List of HS Signees for the '24 UNT Football Class

[GMG24]

I thought it would be good to put together a list of all our HS Signees together. 

Jaydon Smith- Ingleside 3 Star, 67th best ATH, 107th best player in TX, 6'2" HJ, 22' 9 3/4" LJ, 45' 3/4" TJ  Projected CB 5'11" 170

Jayden Pettway- Angleton 3 Star, 115th best Safety, 153rd best player in TX, 52 in the 400, Projected Safety, but could play LB as well 6' 1 1/2", 190

Gabe Stroud- Whitehouse 3 Star, 135th best Safety, 182 Best player in TX, 21' 6" LJ, 10.79 FAT 100m, Projected CB but also has Safety tape, 5' 10" 180

Kiefer Sibley- Conally (Waco) 3 Star, 97th best RB, 197th best in TX, 186 Rush, 2,291 Yds, 29TD, 6 Rec, 102 Yds, 1 TD, RB, 5'8", 175

Victor Aderungboye- Dulles(Sugar Land) 3 Star, 75th best TE, 204th best player in TX, Plays TE but moves like a WR, 6' 2 1/2", 220

Paul Gurrola- Mesquite 3 Star, 115th best OT, 213th best player in TX, 134' 3" Discuss throw, OL, 6' 5" 260 

Zhaiylen Scott- Cedar Hill 3 Star, 103rd best Edge, 222nd best player in TX, 2 way starter for CH, 22 TFLs and 11 Sacks as a Jr, DE,  6' 233

Wyatt Young- Tompkins (Katy) 3 Star, 148th best Ath, 229th best player in TX, District 16-5A Offensive MVP as Jr and Sr, and District Newcomer of the year as Soph, WR 6'1" 180

Cash McCollum- China Spring 3 Star, 92nd best QB, 243 best player in TX, 5-4A District MVP as Jr and Sr, QB, 6'4" 210

Mason Ferguson- North Crowley 3 Star, 211th best WR, 247th best in TX, Ran 23.51 in 200m as Soph, 40' 10" TJ as Jr, WR, 6'2" 180

Baron Tipton- Coppell 3 Star, 212th best WR, 248 best in TX, 44' 9 1/2" TJ 23.03 200m, WR, 6'4" 195

Miles Coleman- Vandegrift (Austin) 3 Star, 214th best WR, 250th best in TX, 10.5 100m 22.03 200m, HE CAN FLY, 25-6A Offensive MVP JR, 25-6A District MVP Sr, WR 5'5 150

Tyler Mercer- Prosper- 3 Star, 124th best IOL, 226th best in TX, held 19 offers before flipping to us making it 20, Interior OL, 6'3" 275

Kerry Williams- SOC 3 Star, 155th best CB, 257th best in TX, 21' 10 LJ, 41' 11 1/2" TJ, CB, 5'10" 165

Jaedon Langley- Boswell (FW) 3 Star, 181st best DL, 261 best in TX, 3-6A Defensive Newcomer of the Year, 3-6A First Team All District as JR and SR, DL, 6'3" 230

Keiondre Lewis- Dell Valle (Austin), 3 Star, 185th best LB, 297th best in TX, Held Colorado State/ Arkansas Pine Bluff offer in May not sure what I am missing bc I LOVE his tape at Safety it felt very much like a kid TCU used to pick up before they blew up/ Versatile enough to put weight on and play LB if Safety doesn't work, Safety, 6'2" 190

Brandon Young Jr- Mansfield Legacy 3 Star, 105th best TE, 291st best in TX, TE, 6'5" 240

Luke Carter- Katy 3 Star, 107th best TE, 292nd best in TX, 49'9" SP, 117'8" Discus, TE/WR 6'3" 240

Chris Gant Jr- Klein Collins 3 Star, 200th best Safety, 295th best in TX, Kind of reminds me of Marcus Trice, Safety, 5'9" 195

Amarion Bery- Rowlett, 3 Star, 177th best IOL, 309 best in TX, Flipped from Tarleton State today, OL 6'2" 285

Hudson Emeterio- Argyle, NR, Former Baylor Baseball Commit, 3-5A 1st team All-District, He has some really impressive flashes on tape, LB, 6'4" 225

