4-Star WR Lists Texas Tech In Top 12
Demariyon Houston, a 4-star WR from Oklahoma has named his top 12 school choices and Texas Tech is included in that group.
If there is one position group that Kliff Kingsbury has not struggled to recruit during his time at Texas Tech, it has been wide receivers. That trend looks to be continuing with the announcement that the Red Raiders are in the mix for another big-time high school receiver prospect.
Demariyon Houston, a 2019 4-star wide receiver from Oklahoma City has named his top 12 schools and Texas Tech is on the list. 247Sports.com rates Houtson as the No. 3 overall player in Oklahoma and the No 28 receiver in the nation. Additionally, he is ranked in the top 200 (No. 181) prospects in the country regardless of position.
As expected for a prospect of this status, there will be tough competition for his services. The other eleven schools in his top 12 include Texas, Auburn, Oklahoma State, Florida, Notre Dame, Alabama, TCU, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Nebraska and Minnesota.
i want to thank the man above for the the abilities he has given me , second i want to thank my family &’ coaches for all of the support they give me . next i would like to thank all of the colleges and college coaches for the opportunities they’ve given me . #Top12 〽️🤙🏾 pic.twitter.com/zhQZBPaPS8
— peanut houston (@demariyon5) April 30, 2018
As a junior, the 6-foot, 160-pounder caught 20 passes for 534 yards and seven touchdowns. Those numbers might not be too eye-popping but he did prove to be a big play receiver averaging 26.7 yards per reception. Houston is also a track star running a 10.71 100-yard dash as a sophomore.
Following the 2018 season, Texas Tech will have to replace four receivers including inside receivers, JoJo Robinson, Zach Austin and De’Quan Bowman. So far, there is only one high school wide receiver committed for 2019, Cameron Cantrell of Whitehouse, Texas (brother of former Texas Tech wide receiver Dylan Cantrell).
Cantrell figures to be an outside receiver while Houston is built like the typical slot receiver in the “Air Raid” offense. TexasTech has had success putting inside receivers in the NFL in recent years including Keke Coutee who was drafted in round four by Houston this past weekend.
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Hopefully, that pedigree will help sway this talented prospect to Texas Tech. Keep checking in with “Wreck ‘Em Red” as Kliff Kingsbury continues to put together the 2019 recruiting class.