Part 3 of 3 Parts

The Blue Chips

Here's my updated list of the state's top 100 junior prospects. The ones
above the * * * * marks at each position are my Fabulous 50. Early favorites
are listed where available.

The Top 100 Recruits

Quarterback (10)
Vincent Young, 6-5, 200, 4.5, Houston Madison (UT, FSU, Mia, LSU, Tenn)
Reggie McNeal, 6-3, 180, 4.5, Lufkin (Ark, A&M, FSU, LSU, UCLA, OU)
Jamie Beeghley, 6-2, 190, 4.6, Midland Christian (TT, A&M, Colo, ND)
* * * *
Chad Schroeder, 6-1, 165, 4.45, Austin Westlake (A&M, TCU, UT)
Zac Dahlman, 6-2, 182, 4.6, Keller Fossil Ridge
Wes Bankston, 6-3, 200, 4.7, Plano East (LSU, A&M, OU, LSU)
Caleb Ensor, 6-2, 190, 4.6, Abilene Wylie (TT, OU, UT, ND, UCLA)
Jeff Ballard, 6-2, 195, 4.6, Friendswood (A&M, TT, Bay, Ky, UCLA)
Dane King, 6-2, 180, 4.8, Gonzales (A&M, Bay)
Ricky Lay, 6-2, 190, 4.6, Southlake Carroll

Running Back (7)
Albert Hardy, 5-11, 225, 4.5, Galena Park (UT, ND, Mich)
Phillip Fuller, 5-10, 185, 4.4, Irving Nimitz (OU, UT, KSU, Mo, LSU)
Selvin Young, 5-10, 190, 4.5, Jersey Village (OU, FSU, OSU, PSU, UT, Mich)
Lonta Hobbs, 5-10, 195, 4.5, Clarksville
* * * *
Matt Linton, 6-1, 195, 4.4, Arlington
Scott Ballew, 6-0, 185, 4.5, Austin Westlake
Dominique Owens, 5-10, 185, 4.45, Fort Bend Kempner (A&M, UT, Neb, LSU, FSU)

Fullback (1)
Lawrence Vickers, 6-2, 210, 4.6, Forest Brook
* * * *

Tight End (6)
Eric Winston, 6-6, 275, 5.0, Midland Lee (A&M, UT, ND, Mich, Neb, OSU)
* * * *
Gabriel Hall, 6-4, 225, 4.7, Lubbock Coronado (TT, A&M, OU)
Maurice Bouldwin, 6-4, 240, 4.8, La Grange (OU, UT, Az, TCU)
Daniel Vega. 6-3, 235, 4.7, Seguin (A&M, UT)
Chad Campbell, 6-4, 230, 4.8, Grand Prairie
Chad Jorgensen, 6-6, 220, 4.7, San Marcos Baptist

Wide Receiver (13)
Damien Collins, 6-3, 195, 4.4, Dallas Bryan Adams (Tenn, UT, Colo, OU, FSU)
Robert Timmons, 6-2, 185, 4.4, Flower Mound Marcus
J. T. Perry, 6-2, 180, 4.4, Allen (West Virginia Commitment)
Wardell Starling, 6-3, 190, 4.55, Fort Bend Elkins (Baseball)
Broderic Jones, 6-0, 170, 4.4, Ennis (Fla, FSU, UT, OU, Mich)
Lamar Jones, 5-10, 175, 4.4, South Grand Prairie
Will Gulley, 6-4, 180, 4.5, Newton (OU, Bay, A&M)
James Elliott, 6-4, 185, 4.5, Sonora
* * * *
Chad McCullar, 5-10, 170, 4.5, GP North Shore (Az, A&M, FSU, UT, LSU, PSU)
Mark Lewis, 6-3, 180, 4.5, Dickinson
Cedric Washington, 5-10, 170, 4.45, Bryan
Brandon Rideau, 6-3, 185, 4.5, Beaumont Ozen
Herbert Woods, 6-3, 185, 4.6, Houston Lamar

