Throwback Thursday: Class of 2015 TXHSFB Top 50

LB Malik Jefferson (Photo: Greg Powers)

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Big Hits: LB Malik Jefferson & QB Kyler Murray

Jefferson won the 2014 Butkus Award given to the best linebacker in high school. He was named a Freshman All American (2015) and was the Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2017). The Cincinnati Bengals selected him in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Murray, who signed with Texas A&M and transferred to Oklahoma, is in the thick of the Heisman race and has the Sooners in the National Championship picture. He was also the Oakland A's first-round draft pick in the 2018 MLB Draft.    

Big Misses: RB SoSo Jamabo & OT Connor Williams

Jamabo amassed video game-like numbers at Plano West before signing with UCLA in one of the more unique National Signing Day press conference announcements, but that was the last big moment of his football career because he has often been sidelined with off the field issues in Los Angeles. Williams was the No. 61 player in the state and had a great career at Texas -- starting all 12 games at left tackle as a true freshman. Williams was a second round draft pick by the Dallas Cowboys in 2018. 

Interesting Facts: 

With just days to go before National Signing Day in February, eight of the Top  25 prospects in the state remained uncommitted. It is only the second week of November, and only four of the consensus Top 25 remain on the market in the Class of 2019. 

TCU only signed three recruits in the Top 50, and only one (WR Jaelan Austin) remains on the current roster. 

The Class of 2015 TXHSFB Top 50:

Stars RK Name High School POS  HT/WT Signed With
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 1 Malik Jefferson Mesquite Poteet OLB  6'2.5/215 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 2 Kendall Sheffield Marshall CB  6'0/181 Alabama 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 3 Daylon Mack Gladewater DT  6'1/330 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 4 Sotonye Jamabo Plano West Senior RB  6'2.5/203 UCLA 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 5 DaMarkus Lodge Cedar Hill WR  6'2/188 Ole Miss
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 6 Jarrett Stidham Stephenville QB  6'2.5/185 Baylor 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 7 Kyler Murray Allen QB  5'10/178 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 8 Kris Boyd Gilmer CB  6'0/181 Texas
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 9 Maea Teuhema Keller OG  6'5/346 LSU 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 10 Ronald Jones McKinney North RB  6'0/185 USC 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 11 Chris Warren Rockwall RB  6'2/220 Texas
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 12 Deionte Thompson West Orange-Stark 6'1/175 Alabama 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 13 Holton Hill Lamar CB  6'3/180 Texas
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 14 Connor Lanfear Buda Hays OT  6'5/275 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 15 Justin Dunning Whitehouse 6'3.5/204 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 16 Jordan Stevenson South Oak Cliff RB  5'10/203 Wisconsin 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 17 Patrick Vahe Trinity OG  6'4/290 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 18 Bobby Evans Allen OT  6'5/270 Oklahoma 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 19 Carlos Strickland Skyline WR  6'4/195 California
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 20 P.J. Mbanasor Hendrickson CB  6'1/183 Oklahoma 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 21 Toby Weathersby Westfield OT  6'5/280 LSU 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 22 Anthony Wheeler Skyline MLB  6'2/225 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 23 Corey Dauphine Memorial RB  6'1/180 Texas Tech 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 24 J.F. Thomas South Oak Cliff WR  6'4/185 TCU 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 25 Jordan Davis Clear Lake TE  6'4.5/254 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 26 James Lockhart Ennis DE  6'3/250 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 27 Rodney Anderson Katy RB  6'1/205 Oklahoma 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 28 Jay Bradford Splendora RB  5'10/190 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 29 Larry Pryor Sulphur Springs 5'11.5/196 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 30 Cameron Townsend Ridge Point OLB  6'1/202 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 31 Ryan Newsome Aledo WR  5'8/168 UCLA 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 32 DeShon Elliott Rockwall-Heath 6'1/205 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 33 Conner Dyer Horn OT  6'5/275 Texas Tech 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 34 Kemah Siverand Cypress Ridge WR  6'1/187 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 35 Darrion Daniels Bishop Dunne DT  6'4/275 Oklahoma State
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 36 Quinten Dormady Boerne QB  6'4/210 Tennessee 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 37 Trevor Elbert Rockwall-Heath OT  6'6/290 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 38 Roney Elam Newton 6'2/167 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 39 Madison Akamnonu Bowie OT  6'5/269 Texas Tech 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 40 Zach Rogers Hebron 6'3/295 Arkansas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 41 Du'Vonta Lampkin Cypress Falls DT  6'4/295 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 42 Kahlil Haughton Midway 6'2/170 Oklahoma 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 43 DeAndre McNeal Mesquite Poteet OLB  6'2/210 Texas 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 44 Josh Butler West Mesquite CB  5'10.5/170 Michigan State 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 45 Keaton Sutherland Marcus OT  6'5/275 Texas A&M 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 46 Jaelan Austin South Grand Prairie WR  6'2/190 TCU 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 47 JaMycal Hasty Longview RB  5'9/185 Baylor 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 48 Blake Lynch Gilmer 6'3.5/190 Baylor 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 49 Semaj Thomas FW Southwest MLB  6'2/225 TCU 
Image result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image pngImage result for star image png 50 Jalen Guyton Allen WR  6'1/185 Notre Dame 

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