With the Texas Longhorns sitting at 18 commitments coming into the weekend, there aren’t a lot of available slots remaining in the Texas 2020 recruiting class. One more of those spots came off the board on Sunday afternoon when running back Ty Jordan joined the fold.
The West Mesquite standout announced his decision on Twitter moments ago, putting an abrupt end to a recruitment that had been trending Texas’ way over the past couple months.
The 5-9, 190-pound Jordan gives Texas another explosive playmaker in this class and continues the incredible recruiting run Texas built up over the summer. Jordan, who holds more than 20 scholarship offers, chose Texas over Southern Cal and Tennessee.
"I've had to pleasure of watching Ty Jordan on film and in a practice this spring. He's clocked a verified 4.53-second 40 and a 10.52-second 100-meter, which is extremely impressive. Pair that speed with a smooth ability to change direction and identify seams and excel through them," said Rivals.com recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman.
Jordan, a cat-quick back who can do a little bit of everything on offense, is a perfect complement back to Bijan Robinson, the five-star runner who committed to Texas late in the summer. Jordan was in Austin for the game against LSU a couple weeks ago and he’s planning to return this weekend for his official visit. He took official visits to USC and Tennessee over the summer.
"It's more of a family aspect. It's close to home,” Jordan told Rivals.com recently on what had Texas so high on his list. “I could be really close to my mom and what's going on with her condition (stage 4 lung cancer). They feel I can be a guy coming in that can take some spots."
A speedy runner who can make plays as both a ball-carrier and a receiver, Jordan becomes the Longhorns 19th pledge in a 2020 class that ranks No. 6 nationally.
"He isn't a power runner or a traditional scat-back, but Jordan has top-end breakaway speed and enough oomph to push the pile. Jordan will be a major asset in the passing game as he's a menace to get in space," Spiegelman said. "He is a space-eater with fantastic shiftiness and lateral agility to keep defenders off-balance and quickness to run around or away from would-be tacklers. While Jordan is a tad on the smaller size, he runs hard, falls forward and is not easily brought down."
The West Mesquite standout announced his decision on Twitter moments ago, putting an abrupt end to a recruitment that had been trending Texas’ way over the past couple months.
The 5-9, 190-pound Jordan gives Texas another explosive playmaker in this class and continues the incredible recruiting run Texas built up over the summer. Jordan, who holds more than 20 scholarship offers, chose Texas over Southern Cal and Tennessee.
"I've had to pleasure of watching Ty Jordan on film and in a practice this spring. He's clocked a verified 4.53-second 40 and a 10.52-second 100-meter, which is extremely impressive. Pair that speed with a smooth ability to change direction and identify seams and excel through them," said Rivals.com recruiting analyst Sam Spiegelman.
Jordan, a cat-quick back who can do a little bit of everything on offense, is a perfect complement back to Bijan Robinson, the five-star runner who committed to Texas late in the summer. Jordan was in Austin for the game against LSU a couple weeks ago and he’s planning to return this weekend for his official visit. He took official visits to USC and Tennessee over the summer.
"It's more of a family aspect. It's close to home,” Jordan told Rivals.com recently on what had Texas so high on his list. “I could be really close to my mom and what's going on with her condition (stage 4 lung cancer). They feel I can be a guy coming in that can take some spots."
A speedy runner who can make plays as both a ball-carrier and a receiver, Jordan becomes the Longhorns 19th pledge in a 2020 class that ranks No. 6 nationally.
"He isn't a power runner or a traditional scat-back, but Jordan has top-end breakaway speed and enough oomph to push the pile. Jordan will be a major asset in the passing game as he's a menace to get in space," Spiegelman said. "He is a space-eater with fantastic shiftiness and lateral agility to keep defenders off-balance and quickness to run around or away from would-be tacklers. While Jordan is a tad on the smaller size, he runs hard, falls forward and is not easily brought down."