Offensive Line (9)
Bob Morton, 6-4, 300, 5.2, McKinney (A&M, UT, Colo, Stan, ND, Pur)
Bret Valdez, 6-4, 310, 5.2, Brownwood (A&M, UT, TT)
Josiah Vinson, 6-4, 290, 5.1, Irving
Justin Blaylock, 6-3, 290, 5.2, Plano East (A&M, OU, UT, FSU, Mich, Ala)
Jeff Lebby, 6-5, 275, 5.1, Andrews (TT, A&M, Colo, UT, Neb, OU)
Kyle Williams, 6-6, 260, 5.0, Dallas Highland Park (OU, A&M, UT, TCU)
* * * *
LaQualon McDonald, 6-4, 330, 5.3, Waco (Bay, A&M, TCU)
Phillip Walls, 6-3, 285, 5.2, Tyler Lee
Cody Douglas, 6-3, 320, 5.3, LaMarque (A&M Commitment)

Defensive End (6)
Travis Leitko, 6-6, 250, 4.7, The Woodlands (ND, UT, Stan, A&M, NW)
Hosea Atkinson, 6-4, 230, 4.6, Houston Washington (OU, Mich, FSU, Fla)
Larry Dibbles, 6-3, 250, 4.7, Lancaster (OU, UCLA, A&M, ND, FSU, UT)
Danny Ellis, 6-3, 260, 4.7, Cleveland (A&M, OU, UT)
* * * *
Remi Ayodele, 6-3, 225, 4.7, South Grand Prairie (Pur, A&M, UT, TCU)
Calvin Thibodeaux, 6-2, 250, 4.8, Houston Westbury

Defensive Tackle (9)
Rodrique Wright, 6-5, 315, 5.0, Alief Hastings (UT, A&M, KSU, Tenn)
Earl Anderson, 6-3, 265, 4.8, San Marcos (UT, A&M)
Marco Martin, 6-3, 284, 4.7, Mesquite (FSU, UT, A&M, Tenn, Neb)
* * * *
Joseph Edwards, 6-2, 260, 4.9, Dayton
Tully Jontzen, 6-3, 270, 4.85, Keller
Tauren Brown, 6-4, 265, 4.9, Katy Cinco Ranch
Brian Patrick, 6-4, 285, 4.9, Pasadena Sam Rayburn (Texas A&M Commitment)
Travis Upshaw, 6-2, 280, 5.0, Mansfield
John Mila, 6-3, 290, 5.0, Fort Worth Haltom

Outside Linebacker (6)
Marvin Byrdsong, 6-3, 235, 4.6, Longview (A&M, Miss St, Ark, UT, FSU, LSU)
Garnet Smith, 6-2, 210, 4.5, Arl. Lamar (UT, A&M, Neb, LSU, UCLA, Tenn)
Nurahnda Manning, 6-3, 222, 4.6, Bay City (A&M, UT, LSU)
Cassius Anderson, 6-2, 220, 4.6, Baytown Sterling
* * * *
Ed Jackson, 6-3, 215, 4.6, LaMarque (A&M, UT)
George Babineaux, 6-2, 220, 4.7, Houston Westbury

Inside Linebacker (6)
Aaron Harris, 5-11, 218, 4.6, North Mesquite
Archie McDaniel, 6-2, 225, 4.7, Bay City (A&M, UT)
Micah Woods, 6-0, 230, 4.7, Houston Sterling (LSU, PSU, KSU, Ky, Tenn)
Andy Matakis, 6-3, 225, 4.6, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff
* * * *
Matt Hines, 6-3, 225, 4.6, Irving Nimitz
Troy Thompson, 6-2, 220, 4.7, Sweeny

Cornerback (8)
Edorian McCullough, 5-11, 175, 4.3, North Garland (UT, OU, A&M)
Donald Burgs, 6-0, 180, 4.4, Houston Madison (UT, A&M, Ore St, LSU, TCU)
Kendrick Muckelroy, 6-0, 185, 4.4, Hallsville (OU, A&M, Mich, UT, LSU)
Willie Andrews, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Longview (A&M, OU, UT, ND)
* * * *
Ricky Wilson, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Port Arthur Lincoln (FSU, UT, OSU, UCLA)
Marques Walker, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Arlington Houston
Krys Williams, 5-9, 165, 4.5, Mesquite (A&M, Syr, Bay, UT, TT)
Michael West, 5-10, 185, 4.5, Houston Worthing

