Genson Hooper

Which Bears have speed to burn and which incoming recruits bring the jets

Grayson has done a great job to continually update you all, but wanted to chime in on the status of the 2019 class right now. Baylor has 13 commitments. That's nothing new, but that number was previously the max number of prospects that Baylor was going to be able to take until the departures of Rajah Preciado, Demarco Artis and Trevon Lewis. With 13 seniors on the roster and the three of those now out of the program, the max is up to 16 prior to any other departure. While the max was 13, we projected the class could end up somewhere around 15-16 based on potential attrition. As of right now, I will give my projection of 19-20 in the 2019 class. That means there are 6-7 spots remaining.Top prospects remaining... RB, King Doerue (Tascosa)WR, Langston Anderson (Midlothian Heritage)OL, Brant Banks (Westbury Christian)OL, Elijah Ellis (Paris)OL/DL, Gabe Hall (Waller)DE, Trace Ford (Edmond, OK/Santa Fe)ATH, Peyton Powell (Odessa Permian)Additional prospects... S, Tyler Owens (Plano East)WR, Yusuf Terry (Philly)WR, Genson Hooper (St. John's)Personally, I see Baylor going with 18 unless Ford and Powell want to hop on board. If they do, Baylor goes to 20 and figures out what to do later. Taking 18 means Baylor would likely lose three more to attrition. Going to 20 means Baylor would need to lose five.

- Baylor taking a commitment from Yusuf Terry doesn't automatically mean anything in regards to Baylor also taking Langston Anderson or Genson Hooper. Simply stated, don't worry about about the numbers right now. - Baylor is waiting an official release from former four-star Auburn DE signee Kayode Oladele and then will move forward. This is a very realistic development as far as interest from both parties, but how Baylor makes it work in numbers is a different story. - Still no updates on actual visit dates from either Genson Hooper or the Philly prospects Yusuf Terry and Tykee Smith. I feel confident in Baylor landing Terry and a commitment from Smith wouldn't be completely off-the-radar, but that might depend on how Baylor feels about Tyler Owens if and when that time comes. - Baylor is making a priority out of Oklahoma DE Trace Ford. I know I mentioned the baseball thing previously, but that's only a part of the gauge of how how much the staff wants him. Baylor should get an official visit. - Whatever we thought we knew about numbers for the class, I'm not sure about right now. So many variables and moving pieces happening right now that I'm not fully confident in saying where things sit. Best on board might be the way this goes.