Texas Tech football: All-time Houston area Red Raider team
WR: Danny Amendola, Jarrett Hicks, Devin Lauderdale, Nehemiah Glover
On the all-Houston team, B.J. Symons might throw for 10,000 yards in a season because of the receivers he would have at his disposal. And what makes this group so dangerous is that it has a perfect blend of speed, size, and route-running.
In the slot would be Danny Amendola from The Woodlands and Nehemiah Glover from La Marque, who would play in the slot in this lineup despite playing outside receiver for the Red Raiders. That duo would make a lethal tandem on the inside with Amendola being one of the best route-runners in program history and a true weapon on third down and Glover being a speedster that could threaten defenses down the seam.
Amendola ended his career with 204 receptions, 2,246 yards, and 15 touchdowns. He also averaged 11.1 yards per return on 111 punt returns. Of course, in his 11-year NFL career, he’s been a two-time Super Bowl champion while catching 484 passes for 4,684 yards.
Meanwhile, Glover caught 223 passes as a Red Raider for 2,275 yards to rank sixth and ninth in program history in those respective categories. Additionally, he found the end zone 21 times, which is tied for 10th all-time in Tech history.
On the outside, the Houston team would feature a big, physical wideout in Jarrett Hicks and a burner in Devin Lauderdale. Hicks ranks 4th in program history with 30 touchdowns, seventh with 2,859 yards, and tenth with 198 receptions. As a sophomore, he had 1,177 yards, tenth-best single-season of any Red Raider receiver.
Meanwhile, Lauderdale put up 1,535 yards and 13 touchdowns from 2014-16. He had three 100-yard games as a Red Raider including a career-best 150 against Sam Houston in 2015.
That tandem would be perfect complements to one another because the 6-foot-3 Hicks would be able to move the chains and make big catches in traffic (though we know he was also a big-play threat) while the 5-foot-10 Lauderdale would be able to take the top off of defenses.
In all, the Houston team’s receivers put up a combined 8,915 yards and 79 touchdowns as Red Raiders. That includes three receivers with over 2,000 yards in their career. It’s safe to say that B.J. Symons would have fun throwing to that group.