Update: Four-star defensive lineman reacts to Baylor official visit
Baylor has landed a commitment from 2020 safety Devin Neal out of Lexington, Kentucky. The one-time Cincinnati pledge took an official visit to Baylor over the weekend and opted to sign with the Bears instead.
“The place overall is great and especially the coaches,” Neal said. “Coach (Matt) Rhule and Coach (Phil) Snow have a great plan that I like and it’s much bigger than football. They are raising successful young men and that’s what I’m seeking.”
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One of the major factors in his decision was the family atmosphere he was able to see firsthand.
“The loyalty that everyone has there,” Neal said. “There is a lot a lot of ex-Baylor players that are coaches for them and that’s a really great thing to see. Because to me it shows how tight that Baylor family is and that they help their own.”
An under recruited athlete prospect, Neal is being recruited as a safety by the Baylor coaching staff and is the prototype prospect for Phil Snow’s defensive scheme.
At 6-foot-0 and 190 pounds, Neal ran a 4.48-second 40-yard dash, jumped a 39.2 inch vertical, and posted a 4.28-second shuttle time at The Opening Regional in Nashville in the spring. His 119.25 SPARQ score was one of the best in the country for the 2020 class.
Neal picked up an offer from the Baylor coaching staff back at the end of November.
The staff is recruiting the kids they want. This kid ran 4.42 laser and isn't afraid of contact.Timbear said:
I'm glad he's coming. This year is still a mystery as to why our recruiting is lagging behind after the big improvement last year, and our record setting Season this year.
The way it should be. Their jobs depend on signing the right players so no one has more motivation to get the evaluation right and then develop them.Brian Ethridge said:The staff is recruiting the kids they want. This kid ran 4.42 laser and isn't afraid of contact.Timbear said:
I'm glad he's coming. This year is still a mystery as to why our recruiting is lagging behind after the big improvement last year, and our record setting Season this year.
Timbear said:
So... we don't want 4* recruits? Rhule must not want them if he's recruiting who he wants. A lot of guys are fast and love contact. We rank last in the Big 12. Why? Here's hoping we improve.
Timbear said:
So... we don't want 4* recruits? Rhule must not want them if he's recruiting who he wants. A lot of guys are fast and love contact. We rank last in the Big 12. Why? Here's hoping we improve.
Timbear said:
So... we don't want 4* recruits? Rhule must not want them if he's recruiting who he wants. A lot of guys are fast and love contact. We rank last in the Big 12. Why? Here's hoping we improve.
BaylorLit 01 said:
Malik Hornsby, our primary (only?) QB target, just said he's not signing until February.
He has 80% crystal ball predictions to Baylor right now. I can't imagine we're happy to see him wait.
How do we have a top 10 team in the country and the last Big12 recruiting class?Timbear said:
So... we don't want 4* recruits? Rhule must not want them if he's recruiting who he wants. A lot of guys are fast and love contact. We rank last in the Big 12. Why? Here's hoping we improve.
and All Pro CB Xavien Howard was a late qualifier and signed very late like May or something.BaylorLit 01 said:
PMP, the freshman OL, was a Feb signee last year. So there's 1 I can remember.
Of course he's trolling. Timbear has made no illusions of his disgust with the current coaches. It's been a tough year for him, so he'll find perceived victories where he can, like recruiting.OldMain2014 said:Timbear said:
So... we don't want 4* recruits? Rhule must not want them if he's recruiting who he wants. A lot of guys are fast and love contact. We rank last in the Big 12. Why? Here's hoping we improve.
Are you trolling?
You do realize that the recruiting season doesn't end until February, right?
BUBear24 said:
The thing, which still isn't as good, to pay attention to, is the recruit average ranking, not class ranking. We're not going to have a 25 person class like KU that affects that ranking. Our average recruit is 8th in big 12. If just two of the guys they want commit between now and feb, that would push us to 4/5 in Big12.
The big bump for recruiting from this years results will be in 2021. A lot of these 2020 kids had already made commits or ideas of where they wanted to go by mid Oct/Nov, so that awesome season won't come nearly into play as much as kids still having a year to mull decisions.
