By Kevin Lonnquist
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Baylor is set for its first official visitors weekend for the 2024 recruiting class. It’s been a flurry of activity since this past Friday.
The Bears picked up China Spring’s Greydon Grimes committing on June 2. Grimes is projected to start out at defensive end. And while DeSoto linebacker Brandan Booker flipped from Baylor to Stanford this past Monday, the Bears immediately answered on Tuesday with the commit Baylor legacy and Fort Bend Ridge Point’s Mason Dossett, who flipped from Purdue. Dossett is viewed as a safety.
Baylor’s set number for pledges for this class is an unknown given the program’s attention to the NCAA transfer portal. However, an educated guess probably puts the number at about 15.
Here’s a look at the visitors who start their visits on Friday. Traditionally, recruits do not commit following their visits. Never say never but given the non-commits who are arriving along with their recruiting nuggets, it doesn't appear Baylor is in line to lock anyone down.
The QB commit makes his second appearance on the Baylor campus. He attended the Green & Gold game on April 22 at McLane Stadium. He is likely the only QB Baylor will take for 2024…at least from the high school ranks.
This is an important visit for the Bears to move from being in the Top 6 to emerging as a finalist. Lacy has an official visit set up with Nebraska and former Baylor HC Matt Rhule on June 23. He already visited Arizona State in April. A commitment decision could come sometime this summer.
It’s a busy month for one of Baylor’s prime DL targets. Following this visit, he takes OVs to Georgia Tech on June 16 followed by Arkansas on June 23. Mississippi State is circling, and time will tell if Ole Miss becomes more serious along with other SEC programs. Foster is a high priority for the Bears.
An interesting race here because the Bears are probing in the heart of SEC country just like they are with Foster. But this is going to be tougher with anOV scheduled for Tennessee on June 23. Ole Miss and Texas A&M are in this. Arkansas is considered the favorite. This is going to be tough for Baylor.
The second OV for Lair who is in the middle of a four-week journey. He visited LSU June 2. Following Baylor, Lair is scheduled to OV at Texas June 16 followed by Washington June 23. Those four appear to the strongest programs he is considering. Baylor is facing a challenge here. However, the staff has done a good job building the relationship. Plus, the recent addition of 2023 signee and former Fort Bend Marshall teammate Trent Thomas doesn’t hurt.
The legacy commit returns this weekend. It’s probably like the zillionth time he’s been on campus. But the visit likely will have importance about further clarifying how his role at safety. For grins, Dossett also may run into former Fort Bend Ridge Point teammate and future BU teammate DK Kalu. Dawson said playing for Baylor is a dream of his. It’s a pretty fair assessment that Purdue was used in a place-holder situation in case Baylor didn’t work out. Now, it has.
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Baylor is set for its first official visitors weekend for the 2024 recruiting class. It’s been a flurry of activity since this past Friday.
The Bears picked up China Spring’s Greydon Grimes committing on June 2. Grimes is projected to start out at defensive end. And while DeSoto linebacker Brandan Booker flipped from Baylor to Stanford this past Monday, the Bears immediately answered on Tuesday with the commit Baylor legacy and Fort Bend Ridge Point’s Mason Dossett, who flipped from Purdue. Dossett is viewed as a safety.
Baylor’s set number for pledges for this class is an unknown given the program’s attention to the NCAA transfer portal. However, an educated guess probably puts the number at about 15.
Here’s a look at the visitors who start their visits on Friday. Traditionally, recruits do not commit following their visits. Never say never but given the non-commits who are arriving along with their recruiting nuggets, it doesn't appear Baylor is in line to lock anyone down.
