Around Texas: The Lone Star State's Signing Day winners
Teams across the Lone Star State put together solid finishes to their recruiting classes as many prospects chose to stay home. Jason Howell takes a look at the biggest winners from yesterday inside.
TexAgs Top 118: Final Texas Class of 2018 Recruiting Rankings
With National Signing Day less than 24 hours away, the TexAgs recruiting team releases the final iteration of its 2018 in-state prospect rankings. Manvel wide receiver maintains the top spot, but the top 10 experiences a shake-up.
Recruiting Rankings Update: Shaking up the 2018, '19 & '20 Classes
With one month of high school football in the books, the TexAgs recruiting team updates all three of its recruiting lists. New names, big leaps and more highlight the October update to the 2018, 2019 and 2020 pecking orders.
A few post-The Opening notes
I got all this from one source who was thereTommy Bush's team suffered from poor quarterback play so that didn't help things, but he struggled to separate from the best corners at the camp in man coverage. He made a few nice grabs in tight quarters and looks like he will be a good possession option at the next level, but wasn't among the elite of the elite here.Not so with Terrace Marshall who was probably the best receiver at the camp yesterday before bumping his head hard in the last game of the day. It sounds like they held him out for precautionary reasons, but he had nothing to prove. He was a 5 star coming in and more than lived up to the hype. He was the go to guy on his team and was a touchdown machine. He came in as the best receiver in the country in my opinion and left the camp with that intact.I was a big fan of Leon O'Neal coming into this camp and still am because of the way he plays with pads on, but I only watched him for a couple of games at The Opening. He certainly looked the part physically and athletically, but he had a poor sequence of plays in the championship game where he showed a lack of eye discipline. He got beat on three straight plays which included him blowing a coverage on a deep ball and getting caught staring at the quarterback while losing his man in the end zone for a touchdown. I still really like him as a prospect, but he'll just have to chalk it up as a learning experience before he gets to the next level. *****I got few more notes from a few other peopleLeon O'Neal was one of the bigger personalities at the Opening and he more than backed it up with his play in the field. Terrace Marshall lived up to the billing as one of the best in rhe country. He made the tough look easy with great length and body control. Others guys mentioned as standout performers were Caden Sterns, Anthony Cook, Justin Rogers, Jalen Green, Justin Fields, WR Justin Shorter (Penn State commit)
The Opening - who, what, and some other stuff
When: June 28-July 3rdWhere: Nike World Headquarters, Beaverton, Ore.Schedule:Thurs. - Practice - 10 a.m. - noonFri. - Practice - 10 a.m. - noonSat. - Nike Football Training Camp - 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.Sun. - 7v7 walk through - 9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Lineman Challenge workout - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. - 7v7 pool play - 11 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - 7v7 Championship Tournament, Round 1 - 7 p.m. - 8:10 p.m.Mon. - Lineman Drills - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - 7v7 Championship Tournament - 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. - Linemen 1on1 Finals - 12:35 p.m. - 1 p.m. - 7v7 Championship Game - 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.The NFL Network will broadcast the Final 5 Lineman Challenge and the 7v7 Championship game on July 3.Texas A&M commitmentsS Leon O'Neal, Cy Springs - Team Mach Speed - No. 7 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118Key TargetsWR Tommy Bush, Schertz Clemens - Team Hyper Strong - No. 22 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118WR Terrace Marshall, Bossier City (La.) Parkway - Team Vapor Speed - 5-starWR Jalen Preston, Manvel - Team Untouchable - No. 1 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118Others of NoteWR Brennan Eagles, Alief Taylor - Team Vapor Speed - No. 17 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118WR Joshua Moore, Yoakum - Team Untouchable (Nebraska commit) - No. 18 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118WR Al'vonte Woodard, Houston Lamar - Team Vapor Speed - No. 9 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118CB Anthony Cook, Houston Lamar - Team Vapor Speed - No. 2 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118CB Jalen Green, Houston Heights - Team Vapor Speed - No. 11 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118CB D'Shawn Jamison, Houston Lamar - Team Vapor Speed - No. 47 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118Other Texas ProspectsCB Gemon Green, DeSoto - Team Alpha Menace (Michigan commit) - No. 41 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118S Billy 'BJ' Foster, Angleton - Team Mach Speed (Texas commit) - No. 4 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118S Christian Morgan, Porter - Team Alpha Menace (Baylor commit) - No. 78 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118S Caden Sterns, Cibolo Steele - Team Mach Speed (Texas commit) - No. 9 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118S Atanza 'AT' Vongor, South Grand Prairie - Team Vapor Speed (TCU commit) - No. 34 TexAgs.com Texas Top 118 By the Numbers166 - total athletes14 - Texans9 - Houston-area prospects3 - Houston Lamar prospects2 - Dallas-area prospects1 - Texas A&M commit (Leon O'Neal)0 - offensive linemen, defensive linemen, and QBs from Texas26 - the most prospects from a state based on their home address (California and Florida)144.00 - the highest SPARQ rating in the country (Christian Morgan, Porter (TX), Chicago Regional)6 - 2019 prospects