Safety (10)
Vickiel Vaughn, 6-2, 183, 4.5, Plano East (UCLA, USC, Stan, Ark)
Michael Cuba, 6-2, 185, 4.5, Taylor (UT, UCLA, A&M)
Bam Harmon, 6-1, 180, 4.5, The Colony (Basketball)
David Lott, 6-1, 175, 4.5, Aldine Eisenhower (A&M, FSU, UT, LSU)
* * * *
Matthew Melton, 6-0, 180, 4.5, Tyler (Neb, ND, UCLA, A&M, UT)
Matt Fawley, 6-0, 200, 4.5, Richardson Pearce (UT, A&M, OU, TCU)
Thomas Wright, 6-0, 180, 4.5, (LSU, A&M, Rice, UT, Wash)
Elvis Gallegos, 6-2, 180, 4.5, Fort Worth Richland
James Todd, 6-1, 175, 4.5, Marshall
Scotty Upshaw, 6-1, 195, 4.5, Gonzales

Athlete (9)
L'Tydrick Riley, 6-4, 218, 4.5, Crockett (A&M, OU, Ark, UT, LSU, FSU)
DaBryan Blanton, 5-11, 165, 4.3, Forney
LeKeldrick Bridges, 6-1, 175, 4.3, Dallas Hillcrest (Basketball)
Brandon Grandberry, 5-11, 175, 4.46, Crowley (FSU, Wash, Minn, UT, A&M)
David Lofton, 6-3, 185, 4.5, Plano West (Stan, UT, Neb, Ala, Wash)
Paul Mosley, 6-3, 212, 4.5, Austin Anderson (UT, A&M)
* * * *
Anthony Wright, 6-3, 210, 4.6, Klein Forest
Roshown Pope, 5-9, 170, 4.4, Galveston Ball
Vance Washington, 6-0, 170, 4.4, Hstn Clear Brook (Fla, Mia, Syr, Tenn, UCLA)

The 25 "Difference Makers"

These are Texas' top 25 juniors, in my opinion, and I have seen all of them
play, either on tape or in person:
1. QB Vincent Young, Houston Madison
2. DT Rodrique Wright, Alief Hastings
3. DT Earl Anderson, San Marcos
4. OLB Marvin Byrdsong, Longview
5. DE Travis Leitko, The Woodlands
6. QB Reggie McNeal, Lufkin
7. RB Albert Hardy, Galena Park
8. CB Edorian McCullough, North Garland
9. DT Marco Martin, Mesquite
10. TE Eric Winston, Midland Lee
11. DE Hosea Atkinson, Houston Washington
12. S Vickiel Vaughn, Plano East
13. C Bob Morton, McKinney
14. LB Aaron Harris, North Mesquite
15. CB Donald Burgs, Houston Madison
16. DE Larry Dibbles, Lancaster
17. RB Phillip Fuller, Irving Nimitz
18. WR Damien Collins, Dallas Bryan Adams
19. LB Garnet Smith, Arlington Lamar
20. Ath L'Tydrick Riley, Crockett
21. QB Jamie Beeghley, Midland Christian
22. CB Kendrick Muckelroy, Hallsville
23. Ath DaBryan Blanton, Forney
24. WR Robert Timmons, Flower Mound Marcus
25. OL Bret Valdez, Brownwood

Out-of-State Prospects

These out-of-state prospects say they are considering Texas:
DT Lyle Sendlein, 6-4, 260, 4.8, Scottsdale Chaparral (UT, Mich, Cal, USC,
PSU)
DT Kasey Studdard, 6-3, 265, 4.8, Highlands Ranch, Colo (UT, Colo)
DE Chase Pittman, 6-4, 245, 4.7, Shreveport Evangel (UT, LSU, Tenn)
WR Marquis Johnson, 6-3, 195, 4.4, Champaign, Ill. (UT, Ill, Mich, ND)
RB Zan Johnson, 6-1, 215, 4.45, Winnfield, La. (UT, LSU, Tenn, Ala)
FB-LB Brandon Hancock, 6-2, 240, 4.55, Clovis, Cal., West (USC, UCLA, UT,
Mich)
LB Chris Herring, 6-2, 255, 4.5, Batesville, Miss.(Miss, MSU, Fla, Tenn, UT)

