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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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LB – Jabar Triplett, Baton Rogue, Louisiana

By now, Texas Tech football fans are certainly leery of seeing their program continue to chase players in the state of Louisiana.  Despite winning a few recruiting battles in the Pelican State (Doug Coleman, Jonathan Picone) the effort Tech has traditionally spent in Louisiana has not been worth the reward.

But that is not stopping Wells from chasing three-star linebacker Jabar Triplett from Baton Rogue, Louisiana.  The 6-foot, 205-pounder holds offers from only Louisiana Tech and South Alabama at this time so it appears that Tech is hoping that being on him early will pay off in the long run.

Ranked the No. 54 player in Louisiana and the No. 91 outside linebacker in the nation, Triplett recorded 120 tackles, 11 sacks and 5 interceptions (three of which he returned for a touchdown) according to his 247Sports profile.  Given his size and ability to rush the passer, it looks like this is a player who might be a perfect fit in the system of new defense coordinator Keith Patterson.

https://twitter.com/JabarSzn/status/1126967869886083074

Playing a 3-3-5 defense that often employs a hybrid outside linebacker / defensive end who is often asked to rush the passer off the edge, Patterson wants to bring tons of pressure at the QB.  Triplett appears to be the type of athlete capable of filling that role for the Red Raiders.

Historically, LSU has built a virtual wall around Louisiana letting only the scraps of the state get out of the swamp.  But sometimes, other programs can find diamonds in the rough from a region that is fairly talent-laden.  That is what Tech got when they landed Coleman in 2016 and they may have locked in on another in Jabar Triplett.

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