Breaking: North Texas Lands Commitment from McKinney Offensive Tackle Desmond Magiya

TheReal_jayD · January 13, 2023

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15910495/Desmonds-Magiya

Edited January 13, 2023 by TheReal_jayD

Brett Vito · January 13, 2023

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El Paso Eagle · January 13, 2023

Any information on him? Can't seem to find much other than he was 1st team All District 5-6A

untphd · January 13, 2023

6 foot 3 260 lb

TX rank 28

Marty · January 13, 2023

According to his Twitter, he had offers from Alcorn, Pittsburg State, Weber State, Northern Arizona, Kilgore JC, Abilene Christian, Southern Arkansas & UIW.

Brett Vito · January 13, 2023

UNT Texas Hooligan · January 13, 2023

Same High School as our portal DB, Youngblood. Pipeline?

Jdawg48 · January 13, 2023

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UNT Mean Green · January 13, 2023

2 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15910495/Desmonds-Magiya

Love it, this kid is young and has only played football for 2 seasons. He will likely develop into a difference maker who is ready to play after our portal guys go onto the NFL.

greenminer · January 13, 2023

Someone give me various reasons a '23 kid still doesn't have a 247 profile. Do the student-athletes make them? Does a parent, or maybe even a coach?

ADLER · January 13, 2023

UNT lands first commitment of weekend in McKinney OL Desmond Magiya | Mean Green | dentonrc.com

MGNation92 · January 13, 2023

2 hours ago, Marty said:

According to his Twitter, he had offers from Alcorn, Pittsburg State, Weber State, Northern Arizona, Kilgore JC, Abilene Christian, Southern Arkansas & UIW.

Based on these offers, not too terribly exciting. Hopefully he turns out to be a great player for us.

TheReal_jayD · January 13, 2023

13 minutes ago, UNT Mean Green said:

Love it, this kid is young and has only played football for 2 seasons. He will likely develop into a difference maker who is ready to play after our portal guys go onto the NFL.

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El Paso Eagle · January 14, 2023

23 minutes ago, UNT Mean Green said:

Love it, this kid is young and has only played football for 2 seasons. He will likely develop into a difference maker who is ready to play after our portal guys go onto the NFL.

Hoing this is one where the relationships with area coaches has given us the confidence he is worth taking. So far it does not seem like Morris rushes and makes offers he does not believe will fit.

Mean Green 93-98 · January 14, 2023

45 minutes ago, greenminer said:

Someone give me various reasons a '23 kid still doesn't have a 247 profile. Do the student-athletes make them? Does a parent, or maybe even a coach?

24/7 makes them. Apparently he wasn't on their radar yet. They'll make one soon enough now that he's an NT commit.

NorthTexasWeLove · January 14, 2023

I like it. Future depth. Probable RS. Developmental kid.

In this climate, a ton of HS kids are going to be developmental players. And that's OK. Get to work big fella. We'll need ya in 2025.

BillySee58 · January 14, 2023

4 hours ago, TheReal_jayD said:

https://www.hudl.com/profile/15910495/Desmonds-Magiya

Good film. Athletic and aggressive. 7’ wingspan and only 2nd year of playing football. These are the kind of factors you want to see when there isn’t much of an offer list.

Edited January 14, 2023 by BillySee58

p_phelps · January 14, 2023

29 minutes ago, BillySee58 said:

Good film. Athletic and aggressive. 7’ wingspan and only 2nd year of playing football. These are the kind of factors you want to see when there isn’t much of an offer list.

I'd bet the portal is going to hurt these kinds of kids. new to football, very raw but has the measurables. I'll take a flyer.

BillySee58 · January 14, 2023

2 minutes ago, p_phelps said:

I'd bet the portal is going to hurt these kinds of kids. new to football, very raw but has the measurables. I'll take a flyer.

Agreed.

ADLER · January 14, 2023

7 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Any information on Desmond?

I couldn't locate a 247 recruiting page, but I located an older archive that said Desmond has a barrow in the market place.

Jonnyeagle · January 14, 2023

4 hours ago, BillySee58 said:

Good film. Athletic and aggressive. 7’ wingspan and only 2nd year of playing football. These are the kind of factors you want to see when there isn’t much of an offer list.

Great analysis Billy.

Jonnyeagle · January 14, 2023

He was 1st team in a very good district.

jtm0097 · January 14, 2023

I’m up early smoking a brisket, so I have a lot of time on my hands. I just watched his tape and I was impressed by his run blocking. He is not afraid to get in a 3 point stance and block down on a LB or DE. I liked the effort he was giving on runs that were several yards down field. He was still sprinting downfield looking to make a block. His pass blocking was not bad against the small DEs he was facing. I imagine he will need a year in the weight room to add strength for blocking FBS DL. Overall, I think he has a lot of potential. This is a good pickup for 2-3 years down the road.

One other note, the RB he was opening up holes for is a highly ranked prospect in 24. Bryan Jackson, averaged 128 yards a game and 2 TDs. I see his top 6 schools are OU, Michigan, UT, USC, Tennessee, and Baylor. So Desmond helped contribute to this RBs success.

Edited January 14, 2023 by jtm0097

Mean Green 93-98 · January 14, 2023

https://247sports.com/Player/Desmond-Magiya-46138430/

ntmeangreen11 · January 14, 2023

84" wingspan is 3 inches above the average for NFL lineman at the age of 17 or 18 with time to grow. Not that wingspan is important, but it likely means his arm length is at least above average which is a whole lot more important for offensive tackles. Boom/bust type of player who's effort is evident on every highlight.