Louis Dorsey

https://twitter.com/LouisDorsey00/status/821432701114785792Louis Dorsey

I traded messages with 4-star ATH and Oregon pledge Jaylon Redd earlier this afternoon to get a feel for what was going on with him and Baylor.He confirmed that his official visit to Baylor is scheduled for Jan. 28. He will unofficially visit Oregon this weekend and then head over to Arizona State on Jan. 21. Redd was recruited to Oregon by Matt Lubick and Redd says that he is very close with the new Baylor OC. In fact, Redd volunteered to me that Lubick played "an import role in (his) decision" to commit to Oregon originally. I went on to ask him where he viewed Baylor among his top schools currently and he told me they were in his top three right now with Oregon and Arizona State. He also mentioned UCLA as being in the mix.Who knows where this goes, but Baylor is in pursuit and in the mix. At this time I'm not expecting offensive lineman Eleasah Anderson to make any decision during his visit to Baylor. Instead I expect him to take his visit to TCU and follow it up with his decision.I still feel comfortable saying that Baylor is in the driver's seat with him, but official visits can be convincing.After he received offers from OSU and TCU I asked Anderson how he was feeling about Baylor. His only response was he was wishing Baylor would hurry. Once Baylor did, I asked him if Baylor was still high on his list. His response was that Baylor was still his "dream school." Florida tight end Louis Dorsey is set to take official visits to Indiana, Illinois and Baylor. Baylor was supposed to be this weekend, but it looks like it will actually be a mid-week visit during the final week before signing day. I asked Dorsey about how the offer impacted his decision making process and he was pretty blunt."I have a lot of thinking to do now." He also mentioned that he might wait until after NSD to make his decision. I'm not sure what that means exactly, but he implied that the decision was going to be tough and that is before he steps foot in Waco. I believe I mentioned this yesterday, but Myles Jones will be hosted by his brother Xavier Jones over the weekend. I know that Xavier has wanted his brother at Baylor dating back to the time that he committed to Texas A&M, so I found this pretty interesting. Also interesting is that Jones is close with mid-term signee RJ Sneed. Sneed will have a small hand in recruiting Jones this weekend, but I think you can expect Xavier to have the control here. Go ahead and mark it up to two potential surprise official visitors for this weekend that we can't comment on right now. Both are committed to other P5 programs and both on the defensive side of the ball. Now, don't let your imagination run wild on either of them, but both are good athletes with multiple P5 offers.

With four signees currently in class and some mid-year transfers expected, here is a view of what the breakdown could be for 2017.2017 MID-YEAR ENROLLEESQB - Anu Solomon (Arizona)QB - Charlie Brewer (Lake Travis)RB - Abram Smith (Abilene)WR - RJ Sneed (Cy Ranch)DL - James Lockhart (Texas A&M)DB - Jalen Pitre (Stafford)Possible addition to MID-YEAROL - Tyler Moore (Minnesota)2017 CLASS (25 MEMBERS)QB - Avery Davis (NOTRE DAME) or Tyler Lytle (COLORADO)Notes: These two are a longshot, but Baylor continues to attempt to pry one loose.RB - Lakendrick Van Zandt (TCU) John Lovett Notes: Van Zandt and Lovett could both find a spot in the class, but Lovett seems to be a tough recruiting battle with several SEC and ACC schools.WR - Tariq Woolen (UTSA)WR - Charleston Rambo (OKLAHOMA)WR - KD Nixon (COLORADO)WR - Gavin Holmes WR - Trestan EbnerWR - Omar Manning Notes: Rambo is the longshot, but he is visiting which gives a glimmer of hope. The rest appear headed to Baylor.TE - Brandon Thompson (Also DE)TE - Louis Dorsey Notes: Thompson appears to be headed to Baylor and Dorsey could shut it down if he comes in this weekend.OL - Jason Moore OL - Henry Klinge OL - Xavier Newman OL - Eleasah Anderson OL - Brenden Jaimes (NEBRASKA) or Stephan Zabie or George Moore OL - Gray Davis Notes: It is difficult to find six offensive linemen for this class and the addition of Jaimes, Moore, and Zabie could include Huhn, Bardwell, and Cosmi.DL - James Lynch (COMMITTED TO BAYLOR)DL - Justin Harris DL - Chidi Ogbonnaya DL - Morris Joseph DL - Brandon Thompson (Also TE)Notes: I see Chidi flipping to Baylor when he visits. I also believe the Bears land Harris and Morris if he is offered. LB - Terrel Bernard (HOUSTON)LB - Amaud Willis-Dalton Notes: Baylor sits in a good position for Bernard. Willis-Dalton will be a fight, but the staff is putting in work on him.DB - Timarcus Davis (COMMITTED TO BAYLOR)DB - Harrison Hand (COMMITTED TO BAYLOR)DB - Trevon Lewis (COMMITTED TO BAYLOR)DB - Myles Jones DB - Kamren Curl Notes: This position is essentially full, but a special talent like Curl would be taken. Myles Jones is a longshot, but he'd be taken up until the ink is dry.