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By Christopher Lyke
Texas HS Football Chief Editor
The most disrespected position on the field is the boys manning the front lines. They are the ones responsible for the running back making a mad dash down the field. They are the ones responsible for making sure the quarterback has the time to make a decision on where to pass or option. They are the ones who will make or break a season on a critical drive.
Stamina, strength, skills and size are the overwhelming intangibles of a heavily recruited offensive lineman. On many occasions an offensive lineman is also on the other side of the ball and on special teams giving them the "ironman" status. They rarely see their names in the paper or atop the list for game breaking performances, but if the offense produces, an offensive line will know, they have accomplished their job.
Looking at the list of who are the top offensive linemen to watch for this season, one could say, the state is loaded. Buddy Brumit of Garland, Jason Guillory of De Soto, J'Marcus Webb of North Mesquite and Kyle Smith of Mansfield Summit will all be the keys to their respective school's offensive production. Bottom line is, if they do not perform, the offense will not perform.
The list of players who have already committed to D-1 schools includes a list of seven schools. Texas has four with Buck Burnette of Wimberley, Steve Moore from Jersey Village, Roy Watts of Houston Worthing and J'Marcus Webb of North Mesquite. The Longhorns should not be far behind from getting even more commitments. Highland Park has recently had two commits off the line from Reid Prince going to Baylor and Chris Olsen committing to Texas Tech. |
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OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TO WATCH (RANDOM ORDER) |
| Name |
School |
HT |
WT |
40 |
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| Buddy Brumit |
Garland |
6'4 |
270 |
5.3 |
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| Jason Guillory |
De Soto |
6'4 |
350 |
5.4 |
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| Esteban Santiago |
EP Coronado |
6'2 |
270 |
5.4 |
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| Nick Castleberry |
Abilene Cooper |
6'0 |
250 |
5.0 |
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| Marcus Cannon |
Odessa |
6'4 |
270 |
5.1 |
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| Issac Chavez |
Odessa Permian |
6'6 |
315 |
5.3 |
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| Kyle Smith |
Mansfield Summit |
6'5 |
300 |
5.5 |
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| Saia Falahola |
Euless Trinity |
6'2 |
310 |
5.3 |
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| Matt Cook |
Hurst L.D. Bell |
6'9 |
330 |
5.6 |
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| Josh Vernon |
Irving MacArthur |
6'1 |
280 |
4.9 |
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| Brandon Washington |
Cedar Hill |
6'5 |
315 |
5.2 |
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| Markell Province |
Plano East |
6'3 |
320 |
5.5 |
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| Curtis Bailey |
Dallas Carter |
6'7 |
340 |
5.6 |
|
| Trent Williams |
Longview |
6'5 |
290 |
5.0 |
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| J'Marcus Webb |
North Mesquite |
6'6 |
265 |
5.1 |
|
| Chris Stewart |
Klein |
6'5 |
330 |
