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Texas Tech football: The strengths of the Red Raiders’ 2020 signing class

By Matthew Conner

LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 19: Defensive Lineman Lonzell Gilmore #94, head coach Matt Wells, and defensive back Douglas Coleman III #3 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders wait in the tunnel before the college football game against the Iowa State Cyclones on October 19, 2019 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TEXAS - OCTOBER 19: Defensive Lineman Lonzell Gilmore #94, head coach Matt Wells, and defensive back Douglas Coleman III #3 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders wait in the tunnel before the college football game against the Iowa State Cyclones on October 19, 2019 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /
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Wide receiver RJ Turner #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders  (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images)
Wide receiver RJ Turner #2 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders  (Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images) /

Three of the top 4 signees in the class are receivers

Though the faces in the head coach’s office may have changed several times over the last two decades, the one constant since 2000 has been that receivers want to come to Texas Tech.  And this year’s haul of pass-catchers might rival any the program has had on paper.

According to 247Sports, three of the top four players in this class are receivers.  That includes the top two signees, one from each side of the state.

Midland’s Loic Fouonji and Lufkin’s Ja’Lynn Polk were each rated as 4-star players at times during this recruiting cycle but dropped to very-high 3-star players when the most recent round of ratings came out.  But that doesn’t change the quality of player that each is.

The 6-foot-4, 194-pound Fouonji is the bell cow of this class.  He picked the Red Raiders after visiting Texas this fall and he might be a player who could start or push for playing time next season.

He had a nice 2019 season with 73 catches for 1,471 yards and he hauled in 40 touchdown passes over his three years on the varsity at Midland Lee.

Polk is the No. 77 receiver in the nation.  The 6-foot-2, 185-pound signee is second all-time in Lufkin history for receptions (131) and receiving yards (2,412), which is impressive given the talent that has come out of that program.  To snag him, Tech had to beat out Baylor and Arkansas and now, Polk is expected to contribute immediately as well.

The No. 4 player in this class is inside receiver Myles Price from The Colony.  At just 5-foot-8, 161-pounds, speed is the name of his game.

He racked up 3,884 total yards with 1,606 coming on the ground and 2,278 via the pass in his high school career.  He’s also a standout kickoff returner and he could make an impact on special teams right away.

The sixth-best recruit in this class is J.J. Sparkman from Longview, Texas.  Considered a potential sleeper of a signing, the 6-foot-3, 204-pounder is already big enough to play in the Big 12.

Given how pedestrian Tech’s receiving corps was this fall, this is a position that needed an infusion of star power.  That’s what many are expecting from this talented 4-some of weapons, all of which might be able to break into the two-deep next fall.

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