarvion Overshown (Arp) - 25%~S Isheem Young (Philly) - 20%\/ATH Jaquayln Crawford (Rockdale) - 25%^ATH Vernon Jackson (Boling) - 25%~
Commit Watch: Spring Game 2017
With Baylor hosting their Green and Gold game on Saturday afternoon several recruits will be in attendance to see the Bears perform. Could multiple commitments be in store? SicEm365 looks at the possibilities.
Big week for HS visitors
Spring Break means lots of kids with time to take unofficial visits, and Baylor will be getting several on campus this week. I'll be tracking reactions and talking with kids about what they hope to glean from the visit, but for now, here's a running list:Wednesday2019 LB Chance Cover (Byron Nelson)Friday2019 OL Austin Rodriguez (Prestonwood)2020 WR DJ Graham (Keller Central)2019 DL Grayson Williams (Keller High)2019 OL Ben Mason (Lovejoy)2019 DB Jonathan McGill (Coppell)2019 S Kyron White (Arlington High)2019 CB Brannan Webb (Aledo)2019 DB Addison McCarthur (Lake Ridge)2020 WR Monterren Parks (Aledo)2020 RB Jase McClellan (Aledo)2020 WR CJ Thompson (Arlington Oakridge)Saturday2019 WR Donovan Ollie (Wylie)2019 RB Qualan Jones (Grand Prairie)2019 RB Kyron Cumby (Plano)2017 signee Eleasah Anderson2017 signee Gavin Holmes 2018 pledge Jackson Kimble March 25th2018 pledge Jackson Kimble April 1st2018 S Cam'ron Jones (Mansfield)2018 WR Tommy Bush (Clemens)2018 RB Craig Williams (Crosby)2018 RB/WR/ATH Jalen Knox Trying to nail down a date for him, but DE/WR Marje Smith (Marshall) will be visiting at some point during spring practice.
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WATCH: Offer Jalen Knox talks top two, DFW mega team at Baylor
Speedy Mansfield Timberview athlete Jalen Knox visited with SicEm365 on Sunday at The Opening regional in Frisco. Who sits at the top and what is Baylor's Joey McGuire selling to the DFW area prospects?