Texas All-Slept On Team: Offense

Evaluating and ranking players is, in many ways, an inexact science. Adjustments to the recruiting calendar have changed the landscape of recruiting in Texas and spring football has an added significance and more commitments are being made earlier in the process. Even with all the resources and events available to college coaches to get eyes on prospects, talented players still sometimes seem to slide through the cracks.

Here is a look at offensive players in Texas - many of whom are ranked as three-stars - that either have a only picked up a few of offers, or in many cases, have yet to pick up their first one at all, but have shown this spring and summer that they’re worthy of more than what they have.

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In 2019, the quarterback position hasn’t been especially inspiring in general. Prospects at the top of the group have done a good job collecting a number of offers, but nobody truly came forward as a can’t-miss guy at the position.

Beyond the players ranked as 5.7 three-stars or higher, there aren’t a great deal of prospects that look as though they offer much in the way of untapped potential, but there are a few players that might be worth a second look by at least some FBS programs looking to at least add depth and upside.

Jakson Thomson has a few offers - most notably from Florida Atlantic and Syracuse, but could probably be in line for a couple more with a decent first quarter of the season. He could stand to show off a little more velocity, but he has good feet, a tight delivery and decent size. Dylan Cadwallader is as lanky as they come, but he’s efficient and makes good choices when it comes to where he throws the football. He’s poised for a big senior season after putting up impressive numbers last year, and should be getting looks from more than the NAIA or D-II and D-III offers he’s received thus far.

Several quarterbacks in 2020 have stacked up some big offers - or committed already - but Brayden Thomas is a name that has frequently come up in recruiting circles despite only holding an early offer from Ole Miss. By next spring, he could see things take off in a big way.

The 2020 class is already off to a fast start when it comes to running backs picking up some impressive offers, but there are still some names in 2019 that have been skipped.

The first name that is entirely perplexing as to why he has yet to pick up an FBS offer is Mesquite-Horn’s Esaias Taylor. He’s as sturdy as they come, and he showed recently at the State 7-on-7 Championships in College Station that he’s a very strong receiver. Perhaps he doesn’t have the top-end speed that other running backs. He’s a thicker prospect, but he’s more than capable of producing big plays and picking up yards in bunches.

Andrew Henry is a recent commit to Texas State, but if he ends up staying a Bobcat, he’s a legitimate potential program-changer. He’s a dynamic receiver and bursty as a ball-carrier that should benefit after a transfer to Allen High School for this fall.

Atlanta, Tex., running back Jawan King plays in a bit of a remote location, but he’s another solid back that’s just built well and runs hard. The last recruit that played well enough to come away with more than just offers from Texas Southern and Incarnate Word this offseason is Kaleb Ducros. He plays for a loaded St. Pius X side in Houston with Division I talent at every skill position, but he’s as consistent as they come as a pass-catcher out of the backfield or in the slot.

Many of the state’s tight end prospects all found places to commit during the offseason, with just a couple of guys at the top end of the group still left to make a decision. The majority of the position is made up of guys that that fall within the same sort of profile - tall and long with reliable hands, but not necessarily all dynamic route-runners or overly athletic.

Two guys in particular buck that trend a bit in Austin Hill and Asher Alberding - both showed why during their respective performances at events during the Rivals 3 Stripe Camp Series presented by adidas. Hill plays for a small program in Houston at The Village School, but made the trip out to Nashville and probably turned in the most impressive performance there at his position. He’s not likely to get much attention during the fall because of his high school team, but showed a lot of natural instincts as a receiver and could be a sneaky pickup for someone looking to roll the dice. Alberding is a recent North Texas commit, and though the Mean Green are pulling in a pretty strong 2019 class thus far, Alberding has a quickness and twitchiness most prospects at his size don’t. Should he stick with UNT, he’s going to thrive in its move-the-ball quickly, up-tempo offense, but he showed speed and precision running his routes that few others did at his position all spring.

The depth of the Texas wide receiver crop both in 2019 and 2020 has been mentioned plenty of times, and believe it or not, there are even more players that are worthy of Power Five offers that are still waiting on their first ones.

Calvin Wiggins has a few to take into his senior season this fall, but he should have a lot more. To this point, he hasn’t been helped a ton by the passing game at Trophy Club-Byron Nelson, but he has legit measurables and skill for a big-time playmaker on the outside, as evidenced by his work on the camp and 7-on-7 circuit this offseason. Corey Williams is as dynamic of a slot receiver as there is and is likely the shiftiest wide receiver in the state in 2019. He doesn’t really pop off a ton of long-speed type of plays, but his elusiveness both running routes and after the catch is second-to-none.

Two players that are still waiting of their first FBS offers that are long overdue are Tyler Hudson and Dylan Jantz. Jantz is the more sympathetic figure of the two after having an offer in-hand through the spring that he was ready to commit to, only to have it yanked out from underneath him at the last minute. He is a workhorse as a high school player, doing everything on offense for a Gunter team that advanced to the state championship last season but just being automatic as a pure slot receiver. Hudson has just flat-out been one of the most fun receivers to watch all offseason and with all due respect to the Ivy League programs that have offered him thus far, it would be a shame not to see him getting a shot with some Power Five team. He’s a big play on the outside waiting to happen.

Also, two intriguing receivers that popped up on the 7-on-7 scene this spring were twins Cameron and Kahlil Overton. Both are transfers to Parish Episcopal this season from Allen, and are just quality outside receivers that bring speed, length and a wide catch radius to every play. Also, 2020 Fort Bend-Travis wide receiver Parker Washington shouldn’t be too far removed from picking up offers as part of a stacked offense that also features Arjei Henderson and was very impressive in the spring as well.

At this point, there aren’t a whole lot of offensive linemen that are still flying under the radar in the Lone Star State, but there are a few that could end up catching some offers this season if they show as well as they did in the spring.

Class of 2020 Rockwall linemen Mat Joyce and Ethan Fossier could benefit from getting noticed on a team loaded with talent this season. Last season, Joyce looked more the part of a guard playing tackle, but both were strong starters as sophomores last year and should be back improved and more balanced this season. Frisco-Reedy interior lineman Izeya Floyd is a recent Rice commit, but seems to be capable to be a player for a bigger program. He has a bit of a babyface and maybe that deceives, because he is as stout as they come with a thick lower half that makes it very difficult for linemen to power by.

Aledo guard Chandler Knandel has done well opening holes for 2020 Rivals100 running back Jase McClellan and could be in position to pick up some bigger offers after committing to Central Arkansas a few weeks ago.