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CLASS OF 2019 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | State | Position | Team

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HOUSTON – For weeks, Texas football recruiting Twitter has been peppered with prospects posting their invites to compete in the first Adrian Peterson’s All Day Elite Camp. Although some of the area’s more well-known prospects favored taking a breather between all of the other events during this time of year, there was still a solid turnout both in numbers and talent – and plenty to talk about afterwards.

After winning the offensive line MVP award at the Houston event of the Rivals 3 Stripe Camps presented by adidas, Layden Robinson catapulted himself to the forefront of the recruiting conversation over the past few weeks. Even more attention has come his way since his recent offer from Texas A&M and it’s easy to see that the three-star has gotten to a point where he plans on being the baddest man in one-on-one battles and executes on it.

Sunday’s camp didn’t feature any elite defensive linemen, but Robinson’s machismo manifests itself in physically dominating fashion. Like clockwork, he absorbs the pass-rush, picks his moment, flips-and-pancakes his opponent, rinses and repeats. Several times over, he took five-or-six consecutive reps against defenders and after each one seemed more excited to line up and run things back. His excitability makes him really fun to watch and as he continues his run of successful outings, he continues to show all the makings of a truly elite prospect.

The word has been out on 2020 four-star quarterback Malik Hornsby for months now, and expectations for his potential as a prospect have been pretty lofty. Top player in the nation lofty. I’m not ready to put that sort of label on him just yet, but it was really interesting to watch him in an environment where he could tell that he was the guy the most eyes were on.

I thought he actually showed more of his natural arm strength just warming up and goofing around with guys before the camp started than in the event itself, but the big takeaway was that he had a real leader’s demeanor. He was assertive in his interactions with coaches and other players and even though nobody was doubting it was lit to begin with, you could see the light-bulb burning brighter. In similar fashion to Robinson, he’s embracing the notoriety and using it to improve himself as a player.

Three-star Alief Hastings cornerback Ja’Corey Benjamin has shown at various events -- including the Houston Rivals 3 Stripe Camp -- that he is capable and worthy of an offer. Fresh off an appearance at an Alabama prospect camp where he was one of the best defensive backs in attendance, he kept it up in Houston and was as sticky as any DB in one-on-ones.

Things may have been different for him this spring had his track season run into his school’s football schedule, and as the summer continues, he’s taking summer classes to knock out some credits ahead of his senior year. Since he’s been less visible than others and is still waiting on that first offer, the wheels haven’t been turning quite as quickly as they have with some other prospects. Even if colleges simply looked at him as more of a project, he’d still be worth a roll of the dice.

A couple of other players made strong impressions and look like names to know going forward: Huntsville offensive lineman Dillon Brooks doesn’t have the size that Robinson does, but he plays with all the same toughness. As a stout 2019 prospect, he seems best-suited for a future as a center, but looked like he has enough toughness to be an effective guard for a smaller program. He is one of those players that is just able to anchor down, dig in and use strength and leverage to bend guys backward.

Logan Compton has been a known commodity for some time as a tight end, but coming into the camp all the talk was about his new-found potential as a defensive end. He was only around for the skill player afternoon session, so seeing those defensive skills live and in person is still on hold, but he’s an impressive athlete that should see some big movement in his recruitment in the fall – if not by the end of summer.

Devin Brown is from Hornsby’s school at Houston-Austin, where he plays linebacker, but he was working with the defensive backs at the camp. His knee was giving him a bit of trouble, so he didn’t get the chance to really show his chops in coverage, but physically, he looks the part of a player that should be commanding more in the way of offers than what he has at the moment.