North Texas Recruiting
Class dashboards, positional mix, and pipeline geography.
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Recruiting context
North Texas recruiting pipeline
Recruiting results explain where the future roster is coming from before those players show up in season stats. This tab groups North Texas commits by class year, position, star rating, hometown, and high school so the pipeline is easier to read than a flat list.
The selected 2008 class includes 17 commits, with an average star rating of 2.53. Use the national rankings link to compare the class against the rest of college football.
Class DNA
2008 North Texas: Development class
Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Outcome snapshot: 0 matched transfer departures from this selected class, with broader win and development context available in Talent Usage.
- Class Score
- 69.30
- Blue-Chip Rate
- 0.0%
- Top Position
- Defensive Back
- Top Pipeline
- TX
Recruiting Dashboard
Explore recruiting classes by season, track positional balance, and visualize incoming talent pipelines.
Total Commits
17
Average Stars
2.53
Blue-Chip Recruits
0(0%)
Top Pipeline State
TX • 17
Portal Departures
None
Entire class retained so far.
Star Rating Mix
Distribution of commitments by star rating in 2008.
Positional Breakdown
Snapshot of position groups represented in the class.
Star Rating Trend
Recent average star ratings to visualize momentum on the recruiting trail.
Commit List
17 recruits found in 2008.
| Portal Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaWaylon Cook | ATH | 3★ | 85.0 | 6'2" | 187 lbs | Dallas, TX | W W Samuell | Retained |
| Troy Franklin | OT | 3★ | 84.7 | 6'5" | 270 lbs | Celina, TX | Celina | Retained |
| Royce Hill | CB | 3★ | 83.8 | 5'11" | 170 lbs | Houston, TX | Cy Ridge | Retained |
| Desmond Brigham | WR | 3★ | 83.2 | 6'0" | 169 lbs | Caddo Mills, TX | Caddo Mills | Retained |
| Lance Dunbar | APB | 3★ | 83.2 | 5'9" | 185 lbs | Fort Worth, TX | Haltom | Retained |
| Kenny Barrett | WR | 3★ | 82.4 | 6'4" | 190 lbs | Mart, TX | Mart | Retained |
| Jeremy Phillips | DUAL | 3★ | 82.1 | 6'3" | 184 lbs | Waller, TX | Waller | Retained |
| Coleman Feeley | OT | 3★ | 81.1 | 6'4" | 287 lbs | Austin, TX | Anderson | Retained |
| Willie Taylor | ATH | 3★ | 81.0 | 5'10" | 157 lbs | Dallas, TX | Hillcrest | Retained |
| Forrest Rucker | WR | 2★ | 78.9 | 6'5" | 198 lbs | Hearne, TX | Hearne | Retained |
| John Shorter | S | 2★ | 78.9 | 5'11" | 177 lbs | Dallas, TX | Lake Highlands | Retained |
| Jeremi Mathis | RB | 2★ | 77.3 | 6'1" | 205 lbs | Arlington, TX | Martin | Retained |
| Brandon Akpunku | OLB | 2★ | 76.7 | 6'0" | 200 lbs | Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill | Retained |
| Darien Williams | S | 2★ | 76.7 | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Vernon, TX | Vernon | Retained |
| Joe Hawthorne | DT | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'4" | 250 lbs | Arlington, TX | Martin | Retained |
| Nick Leppo | OG | 2★ | 74.4 | 6'2" | 245 lbs | Southlake, TX | Southlake Carroll | Retained |
| Tevinn Cantly | DT | 2★ | 70.0 | 6'4" | 292 lbs | Arlington, TX | Arlington | Retained |
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