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By Christopher Lyke
Texas HS Football Chief Editor
Usually behind a talented quarterback, a wide receiver is not too far behind from the spotlight. The key for a wide receiver is the ability to catch the football and at times, size matters. Not only does the wide receiver have to play against the complex defenses, they will also have to play defense against the defenders themselves.
Who are the worthy receivers, who has a combination of speed and defense, and who has the best hands in the state? The new age of the wide receiver has to be fielded with many of these questions. Some of them will find a way to shine under the most complex offenses, some will find a way to shne under a single or pair of games and others will shine and elevate with some of the top plays in the state.
Looking at who has already made a verbal commitment, one can say Texas and Texas A&M have taken the lead in the recruiting wars at wide receivers. Texas has recieved commitments from Phillip Payne of South Garland and Montrae Webber of Hearne while Texas A&M has gotten a pair from Cody Beyer of Smithson Valley and Jerrod Johnson of Humble. Brigham Young also picked up a Texas based verbal from Southlake Carroll's McKay Jacobsen. And Kansas, with former Summit head coach Tim Beck as an assistant, picked up Xavier Rambo of Wilmer Hutchins.
Some key receivers to keep an eye on for 2005 include Abilene's Lyle Leong, Wylie's Jeremy Brubaker, Kyle Drabek of The Woodlands and LaGerald Betters of Waco. The age of the spread is a key factor and revolutionized the exposure that some of the state's top receivers will get. Leong, Drabek, Brubaker and others are the big beneficiaries of the evelving popularity of the famed ofensive formation.
Among the the key sleepers to watch for include Liberty Eylau's Phillip Blackwell, L.D. Bell's DeAndre English and Nederland's Ryan Butler. Look for English to be the top receiver for Bell's new offense and become Joe Mauro's top target. Blackwell and Butler are two of the best receivers in the state that currently play with two of the most respected programs in the state. Blackwell and Butler will be the key to whether Nederland and Liberty Eylau will find a way to compete for regional supremacy and hope for a shot at the next level. |
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WIDE RECEIVERS TO WATCH (RANDOM ORDER) |
| Name |
School |
HT |
WT |
40 |
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| Lyle Leong |
Abilene |
6'2 |
170 |
4.6 |
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| Xavier Rambo |
South Oak Cliff |
6'1 |
175 |
4.5 |
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| Jeremy Brubaker |
Wylie |
6'3 |
185 |
4.7 |
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| Jonathan Lister |
Lamar Consolidated |
6'1 |
175 |
4.5 |
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| Phillip Payne |
South Garland |
6'3 |
195 |
4.5 |
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| Alex Darley |
CC Flour Bluff |
6'3 |
185 |
4.5 |
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| Ryan Butler |
Nederland |
5'10 |
170 |
4.6 |
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| Billy Harris |
Lubbock Coronado |
6'0 |
170 |
NA |
|
| DeAndre English |
Hurst L.D. Bell |
5'10 |
165 |
4.5 |
|
| Jeremy Brent |
Haltom |
6'5 |
200 |
4.6 |
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| Steven Tyree |
Strake Jesuit |
6'2 |
175 |
4.7 |
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| Chris Adams |
Everman |
6'4 |
180 |
4.6 |
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| Anthony Price |
Cypress Falls |
6'0 |
175 |
4.5 |
|
| William Ball |
Austin Westlake |
6'3 |
220 |
4.5 |
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| Shane Perry |
Vidor |
6'2 |
200 |
4.5 |
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| Jason Teague |
Carthage |
6'0 |
180 |
4.5 |
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| Brad Fawcett |
Grapevine |
5'10 |
165 |
4.5 |
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| Terrence McCoy |
Midland Lee |
6'4 |
185 |
4.6 |
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| Steven Harris |
Hebron |
5'11 |
175 |
4.5 |
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| LaGerald Betters |
Waco |
6'4 |
175 |
4.5 |
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| Jerrel Norton |
Cedar Hill |
