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Commitment 101: Three-star running back Ty Jordan is a versatile weapon


Posted September 15th, 2019


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The Longhorns added an all-purpose back to the 2020 recruiting class on Sunday night when three-star West Mesquite product Ty Jordan became Texas’ 19th commitment of the cycle. Tom Herman’s program is inching towards another top-10 class after a slow start. The Longhorns currently hold the Big 12’s top recruiting class. Jordan held 25 offers and picked Texas over strong pitches from USC and Tennessee. 










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Texas plans to couple Jordan with five-star running back commit Bijan Robinson. While Robinson is a three-down option with the size to carry a heavy workload, Jordan is a scat-back with the potential to play running back, slot receiver, and in the return game. Jordan is a two-time all-district selection. 

Jordan rushed for 1,236 yards and 16 touchdowns last season, adding 169 yards and two touchdowns on 14 receptions. He’s the No. 11-ranked all-purpose back in the nation and a top-60 prospect in Texas, per 247Sports composite rankings. 

Skill set: Jordan is a modern offensive weapon not defined by position. He’ll play all over the field for Texas. Jordan is a potential third-down specialist at running back with the ability to play slot receiver, threaten defenses on jet-sweeps, and contribute in the return game on special teams. The three-star considers his versatility the strength of his game. 

“The one-dimensional back that just runs isn’t valued anymore,” said Jordan at the Under Armour camp in Dallas during the spring. “Coaches want backs who are dynamic and are three-dimensional with running, blocking and receiving. It’s a mismatch for a defense. I can go out in the slot and we don’t need to change personnel and that’s an advantage against defenses.”

He’s not big enough to handle every-down running back duties at 5-9, 181 pounds, but he doesn’t need to be in order to fulfill his future role in Austin. Jordan is the type of playmaker Texas missed out on in Mookie Cooper and Ronald Moore. The Longhorns hope he can bring that type of excitement to the offense. He’s the type of player who can create big plays for an offense that lacked those in 2018. 

Immediate impact: Jordan should provide Texas an immediate option on special teams and are certain offensive packages. Don’t expect him to enroll on campus and compete for a spot in the two-deep with the likes of Keaontay Ingram, Jordan Whittington, and potentially Derrian Brown. That’s not mentioning Robinson arriving in the same class. That doesn’t mean he can’t carve out a role with a limited number of plays, especially with the new rule allowing participation in four games without losing eligibility. 

Fitting into the program: The next step for Texas’ offense is the big play. The Longhorns hope to address that issue on the recruiting trail and Jordan is another swiss-army knife type weapon for Herman and offensive coordinator Tim Beck to slowly work into Texas’ offense. Jordan’s work ethic and a love for the game should translate well into Herman’s blue-collar program. 

Recruiting at the position: Texas’ coaching staff, specifically running back coach Stan Drayton, needed a big year recruiting the position in the 2020 cycle. Drayton overachieved by landing Robinson and Jordan, a duo built for Texas’ future offensive plans. The Longhorns couldn’t have done better considering in-state five-stars Jase McClellan and Zachary Evans didn’t join the class. Instead of fans talking about the in-state misses, the duo of Robinson and Jordan give Texas building blocks for the future. 


Texas' 2020 recruiting class

A list of Texas commitments in the 2020 recruiting class.





PLAYER


POS.


SCHOOL


STARS


COMMITMENT DATE






Hudson Card


QB


Lake Travis


4


May 25 (2018)




Logan Parr


OG


San Antonio O'Connor


4


Oct. 28 (2018)




Jake Majors


OG


Prosper


4


Jan. 24




Jaylen Garth


OT


Port Neches-Groves


4


Feb. 17




Jaden Hullaby


ATH


Bishop Dunne


3


March 30




Ja'Quinden Jackson


QB/ATH


Duncanville


4


June 3




Kitan Crawford


CB


John Tyler


4


June 21




Prince Dorbah


OLB


Highland Park


4


July 9




Vernon Broughton


DT


Cy Ridge


4


July 17




Van Fillinger


DE


Canyon Court (Utah)


3


July 18




Andrej Karic


OT


Southlake Carroll


3


July 24




Bijan Robinson


RB


Salpointe Catholic (Ariz.)


