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Texas Tech football: The most underrated players of the Tommy Tuberville era

By Matthew Conner

SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 30: Terrance Bullitt #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates after his teams' 37-23 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils during their National University Holiday Bowl Game on December 30, 2013 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - DECEMBER 30: Terrance Bullitt #1 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders celebrates after his teams' 37-23 win over the Arizona State Sun Devils during their National University Holiday Bowl Game on December 30, 2013 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) /
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Der’rikk Thompson #7 of the SMU Mustangs is tackled by Tre’ Porter #5 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
Der’rikk Thompson #7 of the SMU Mustangs is tackled by Tre’ Porter #5 of the Texas Tech Red Raiders (Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images) /

DB Tre’ Porter

Thanks to Michael Crabtree and Patrick Mahomes, the No. 5 at Texas Tech has become rather famous.  But the player who donned that number immediately after Crabtree’s departure for the NFL never came close to those lofty heights.

Still, defensive back Tre’ Porter was a solid player.  Playing in a time when it seemed like Tech had cornered the market on undersized corners, the 6-foot, 205-pound Oklahoma City product gave the program some much-needed physicality in the secondary.

His numbers won’t jump off the page at anyone.  From 2010-13 he racked up only two picks but he did make 206 tackles.  Still, more was expected by many Red Raider fans when he committed to Tech as the No. 6 player in Oklahoma and the No. 27 corner in the nation in the class of 2010.

We learned last season just how imperative it is for Tech to have a healthy reserve of Big 12 caliber corners.  Porter was certainly that thanks to his size, which allowed him to keep from being abused as handily as the smaller corners on the roster were.

Life in the Big 12 is hell on almost any corner.  That’s true for even those that eventually make a living on Sundays.

Such was not in the cards for Tre Porter but he was more than useful during his collegiate career.  There’s always room on any football team for a big corner who is willing to make tackles and that’s what Tre Porter was for Tech.

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