Recruiting Roundup

CB Edorian McCullough of North Garland ran a wind-aided 9.96 100 meters
Friday night. He is  one of the top junior recruits in the state. He favors
Texas over Oklahoma
WR Marquis Johnson, 6-3 1/2, 195, 4.4, of Centennial HS in Champaign, Ill.,
is one of the top receivers in the country and he is a Texas fan.
I watched him on tape last week and he  has size, speed, great hands and,
best of all, he is fearless when he comes across the middle. He caught 45
passes for 862 yards and 11 TDs last year.
He told me, "I've been a Texas fan since I was a little kid. I like the way
they run their offense."
He has an offer from Illinois, and is considering Michigan and Notre Dame,
but he plans to visit Texas unofficially this summer with his parents.
Don't be surprised if Texas signs several out-of-state players. Three
excellent players listed on the previous page ) DE Chase Pittman and DTs Lyle
Sendlein and Kasey Studdard ) have strong Longhorn bloodlines and are
seriously considering UT.
RB Zan Johnson of Winnfield, La., one of the top players in that state, also
has several relatives who are Longhorn grads, including former UT LB Lionel
Johnson. Johnson, Pittman and Sendlein all came to the UT spring game.
Two LB-FB combos ) Brandon Hancock, 6-2, 240, 4.55, of Clovis, Cal., West,
and Chris Herring, 6-2, 255, 4.5, Batesville, Miss., South Panola ) also are
considering the Longhorns, but are longer shots than the ones mentioned
previously.
Three players who have really zoomed up the recruiting charts since college
coaches started watching their tapes are LB Garnet Smith of Arlington Lamar,
S Vickiel Vaughn of Plano East and OL Bret Valdez of Brownwood.
I've seen tape now and it's easy to understand why the college coaches like
them.
Smith is extremely quick and hard-hitting, Vaughn is a fast, hard-tackling
ball hawk and Valdez is a devastating blocker with really quick feet in
Brownwood's option attack.
Valdez came to the Texas spring game. Smith also is interested in the Horns,
but Vaughn is interested only in out-of-state schools right now.
I have listed other sports instead of schools by three players on my list on
page 4.
At WR, Wardell Starling of Fort Bend Elkins will be a first-round  baseball
draft choice and will get a bonus offer that will almost certainly keep him
from playhing college football.
In the Athlete category, LeKeldrick Bridges of Dallas Hillcrest, and in the
Safeties, Bam Harmon of The Colony, both say they want to play college
basketball, not football.
All three are fine players. I left them on the list, just like I leave the
academic problems on the list, because I think we need to know who the best
prospects are at every position.

UT Drops 2 of 3 to Huskers

The Longhorns played the heck out of fifth-ranked and defending Big 12
baseball champion Nebraska last weekend, but they had trouble holding
late-inning leads until the final game.
Freshman lefthander Justin Simmons scattered eight hits and quelled a
Nebraska threat in the ninth inning to give Texas a 2-1 victory Sunday in the
series finale in Lincoln.
Kalani Napolean made a perfect bunt to squeeze Ben King home from third in
the top of the ninth to break the 1-1 tie and give Texas the victory.
Simmons worked out of a two-out, two-on Husker threat in the bottom of the
ninth.
The game was scoreless until the sixth when Omar Quintanilla doubled and Matt
Rosenberg singled to give Texas a 1-0 lead. The Huskers tied it in the
seventh.
The Huskers had swept a doubleheader Saturday, 10-8 in 10 innings, and 5-4,
after Friday's opener was rained out.
Texas scored twice in the top of the ninth to take an 8-7 lead in Saturday's
opener, but Nebraska tied it with a single run, then won it in the 10th on
Adam Stern's two-run homer.
Texas ace Albert Montez was in fine form through seven innings and had a 4-1
lead in the second game Saturday before Nebraska scored four runs in the
eighth for the winning rally.
The Longhorns fell to 13-5 in the Big 12, while Nebraska is 10-3. Texas is in
third place behind the Huskers and Baylor, at 12-3.
UT hosts Missouri in a three-game series this weekend.

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