Matthew Reed- Braswell (Denton) NR, Held Louisiana offer as well as UNT, Squat 430, Clean 265, DL, 6'5" 265

Ashton Gray- Marion (Marion, AR), NR, according to his hudl he runs a 4.54 40 and a pro agility of 4.2, Intriguing prospect played QB and has ability could be looked at as both QB and RB possibly for us, offered by Arkansas Pine-Bluff, Pitt State, Arkansas Tech, Arkansas Monticello also, 6'1" 200 

Christian Pettway- Lindale, NR, Held SFA, Grambling State, Houston Christian, Missouri Western State offers, OT, 6'5" 265

Kabriel Anderson-Dale- Harker Heights (Killeen)- NR, Former Army Commit, Held Army, Arkansas State, and UTRGV, Not sure why he doesn't have more going must be a Zach Orr type of deal where height is a concern because his tape is FIRE.  247 List him at 5'10" his twitter says 5'11" 225

Jayden Williams- Wossman High (Monroe, LA) NR, We beat Memphis on a late push, Louisiana, Grambling, Missouri Valley, and SE Missouri for this young mans talent.  He reminds me of Marcus Moore coming out of HS no clue why he doesn't have more offers but I'm glad he signed with us! DT, 6'3" 280

Updating with updated evaluations and rankings from 247 and re-ordered highest to lowest rated**

Edited December 22, 2023 by GMG24

[GMG_Dallas]

Hudson Emeterio has some pop in his film. Really lays the wood. I can see him being next year's Landon Sides but on the defensive side. Something to think about when observing his 6'4" 225 pound frame is this baseball prospect website says his age is 17 years and 8 months. Talk about having room to grow. https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=744816

[HelixGMG]

Cash, starting QB next season?

[Cooke County Kid]

McCollum to Smith, should be a winning combination!

[GoGreenBeans]

5 minutes ago, HelixGMG said:

Cash, starting QB next season?

If he can beat out Stone Earle for the job. Earle is reversing his decision to enter the portal and coming back, so he’s got a leg up on Cash due to experience in the system

 

All of this is subject to change! A new QB could transfer in at literally any time 

[UNT Family Man]

Lots of Db’s, WR/TE’s and a couple of other pieces.  Very concerning that there were more DL or another Qb. 

[3_n_out]

1 hour ago, UNT Family Man said:

Lots of Db’s, WR/TE’s and a couple of other pieces.  Very concerning that there were more DL or another Qb. 

Remember, we run the 3-3-5. We don’t need a lot of big DL. We have quickness 

[UNTLifer]

2 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

Remember, we run the 3-3-5. We don’t need a lot of big DL. We have quickness 

Yes we do. We need them to be big enough to tie up the OL to allow the LB’s to work. 

[greenminer]

2 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

Remember, we run the 3-3-5. We don’t need a lot of big DL. We have quickness 

Quickness for the DEs.  You want a big guy in the middle to hog up space.

[GMG24]

12 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

Remember, we run the 3-3-5. We don’t need a lot of big DL. We have quickness 

Um, rather the opposite 3 down front is the hardest to recruit in the country.  Reason being 1 every P5 school in the country grabs the Mountain Men you know 6'3"-6'6" 280-330 Pound DL, whether they are 3 or 4 down doesn't matter.  Then you are left combing through the scraps of what is left over if you want the big boys that eat up double teams (which is really what you need in 3-3-5).  Your 3 down are supposed to demand doubles allowing your LB/Safeties whoever is in the run fit to fly around.  This past year our LBs had OL in their laps most of the snaps the only DL I noticed that demanded a double towards middle/end of the year was 94 Moore and he was able to beat them most plays.  So now you are dropping down to the 6'-6'2" range which is why PB preffered 4 down, get away with much smaller DL because they slanted and moved better than most OL so you could essentially out quick the block instead of defeating the double.  

 

FWIW every scheme has its issues, the defense at times looked really good, but for the most part it looked really bad.  I do not think it is entirely schematic, nor is it entirely lack of quality players.  I believe with what they are bringing in so far on the back end will help, and I am excited to see what they do on the DL in January.  

 

Yes I KNOW I KNOW we need a $#@# QB!! 

