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The Measurements: 2019 class has pieces to be Rhule's most athletic

June 28, 2018
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The Nike SPARQ scores are widely known as the best way to identify the top high school football prospects in terms of athletic ability in all of the country. Though the scores don't fully reflect the football ability of a prospect, it equates all physical attributes of a prospect relative to the game of football including size, speed, quickness and explosiveness into one specific number.

While Baylor's 2019 class will indeed be much smaller than the 27 and 23-prospect classes in 2017 and 2018, there is a greater opportunity to be selective in the prospects signed. 

Through Matt Rhule's first two signing classes since arriving at Baylor in December of 2016, the average SPARQ ratings of the prospects who completed the testing averaged 94.81 (44.4% of the class) in 2017 and 88.95 (54.6%) in 2018. With 12 commitments in 2019, five of those (41.7%)  have combined for an average of score of 113.6.

Below is a look at the SPARQ scores of the 62 prospects who have signed with or committed to Baylor since February of 2017.

Bolded selections are measurements confirmed through SPARQ testing.

The 2017 Class

Name Position H W 40 SH VT SPARQ
Timarcus Davis‍  CB 5-11 160 4.63 3.95 45.8 124.08
Harrison Hand‍  CB 6-0 183 4.40 4.42 40.8 120.33
James Lynch‍  DL 6-5 282 4.97 4.30 29.3 108.54
Abram Smith‍  RB 6-0 196 4.59 4.40 31.0 99.3
DeMarco Artis‍  LB 6-2 215 4.89 4.26 35.5 97.89
Khalil Keith‍  OL 6-5 280 5.08 4.76 28.1 96.63
Terrel Bernard‍  LB 6-2 202 4.85 4.40 34.9 94.89
Trevon Lewis‍  S 6-0 173 4.63 4.26 34.0 92.67
Trestan Ebner‍  RB 6-0 188 4.40 4.42 32.8 92.64
Xavier Newman‍  OL 6-3 272 5.40 4.50 21.3 77.1
Ashton Logan‍  LB 6-1 203 4.76 4.53 30.0 75.27
Eleasah Anderson‍  OL 6-4 278 5.65 5.26 23.6 58.38
Gavin Holmes‍  WR 5-11 178 4.43 N/A 33.9 N/A
RJ Sneed‍  WR 6-2 178 N/A N/A 29.1 N/A
Ryan Miller‍  OL 6-3 270 N/A N/A N/A

N/A

Charlie Brewer‍  QB 6-1 190 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Henry Klinge‍  OL 6-5 295 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Chidi Ogbonnaya‍  DL 6-4 250 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Cole Maxwell‍  DL 6-5 230 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jason Moore‍  OL 6-4 275 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jalen Pitre‍  LB 5-11 190 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tyler Henderson‍  TE 6-4 225 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Bryson Jackson‍  LB 6-2 195 N/A N/A N/A N/A
John Lovett‍  RB 6-0 190 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Justin Harris‍  DE 6-5 250 N/A N/A N/A N/A
BJ Thompson‍  DE 6-6 205 N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

The 2018 Class

Name Position H W 40 SH VT SPARQ
Christian Morgan‍  S 6-0 196 4.56 4.03 42.8 144.0
Casey Phillips‍  OL 6-6 278 4.98 4.69 29.0 96.72
Byron Hanspard‍  DB 6-0 170 4.54 4.47 39.0 93.48
Joshua Landry‍  DL 6-3 253 5.09 4.50 27.1 90.63
Craig Williams‍  RB 5-9 166 4.36 4.48 29.0 90.24
Josh Fleeks‍  RB 6-0 170 4.48 4.10 34.6 89.28
JT Woods‍  S 6-2 175 4.62 4.22 35.2 89.16
Princeton Pines‍  OL 6-5 327 5.73 5.04 24.8 86.79
Johncarlo Valentin‍  OL 6-4 346 5.65 5.19 25.1 82.02
Mark Milton‍  CB 6-1 166 4.48 4.40 33.5 77.46
Ylijaah Hall‍  OL 6-5 270 5.34 4.81 25.7 67.95
Connor Galvin‍  OL 6-8 250 5.54 4.69 27.3 59.7
Gerry Bohanon‍  QB 6-4 213 N/A 4.15 30.7 N/A
Kalon Barnes‍  WR 5-11 172 N/A N/A 31.0 N/A
Bralen Taylor‍  TE 6-8 221 4.91 4.63 N/A N/A
Christoph Henle‍  TE 6-6 230 4.98 4.69 29.9 N/A
Ben Sims‍  TE 6-5 255 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Marje Smith‍  DE 6-5 205 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Issac Power‍  P 6-1 180 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jackson Gleeson‍  WR 6-0 175 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Jackson Kimble‍  OL 6-5 260 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tyquan Thornton‍  WR 6-3 165 N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

The 2019 Class

Name Position H W 40 SH VT SPARQ
Qualan Jones‍  RB 5-10.5 219 4.49 4.32 37.1 130.35
Jaylen Ellis‍  WR 6-0 181 4.59 4.20 36.5 117.39
Matt Jones‍  DE 6-3 227 4.79 4.20 30.5 111.96
Hakeem Vance‍  S 6-1 200 4.65 4.58 36.7 109.17
Jacob Zeno‍  QB 6-2.5 188 4.7 4.51 36.0 99.15
Solomon Turner‍  LB 6-1.5 209 4.66 N/A 32.2 N/A
TJ Franklin‍  DL 6-5 276 N/A 5.04 30.5 N/A
Harrison White‍  DL 6-5.5 263 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Landon Peterson‍  OL 6-6 265 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Will Williams‍  LB 6-1.5 200 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Tyrone Brown‍  S 6-4 205 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Brandon White‍  ATH 6-1 175 N/A N/A N/A N/A
 
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