Broke down Tech's 2023 football roster by which head coach recruited them to Lubbock. 72/120 (60%) of the players are at Texas Tech because of Joey McGuire. That said, several of Wells' recruits are some of the best players on the team, and both inside DT's are here because of Kliff.
As you can see, only 6 offensive lineman and 3 defensive lineman remain from Wells' recruiting. That said, he's responsible for basically all of Tech's offensive skill positions as well as 3 of the top defensive backs.
McGuire has really hit the trenches hard + look at all those young defensive backs. Wow.
Kingsbury recruits (4)
DL Jaylon Hutchings, S-SR, 6'0, 305
DL Tony Bradford Jr., S-SR, 6'1, 300
LB Tyrique Matthews, S-SR, 5'11, 235
LB Bryce Robinson, S-SR, 6'2, 235
Wells recruits (44)
QB Tyler Shough, SR, 6'5, 230
QB Behren Morton, SO, 6'2, 215
RB Tahj Brooks, SR, 5'10, 230
RB Cam'Ron Valdez, SO, 5'9, 205
RB Bryson Donnell, R-FR, 5'10, 220
WR Jerand Bradley, SO, 6'5, 220
WR Loic Fouonji, SR, 6'4, 215
WR Myles Price, SR, 5'10, 190
WR J.J. Sparkman, JR, 6'4, 225
WR Xavier White, S-SR, 6'0, 195
WR Nehemiah Martinez I, JR, 5'9, 205
WR Tyler King, R-FR, 5'9, 180
TE Mason Tharp, JR, 6'9, 270
TE Henry Teeter, S-SR, 6'4, 250
TE Jayden York, JR, 6'4, 250
TE Matthew Young, S-SR, 6'1, 250
TE Charles Robinson, SO, 6'0, 250
OL Caleb Rogers, SR, 6'5, 310
OL Landon Peterson, SR, 6'6, 300
OL Jacoby Jackson, SO, 6'6, 320
OL Matt Keeler, SO, 6'6, 305
OL Sheridan Wilson, R-FR, 6'5, 300
OL Caleb Rodkey, SO, 6'4, 315
DL E'Maurion Banks, SO, 6'5, 305
DL Robert Wooten, JR, 6'3, 270
DL Blake Burris, SO, 6'5, 300
OLB Bryce Ramirez, SR, 6'2, 245
OLB Isaac Smith, SO, 6'6, 260
OLB Charles Esters III, SO, 6'3, 260
LB Jesiah Pierre, SR, 6'2, 240
LB Ben Roberts, R-FR, 6'3, 230
LB Gage Elder, SO, 5'11, 225
LB Trent Low, JR, 6'1, 220
DB Rayshad Williams, S-SR, 6'3, 215
DB Malik Dunlap, S-SR, 6'3, 220
DB Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S-SR, 5'11, 195
DB Nate Floyd, R-JR, 6'0, 190
DB Cameron Watts, R-SR, 5'11, 200
DB Maurion Horn, R-FR, 5'11, 180
DB Chief Collins, SO, 5'11, 200
DB Joseph Plunk, JR, 5'10, 180
P Austin McNamara, S-SR, 6'4, 210
LS Jackson Knotts, JR, 5'11, 190
LS Jacob Mauch, SR, 6'3, 220
McGuire recruits (72)
QB Jake Strong, FR, 6'1, 210
QB Will Burns, FR, 6'2, 200
RB Anquan Willis, FR, 6'0, 220
RB JMaury Davis, FR, 5'11, 180
RB Jaden Morris, R-FR. 5'11, 205
WR Drae McCray, JR, 5'9, 185
WR Brady Boyd, JR, 6'1, 205
WR Jordan Brown, JR, 5'11, 185
WR Coy Eakin, R-FR, 6'2, 210
WR D.J. Crest, FR, 6'3, 195
WR T.J. West, FR, 6'1, 195
WR Kelby Valsin, FR, 6'1, 195
WR Haydon Wiginton, SO, 5'11, 195
WR Drew Hocutt, JR, 6'0, 190
WR Aiden Meeks, FR, 5'10, 175
TE Baylor Cupp, SR, 6'6, 260
TE Jack Esparza, R-FR, 6'4, 240
OL Rusty Staats, S-SR, 6'5, 320
OL Cole Spencer, S-SR, 6'4, 300
OL Dennis Wilburn, S-SR, 6'3, 325
OL Monroe Mills, JR, 6'6, 315
OL Ty Buchanan, SO, 6'6, 310
OL Dalton Merryman, SO, 6'9, 305
