THE BOARD: Texas State Football

The number

20 — Twenty commits and the class ranks 78th nationally, fourth in the Pac-12 per Profile. Texas State officially joins the Pac-12 on July 1. The Bobcats are building a roster to compete in it.

The fit

GJ Kinne is entering his fourth year in San Marcos and his first as a Pac-12 coach. The recruiting footprint reflects the program's Texas roots — 13 of the 20 commits are from Texas, including players from Duncanville, Atascocita, South Oak Cliff and Spring Westfield. These are 6A powerhouses. Texas State is not scraping the bottom of the Texas talent pool. It is pulling from programs that regularly send players to Power 4 schools.

The Louisiana pipeline is the second story. Three commits from the state — Jaylen Haywood (OT, Amite), Bryson Phoenix (Edge, Alexandria) and Kyle Horde (LB, Westminster Christian Academy) — give Texas State a corridor into one of the deepest talent states in the country. Haywood is a 6-7, 370-pound tackle with 16 offers. Phoenix had 19 offers. These are players who had options.

The offensive line is the class's foundation. Four offensive tackles — Haywood, Aiden Williams (Duncanville), Delonte Duff (Junction City, Ark.) and Michael Keen (Columbia, Texas) — give the staff size and depth up front. Williams, a 6-5, 295-pounder from Duncanville, held 11 offers.

The commits

Daylon Gordon — RB, 5-9, 170, Wylie HS, Wylie, Texas. Grade: 73.16. Stars: 3.5. Offers: 17. Highest-rated commit in the class. National rank: 1,149.

Jaylen Haywood — OT, 6-7, 370, Amite HS, Amite City, La. Grade: 71.87. Stars: 3.4. Offers: 16.

Bryson Phoenix — Edge, 6-3, 240, Alexandria HS, Alexandria, La. Grade: 71.86. Stars: 3.4. Offers: 19.

Brian Manuel Jr. — WR, 6-0, 170, Atascocita HS, Humble, Texas. Grade: 70.85. Stars: 3.4. Offers: 21. Most offers in the class.

Aiden Williams — OT, 6-5, 295, Duncanville HS, Duncanville, Texas. Grade: 69.49. Stars: 3.4. Offers: 11.

Antonio Underwood — DT, 6-2, 255, Spring Westfield HS, Spring, Texas. Grade: 68.35. Stars: 3.3. Offers: 19.

Neree Castleberry — LB, 6-1, 220, Winnsboro HS, Winnsboro, Texas. Grade: 67.40. Stars: 3.3. Offers: 10.

Liam Madkins — SKL, 5-7, 155, Cypress Falls HS, Houston, Texas. Grade: 65.89. Stars: 3.3. Offers: 15.

Kyle Horde — LB, 6-2, 220, Westminster Christian Academy, La. Grade: 65.20. Stars: 3.2. Offers: 16.

Jyrion Hampton — CB, 6-0, 160, South Oak Cliff HS, Dallas, Texas. Grade: 60.78. Stars: 3.1. Offers: 8.

Jayden Bradford — DE, 6-2, 235, City View HS, Wichita Falls, Texas. Grade: 59.18. Stars: 3.0. Offers: 10.

Cain Price — QB, 6-3, 175, Stuttgart HS, Ark. Grade: 58.55. Stars: 3.0. Offers: 17. Class quarterback with 17 offers.

Isaiah Reed — LB, 6-2, 200, Hamshire-Fannett HS, Hamshire, Texas. Grade: 58.07. Stars: 3.0. Offers: 7.

Luke Frith — WR, 5-11, 180, San Juan Hills HS, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Grade: 54.75. Stars: 2.9. Offers: 15.

Delonte Duff — OT, 6-7, 270, Junction City HS, Junction City, Ark. Grade: 49.71. Stars: 2.9. Offers: 10.

Charles Egbo — DT, 6-5, 275, Iowa Colony HS, Texas. Grade: 48.74. Stars: 2.8. Offers: 7.

Ellison Collins — SKL, 6-3, 180, George Ranch HS, Richmond, Texas. Grade: 47.23. Stars: 2.8. Offers: 8.

Breon Williams — DT, 6-1, 330, Marshall HS, Texas. Grade: 37.02. Stars: 2.6. Offers: 3.

Michael Keen — OT, 6-6, 335, Columbia HS, Texas. Grade: 36.50. Stars: 2.6. Offers: 1.

Cash Worley — TE, 6-5, 210, Kiefer HS, Okla. Grade: 36.34. Stars: 2.6. Offers: 1.

The targets

Texas State's class ranks 78th nationally and fourth in the Pac-12 per Profile. The average rating (58.5) ranks 83rd nationally. The average distance is 372 miles — tight for a program entering a conference that stretches from Oregon to Texas. Kinne's staff has recruited Texas State's natural geography hard.

College football's Dead Period began June 22 and runs through July 31. Coaches cannot have in-person contact with recruits during this window. This is a check-in on where the Bobcats' class stands as the Dead Period begins.