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Texas RB bursts on the scene

Texas RB bursts on the scene

When the casual fan thinks about Angleton (Texas) Wildcat football, the most popular name that comes to mind is Quentin Jammer, who starred at cornerb

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 • Dustin Porterfield
Monroes ready to take the next step

Monroes ready to take the next step

Eighteen of the Longhorns' 20 incoming freshmen are already on campus, but there are two players who are tying up loose ends before making their way t

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 • Jason Suchomel
Position report card 2009: Texas

Position report card 2009: Texas

Rivals.com is following up its pre-summer grades at each position with regional grades. Barton Simmons breaks down the state of Texas in this edition.

 • Barton Simmons
Monroe wants to make instant impact

Monroe wants to make instant impact

There are two ways that an incoming freshman defensive back can view the depth chart. On one hand you'll have a unit that might have as many as many a

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 • Geoff Ketchum
Monroe is burning up the track

Monroe is burning up the track

Texas Longhorn signee D.J. Monroe is having a busy spring burning up the track in the Houston area. The Angleton High product took home the 4A state c

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 • Gerry Hamilton
Big 12 Signing Day dream team

Big 12 Signing Day dream team

Everyone knows Texas produces more than its share of football talent and the Big 12 Signing Day Dream Team backs that up as 14 members of the team hai

 • Barton Simmons
Category rankings: Best of the best

Category rankings: Best of the best

The Rivals.com recruiting experts have broken down countless hours of film and racked up plenty of frequent flyer miles to see the top prospects compe

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
U.S. Army All-American Bowl awards

U.S. Army All-American Bowl awards

The nation's top prospects recently gathered in San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Rivals.com Recruiting Analyst Barry Every scouted the

 • Barry Every
U.S. Army All-American Bowl Final Hot 11

U.S. Army All-American Bowl Final Hot 11

The week is over, the game has been played and all the stellar performances have been evaluated. With the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in the books and

 • Mike Farrell
Army All-American Bowl: Game balls

Army All-American Bowl: Game balls

Rivals.com is also dishing out postgame recognition with its own game ball awards following Saturday's U.S. Army All-America Game. For the East it was

 • Jeremy Crabtree
West Notebook: Shoemate fills all-purpose role

West Notebook: Shoemate fills all-purpose role

SAN ANTONIO - West head coach Bob Jones has a lot of different weapons he can use on offense, but the only problem is finding a role that each one can

 • Sean Callahan
Monroe ready to compete with the best

Monroe ready to compete with the best

SAN ANTONIO - There were very few players who had an easier trip to San Antonio for the U.S. Army All-American Bowl than Angleton, Texas four-star pro

 • Josh McCuistion
Top recruits put on a show

Top recruits put on a show

The Angleton Wildcats traveled to Dayton Friday for a scrimmage between two 4A teams with a surplus of skill talent. Angleton is led by Texas Longhorn

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 • Gerry Hamilton
Category rankings: Cornerbacks

Category rankings: Cornerbacks

Rivals.com continues the category rankings with a look at the top cornerback prospects in five categories. Five-star Patrick Johnson is so dominant, i

 • Rivals.com recruiting staff
D.J. Monroe is still a hot target

D.J. Monroe is still a hot target

D.J. Monroe committed to Texas back in February as soon as the Longhorn coaches extended a scholarship offer. Since that time, word has spread through

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 • Jason Suchomel
Calhoun tops Rivals.coms Texas top 100

Calhoun tops Rivals.coms Texas top 100

The first release of the Rivals.com Texas top 100 for the class of 2008 features almost 40 players who have already committed to schools. The Oklahoma

 • John Talman
Speed merchant

Speed merchant

Angleton's D.J. Monroe was one of many members of the Texas Longhorn 2008 recruiting class on hand for Sunday's mini-camp. The No. 36-ranked prospect

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 • Gerry Hamilton
New Rivals100 loaded at WR, TE and OT

