Notable Vistors
Bullard (Texas) 2017 TE Major Tennison
Whitehouse (Texas) 2017 LB Khyree Key (Injured, couldn’t compete)
Notable Performers
Center (Texas) 2017 wide receiver Octavius Evans
Texarkana (Texas) Liberty-Eylau CB Andre Wiley Jr.
Monroe (Louisiana) Ouachita CB Zach Hannibal
Marshall (Texas) S Micahh Smith
Whitehouse (Texas) 2017 QB Tanner Roach
Whitehouse (Texas) WR Trent Williams
Lufkin (Texas) DE Bronson Massie
Henderson (Texas) 2017 WR Tresten Ebner
Tyler (Texas) John Tyler DT Braylon Jones
Hooks (Texas) 2017 WR Montrell Estell
Arp (Texas) OL Jeremy West
Gladewater (Texas) DT Quanterious Turner
Tyler (Texas) John Tyler 2017 ATH Bryson Smith (competed at QB)
Jefferson (Texas) DE Datavion Irving
Texarkana (Texas) Liberty-Eylau 2017 OT Franklin Smith
-The Longview camp is hands down, bar none the most competitive camp on Tech’s satellite circuit each and every year. The kids are blue collar, they work their tails off, and they really get after it. It’s so much fun to watch.
-This camp also – unquestionably – always has the most natural talent. It’s really something to see prospect after prospect roll in that looks like a DI athlete. I bet I talked to at least seven or eight players today that I thought looked really good, but none of them have a profile on any recruiting service or have been getting any recruiting attention, as is the case with several players I’ve listed above.
-There’s a catch though, and it’s a really unfortunate one. Grades are a HUGE issue with a larger number of East Texas prospects than any other region in the state. You see tons of talent on the field, and it doesn’t add up as to why certain guys aren’t getting any looks until you find out about their grade situation. In fact, the coaching staff made it a big point of emphasis to tell kids at the camp today to take care of their academics, much moreso than at the other camps. Coach Kingsbury said it, Coach Jones said it, and Coach Morris said it to his group of wideouts gathered at the end of the camp.
-Coach Morris pointed to the fact that he had found a receiver he liked last year, was excited about the player, but once he looked at his transcript, he threw the film out. There are prospects like this every single year in East Texas, and the OC made sure the guys he’s recruiting understood that.
-Emmitt Jones was the star of the show in South Dallas, but Tuesday was Trey Haverty’s time to shine. Like Jones in Dallas, Haverty had a hundred handshakes and conversations with different prospects, parents, and high school coaches in attendance, and I don’t think I talked to a single prospect who hadn’t ever at least talked with him once. It’s certainly impressive.
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Tyler (Texas) John Tyler defensive tackle Braylon Jones attended Tech’s Longview camp last summer and decided to come back for round two this year. His performance last June put him on Tech’s radar, and now he’s developed a solid relationship with Coach Haverty.
“Oh, I’ve been talking with the Tech coaches a lot. I have a really good relationship with Coach Haverty. He’s my recruiting coordinator, we have a really good relationship, and I really like him. He’s a great guy.”
As for this year’s camp, Jones was excited to simply get a chance to compete.
“I’m very excited. I’m always down to compete, get after it, and work hard. I just love the game, love getting after it, and love competing.”
The coaches might be close to extending an offer to Jones, too, so he wanted to come out and show off his athleticism to Mike Smith.
“Right now, Coach Smith just wants to see me change direction, see if I can move, just see me in person, see if I’m coachable, see if I work hard and compete.”
This is a prospect I would make sure to follow. I think he has some nice potential and could pick up an offer down the line.
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Arp (Texas) offensive tackle Jeremy Smith has been keeping up with the Red Raider coaching staff quite a bit as of late, especially Trey Haverty.
“I talk to Coach Haverty quite often. They love me playing defense, so I came today to show them what I can do.”