6'1 |
175 |
4.6 |
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| Vaness Emokpae |
FB Kempner |
5'11 |
175 |
4.5 |
|
| Contrevious Parks |
Killeen Shoemaker |
5'10 |
190 |
4.4 |
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| Michael Edmonds |
Gunter |
6'0 |
170 |
4.5 |
|
| Joe McLennan |
Clifton |
6'1 |
185 |
4.7 |
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| Garrett Johnson |
Cisco |
6'0 |
160 |
4.5 |
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| Roger Young |
Dallas Hillcrest |
6'2 |
170 |
4.5 |
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| Kyle Drabek |
The Woodlands |
6'0 |
190 |
4.4 |
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| Justin Fields |
Columbia |
6'4 |
200 |
4.7 |
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| Jordan Callahan |
Friendswood |
6'2 |
195 |
4.6 |
|
| E.J. Shankle |
Lufkin |
5'11 |
180 |
4.5 |
|
| Artrell Woods |
Bryan |
6'2 |
180 |
4.5 |
|
| Nehemiah Coleman |
CC Moody |
6'2 |
205 |
4.6 |
|
| Judson Daws |
Evadale |
6'2 |
175 |
4.8 |
|
| Brandon Eubanks |
Morton |
6'2 |
180 |
4.6 |
|
| Chris Marek |
Little River Academy |
6'2 |
170 |
4.6 |
|
| Tyler Parsons |
Big Sandy Harmony |
6'0 |
180 |
4.5 |
|
| Stephen Galindo |
Crane |
6'0 |
175 |
4.6 |
|
| Raven Harris |
SA McCollum |
5'10 |
160 |
4.6 |
|
| Trey Nutall |
Bryan |
6'1 |
180 |
4.5 |
|
| Jordan Skaggs |
Odessa Permian |
6'4 |
180 |
4.7 |
|
| Clint Renfro |
Southlake Carroll |
5'10 |
165 |
4.3 |
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| Cedric Moore |
Barbers Hill |
6'2 |
175 |
4.4 |
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| Derrick Evans |
Cameron Yoe |
6'4 |
190 |
4.6 |
|
| Montrae Webber |
Hearne |
6'3 |
200 |
4.4 |
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| A.J. Walker |
Laredo Martin |
6'3 |
185 |
4.6 |
|
| Devin Guinn |
Cedar Hill |
5'10 |
175 |
4.5 |
|
| Tracey Rush |
Navasota |
6'3 |
180 |
4.4 |
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| Brett Brittain |
Yoakum |
6'6 |
195 |
4.6 |
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| Eric Reynolds |
PA Memorial |
6'0 |
190 |
4.5 |
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| Darian Williams |
Bay City |
6'2 |
170 |
4.4 |
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| Phillip Blackwell |
Liberty Eylau |
6'0 |
180 |
4.6 |
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| Cody Beyer |
Smithson Valley |
6'1 |
175 |
4.4 |
|
| Andre Banks |
Austin McCallum |
6'3 |
180 |
4.6 |
|
| Henry Richard |
SA MacArthur |
6'3 |
190 |
4.5 |
|
| Jonathan Ellis |
Canton |
5'11 |
170 |
4.5 |
|
| Jackie Culverhouse |
Lindale |
6'4 |
190 |
4.5 |
|
| James Cleveland |
Baytown Lee |
6'2 |
185 |
4.5 |
|
| Phillip Burley |
Scurry Rosser |
6'5 |
215 |
4.5 |
|
| Josh Marshall |
Arlington Martin |
6'4 |
215 |
4.7 |
|
| Andrew Novak |
Ennis |
6'3 |
185 |
4.5 |
|
| Willie Darden |
Gilmer |
5'11 |
175 |
4.4 |
|
| Bart Johnson |
Brownwood |
6'0 |
180 |
4.5 |
|
| Xavier Bowman |
Pasadena Dobie |
6'3 |
180 |
4.6 |
|
| Jerad Perry |
La Marque |
6'0 |
170 |
4.5 |
|
| Rhett Thibodeaux |
La Porte |
5'9 |
150 |
4.5 |
|
| Deon Hardy |
Princeton |
5'10 |
165 |
4.4 |
|
| Terrell Reese |
Pflugerville Hendrickson |
6'4 |
190 |
4.5 |
|
| Adron Tennell |
Irving |
6'5 |
200 |
4.3 |
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| McKay Jacobsen |
Southlake Carroll |
5'11 |
170 |
4.4 |
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| DeMarcus Conner |
Spring Westfield |
6'1 |
185 |
4.4 |
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| Zach Packard |
Dallas Jesuit |
6'1 |
180 |
4.6 |
|
| Alphonso Powell |
Copperas Cove |
5'11 |
170 |
4.5 |
|
| Andy McClain |
RR Westwood |
5'10 |
160 |
4.5 |
|
| Cedric Brown |
Austin Crockett |
6'1 |
170 |
4.7 |
|
| Phillip Sterling |
Dallas Madison |
6'0 |
170 |
4.4 |
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| Jared Peddy |
Canyon |
5'11 |
170 |
4.5 |
|
| Garfield Hicks |
Waco Midway |
6'2 |
175 |
4.5 |
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| Steven Ortiz |
Austin Akins |
5'9 |
175 |
4.5 |
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| James Allen |
Southlake Carroll |
6'3 |
180 |
4.5 |
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| Justin Fenty |
Denton Ryan |
5'9 |
170 |
4.3 |
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| Ray Arellano |
EP Hanks |
5'10 |
165 |
4.6 |
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