New Rivals100 loaded at WR, TE and OT

Depth at positions that involve catching the football, a bevy of talented offensive tackles and a baker's dozen of elite prospects from the Lone Star

 • JC Shurburtt
Buckeyes lead the way with six Rivals100 commits

Buckeyes lead the way with six Rivals100 commits

With today's release of the Rivals100, Rivals.com recruiting analyst JC Shurburtt looks at four schools wrapping up some of the nation's top talent ea

 • JC Shurburtt
Texas tidbits: Talent off the board

Texas tidbits: Talent off the board

With a barrage of commitments from Texas prospects, it would appear at first glance that very few top prospects are still left on the board. That's ev

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 • John Talman
Monroe burning up the track

Monroe burning up the track

Future Texas Longhorn defensive back D.J. Monroe is back on the track this spring looking to win a second straight 4A 100-meter state title. Monroe do

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 • Gerry Hamilton
2008 Greater Houston Top 100

2008 Greater Houston Top 100

TexasPrepXtra takes a look at the top recruiting propects in the Houston Area for the class of 2008. Nobody sees more high school football in the sta

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 • Rivals
Texas tidbits: Let the race begin

Texas tidbits: Let the race begin

The race is on for the top Texas prospects schools such as Texas A&M, Texas, and Oklahoma are all adding Lone Star commitments seemingly by the week.

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 • John Talman
Video feature: Texas off to big start again

Video feature: Texas off to big start again

Rivals.com recruiting analyst John Talman offers his insights into the Longhorns' big recruiting weekend in this Rivals.com AMP feature. Ten commitme

 • Rivals.com AMP
Small but explosive

Small but explosive

D.J. Monroe, one of the Lone Star State's top pure athletes, stars for Angleton on both offense and defense (not to mention on the track where he's th

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 • Jason Suchomel
Commit on the horizon

Commit on the horizon

Programs from around the Big 12 South have been busy holding junior days, and the early returns for teams like Texas A&M and Oklahoma have been very g

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 • Jason Suchomel
Texas tidbits: Starting fast

Texas tidbits: Starting fast

Junior days have taken on a new importance in regards to locking up top Texas talent early. The upcoming weeks look to set a foundation for several sc

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 • John Talman
Monroe sizzles as a junior

Monroe sizzles as a junior

Angleton junior D.J. Monroe was all-district on both sides of the ball as a sophomore for the Wildcats, so it should come as no surprise that the defe

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 • Gerry Hamilton
Video: D.J. Monroe looks the part

Video: D.J. Monroe looks the part

Video: D.J. Monroe looks the part

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Any recruiting impact to Chiziks decision

Any recruiting impact to Chiziks decision

When word broke that Texas co-defensive coordinator Gene Chizik was taking over the head coaching duties at Iowa State, Longhorn fans immediatebly beg

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 • Jason Suchomel
Monroe delivers dominant performance

Monroe delivers dominant performance

Angleton junior D.J. Monroe is having a sensational junior season. The 4A defending 100-meter champion starts at running back and free safety for the

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 • Gerry Hamilton
D.J. Monroe knows where hed like to be

D.J. Monroe knows where hed like to be

Angleton junior D.J. Monroe is one of the more versatile athletes in the 2008 recruiting class, and he's already landed on the radars of several top p

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 • Jason Suchomel
Video: Monroe comes up big

Video: Monroe comes up big

Video: Monroe comes up big

 • Rivals.com
Monroe has career night

Monroe has career night

Angleton junior D.J. Monroe is one of the top prospects in the 2008 class and is backing it up with his stellar play in 2006. The 5-foot-9, 167-pound

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 • Gerry Hamilton
Angleton junior high on the Horns

Angleton junior high on the Horns

Angleton cornerback/running back D.J. Monroe is not only one of the top 2008 prospects in the state of Texas, but may also be the fastest man in the 2

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 • Gerry Hamilton