And yes, as the prospect said, the Tech coaches are actually interested in him possibly playing on the defensive line instead of offensive line. He came out to the Longview camp to do a bit of both for the staff, and he doesn’t care where he ends up as long as it gets him an offer.
“It really doesn’t matter to me. I can pretty much play anything across both sides, the front, so I definitely wouldn’t mind.”
With Coach Haverty, Smith feels like he’s really started to build a relationship, and he’s definitely interested in the Red Raiders.
“I mean, he’s a cool coach. He seems like he’s pretty straightforward. If they were interested in me, he definitely wouldn’t be wasting his time.”
Smith spent time on both sides of the line on Tuesday afternoon, so it will be interesting to see how things develop with him from here on.
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2017 tight end Major Tennison, who holds an offer from the Red Raiders, decided to come hang out at the Longview camp. He was really happy with how things ended in the spring, noting that he’s put on some good weight.
“Spring finished up really well. I got to put some muscle on and work out, just got to talk to a few colleges, and the spring ended really well.”
His recruitment is starting to pick up, too.
“Texas Tech obviously, got to go visit Baylor, visiting Texas on Sunday, and then visiting A&M for this kind of junior day thing they’ve got going, so nothing too serious, but keeping in contact.”
And while an injury kept Tennison out of participating in the camp, he was excited to get to see the coaches in action on the field,
“It’s great. All the coaches are extremely nice, and it seems like they know exactly how to coach, and it’s all in fun. It’s been a great experience. I think it’s really cool, cause even though I don’t really get to work out, I at least get the experience to know what’s going on, and hopefully I can come to a camp like this later in the summer or next summer.”
And – of course – he’s been keeping in contact with Coach Haverty.
“Definitely Coach Haverty. He’s an awesome guy, seems very knowledgeable about football, and just a good guy to talk about football in general.”
While he may be playing tight end right now, I would bet a fair sum of money that he ends up as a left tackle in college. He’s extremely athletic, and at six-foot-six with a really wide frame, he has NFL left tackle written all over him.
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Bullard (Texas) 2017 TE Major Tennison
Whitehouse (Texas) 2017 LB Khyree Key (Injured, couldn’t compete)
Notable Performers
Center (Texas) 2017 wide receiver Octavius Evans
Texarkana (Texas) Liberty-Eylau CB Andre Wiley Jr.
Monroe (Louisiana) Ouachita CB Zach Hannibal
Marshall (Texas) S Micahh Smith
Whitehouse (Texas) 2017 QB Tanner Roach
Whitehouse (Texas) WR Trent Williams
Lufkin (Texas) DE Bronson Massie
Henderson (Texas) 2017 WR Tresten Ebner
Tyler (Texas) John Tyler DT Braylon Jones
Hooks (Texas) 2017 WR Montrell Estell
Arp (Texas) OL Jeremy West
Gladewater (Texas) DT Quanterious Turner
Tyler (Texas) John Tyler 2017 ATH Bryson Smith (competed at QB)
Jefferson (Texas) DE Datavion Irving
Texarkana (Texas) Liberty-Eylau 2017 OT Franklin Smith
-The Longview camp is hands down, bar none the most competitive camp on Tech’s satellite circuit each and every year. The kids are blue collar, they work their tails off, and they really get after it. It’s so much fun to watch.
-This camp also – unquestionably – always has the most natural talent. It’s really something to see prospect after prospect roll in that looks like a DI athlete. I bet I talked to at least seven or eight players today that I thought looked really good, but none of them have a profile on any recruiting service or have been getting any recruiting attention, as is the case with several players I’ve listed above.
-There’s a catch though, and it’s a really unfortunate one. Grades are a HUGE issue with a larger number of East Texas prospects than any other region in the state. You see tons of talent on the field, and it doesn’t add up as to why certain guys aren’t getting any looks until you find out about their grade situation. In fact, the coaching staff made it a big point of emphasis to tell kids at the camp today to take care of their academics, much moreso than at the other camps. Coach Kingsbury said it, Coach Jones said it, and Coach Morris said it to his group of wideouts gathered at the end of the camp.