5


Aug. 2




Ethan Pouncey


CB


Winter Park (Fla.)


4


Aug. 6




Jerrin Thompson


S


Lufkin


4


Aug. 11




Princely Umanmielen


DE


Manor


4


Aug. 12




Xavion Alford


S


Alvin Shadow Creek


4


Aug. 16




Quentin Johnston


WR


Temple


4


Aug. 17




Joshua Eaton


CB


Aldine Macarthur


4


Aug. 23




Ty Jordan


RB


West Mesquite


3


Sept. 15




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rLB in the portal makes a space for TY but sure deplet LB depth. Maybe some big names will switch or JC can be found.

 
Stock report from Spiegelman's Road Show in Texas




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Hudson Card (Sam Spiegelman)






Sam Spiegelman • Rivals.com

 







We are in full swing of the football season and to be honest, it doesn’t get much better than this … until the playoffs, of course.

Texas and Louisiana Recruiting Analyst Sam Spiegelman spent the first 18 days of the high school football season traveling across the Lone Star State, from the Golden Triangle and Houston to different sectors of the Austin area and across the Dallas Metroplex. In that time, he saw 40 different teams via practices, athletic periods, meetings and under the lights on game day.

Naturally, that allowed for plenty of looks as some of the state’s top prospects kicked off their seasons. Here’s Spiegelman's stock report from the road trip, including some big risers to keep an eye out for in 2020 and beyond.

MORE: Is Trevor Lawrence in a sophomore slump? Is it a six-team race for CFB Playoff?

CLASS OF 2020 RANKINGSRivals250 | Position | Team | State

CLASS OF 2021 RANKINGS: Rivals100 | Position | Team | State

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Ja'Quinden Jackson (Sam Spiegelman)




The post-Ehlinger era of Texas football: It sounds a bit wacky to say, especially given how well 


Sam Ehlinger
 has played to open his junior season, but Texas is recruiting quarterbacks at an extremely high level and plucking some of the best from the home state. Having watched both 

Hudson Card
 and 

Ja’Quinden Jackson
, I came to the conclusion that Card etched himself as the QB1 in-state for 2020. He has incredible accuracy, natural play-making skills and is a true dual threat. The same goes for Jackson, who used his big arm to take down a ranked St. John’s College (D.C.) team. There’s no doubt that Jackson can play quarterback at the next level, and Texas might be the best possible fit to showcase his talents.

The 2022 DB class: The first part of my trip included stops at Beaumont West Brook, Port Arthur Memorial and North Shore, where each team has a young lockdown cornerback that projects as a probable ranked prospect. West Brook’s 

Bryce Anderson
 had interest in AlabamaTexas and Texas A&M, but gave an early pledge to LSU after taking a trip to Tiger Stadium in Week 1. He’s playing corner, safety and quarterback for his high school team, but has the potential to be a lockdown corner down the road. 

Jaylon Guilbeau
 of Memorial is 6-foot and 170 pounds with track speed and is garnering plenty of early looks in his sophomore year, including an offer from Texas A&M

Denver Harris
 was a stud in his Week 1 tilt vs. Katy with multiple pass breakups, including a few in the end zone. Texas offered after the game, joining the likes of LSUAlabamaTexas A&M and Georgia, among others. Harris has a chance to debut as a five-star in the 2022 class.

The 2021 QB class: When you think of Texas, you can’t help but think about the influx of quarterbacks that have blossomed into college and NFL stars. Drew BreesMatthew Stafford

Baker Mayfield
 and 

Kyler Murray
. The junior crop of passers is shaping up to be a record-setting group, too. 

Preston Stone


Eli Stowers


Dematrius Davis Jr.


