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Signed
football recruits
Earl Anderson,
DL, 6-3, 283, San Marcos (High)
Anderson
is ranked by Rivals100.com as the 20th best defensive tackle in
the country. In high school, he lettered three times in both football
and basketball, earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior
and received second team all-state accolades as a senior. He recorded
136 career tackles.
Chad Andrus,
TE, 6-4, 220, Keller (High)
Andrus caught 23 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns as a
senior tight end at Keller High. He earned 5-5A all-district honors
and All-Northeast Tarrant County as both a junior and senior and
was named the team’s offensive most valuable player as a junior.
He is regarded as one of the top five tight ends in Texas.
Jeff Ballard, QB, 6-1, 195, Friendswood (High)
Ballard helped his team to a pair of District 23-4A titles. He threw
for 9,224 yards and rushed for 579 while totaling 65 career touchdowns.
He earned first team all-district honors in both 2000 and 2001 and
was the District 23-4A most valuable player and Galveston.
Maurice Bouldwin, TE, 6-4, 262, LaGrange (High)
Bouldwin earned all-district and all-Tri-County honors at LaGrange
High and was named to the Texas Sportswriters first team all-state
squad. He also earned second team all-district honors in basketball
as a junior.
Eric Buchanan, DB, 5-10, 190, Glen Heights (DeSoto)
Buchanan earned area all-star and all-district recognition at DeSoto
High. He is listed among Rivals.com’s top 100 defensive backs
and is a member of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Area 75 list.
Buchanan retracted his commitment from Syracuse Monday for TCU.
Michael DePriest, WR, 6-2, 175, Fossil Ridge, Texas (High)
DePriest finished his senior season with 53 catches for 1,131 yards
and 13 touchdowns for Fossil Ridge High. He was named to the Texas
Sportswriters third team all-state squad and was a Texas HS.com
first team all-state selection. He lettered twice in football, twice
in basketball and three times in track.
Elvis Gallegos, DB, 6-1, 175, North Richland Hills (Richland)
Gallegos earned all-district honors at wide receiver as a sophomore
and junior and at quarterback as a senior. He was the team’s
most valuable player for wide receivers in 1999 and 2000 and the
team’s most valuable player for running backs in 2001. He set
three school records — passing efficiency, touchdown passes
in a season and touchdown passes in a game in high school.
Quentily
Harmon, WR/DB, 6-0, 170, Jacksonville (High)
Harmon caught 50 passes for 965 yards as a senior and lettered twice
in football and once in basketball. He became the first player to
be voted to both the first team offense and the first team defense
on the All-East Texas squad. He earned district most valuable player
honors as a senior and was second team all-district selection as
a junior.
Matt Hines,
LB, 6-3, 230, Irving (Nimitz)
Hines did not play as a senior after suffering a hairline fracture
in one of his vertebrae during the first week of varsity practice
in the summer. He led Nimitz with 125 tackles in 2000, ranking among
the top three in the district and also recorded four sacks and three
games of 15 or more tackles.
Lonta Hobbs,
RB, 6-0, 210, Clarksville (High)
Hobbs just fell short of the 1,000 yard mark for the second straight
year as a senior at Clarksville High. He gained 983 yards rushing
as a senior after logging 997 yards and 10 touchdowns in just nine
games as a junior. He earned all-district honors as both a junior
and senior.
Terence James,
FB/DE, 6-2, 260, Queen City (High)
James gained 635 yards as a junior and 1,027 yards as a senior.
He lettered in power-lifting along with football and placed ninth
in the state power-lifting competition as a sophomore.
Reggie La’Mothe,
FB, 6-1, 230, Channelview, Texas (High)
La’Mothe played fullback and middle linebacker for Channelview
and recorded 885 yards, six touchdowns and 43 tackles as a junior.
He was named to the All-District 23-4A team at fullback in 2000.
He was ranked as the No. 31 fullback prospect in the nation and
No. 3 in Texas by AllianceSports.com.
Robert Merrill,
RB, 5-11, 195, San Antonio (Taft)
Merrill rushed for 2,891 yards and 39 touchdowns as a senior. He
was selected to the 23-member 2001 Old Spice Red Zone Lone Star
All-Star team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and
earned all-district, all-city and all-state Player of the Year and
Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Jared Retkofsky, DL, 6-5, 225, Justin (Northwest)
Retkofsky earned three letters in football, four in track and one
in power-lifting. He was named team captain and Most Valuable Offensive
Player as a senior, earned first team all-district and all-county
honors in both 2000 and 2001 and gained 1,168 yards rushing as a
senior after collecting 976 yards on the ground as a junior.
Cory Rodgers,
QB/Athlete, 6-1, 185, Fort Bend (Hightower)
Rodgers was responsible for 62 touchdowns (37 passing and 25 rushing)
and over 5,000 yards of offense in his final two campaigns. He earned
all-district honors as both a junior and senior and was listed among
the Texas Prep Top 100.
Herbert Taylor
II, OL/ATH, 6-4, 245, Sugar Land (Hightower)
Herbert is the lone offensive lineman to commit to TCU, but could
also get a look at tight end. He owns a 5.1 time in the 40-yard
dash.
Jarrarcea
Williams, RB/DL, 5-11, 292, Shreveport, La. (Evangel Christian)
Jarrarcea is the only recruit to come to TCU this year from outside
the state borders. He played tailback at Evangel Christian for coach
John Booty and was a pre-season All-American. He recorded 900 yards
rushing on 119 carries, scoring 17 touchdowns as a senior.
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