Team Recruiting Class

2017 UTEP Recruiting Class

Follow the full UTEP class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.

Recruiting Hub 2017 National Rankings

Recruits: 12
Blue-Chips: 0
Avg Rating: 0.768
States: 4

Class summary

UTEP's 2017 class has 12 recruits and 0 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.

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Top positions

Linebackers4
Defensive Linemen3
Quarterbacks2
Defensive Backs1

Class DNA

Development class

Development class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.

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Pipeline balance

Linebacker4
Defensive Lineman3
Quarterback2
Defensive Back1

Class context

2017 UTEP recruiting class explained

This class page gives the 2017 UTEP signing group its own crawlable home, with commit names, positions, star grades, ratings, high schools, and hometown context visible in one place.

The class includes 12 recruits, 0 blue-chip prospects, and players from 4 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.

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State recruiting pages

2017 Texas recruits 2017 Alabama recruits 2017 California recruits 2017 New Mexico recruits

Class board

Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.

Rank	Recruit	Position	Stars	Rating	Hometown	Size
1	Alex Fernandes Vandegrift	PRO	2★	0.793	Austin, TX Texas recruits	6'4" / 193 lbs
2	Calvin Brownholtz Jesuit	PRO	2★	0.782	Carmichael, CA California recruits	6'2" / 177 lbs
3	Kobie Herring Refugio	ILB	2★	0.779	Refugio, TX Texas recruits	6'1" / 220 lbs
4	Trace Mascorro Refugio	DT	2★	0.773	Refugio, TX Texas recruits	6'1" / 260 lbs
5	Cutter Leftwich Franklin	OC	2★	0.772	El Paso, TX Texas recruits	6'2" / 275 lbs
6	Forest McKee Onate	ILB	2★	0.768	Las Cruces, NM New Mexico recruits	6'1" / 228 lbs
7	Brent Ugo George Ranch	OLB	2★	0.765	Richmond, TX Texas recruits	6'1" / 205 lbs
8	Jalen Spady Huntsville	OT	2★	0.761	Huntsville, AL Alabama recruits	6'3" / 340 lbs
9	Joshua Wells Parkland	WDE	2★	0.761	El Paso, TX Texas recruits	6'3" / 225 lbs
10	James Tupou Allen	ILB	2★	0.758	Allen, TX Texas recruits	5'11" / 220 lbs
11	JaVaughn Thomas El Paso	WDE	2★	0.758	El Paso, TX Texas recruits	6'3" / 210 lbs
12	Tyson Wilson McKinney	CB	2★	0.751	McKinney, TX Texas recruits	5'10" / 166 lbs