OL Seth Martin, R-FR, 6'3, 300
OL Kaden Carr, FR, 6'6, 320
OL Nick Fattig, FR, 6'4, 290
OL Dylan Shaw, FR, 6'4, 310
OL Daniel Sill, FR, 6'5, 305
OL Jurrien Loftin, R-FR, 6'5, 315
OL Garrett Morphis, FR, 6'4, 310
DL Quincy Ledet Jr., SR, 6'2, 305
DL Trevon McAlpine, R-FR, 6'3, 300
DL Jayden Cofield, FR, 6'2, 305
DL Tre'Darius Brown, FR, 6'2, 300
DL Braylon Rigsby, FR, 6'2, 295
DL Amier Washington, FR, 6'2, 275
DL Tanner Allen, R-FR, 6'3, 285
OLB Myles Cole, S-SR, 6'6, 280
OLB Steve Linton, SR, 6'5, 235
OLB Joseph Adedire, SO, 6'3, 265
OLB Dylan Spencer, FR, 6'5, 245
OLB Chris Lemons, FR, 6'2, 205
OLB Terrell Tilmon, R-SO, 6'5, 230
OLB Isaiah Crawford, FR, 6'4, 230
OLB Ansel Nedore, FR, 6'3, 275
OLB Harvey Dyson III, R-FR, 6'3, 250
OLB Sam Carrell, SO, 6'4, 270
LB Jacob Rodriguez, JR, 6'1, 235
LB Miquel Dingle, FR, 6'2, 220
LB Justin Horne, FR, 6'0, 220
LB Wesley Smith, SO, 5'10, 220
LB Ty Kana, R-FR, 6'2, 230
LB John Curry, FR, 6'2, 220
DB Tyler Owens, S-SR, 6'2, 210
DB C.J. Baskerville, JR, 6'3, 215
DB Bralyn Lux, SR, 5'11, 175
DB Jalon Peoples, R-FR, 5'11, 185
DB A.J. McCarty, JR, 6'0, 190
DB Macho Stevenson, FR, 6'1, 190
DB Marcus Ramon-Edwards, FR, 6'3, 210
DB Landon Hullaby, R-FR, 6'0, 205
DB Chapman Lewis, FR, 6'1, 180
DB Sammy Morris IV, SO, 6'1, 205
DB Brenden Jordan, FR, 6'0, 215
DB Jordan Sanford, FR, 6'0, 195
DB Miles Thompson, FR, 5'11, 175
DB James Grando, R-FR, 6'2, 225
DB Anthony White, FR, 6'0, 185
DB Luke Dillingham, SO, 6'1, 200
K Reese Burkhardt, JR, 6'1, 205
K Gino Garcia, R-SR, 6'2, 215
P Brook Honore Jr., R-FR, 6'0, 185
Projected starter in bold
As you can see, only 6 offensive lineman and 3 defensive lineman remain from Wells' recruiting. That said, he's responsible for basically all of Tech's offensive skill positions as well as 3 of the top defensive backs.
McGuire has really hit the trenches hard + look at all those young defensive backs. Wow.
Kingsbury recruits (4)
DL Jaylon Hutchings, S-SR, 6'0, 305
DL Tony Bradford Jr., S-SR, 6'1, 300
LB Tyrique Matthews, S-SR, 5'11, 235
LB Bryce Robinson, S-SR, 6'2, 235
Wells recruits (44)
QB Tyler Shough, SR, 6'5, 230
QB Behren Morton, SO, 6'2, 215
RB Tahj Brooks, SR, 5'10, 230
RB Cam'Ron Valdez, SO, 5'9, 205
RB Bryson Donnell, R-FR, 5'10, 220
WR Jerand Bradley, SO, 6'5, 220
WR Loic Fouonji, SR, 6'4, 215
WR Myles Price, SR, 5'10, 190
WR J.J. Sparkman, JR, 6'4, 225
WR Xavier White, S-SR, 6'0, 195
WR Nehemiah Martinez I, JR, 5'9, 205
WR Tyler King, R-FR, 5'9, 180
TE Mason Tharp, JR, 6'9, 270
TE Henry Teeter, S-SR, 6'4, 250
TE Jayden York, JR, 6'4, 250
TE Matthew Young, S-SR, 6'1, 250
TE Charles Robinson, SO, 6'0, 250
OL Caleb Rogers, SR, 6'5, 310
OL Landon Peterson, SR, 6'6, 300
OL Jacoby Jackson, SO, 6'6, 320
OL Matt Keeler, SO, 6'6, 305
OL Sheridan Wilson, R-FR, 6'5, 300
OL Caleb Rodkey, SO, 6'4, 315
DL E'Maurion Banks, SO, 6'5, 305
DL Robert Wooten, JR, 6'3, 270
DL Blake Burris, SO, 6'5, 300
OLB Bryce Ramirez, SR, 6'2, 245
