2023 Recruiting, presented by Town East Mall

[Lyle Lanley III]

The first commit for the 2023 class is in, courtesy of Ra'Shaad Samples and David Gru.


Cordale Russell, a 6'2", 180lb, 4-star WR from North Mesquite.

He chooses TCU over an offer list that includes Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Pitt, Texas Tech, Purdue, Utah, Oregon State, Minnesota and SMU.

[frogtwang]

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[Lyle Lanley III]

LOL, you beat me to it. Hopefully someone can delete my redundant thread!

[frogtwang]

LOL, you beat me to it. Hopefully someone can delete my redundant thread!

Keep yours, I’ll try to delete mine. You’re more on top of this stuff than I am.

[Lyle Lanley III]

You’re more on top of this stuff than I am.

#SamplesClaus might keep us all busy updating these threads!

[frogtwang]

Indeed! Might need to see if the founders can auto link his twitter feed lol

[Boston Frog]

Haha, Town East Mall

[Duquesne Frog]

Do malls still exist?

[Lyle Lanley III]

Ridglea Mall has been hanging on by a thread for years. It's a weird place now.

[RSK]

I20 from cooper to collins is one big mall now

[Lyle Lanley III]

New commit:


Jordyn Bailey is a 5'9", 160lb wide receiver out of Denton Ryan. He chooses TCU over Tech and Colorado.

He committed today along with his older brother, running back transfer Emani Bailey. He'd originally been offered by GP's staff last summer.

[Lyle Lanley III]

Well, not great: Cordale Russell has de-committed.

[MercenaryLibrarian]

Eh... I feel like we're moving to a world where commits become significantly less important and teams are built through the portal. Why spend time, money, and effort on some high school kid that likely as not is going to lead you on when you can start picking guys that already have some college experience.

[Lyle Lanley III]

New 2023 commit:



Trevor Goosby is a 6'7", 280lb, 3-star OT from Melissa. He chooses TCU after attending the spring game last Friday, over a list of scholarship offers that includes Kansas, Colorado State, SMU, Tulsa, UTSA & UNT.

[Boston Frog]

Wow, we're really stealing them from the big programs now. That's the kind of list I would have expected in 2002.

[Lyle Lanley III]

I don't think this particular kid's offer list - as it stands now - is the barometer for the program. We've had plenty of recruits with similar offer lists who've turned into All-Conference performers/draft picks, and plenty who've had a modest offer list early in the process that's turned into a much more impressive one before signing day.

[Boston Frog]

Yeah, I know, but I'm going to hate Sonny Dykes until he convinces me not to

[Lyle Lanley III]

Another new commitment:



Rohan Fluellen is a 6'0", 170lb, 3-star athlete from Gilmer who is listed as a WR some places and a CB others. He's a three-sport athlete for the Buckeyes, playing basketball and running track in addition to football. He's run in the state track meet and played in the football state championship game twice. Last fall, he caught 88 passes for 1,420 yards and 11 TDs to earn district offensive MVP honors. Offer list includes Tennessee, Wisconsin, Pitt, Houston and Vanderbilt among others.

[Lyle Lanley III]

Well, not great: Cordale Russell has de-committed.

And now, Russell, the 4-star WR from North Mesquite with a lengthy & impressive offer list, has re-committed to TCU.

[Lyle Lanley III]

New (and BIG) OL commit:



Brione "Bubba" Ramsey-Brooks is a 6'4", 380-lb (!!!), three-star interior OL from South Oak Cliff in Dallas, whom he helped lead to a state title last fall. His scholarship offer list includes Oregon, Arizona, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Houston and Kansas.

[Duquesne Frog]

Good lord that is a large man

[Boston Frog]

Absolute unit

[Lyle Lanley III]

Another large commit:



Zachary Chapman is a 6'5", 250-lb, 3-star defensive lineman from Fort Bend Marshall in the Houston area. His other offers include Mississippi State, Colorado, Tech, Baylor, Houston, Boston College, Purdue and Georgia Tech.

[Lyle Lanley III]

Recruiting momentum continues with another commit:



Lafayette Kaiuway is a 6'5", 245lb, 3-star TE from Arlington Sam Houston. He picks TCU over a list of offers that includes Texas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Ole Miss, North Carolina, Arizona State, Boston College and many more.

[Duquesne Frog]

Do we use TEs now? Guess we'll find out ...

[Lyle Lanley III]

New commit:



Cooper Powers is a 6'5", 280-lb, 3-star OL from Northern California powerhouse program Concord De La Salle. His other P5 offers include Missouri, Indiana and Washington State. He appears to be a high academic performer as well, as he has offers from all three service academies and multiple Ivy League schools.