Update on Florida WR Darnell Solomon from Wilkerson:
Charlie Strong struck gold in Florida during the 2015 recruiting cycle. Will he be able to pull it off again in 2016? That remains to be seen but he has peaked the interest of at least one four-star Florida prospect in wide receiver Darnell Salomon (Miami/Central). The U.S Army All-American, who is rated as the No. 18 receiver and No. 93 player overall in 2016, was hyped when he picked up an unexpected offer from UT in early April.
”I was real excited for this offer especially from it coming out of nowhere,” Salomon said. “My head coach just told me I have to give coach [Vance] Bedford a call because he’s going to offer you.”
In doing so the Longhorns joined the offers mix with Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Central Florida and West Virginia. All of this is truly a “Dream come true” for the 6-foot-3, 205-pound receiver with 4.4. speed. “It caught me off guard a little,” he said of all of his offers. “I was proud of myself to see that I’ve gotten this far. At the end of my ninth grade year I started to get interest and my coaches told me to stay focused and really focus on my game.” That hard work seems to be paying off as schools like Alabama have made him a top priority.
“A lot of schools say it’s because of my size and my speed,” he said. “They think I’m a great deep threat player. I’d compare myself to AJ Green because of his size and his length that stretches across the field.” With all of these SEC and ACC offers, will Salomon really consider going to school at UT? “Oh yeah,” he said. “There are other schools, a whole bunch of teams. It don’t really matter if it’s the SEC, Pac 12, or ACC. It just depends on what is better for me.”
Salmon tells HD that one of the biggest things Texas has going for itself is that several of his school administrators went to UT and speak highly of the University to him all the time. “They keep telling me how great the school is and how they want to come for a visit with me,” said Salomon, who wants to major in business. Salomon said he’d try to visit the Longhorns this summer. “I’d most likely try to make that an official visit, probably my first one,” he said.
The All-American receiver is interested in UT so much that he lists them among his favorites. “Texas, Alabama, Oregon, FSU, Michigan, Oklahoma and LSU,” he said as to the schools he is considering.
Also a note on RB Kam Martin, same source:
I got a text message earlier today from Baylor running back commitment Kameron Martin saying, “Hope to see you next week.” When I asked him where he was going to be he responded, “Hook’Em. State track meet.” The 2015 Track and Field State Championships will be held at Mike Myers Track Complex from May 14-16. Martin will be running in the 4x1 and 4x2 relays.
He told me he would visit the Longhorns when he was in Austin.