5.6 |
|
| Brian Meyer |
The Woodlands |
6'3 |
304 |
5.5 |
|
| Brandon Slay |
Georgtown |
6'1 |
255 |
4.9 |
|
| Tom Skelton |
Austin Bowie |
6'4 |
298 |
5.6 |
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| Steve Moore |
Jersey Village |
6'5 |
280 |
5.2 |
|
| Chaks Nwachukwu |
Alief Hastings |
6'2 |
320 |
5.6 |
|
| Chris Herrera |
FB Marshall |
6'4 |
275 |
5.1 |
|
| Dimitri Lott |
FB Marshall |
6'3 |
275 |
4.9 |
|
| Nick Landry |
Beaumont West Brook |
6'5 |
275 |
5.2 |
|
| Don Holloway |
PA Memorial |
6'2 |
265 |
4.9 |
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| Joseph Palmer |
Spring |
6'3 |
300 |
5.4 |
|
| Bo Hurley |
Schertz Clemens |
6'6 |
295 |
5.3 |
|
| Hector Robles |
Brownsville Hanna |
6'2 |
265 |
5.2 |
|
| Stoney Owens |
EP Chapin |
6'3 |
240 |
5.1 |
|
| Brett Payne |
Canyon Randall |
6'4 |
270 |
4.9 |
|
| Jerry Rodriguez |
Dumas |
6'6 |
295 |
5.3 |
|
| Don Stephenson |
Wolfforth Frenship |
6'2 |
306 |
5.3 |
|
| John Ford |
Arlington Seguin |
6'5 |
295 |
5.4 |
|
| Ryan Leonard |
Hebron |
6'0 |
275 |
5.0 |
|
| Reid Prince |
Highland Park |
6'4 |
250 |
5.2 |
|
| Jose Vargas |
Sulphur Springs |
6'4 |
320 |
5.6 |
|
| Aaron Kelley |
Texas High |
6'3 |
320 |
5.6 |
|
| Jacob Harris |
Texas High |
6'2 |
250 |
5.2 |
|
| Alain Hanson |
Dallas Kimball |
6'5 |
345 |
5.0 |
|
| Cory Brandon |
Corsicana |
6'7 |
265 |
5.0 |
|
| Edgar McNac |
Lancaster |
6'5 |
300 |
5.1 |
|
| Joshua Greenlee |
Red Oak |
6'5 |
280 |
5.6 |
|
| Jordan Shoemaker |
Midlothian |
6'4 |
270 |
4.9 |
|
| Ricky Almanza |
Midlothian |
6'4 |
300 |
5.3 |
|
| Lon Roberts |
Kilgore |
6'3 |
300 |
5.5 |
|
| Dhari Thomas |
Galena Park |
6'3 |
290 |
5.4 |
|
| Brian Ruiz |
Houston Furr |
6'3 |
305 |
5.3 |
|
| Roy Watts |
Houston Worthing |
6'5 |
280 |
5.1 |
|
| Jeremy Hall |
Friendswood |
6'5 |
280 |
5.6 |
|
| Ronnie DeWitt |
Austin Lake Travis |
6'7 |
240 |
4.7 |
|
| Josh McClain |
Burnet |
6'6 |
275 |
5.4 |
|
| Ben Davis |
Boerne |
6'7 |
265 |
5.1 |
|
| Drew Oldis |
Boerne |
6'3 |
255 |
5.0 |
|
| Trent Perkins |
Alice |
6'5 |
260 |
4.9 |
|
| Lucas Patterson |
Kingsville King |
6'5 |
290 |
5.1 |
|
| Cory Nichols |
Lubbock Cooper |
6'2 |
278 |
5.6 |
|
| Sam Eidson |
Abilene Wylie |
6'2 |
270 |
5.0 |
|
| Tyler Duggins |
Iowa Park |
6'6 |
270 |
5.2 |
|
| Chad Martin |
Bowie |
6'2 |
304 |
5.2 |
|
| Kelly Whitehead |
Lake Worth |
6'3 |
290 |
5.3 |
|
| Ian Ward |
Kennedale |
6'2 |
280 |
5.5 |
|
| John Marshall |
Mount Vernon |
6'3 |
280 |
5.2 |
|
| DeCori Favors |
Atlanta |
6'3 |
250 |
NA |
|
| Jeremy Kennedy |
Rusk |
6'4 |
292 |
5.3 |
|
| Drew Brenk |
Needville |
6'4 |
260 |
5.3 |
|
| Joey Adams |
Cuero |
6'3 |
290 |
5.4 |
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| Mitchell Brown |
Ingram Moore |
6'3 |
315 |
5.3 |
|
| Kyle Hoerster |
Llano |
6'4 |
296 |
5.5 |
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| Buck Burnette |
Wimberley |
6'3 |
310 |
5.3 |
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| Michael Mosmeyer |
Ingleside |
6'3 |
280 |
5.4 |
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| Nolan Eubanks |
Chico |
6'5 |
300 |
5.3 |
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| Dylan Hagens |
Shiner |
6'7 |
265 |
5.1 |
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| Justin Pierce |
Tom Bean |
6'5 |
325 |
5.2 |
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| Lee Gonzales |
Hutto |
6'3 |
285 |
5.4 |
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