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THE SCOOP: Houston's most recent high school football commitments
While the city of Houston has been digging out from under blown over trees and fences and finally starting to get power and logging back onto their phones, a lot has happened in the high school recruiting scene.
Two dozen local stars have committed over the past few weeks and there are a few who will make their decisions’ this week.
Take a look at these future college prospects and where they are headed… for now.
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Committed
Kaleb Burns, Cy Falls, LB, Texas Tech
Tyvonn Byars, Lake Creek, RB, Rice
Dorian Bre, Conroe, DB, Oregon
Andre Feast, FB Marshall, WR, Ark State
Ja’kayden Ferguson, FB Marshall, Athlete, Kentucky
Max Granville, FBCA, DE, Penn State
Dramekco Green, Conroe, RB, SMU
Rahim Hutchins Jr., Shadow Creek, WR, Memphis
Jakoby Isom, North Shore, OL, Univ. of Louisiana
Cameron Jamerson, Shadow Creek, DB, TCU
RJ Lee, Second Baptist, OL, Houston
Jayveon Johnson, Clear Brook, LB, Sam Houston
Dane Jones, Ridge Point, WR, TCU
Eli Morcos, Lake Creek, QB, Tulsa
Dramodd Odoms, Lamar, OL, SMU
Smith Orogbo, Hastings, DE, Texas
Kade Phillips, Hightower, DB, Texas
Phoenix Pope, Ball, OLB, Univ. of Louisiana
Chace Sims, Randle, DL, Texas A&M
Trent Spence, Klein Collins, LB, Baylor
Christopher Stewart, Shadow Creek, WR, Texas (2026)
Shane Walker, The Woodlands, WR, Tulsa
Jacory Watson, Shadow Creek, WR, Baylor
Copeland Windfont, Crosby, LB, UTEP
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Others who will commit this week include…
Quanell Farrakhan Jr., North Shore, WR (Colorado, Texas A&M, UCLA, Bama)
Nigel Pringle, North Shore, DB (Oregon, Houston, Ark, Kansas)
Muizz Tounkara, Clear Springs, WR (Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas)
HEATING UP: Hastings’ Orogbo shaking off sleeper tag
Every recruiting cycle, there seems to be one player that comes out of nowhere and becomes one of the top recruits in the city of Houston.
Come on down Hastings defensive end Smith Orogbo. At 6-foot-5, 215-pounds, Orogbo’s size screams DI, Power 5 talent. Pair that with his junior stats 73 Tackles, 17 Tackles for Loss, 7 Sacks, and 2 Forced Fumbles, it's easy to see why the offers are rolling in.
The crazy part about Orogbo’s is that he didn’t start playing the game of football until his freshman year of high school, and he's already has become a dominant force on the field.
“I was a basketball and track athlete before I started playing football my freshman year,” he said. “I loved the sport once I started and I love the feeling of dominating on the field.”
Orogbo’s recruitment has taken off this offseason picking up offers from Kansas, Oklahoma State, Pitt, TCU, Cal, Oklahoma, Texas, SMU, Tulsa, and most recently UTEP, Memphis and Florida. Now at 19 total offers, you could say the junior is enjoying the recruiting process so far.
“It has been amazing," he said. "The love I get from the coaches and getting to know their programs is just a blessing.”
The talented defensive end plans to attend the Baylor, Oklahoma and TCU junior days in coming weeks. He also mentioned that he has heard from Texas Tech, Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State the most as of late. Ohio State has been in contact as well.
Smith Orogbo is the diamond in the rough of this 2025 recruiting class and expect his offer list to grow quickly in the coming weeks.