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Texas Tech football hands out numerous offers at positions of need

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TX - OCTOBER 20: Alan Bowman #10 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders calls signals at the line of scrimmage during the first half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks on October 20, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - OCTOBER 20: Alan Bowman #10 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders calls signals at the line of scrimmage during the first half of the game against the Kansas Jayhawks on October 20, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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Wide Receiver – Rome Odunze, Las Vegas, Nevada

Could the Red Raiders be trying to develop a pipeline with one of the top high school programs in the nation?  This week, Rome Odunze, a wide receiver from Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada picked up an offer from the Red Raiders.  While Las Vegas is not normally a typical recruiting ground for Tech, there is already a connection to this nationally dominant program in the class of 2020.

One of the two current verbal commits for the Red Raiders is Donovan Smith, a QB who played wide receiver last year at Bishop Gorman.  He will be playing QB this fall in the Lubbock area as his father, DeAndre Smith is the new Texas Tech running backs coach.

As for Odunze, he is a 6-foot-2, 185-pound 3-star prospect who is ranked the No. 3 player in Nevada and the No. 93 receiver in the nation.  In addition to Tech, he holds offers from Oregon, Tennessee, UCLA, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Miami, Michigan, Penn State, USC, West Virginia and several others.

According to MaxPreps.com, he caught 60 passes for 1,347 yards and 15 touchdowns in 14 games last season.  He averaged an impressive 22.5 yards per reception in a stellar junior campaign.

Currently, the Red Raiders appear to be in great shape at receiver.  With T.J. Vasher just a junior and Erik Ezukanma about to begin his redshirt freshman season, Tech’s presumed starting wide receivers this fall will both be in place for at least the next two years barring unforeseen circumstances.

Add in players such as redshirt freshman Myllar Royals and true freshman Trey Cleveland and the future of the outside receiver position is solid.  That’s why Tech can afford to be selective with the receivers they offer in the 2020 class.

But thus far, Wells and his coaches have offers out to 23 receivers, the most of any position group.  And among that number is one five-star prospect and six rated as 4-star players.  That is proof that Tech is going after some rather big fish in a recruiting cycle in which they can afford to pursue some high-end prospects.  And given Oduzne’s offer list, he certainly fits that profile.

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