-Coach Morris pointed to the fact that he had found a receiver he liked last year, was excited about the player, but once he looked at his transcript, he threw the film out. There are prospects like this every single year in East Texas, and the OC made sure the guys he’s recruiting understood that.
-Emmitt Jones was the star of the show in South Dallas, but Tuesday was Trey Haverty’s time to shine. Like Jones in Dallas, Haverty had a hundred handshakes and conversations with different prospects, parents, and high school coaches in attendance, and I don’t think I talked to a single prospect who hadn’t ever at least talked with him once. It’s certainly impressive.
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Tyler (Texas) John Tyler defensive tackle Braylon Jones attended Tech’s Longview camp last summer and decided to come back for round two this year. His performance last June put him on Tech’s radar, and now he’s developed a solid relationship with Coach Haverty.
“Oh, I’ve been talking with the Tech coaches a lot. I have a really good relationship with Coach Haverty. He’s my recruiting coordinator, we have a really good relationship, and I really like him. He’s a great guy.”
As for this year’s camp, Jones was excited to simply get a chance to compete.
“I’m very excited. I’m always down to compete, get after it, and work hard. I just love the game, love getting after it, and love competing.”
The coaches might be close to extending an offer to Jones, too, so he wanted to come out and show off his athleticism to Mike Smith.
“Right now, Coach Smith just wants to see me change direction, see if I can move, just see me in person, see if I’m coachable, see if I work hard and compete.”
This is a prospect I would make sure to follow. I think he has some nice potential and could pick up an offer down the line.
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Arp (Texas) offensive tackle Jeremy Smith has been keeping up with the Red Raider coaching staff quite a bit as of late, especially Trey Haverty.
“I talk to Coach Haverty quite often. They love me playing defense, so I came today to show them what I can do.”
And yes, as the prospect said, the Tech coaches are actually interested in him possibly playing on the defensive line instead of offensive line. He came out to the Longview camp to do a bit of both for the staff, and he doesn’t care where he ends up as long as it gets him an offer.
“It really doesn’t matter to me. I can pretty much play anything across both sides, the front, so I definitely wouldn’t mind.”
With Coach Haverty, Smith feels like he’s really started to build a relationship, and he’s definitely interested in the Red Raiders.
“I mean, he’s a cool coach. He seems like he’s pretty straightforward. If they were interested in me, he definitely wouldn’t be wasting his time.”
Smith spent time on both sides of the line on Tuesday afternoon, so it will be interesting to see how things develop with him from here on.
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2017 tight end Major Tennison, who holds an offer from the Red Raiders, decided to come hang out at the Longview camp. He was really happy with how things ended in the spring, noting that he’s put on some good weight.
“Spring finished up really well. I got to put some muscle on and work out, just got to talk to a few colleges, and the spring ended really well.”
His recruitment is starting to pick up, too.
“Texas Tech obviously, got to go visit Baylor, visiting Texas on Sunday, and then visiting A&M for this kind of junior day thing they’ve got going, so nothing too serious, but keeping in contact.”
And while an injury kept Tennison out of participating in the camp, he was excited to get to see the coaches in action on the field,
“It’s great. All the coaches are extremely nice, and it seems like they know exactly how to coach, and it’s all in fun. It’s been a great experience. I think it’s really cool, cause even though I don’t really get to work out, I at least get the experience to know what’s going on, and hopefully I can come to a camp like this later in the summer or next summer.”
And – of course – he’s been keeping in contact with Coach Haverty.
“Definitely Coach Haverty. He’s an awesome guy, seems very knowledgeable about football, and just a good guy to talk about football in general.”
While he may be playing tight end right now, I would bet a fair sum of money that he ends up as a left tackle in college. He’s extremely athletic, and at six-foot-six with a really wide frame, he has NFL left tackle written all over him.
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