Garrett Nussmeier
 and 

Jalen Milroe
 make up an uncanny group of quarterbacks that’ll have the chance to play anywhere in the country. Stone led a second-half comeback highlighted by an overtime touchdown on national TV in Week 2. Stowers is an athletic freak who looks like a defensive end and throws in the mold of 

Aaron Rodgers
. Davis has had to overcome the absence of a five-star tailback on his offense and hasn’t missed a beat this fall. Nussmeier has one of the prettiest arms in the country and might be the most overlooked of this group, but there’s not a throw he can’t make. Milroe, an early Texas pledge, put on a clinic in his season-opener. In other words, this group has a chance to be really special.

Denton’s big three: There are talent-laden teams all over Texas, but I can’t get past the big three at Denton Ryan High. 

Drew Sanders


Ja’Tavion Sanders
 and 

Billy Bowman Jr.
 are all top 100 prospects in 2020 and 2021, and could all wind up being in the five-star discussion. 

Drew Sanders
 is an Alabama commit who pressures quarterbacks and catches touchdowns. 

Ja’Tavion Sanders
 has a chance to be Texas’ top junior by the end of the fall, and Bowman is prolific as a receiver, a cornerback and a return man. The latter two are key cogs in the Longhorns’ spectacular 2021 class.

Teams outside of Texas: Tom Herman’s 2020 class now sits No. 6 nationally, and Texas A&M is not far behind at No. 13 with a chance to crack the top 10 in December. As well as the Horns and Aggies are recruiting the home state now and in 2021, there are always a few cracks in the armor. Five-star juniors 

Tommy Brockeremeyer
 and 

Camar Wheaton
 are two examples of elite players – with offers from in-state schools – that are currently wide open in their recruitments. According to those close to the prospects, neither is a lock to wind up remaining in Texas beyond his senior years. For Brockermeyer, schools such as LSUClemsonAlabama and Oklahoma are all real options. Wheaton is high on a few of those schools, too, as well as Ohio State. It’s going to be fun to see how things pan out with these five-stars down the road.



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Haynes King (Sam Spiegelman)




King’s national TV debut: It’s never fair to judge a quarterback based on one game, but 


Haynes King
 certainly struggled in a nationally televised game in which he should have dominated. King has incredible physical tools, but made some questionable decisions throughout the game. The Texas A&M commitment overcame some struggles throwing the rock by making plays with his legs that John Tyler had no answer for. That’s the positive takeaway for Aggies fans anxiously awaiting King’s arrival in The Station.

Hornby’s final destination: Another senior prospect whom I’ll be keeping close tabs on this fall and into January is Rivals250 dual-threat 

Malik Hornsby
. A one-time North Carolina commitment, Hornsby has incredible physical skills, but his recruitment remains in flux. Since backing off his short-lived commitment to North Carolina, Texas A&M – a presumed favorite – has found its 2020 quarterback. Other schools after Hornsby include OregonIllinoisAuburnFlorida State and Houston. Several of those programs have already locked in their quarterbacks in the cycle, but will they take a flier on Hornsby? He’s adamant about only playing quarterback at the next level, which is another factor to consider as he prepares for a January decision at the All-American Bowl.





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So Give me a low down? How good is this kid etc? Follow Texas recruiting via boards and never heard his name till now lol. Nice!

 
6-5 210 and 4.5 speed, can dominate at blocking. Sounds good to me.
Well, the 4.5 is a bit inflated (or deflated) from the 4.75 he ran at the camp in Houston this summer.

Nonetheless, I won't quibble about this. Welcome to the 40

Standings – Texas moved further away from Georgia but stayed in 5th. Still a long way from cracking the top 4 unless of course we flip the kid from Aledo, a 5-star.

Aggy is now back in 16th place because our addition was their subtraction this time. Sweet aggy tears.

 
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Somewhere in this thread someone posted about how the aggies were laughing at our recruiting ranking at the time. We were in the 30's at that time.

I put a laughing emoji because it must have been in June. It would seem the aggies were premature. That  is different from the complaints that come from aggie wives and sheep. :)

 
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