Texas recruiting gets a kick-start with two weekend commitments
If you slept through the weekend, you missed a lot of action on the recruiting front.
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Texas added two pledges, one from Santana Wilson, a cornerback out of Scottsdale, whose dad is former NFL All-Pro and current Panthers executive Adrian Wilson.
It’s the third consecutive recruiting class that Steve Sarkisian has attracted a player with NFL bloodlines, following Terrance Brooks and Arch Manning.
Former NFL folks tend to be able to spot BS better than most when it comes to coaches, so the approval of Sark is meaningful in my opinion.
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The second pledge, Freddie Dubose Jr., is a top 250 player in the country despite coming off of an ACL tear. Prior to the injury, Dubose was considered one of the country’s best receiver prospects in his class.
He still has much to prove coming off of injury. But the fact that he already came back strong during track season is an excellent indicator of just how hard he’s willing to work as well as his knee’s overall health.
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In short, Texas added two key pieces to the recruiting puzzle over the weekend and it feels like the 2024 recruiting has officially been kick-started.
Dubose on his commitment to Texas
“First and foremost, man, that coaching staff is something different,” Dubose told Inside Texas. “They’re real about what they say and being able to play under Chris Jackson with all the experience he has had before, it put me in a good position to know that he can help me even more (with) trying to achieve my goal of going to the league, developing me to be the best I can be on and off the field at all times as a man and a player. And as they say, it’s a 40-year decision, not a four-year decision. I feel like Texas is everywhere and when football comes to an end, I know Texas’ family will take care of me for the rest of my life.”
