Tech section below…
2023 future QB power ranking: Not ranked
2022 future offense power ranking: Not ranked
Scouting the Red Raiders: Texas Tech is another team that just missed the quarterback list but can feel very excited about its overall offense for the next few seasons. The unit showed promise under first-year coordinator Zach Kittley and should only keep improving. Returning starters are everywhere on both sides of the ball, but the offense brings back a lot at wide receiver, offensive line and elsewhere. The quarterback room is solid with senior Tyler Shough, who has been effective when healthy, and sophomore Behren Morton, who showed promise in relief duty last season. Morton looks like the answer for 2024 and 2025, although Texas Tech added ESPN four-star recruit Jake Strong. Leading rusher Tahj Brooks returns for his senior season, and will be supported by sophomore Cam'Ron Valdez, who averaged 9.4 yards per carry in only four games last season. Junior Mason Tharp and senior Baylor Cupp lead the tight end room after combining for 24 receptions and four touchdowns. Texas Tech also has a 2024 commitment from ESPN 300 tight end Ivan Carreon.
The wide receiver room is loaded with familiar names, as Texas Tech returns its top five wideouts from 2022, led by Jerand Bradley and Myles Price. Both had 51 receptions last season, and Bradley can play through 2025. Xavier White, Loic Fouonji and Nehemiah Martinez all return, and Martinez can play two more seasons. This fall, Texas Tech will have one of the nation's most experienced offensive lines, led by Caleb Rogers, who has started seasons at both left tackle and right tackle. Also back are center Dennis Wilburn and tackle Monroe Mills, and Cole Spencer (44 starts at Western Kentucky) returns from an injury that cost him the entire 2022 season. The team also looked to Western Kentucky for transfer Rusty Staats, an all-conference player who started 27 games for the Hilltoppers. Texas Tech must address line depth after 2023, but has a year to develop the next group of linemen.
