Texas high school football is well represented on the UTEP Miners

Texas is hosting Scotty Walden and the UTEP Miners (1-1) on Saturday from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin. And there’ll be a ton of former Texas High School football players on the other side of the field this weekend. Here’s a look at the in-state products in El Paso.

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Texas was in contact with a few of the players on the Miners roster at one time or another over the course of their recruitments. Linebacker Dylan Brown-Turner (SOC) camped, took an unofficial visit to Texas, wide receiver and East Texas native Jaylan Brown (Nacogdoches) was on the radar briefly before committing to Michigan State, Desoto’s Chace Biddle was another target on the Horns’ big board, Darnell Williams was a move-in from Mississippi to Texarkana (Texas High) that the Horns knew about, and linebackers Kane Bowen (Sherman) and Copelin Windfont (Crosby) both took multiple visits to Austin for camps and Saturday gamedays.

Walden made his hay in Marshall, Texas, years ago. He was the head coach at ETBU (East Texas Baptist) and had one of the most prolific offenses in all of college football before taking the head coaching job at Austin Peay.

Transfers

• Udoka Ezeani, LB, Richmond Foster – Boise State
• Jayden Wilson, LB, El Paso Austin – New Mexico
• Derek Burns, DL, Richardson – New Mexico State
• Mason Ferguson, WR, Fort Worth North Crowley – North Texas
• Jaylan Brown, WR, Nacogdoches – Michigan State
• Dylan Brown-Turner, LB, Dallas South Oak Cliff – Florida State
• Tanner Cragun, K, Frisco Wakeland – Utah State
• Rio Hay, LS, Dripping Springs – Arkansas-Pine Bluff
• Ivan Escobar, OL, El Paso Montwood – New Mexico State
• Carlos Arreola, K, El Paso Clint – Sul Ross State

High school/junior college

• Ashten Emory, RB, Rockwall
• Marcus Torres, WR, El Paso Pebble Hills
• KD Johnson, DT, Houston Hightower – Kilgore College
• Shay Smith, QB, El Paso Franklin
• Chad Warner, QB, Cibolo Steele
• Nik Henry, WR, Seguin
• TJ Tillman, CB, Amarillo Tascosa
• Chace Biddle, S, Garland – Trinity Valley CC
• Darnell Williams, S, Texarkana Texas High
• Rafeald Campbell, WR, Arlington Bowie
• Josh Bell, RB, Euless Trinity
• Grant Stewart, S, Manvel
• Elijah McCoy, RB, Midland
• Wondame Davis Jr., WR, Ennis
• Trace Meadows, LB, College Station A&M Consolidated
• Jaime Guerrero, S, El Paso Eastlake
• Zo Hill, WR, Denton Ryan
• Royce Wilson, LB, Fort Bend Willowridge
• Darien Fantroy, CB, Fort Worth North Side
• Caden Harris, WR, Round Rock Stony Point
• Erion Wilkins, CB, Humble Atascocita
• Nate Dyman, LB, Houston Westbury Christian – Blinn
• Allen Grant, S, Lubbock Coronado
• David Wilson, DB, Frisco Memorial – Reedly College
• Elijah Baldwin, DL, San Antonio Jay
• Cam Harrelson, S, El Paso Montwood
• Kane Bowen, LB, Sherman
• Jamal Frilot, LB, Spring Dekaney
• Josh Hancock, LS, Corpus Christi Coastal Christian Home School
• Vashon Brunswick II, LB, Sachse
• Justin Lee, LB, Round Rock
• Copelin Windfont, LB, Crosby
• Leander Parrish, DL, Rockwall
• Allan McCarter, DL, Manvel
• Craig Wydra, OL, El Paso Andress
• Joseph Immediato, OL, El Paso Eastwood
• Maddox Huber, OL, Hamshire-Fannett
• Preston Perkins, OL, Austin High
• Tyrone D. McDuffie III, OL, El Paso Parkland
• Tyler Roberts, OL, Argyle
• Juan Camacho Jr., OL, El Paso Bowie
• Diego De La Cruz, OL, Brownsville St. Joseph’s (via Monterrey, Mexico)
• Ryder Slaton, OL, Melissa
• Jake Utley, OL, College Station
• Luka Matamoros, TE, Pflugerville Hendrickson
• Ryland Bradford, RB, Abilene
• Jordan Andrus, TE, Houston Yates
• Toric Goins Jr., WR, Freeport Brazosport – Trinity Valley CC
• Ashton Coker, DT, Katy Taylor

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