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Cypress Ranch QB Braden Baker named to Touchdown Club of Houston preseason honoree
TD Club of Houston announces preseason public school team
The Touchdown Club of Houston is pleased to announce its 2026 Public School High School Preseason Team for the 2026 season.
Here are the Preseason Honorees...
The squad will be honored at the Touchdown Club’s annual Touchdowner of the Year Dinner, scheduled for Wednesday, August 19th at 7 p.m. in the Main Ballroom of the Bayou City Event Center, 9401 Knight Road.
This year’s Touchdowner Award will be presented to Dave Elmendorf, former Westbury, Texas A&M and LA Ram standout defensive back. He will be joined at the banquet by a number of College and Professional Football Hall of Fame members as well as a number of former teammates.
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OFFENSE
Quarterbacks
Braden Baker / Cypress Ranch
Camden Hughes / College Park
Carson White / Hightower
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Running Backs
Ian Thomas / Tomball
Antwon Sanders / C E King
Landen Williams-Callis / Randle
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Offensive Linemen
Kennedy Brown / Kingwood
Isaac Coughran / Katy
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Tight Ends
Ryker Reynolds / La Porte
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Wide Receivers
Julian Cromartie / College Park
Benny Easter Jr. / Summer Creek
Alvin Mosley III / Crawford
Aden Starling / Shadow Creek
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Athletes
Joshua Banks / Atascocita
Kasen Jammer / Angleton
Jordan Simmons / Yates
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DEFENSE
Defensive Linemen
Ezekiel Ayangbile / Langham Creek
DeMarco Jenkins / Pearland
Jason Johnson / Atascocita
Amari Vickerson / Cypress Ranch
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Edge
Kaden McCarty / Cypress Falls
Xavier Muhammad / Shadow Creek
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Linebackers
Cade Haug / Katy
Jhadyn Nelson / Langham Creek
Davon Smith / Westfield
Aaron Williams / Ridge Point
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Defensive Backs
Trenton Blaylock / Atascocita
Karnell James / Manvel
Kameron Roberson / Cypress Springs
Brandon Sherrard / Shadow Creek
Prince Washington / Houston Lamar
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Kickers / Punters
Beckett Cocke / College Park
Kaden Rosado / Grand Oaks
To purchase tickets, please use this link:
https://touchdownclub.org/product/touchdowner-of-the-year/
If you have questions about the event, or about ticket reservations, please contact Neal Farmer, the club’s executive director, at his home office at 713-849-9860, or send emails to Neal at: houtdclub@att.net. You can look up event details on the TD Club’s website: www.touchdownclub.org
RECRUIT SCOOP: 2028 Tomball RB Ian Thomas talks about his rise to National Recruit
2028 Tomball running back Ian Thomas is coming off a breakout sophomore year in 2025 where he rushed 203 times for 1,523 yards with 20 rushing touchdowns while also having 212 receiving yards and 2 touchdowns.
His play on the field led to Thomas being ranked as the number 39 player overall in the class of 2028, the number five player in Texas and the number one running back in the country according to 247Sports.
Thomas had received word that he was going to be ranked in the new updated rankings but was not expecting to see himself being the number one running back in the country.
"I had gotten a text about the rankings coming out and I went to go check 247 and saw that I was ranked number one in Texas for running backs but when I clicked all states I realized I was number one in the country in 2028 which was pretty cool," Thomas said. "I haven't always been ranked that high so it was a pretty amazing experience."
The rising junior has seen his recruitment take off following the release of the rankings picking up 13 offers from division one programs from across the country.
"It's been a little crazy and a little fun because I've never really received this kind of attention before," he said. "It's a lot going on right now but a lot of fun as well."
One offer Thomas received this spring was from Texas A&M, a school the star running back is pretty familiar with as his father Rodney Thomas was a star for the Aggies back in the 90's.
"It meant a great deal to me because my Dad was a big part of Texas A&M," Thomas said. "It just really means a lot to me to get the offer from that school specifically."
Thomas will have a busy summer prior to his big junior season as he plans to take trips to Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin among others.
As far as his junior season, the Tomball running back has big goals for himself and for his team this upcoming fall.
"I want to be able to rush for over 2,000 yards this year, that's a big goal for me," he said. "Also just becoming a better leader this year as I'm an upper-classman now."