[3_n_out]

15 hours ago, 3_n_out said:

Remember, we run the 3-3-5. We don’t need a lot of big DL. We have quickness 

Sarcasm, guys…sarcasm

[Glory to the Green]

3 hours ago, GMG24 said:

the only DL I noticed that demanded a double towards middle/end of the year was 94 Moore and he was able to beat them most plays

I thought Rod Brown did a pretty good job, too.  

[GMG24]

6 hours ago, Glory to the Green said:

I thought Rod Brown did a pretty good job, too.  

He and Marcus did the best, close 3rd #51 I can't spell his name but he had himself a year that I believe he's earned a starting job. 

[GMG24]

We flipped another one!!!

 

[El Paso Eagle]

Could some of these O-linemen (or ones we already have) get moved to the D-line? I'm not going to panic until it is all over, but having had the WORST defense in FBS, I had hoped to see "more" emphasis on the defense. I hate to think of another year of "Air Raid" defense where the thought is you can outscore everyone else (which usually ends up with a .500 record).

Edited December 20, 2023 by El Paso Eagle

[emmitt01]

25 minutes ago, GMG24 said:

We flipped another one!!!

 

Flipped from who? 

[GMG24]

9 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

Flipped from who? 

SFA 

[GMG24]

22 minutes ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Could some of these O-linemen (or ones we already have) get moved to the D-line? I'm not going to panic until it is all over, but having had the WORST defense in FBS, I had hoped to see "more" emphasis on the defense. I hate to think of another year of "Air Raaid" defense where the thought is you can outscore everyone else (which usually ends up with a .500 record).

In Coach O we trust 😎

[GrayEagle]

On 12/18/2023 at 3:47 PM, GoGreenBeans said:

If he can beat out Stone Earle for the job. Earle is reversing his decision to enter the portal and coming back, so he’s got a leg up on Cash due to experience in the system

 

All of this is subject to change! A new QB could transfer in at literally any time 

A very good quarterback hit the portal today.  His name is Braylon Braxton.  He played last year at Tulsa.  He would have to be checked out because he was injured last season and missed the last few games.  Healthy, he was rated an 88 by 247.  He's from Frisco so I believe that he would welcome an offer.  I'm thinking that he might be in decent shape now or he wouldn't have entered the transfer portal.  

 

[peanuts104]

5 minutes ago, GrayEagle said:

A very good quarterback hit the portal today.  His name is Braylon Braxton.  He played last year at Tulsa.  He would have to be checked out because he was injured last season and missed the last few games.  Healthy, he was rated an 88 by 247.  He's from Frisco so I believe that he would welcome an offer.  I'm thinking that he might be in decent shape now or he wouldn't have entered the transfer portal.  

 

I was high on Braxton before the season. Would like to see him compete here.

I'm not sure the QB formula for midmajors is what it was. Every other position is next man up mentality except QB. Well, in this environment where you lose good passing QBs to the portal, what incentive is there to keep a lot of passing QBs? Run 50/50 QBs that can also hit the wide open guy running down the sideline seem more attractive to me. 

I've been thinking about the QB position a lot in the world of transfer portal and I think a lot of athletic QBs will be able to make a mark at the midmajor level as athletes and semi-option type QBs.

This is completely antithetical to the Morris system. He wants a QB that can make all the throws and wants to throw at least 65/35 vs run, even if it isn't feasible. So it will be interesting how this plays out. Morris has shown he can be creative and work with what he has on offense. I have confidence in Morris until I don't. Top 10 offense this year with a 5-7 record. Let him cook. 

[MeanGreenTexan]

3 hours ago, GMG24 said:

SFA 

[97and03]

Seeing a lot of FCS level guys being offered by us at the last minute to fill out the high school recruiting class. 

[Tommy Gadberry]

9 hours ago, GMG24 said:

SFA 

[GMG_Dallas]

 

[GMG_Dallas]

1 hour ago, 97and03 said:

Seeing a lot of FCS level guys being offered by us at the last minute to fill out the high school recruiting class. 

I saw something by coach O the other day on Twitter that related to his Twitter handle "TrustMyEyes." The philosophy is who cares who else has offered the kids. If you like the tape and you think he fits, offer the kid. We'll see if it works.