High School Kids

Justin Carpenter OL 6-4/290
Lonoke HS (Lonoke, AR)

• I believe we signed 7 instate prospects from Arkansas.
• Was in our camp this summer.
• The first Jackrabbit we’ve had in our program during Conque era.
• Projects at guard or center

Cody Dauksch ATH 6-1/215
West Memphis HS (West Memphis, AR)

• Coaching staff has him listed as an athlete
• Initial plans are to play him at H-back/full back/slot position
• Similar to Rico Moss, Marquez Branson
• The thing that’s impressive is that he’ll transfer in approximately 27 hours of college credit.
• Start him on the offensive side of the ball

Prince Ene DB 5-10/180
Bush HS(Houston, TX)

• “He’s a long 5-10.”  When you look at him, he looks taller than that.
• Very athletic
• Had an offer and trip to Iowa State back in the fall; Visit to LaTech
• Received overtures from other schools including Ole MIss

Dawson Hadnot DL 6-1/265
Garland HS (Garland, TX)

• Defensive lineman projection for us that played quarterback, tight end, defensive end and defensive tackle
• We felt like one of the best athletes on our board.
• May start at defensive end, but will likely grow into a defensive tackle
• Had some interest from Minnesota

Bo Harper TE 6-4/235
Ouachita Christian (Monroe, La)

• Had to beat several of the Louisiana conference schools to get Bo.
• Threw the shot put 50 feet as a junior
• Long and explosive
• We feel like we’ve addressed some immediate needs with Austin and some future needs with Bo.
• Probably the best bona fide tight end prospect we’ve signed since Landon Trusty.

Haywood Jeffires III DB/S 6-1/190
Glenda Dawson HS (Pearland, TX)

• Comes from great stock; Dad 3-time NFL pro bowler
• Wonderful momma, just a great family
• Also had offers from 3 or 4 conference schools
• Gives us that length and size that we’re all looking for at corner

Jameson Johnson WR 5-10/170
Tomball HS (Tomball, TX)

• Over 1,200 all purpose yards
• Chose us over Air Force
• Outstanding speed, great agility, super feet.
• Possibly a slot receiver

Lance Kloker OT 6-5/275
Owasso HS (Owasso, OK)

• Had him in a camp
• This young man visited us, Ohio. Had offers from both, committed from us and had calls and offers from both Memphis and ULM in last 24 hours.
• Got to get bigger and stronger, but a tremendous prospect

Jazz Mason LB 6-1/210
Arlington HS (Memphis, TX)

• I don’t know if Jazz will make a tackle here, but he’s got one of the great football names of all time.
• Very physical, great hips
• Project him as an inside guy. Possibly as a will linebacker
• Really excited about Jazz

Bailey McIver DE 6-4/235
Sheridan HS (Sheridan, AR)

• Looked fantastic on recruiting visit, had gained about 15 pounds
• Offer from Mo State, really wanted to be at UCA
• Plays with a hot motor
• We’ve got a long history of turning out great defensive ends

Nathan O’Connor DT 6-3/270
Lovejoy HS (Lucas, TX)

• Very strong.
• Interior defensive lineman.
• Has an opportunity to possibly come in and play early on in his career
• This was the first senior class at his high school, so Conque thinks people overlooked him because of the lack of tradition.

Darius Reed S 6-2/185
Bush HS (Houston, TX)

• Second player from George Bush HS
• Was apparently committed to NW State at 11pm last night; we thought he was committed to us
• 6’7” high jumper; made Texas state finals last year with expectations of jumping 6’9” this year
• Probably going to be 205/210 when he gets to train year round.
• Probably about 100 pairs of shoes in his closet. “The young man like shoes.”
• We think both of the safeties we signed will have a chance to come in and contribute right away.

Desmond Smith WR 6-1/186
Bentonville HS (Bentonville, AR)

• Projected in the slot, gives us some size in there.
• One of the best pure route runners we’ve seen.
• Was at our camp this summer
• Has great hands and enough speed to play at our level
• I think if there was one recruit that I would put the sleeper tag on, it would be Desmond.

Kamane Thomas LB 6-1/195
Elkins HS (Missouri City, TX)

• Said last night he was 200+ lbs last night
• Played behind some Big 12 players early in high school career
• They expect him to play a safety/drop-down linebacker like Seth Allison
• Dad played on national championship team at the University of Colorado
• Really, really like this young man

Tony Troung DE 6-2/236
Creekview HS (Carrollton, TX)

• Wrestling right now, so he’s down to about 224 right now
• Love wrestlers; they understand leverage and how to use their hands
• He’s part Vietnamese. On his visit they had to bring a translator for his mother on his visit.
• Conque requested a meal from his mom when they visited Carrollton. They ate on the floor with chopsticks. It meant a lot to their family that we accepted their culture.
• We’re going to make sure this young man gets a good educated.
• He’s going to be a good player and a good person. I’m excited about that.

Aum’arie Wallace S 6-1/195
Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, AR)

• Took visits to Arkansas State, Mo State, Memphis, Tulsa
• He runs, he hits, he returns kicks
• Great ball skills at safety
• And he’s got a little brother that’s also going to be a big-time prospect
• Again, along with Darius Reed, both of those young men are going to have the opportunity to come in and help immediately, not only on defense but also special teams.

Dillon Winfrey RB/DB/KR 5-8/154
Bryant HS (Bryant, AR)

• If this man was an inch or two taller, he’d probably be wherever he wanted to go.
• I love his mentality. He’s a competitor. He’s explosive. He’s very physical for his size.
• He reminds you of Tristan Jackson. Dillon has the same return skills and same ball skills that Tristan had.
• There has been discussion on playing him on offense, but they plan for him on defense.

Tony Winslow Jr DE 6-3/231
Kingwood HS (Kingwood, TX)

• Same high school as CJ Simon – an OL we signed last year
• Had early offers from Nevada, Missouri, Utah, maybe Arizona; As schools started filling up, he ended up with us
• Projected by some as outside backer
• After he came back from McNeese and then visited our place, he was absolutely all in.
• Will probably have the chance to come in and impact our team on defense next year.

Ricky Wyatt LB 5-11/227
Neville HS (Monroe, LA)

• NOTE: I (me, the person writing this) had mentioned that I was really hoping for them to sign a big-time middle backer. Conque said he was disappointed I wasn’t there, because here he is.
• He’s a bad man now!
• Probably one of the most highly recruited players within our conference.
• His family said that we blew away the competition with the total package.
• He sees an opportunity to come in and make an immediate impact with Newsome finished up.