2016 Baylor Football Recruiting Class Breakdown

Art Briles came up with one of his strongest recruiting classes, with enough great prospects to be among the best in the Big 12.

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Baylor Football Recruiting Class Overview

After a disappointing 2015 haul, Baylor and the coaching staff absolutely crushed it with this class, especially at receiver. Being able to grab top guard Patrick Hudson on NSD made the class even stronger. The defense got its share of stars, too, but at this point the program has become a factory for top pass catchers, and this recruiting class shows it.

The Class Is Heavy On …

Defensive linemen. The Bears got more than their share of nice prospect for several positions, but they went strongest on the defensive front getting 300-pound DT Bravvion Roy, athletic DE Brandon Bowen, and hybrid pass rusher Michael Johnson among the big group. On the offensive side, the receivers were the stars with four top prospects starting Tren’Davian Dickson, a smallish speedster, and …

The Star of the Class Is …

WR Devin Duvernay, 5-11, 195 – Dickson might be the better all-around receiver, and RB Kameron Martin will be right there in terms of top producers in a few years, but Duvernay is the most intriguing prospect because of his wheels. If he’s not one of the Big 12’s most dangerous deep threats, he’ll be close. Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, Oklahoma, Michigan and Notre Dame were just a few of the teams that wanted him – he has 18 yards-per-catch written all over him as a Bear.

The Team’s Biggest 2016 Depth Chart Hole Is …

The offensive line. Baylor reloads at the skill spots, and the defense should be great with a little help for the line, but the offensive front needs some big-time help losing Spencer Drango and four starters. Center Kyle Fuller is the only one returning to an interior that has to replace guard Blake Muir and Jarell Broxton.

2016 Recruiting Class

Grayland Arnold DB 5-9 180 Fr. Kountze, Texas (Kountze HS)

Jared Atkinson WR 6-2 200 Fr. Mesquite, Texas (Horn HS)

B.J. Autry OL 6-3 320 Jr. Mobile, Ala. (Blount HS / Coffeyville CC)

Brandon Bowen DL 6-4 235 Fr. Trophy Club, Texas (Bryon Nelson HS)

Parrish Cobb DB 5-10 180 Fr. Waco, Texas (La Vega HS)

Tren’Davian Dickson WR 5-11 175 Fr. Navasota, Texas (Navasota HS)

Devin Duvernay WR 5-10 195 Fr. Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS)

Donovan Duvernay ATH 5-9 180 Fr. Sachse, Texas (Sachse HS)

Jeremy Faulk DL 6-1 295 Jr. Hastings, Fla. (Palatka HS / Florida Atlantic / Garden City CC)

Patrick Hudson OL 6-4 325 Fr. Silsbee, Texas (Silsbee HS)

Kenan Ivy DB 5-9 180 Fr. Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)

Micheal Johnson DL 6-0 255 Fr. Missouri City, Texas (Hightower HS)

Kameron Martin RB 5-9 180 Fr. Port Arthur, Texas (Memorial HS)

Chris Miller DB 5-11 180 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Lone Star HS)

Denzel Mims WR 6-3 180 Fr. Daingerfield, Texas (Daingerfield HS)

DeQuinton Osborne DL 5-11 310 Jr. Grand Prairie, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS / Missouri / Kilgore)

Rajah Preciado DB 5-8 175 Fr. College Station, Texas (College Station HS)

Bravvion Roy DL 6-1 315 Fr. Spring, Texas (Spring HS)

Zach Smith QB 6-4 220 Fr. Grandview, Texas (Grandview HS)

Raleigh Texada DB 5-9 185 Fr. Frisco, Texas (Centennial HS)

J.P. Urquidez OL 6-6 300 Fr. Copperas Cove, Texas (Copperas Cove HS)

Deonte Williams LB 6-2 215 Fr. Plano, Texas (Prestonwood Christian Academy)