OLB Isaac Smith, SO, 6'6, 260
OLB Charles Esters III, SO, 6'3, 260
LB Jesiah Pierre, SR, 6'2, 240
LB Ben Roberts, R-FR, 6'3, 230
LB Gage Elder, SO, 5'11, 225
LB Trent Low, JR, 6'1, 220
DB Rayshad Williams, S-SR, 6'3, 215
DB Malik Dunlap, S-SR, 6'3, 220
DB Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, S-SR, 5'11, 195
DB Nate Floyd, R-JR, 6'0, 190
DB Cameron Watts, R-SR, 5'11, 200
DB Maurion Horn, R-FR, 5'11, 180
DB Chief Collins, SO, 5'11, 200
DB Joseph Plunk, JR, 5'10, 180
P Austin McNamara, S-SR, 6'4, 210
LS Jackson Knotts, JR, 5'11, 190
LS Jacob Mauch, SR, 6'3, 220
McGuire recruits (72)
QB Jake Strong, FR, 6'1, 210
QB Will Burns, FR, 6'2, 200
RB Anquan Willis, FR, 6'0, 220
RB JMaury Davis, FR, 5'11, 180
RB Jaden Morris, R-FR. 5'11, 205
WR Drae McCray, JR, 5'9, 185
WR Brady Boyd, JR, 6'1, 205
WR Jordan Brown, JR, 5'11, 185
WR Coy Eakin, R-FR, 6'2, 210
WR D.J. Crest, FR, 6'3, 195
WR T.J. West, FR, 6'1, 195
WR Kelby Valsin, FR, 6'1, 195
WR Haydon Wiginton, SO, 5'11, 195
WR Drew Hocutt, JR, 6'0, 190
WR Aiden Meeks, FR, 5'10, 175
TE Baylor Cupp, SR, 6'6, 260
TE Jack Esparza, R-FR, 6'4, 240
OL Rusty Staats, S-SR, 6'5, 320
OL Cole Spencer, S-SR, 6'4, 300
OL Dennis Wilburn, S-SR, 6'3, 325
OL Monroe Mills, JR, 6'6, 315
OL Ty Buchanan, SO, 6'6, 310
OL Dalton Merryman, SO, 6'9, 305
OL Seth Martin, R-FR, 6'3, 300
OL Kaden Carr, FR, 6'6, 320
OL Nick Fattig, FR, 6'4, 290
OL Dylan Shaw, FR, 6'4, 310
OL Daniel Sill, FR, 6'5, 305
OL Jurrien Loftin, R-FR, 6'5, 315
OL Garrett Morphis, FR, 6'4, 310
DL Quincy Ledet Jr., SR, 6'2, 305
DL Trevon McAlpine, R-FR, 6'3, 300
DL Jayden Cofield, FR, 6'2, 305
DL Tre'Darius Brown, FR, 6'2, 300
DL Braylon Rigsby, FR, 6'2, 295
DL Amier Washington, FR, 6'2, 275
DL Tanner Allen, R-FR, 6'3, 285
OLB Myles Cole, S-SR, 6'6, 280
OLB Steve Linton, SR, 6'5, 235
OLB Joseph Adedire, SO, 6'3, 265
OLB Dylan Spencer, FR, 6'5, 245
OLB Chris Lemons, FR, 6'2, 205
OLB Terrell Tilmon, R-SO, 6'5, 230
OLB Isaiah Crawford, FR, 6'4, 230
OLB Ansel Nedore, FR, 6'3, 275
OLB Harvey Dyson III, R-FR, 6'3, 250
OLB Sam Carrell, SO, 6'4, 270
LB Jacob Rodriguez, JR, 6'1, 235
LB Miquel Dingle, FR, 6'2, 220
LB Justin Horne, FR, 6'0, 220
LB Wesley Smith, SO, 5'10, 220
LB Ty Kana, R-FR, 6'2, 230
LB John Curry, FR, 6'2, 220
DB Tyler Owens, S-SR, 6'2, 210
DB C.J. Baskerville, JR, 6'3, 215
DB Bralyn Lux, SR, 5'11, 175
DB Jalon Peoples, R-FR, 5'11, 185
DB A.J. McCarty, JR, 6'0, 190
DB Macho Stevenson, FR, 6'1, 190
DB Marcus Ramon-Edwards, FR, 6'3, 210
DB Landon Hullaby, R-FR, 6'0, 205
DB Chapman Lewis, FR, 6'1, 180
DB Sammy Morris IV, SO, 6'1, 205
DB Brenden Jordan, FR, 6'0, 215
DB Jordan Sanford, FR, 6'0, 195
DB Miles Thompson, FR, 5'11, 175
DB James Grando, R-FR, 6'2, 225
DB Anthony White, FR, 6'0, 185
DB Luke Dillingham, SO, 6'1, 200
K Reese Burkhardt, JR, 6'1, 205
K Gino Garcia, R-SR, 6'2, 215
P Brook Honore Jr., R-FR, 6'0, 185
Projected starter in bold
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