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Baylor Football Recruiting Notes: August 2015

The students go back to school near the end of the month. Will there be any more recruiting news before the end of summer?

By MattMcBeezy
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2016 Recruiting Class | National Rank: 22 | Commits: 13

Offense: QB: (1/1), RB: (1/1), WR: (2/3), OL: (2/4)

QB: Zach Smith
RB: Kameron Martin
WR: Jared Atkinson
WR: Denzel Mims
OT: Patrick Hudson
OT: JP Urquidez

Defense: DT: (1/?), DE: (0/?), LB: (1/?), NB: (0/?), CB: (3/?), S: (2/?)

DT: Bravvion Roy
LB: Deonte Williams
CB: Grayland Arnold
CB: Raleigh Texada
CB: Rajah Preciado
S: Chris Miller
S: Kenan Ivy

2016 Wishlist:

WR: Devin Duvernay (40% BU, 35% UT)  
WR: Tyrie Cleveland (50% TCU, 25% TAMU, 25% UH)

OL: Anthonie Thomas

OL: Malcolm Pridgeon(JUCO): (75% BU, 25% Rutgers)

OL: Ashton Julius (JUCO)

DT: Chris Daniels

DE: Isaiah Chambers
DE: McTelvin Agim
DE: Justin Madubuike
DE: Brandon Bowen (75% BU, 25% OU)

NB: Innis Gaines (50% BU, 50% TAMU) (UTSA Commit)

CB: Donovan Duvernay (100% BU)

CB: Obi Eboh (85% OU, 8% BU, 8% TAMU)

S: Eric Cuffee (46% TCU, 38% BU, 15% UT)
S: Brandon Jones

Players removed(who didn't commit to Baylor): DT Kendell Jones (Alabama), OL Robert Kraeling (Duke), ATH Tristen Wallace (Ohio State), DT Jordan Elliott (Houston), LB Clifton Lewis(TCU), DE/LB Alton Robinson(A&M), DE/LB Erick Fowler (LSU), S Eric Monroe (LSU), OL Kellen Diesch (Arkansas), WR Tren'Davian Dickson (Texas), DT Michael Williams (Stanford), LB Dontavious Jackson (Baylor did not make his top 12), CB Parrish Cobb (OU), WDE: Mat Boesen (TCU)
As always, this is not a complete list, just a list of players who have either expressed interest in Baylor or have been offered by Baylor.

2017 Recruiting Class | National Rank: 4 | Commits: 7

Offense: QB: (1/?), TE: (1/?), WR: (2/?)

Defense: LB: (1/?), NB: (1/?), S: (1/?)

2017 Wishlist:

RB: Toneli Carter
RB: Eno Benjamin (100% BU)
APB: Anthony McFarland Jr.

WR: Jaylon Jackson

WR: James Robinson

ATH: Jamyest Williams

ATH: Eyob Bekele (Yes, I know it says he's a QB, but he wouldn't be recruited to play QB for Baylor.)

OL: Austin Deculus
OL: Tyrese Robinson
OL: Walker Little

DT: Marvin Wilson (67% UT, 11% BU)

SDE: Lagaryonn Carson (Davion Hall's cousin, also cousins with former TAMU RB Tra Carson)
WDE: K'Lavon Chaisson (son of former Baylor LB Kelvin Chaisson) (75% BU, 25% LSU)
DE: Robert Beal

LB: Anthony Hines (70% OU, 30% BU)

CB: Deangelo Gibbs

CB: Chevin Calloway

CB: Adam Beck (100% BU)

S: Robert Barnes (50% OU, 50% BU)
S: Jeffrey Okudah (50% BU, 17% Stanford, 17% Alabama)

I know this list looks like it's just a bunch of the top recruits who have shown interest in Baylor, and that's exactly what it is. This list will change through the recruiting cycle. It's the list of recruits who could commit to Baylor and not make me surprised.

UPDATES:

2016 Recruiting:

LB Dontavious Jackson (7/26): I missed this, but Jackson released a top 12 of schools, and Baylor was not included on it.

TE Issac Nauta (7/31): Baylor offered the recent FSU decommit. Nauta is the #1 TE for the class of 2016 currently.

ATH Donovan Duvernay (8/7): Offered by Illinois.

CB Parrish Cobb (8/9): Committed to Oklahoma.

DE: Brandon Bowen (8/18): Announced that Baylor is leading right now. The composite 4-star out of Trophy Club, Texas(suburb of the DFW metroplex) could play defensive end or receiver in college. Baylor is recruiting him to play DE.

WDE: Mat Boesen (8/21): Committed to TCU. Not a shock, but Baylor had a decent chance at getting the transfer from Long Beach City College.

S Brandon Jones (8/22): The 5-star safety out of Nacogdoches announced his top six programs. Baylor was included along with LSU, Alabama, Oregon, A&M, and UT.

DE: McTelvin Agim (8/29): Announced he will commit at his family reunion on September 5th. Baylor is in the top four for the 4-star DE out of Hope, Arkansas. Arkansas currently leads at 86% on the Crystal Ball predictions.

2017 Recruiting:

NB Jalen Pitre (7/24): The Athlete out of Stafford, Texas committed today! Baylor is the first program to offer the 3-star ATH who will likely play the "Bear" position (like Ahmad Dixon, Sam Holl, and Collin Brence) for the Bears. If his hometown sounds familiar, it's because fellow 2017 Bear Hezekiah Jones is one of his teammates.

WDE Robert Beal (7/31): Baylor apparently offered the 4-star defensive end out of Georgia. Currently, his CBs are all to Notre Dame. Bears Illustrated reported this first, by the way.

WDE K'Lavon Chaisson (8/3): Announced he will be visiting Baylor on August 7th.

2018 Recruiting:

Changelog:

8/1 -- Created the August Recruiting Notes thread

8/3 -- Added Anthony Hines to the 2017 Wish List, Updated K'Lavion Chaisson's visit, updated the 2016 Class ranking

8/5 -- Added James Robinson to the 2017 Wish List

8/6 -- Updated 2017 Recruiting Ranking

8/7 -- Updated 2016 Recruiting Ranking(up to 22), Updated Donovan Duvernay (offer from Illinois)

8/8 -- Updated the Crystal Ball predictions for Obi Eboh, Devin Duvernay, Brandon Bowen, and K'Lavon Chaisson among others

8/9 -- Removed Parrish Cobb from the 2016 Wish List.

8/15 -- Updated Jeffrey Okudah's CB predictions(up to 50% Baylor!!!)

8/18 -- Update on Brandon Bowen!

8/21 -- Removed Mat Boesen from the 2016 Wish List

8/22 -- Updated CB predictions on Obi Eboh(yeah, it's not looking good for Baylor to get the 3* DB out of Southlake Carroll), Update on Brandon Jones' top six(Baylor's in it, so it's good news!)

8/25 -- Updated Devin Duvernay's CB predictions, added Malcolm Pridgeon to the 2016 Wish List

8/29 -- Updated Devin Duvernay's CB predictions(Baylor now leads!), update on McTelvin Agim, updated Malcolm Pridgeon's CB predictions(BU up to 75%), updated Obi Eboh's CB predictions, and updated Eric Cuffee's CB predictions

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