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WRECK 'EM: Langham Creek’s Jhaydn Nelson locks in with Red Raiders
Last week, Class of 2027 Langham Creek four-star linebacker Jhadyn Nelson announced his commitment to Texas Tech.
Nelson was one of the hottest recruits in Houston this offseason as he picked up 23 offers from many big time Power Four schools across the country before ultimately deciding to commit to the Red Raiders.
For the four-star linebacker the decision came down to one thing… family.
“Texas Tech was the first school to offer me and see my potential early on,” Nelson said on his commitment. “Later on down the line the coaching staff and I built a really strong connection, but that wasn’t made me want to commit. What made me want to commit was the fact that I get to play with my big brother in college. I got to play with my brother in high school for two years and now I’ll be able to play with him in college. That is huge because I’m a big family guy so that was the icing on the cake.”
Texas Tech is coming off a big season making the College Football Playoff and one of the biggest reasons was the defense led by Butkus award winner LB Jacob Rodriguez.
Seeing the type of year Rodriguez had and playing the same position, Nelson knows defensive coordinator Shiel Wood can develop him into one of the best linebacker in the country.
“Coach Wood has only been there for a year and the numbers literally prove he is one of the best defensive coordinators and linebacker coaches in the country,” he said. “He helped Jacob Rodriguez have the season he did in one year, winning the Butkus Award and potential first round draft pick so I know he can do that with me.”
Now with his commitment out of the way, Nelson is ready to focus in on his senior year.
“Knowing where I’m going already is like a weight lifted off my shoulders,” Nelson said. “I’m looking forward to perfecting my craft at outside linebacker, working on my skills at Edge with pass rushing and also at inside linebacker.”
Nelson mentioned still plans on taking his official visits that he has scheduled but remains a hundred percent locked in with Texas Tech.
Watch out for Langham Creek and Nelson next fall as they try and reach the playoffs in 2026.
EXCLUSIVE: Randle RB Landen-Williams-Callis talks about dropping Top 15
2027 Randle five-star running back Landen Williams-Callis has cut down his lists of 70+ offers to a Top 15.
Williams-Callis top 15 schools consists of Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Houston, Indiana, LSU, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio State, Oregon, SMU, Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA and USC.
“It’s getting to that time where I need to settle down. I had 72 offers and wanted to cut it down to 15,” Williams-Callis said. “All the 15 schools have been showing me a ton of love and most of them came to see me in January. They’ve been calling and texting me since they came down to see me and make me feel like family.”
Though Williams-Callis is down to 15 schools, the talented national recruit has a busy next two months taking spring practice visits and scheduling the rest of his official visits.
“I plan on hitting spring practices for all the schools in my top 15. I’m just trying to figure out the dates right now,” he said. “I already have a few official visits set to LSU April 17th-19th, Indiana April 24th-26th, Texas A&M May 28th-30th, Mizzou June 5th-7th, Oregon June 12th-14th and Texas June 19th-21st.”
The Randle star running back is coming off a big junior season on the gridiron this fall but is excited about a busy offseason which will lead to a commitment before his senior year.
“The offseason has been awesome just putting in work and really finding out which schools are real or fake,” Williams-Callis said. “Looking forward to going on my visits, checking out the campuses and seeing how the coaches coach their player.”
As far as the biggest factors in Williams-Callis recruitment, good coaching, development and culture will play a big factor in him making a decision.
“Good coaching, development, a culture with a family type of vibe and just a school that shows they are all in on me,” he said on his biggest factors. “I want to see what place I can go and be there for four years because I’m not a player that wants to decommit once I make my decision.”
VYPE’s number one player in the 2027 class has a busy offseason ahead, stay tuned for more updates on Landen Williams-Callis.