Team Recruiting Class
2009 Texas Tech Recruiting Class
Follow the full Texas Tech class board with ratings, high schools, hometowns, and links back into national and state recruiting surfaces.
- Recruits
- 14
- Blue-Chips
- 3
- Avg Rating
- 0.847
- States
- 3
Class summary
Texas Tech's 2009 class has 14 recruits and 3 blue-chip prospects in the current dataset.
Top positions
- Defensive Linemen4
- Defensive Backs3
- Linebackers3
- Wide Receivers2
Class DNA
Balanced class
Balanced class built from class size, blue-chip share, top-end talent, position balance, and pipeline geography.
Pipeline balance
- Defensive Lineman4
- Defensive Back3
- Linebacker3
- Wide Receiver2
Class context
2009 Texas Tech recruiting class explained
This class page gives the 2009 Texas Tech 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 14 recruits, 3 blue-chip prospects, and players from 3 states. Use the hub for filters and the national rankings page for class-wide comparison.
Other class years
State recruiting pages
Class board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Stars | Rating | Hometown | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Ward Rider | WR | 4★ | 0.910 | Wichita Falls, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 201 lbs |
| 2 | Kyle Clark Guyer | OG | 4★ | 0.897 | Denton, TX Texas recruits | 6'5" / 300 lbs |
| 3 | Brandon Mahoney Fossil Ridge | OLB | 4★ | 0.896 | Keller, TX Texas recruits | 6'2" / 210 lbs |
| 4 | Kerry Hyder Lyndon B Johnson | SDE | 3★ | 0.857 | Johnson City, TX Texas recruits | 6'2" / 260 lbs |
| 5 | Yahshua Williams Ryan | S | 3★ | 0.857 | Denton, TX Texas recruits | 6'3" / 185 lbs |
| 6 | E.J. Celestie Barbe | WR | 3★ | 0.856 | Lake Charles, LA Louisiana recruits | 5'11" / 175 lbs |
| 7 | Dion Chidozie Bishop Lynch | ILB | 3★ | 0.856 | Dallas, TX Texas recruits | 6'1" / 190 lbs |
| 8 | D.J. Johnson St Andrew's Episcopal School | ATH | 3★ | 0.853 | Austin, TX Texas recruits | 6'0" / 175 lbs |
| 9 | Romario Cathey Maplewood | DT | 3★ | 0.847 | Nashville, TN Tennessee recruits | 6'3" / 275 lbs |
| 10 | James Scott Coldspring-Oakhurst | ILB | 3★ | 0.846 | Coldspring, TX Texas recruits | 6'3" / 220 lbs |
| 11 | Jarvis Phillips Carter | CB | 3★ | 0.823 | Dallas, TX Texas recruits | 5'10" / 196 lbs |
| 12 | Chris Knighton Longview | WDE | 3★ | 0.798 | Longview, TX Texas recruits | 6'2" / 240 lbs |
| 13 | Christopher Knighton Longview | WDE | 3★ | 0.798 | Longview, TX Texas recruits | 6'1" / 248 lbs |
| 14 | Derrick Mays Shoemaker | CB | 2★ | 0.767 | Killeen, TX Texas recruits | 5'10" / 179 lbs |