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Texas Tech Reloads the Deepest Roster in the Big 12 Around One Nagging Quarterback Question

Texas Tech authored the finest season in program history in 2025, going 12-2 and 8-1 in the Big 12, steamrolling the league to a conference title with a 34-7 rout of BYU and earning a spot in the College Football Playoff. The run ended with a 0-23 shutout by Oregon in an Orange Bowl quarterfinal, but nothing about that afternoon dimmed the program's momentum. Joey McGuire enters his fifth year in Lubbock riding four straight winning Big 12 records and a fresh extension through 2032, and the roster he has assembled is widely regarded as the most talented in the conference.

The one wrinkle sits at the game's most important position. Prized Indiana transfer Brendan Sorsby arrived as a reported four-million-dollar signing and looked like the finishing piece, but in late April he announced he was entering a treatment program for a gambling addiction tied to betting on Indiana games in 2022, leaving his eligibility in serious doubt and any return dependent on legal proceedings. Whether he ever takes a snap in Lubbock, Sorsby is a dynamic dual-threat capable of drawing early draft attention if reinstated, having thrown for 2,800 yards with a 27-5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and nearly 600 rushing yards in his last full campaign. For now, the Red Raiders are preparing as if the job belongs to someone else.

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RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
41	A.J. Holmes Jr.	DL	300lbs	6-3	4.95	12	60.6	85.8 MORE>>	Anthony "A.J." Holmes Jr. was the District 14-6A MVP as a senior at Westfield High School in Houston, posting 96 tackles, 26 tackl...
88	Brice Pollock	CB	195lbs	6-0	4.44	17	75.3	84.7 MORE>>	Brice Pollock played receiver and cornerback at Shiloh High School in Snellville, Georgia, making 61 tackles, two interceptions an...
95	Terrance Carter Jr.	TE	245lbs	6-2	4.75	4	82.2	84.7 MORE>>	Terrance Carter Jr. grew up in Killeen, Texas, and played quarterback at Harker Heights High School before moving to tight end, ca...
96	Ben Roberts	LB	245lbs	6-3	4.60	12	84.1	84.7 MORE>>	Ben Roberts played safety at Eaton High School in Haslet, Texas, making 100 tackles and four interceptions as a junior on a team t...
136	Adam Trick	LB	250lbs	6-4	4.65	21	142.3	83.3 MORE>>	Adam Trick played at Wayne High School in Huber Heights, Ohio, making 65 tackles and two sacks as a senior. He was a three-star re...
198	Mateen Ibirogba	DE	300lbs	6-4	4.85	38	213	81.2 MORE>>	An unrated recruit out of Clarksburg, Maryland, who lost his junior season to the pandemic and left colleges with little film, Ibi...
199	Jacob Ponton	OT	315lbs	6-8	5.30	44	255	81.2 MORE>>	Texas Tech signed Ponton out of Dripping Springs High School near Austin, where he helped his team to a 12-2 record and a Texas 6A...
200	J'Koby Williams	RB	185lbs	5-10	4.35	23	276	81.2 MORE>>	Williams left Beckville in East Texas as one of the most prolific rushers in state history, setting the school record with 6,401 y...
213	John Curry	CB	235lbs	6-2	4.75	59	277.5	81.1 MORE>>	A Lubbock product out of Coronado High and the grandson of late NFL offensive lineman John Ayers, Curry stayed home to sign with T...
221	Austin Romaine	LB	240lbs	6-2	4.75	32	241.5	80.8 MORE>>	Austin Romaine arrived in Manhattan after earning first-team all-state honors at Hillsboro High School, where he compiled 117 tack...
246	Sheridan Wilson	C	300lbs	6-5	5.20	42	251	79.9 MORE>>	The son of former Auburn defensive end Jon Wilson and brother of an Oklahoma State lineman, Sheridan was a District Offensive Line...
258	Kenny Johnson	WR	200lbs	6-1	4.50	33	215.5	79.0 MORE>>	Kenny Johnson played basketball and competed in wrestling and track at Dallastown High School in York, Pennsylvania. He was rated ...
335	Howard Sampson	OT	330lbs	6-8	5.28	64	350	75.0 MORE>>	Howard Sampson was a second-team all-district pick at Humble High School in Texas and a three-star recruit, choosing North Texas o...
387	Trey White	LB	250lbs	6-2	4.64	78	698.5	73.2 MORE>>	White became one of the most productive pass rushers in college football at San Diego State. Out of Eastlake High School, he broke...
404	Jordan Church	OG	320lbs	6-4	5.24	77	403	72.0 MORE>>	Jordan Church played at Dunbar High School in Fort Myers before finishing at IMG Academy, where he was a three-star recruit in the...
461	Will Hammond	QB	210lbs	6-2	4.69	28	403.5	68.1 MORE>>	Will Hammond threw for 3,901 yards and 35 touchdowns and ran for 1,077 yards and 19 more as a senior at Hutto High School in Texas...
506	Tarrion Grant	CB	190lbs	6-2	4.39	103	469.5	65.8 MORE>>	Tarrion Grant was an all-state athlete at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, catching 29 passes for 462 yards and eigh...
521	Malcolm Simmons	WR	180lbs	6-0	4.38	69	501	64.9 MORE>>	Malcolm Simmons won three Class 6A long jump titles and two high jump titles at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City, Al...
540	Cash Cleveland	OG	300lbs	6-2	5.20	85	465	63.9 MORE>>	Cash Cleveland started for three seasons at Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas before a final year at IMG Academy. A three-star p...
600	Quinten Joyner	RB	220lbs	5-11	4.47	64	710.5	60.9 MORE>>	Quinten Joyner built a prep resume of nearly 5,000 rushing yards at Manor High School in Texas, taking District 11-5A-I Overall MV...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
5	David Bailey	LB	251lbs	6-4	4.50	2	11.4	89.7 MORE>>	David Bailey grew up in Orange, California before becoming a household name at Mater Dei High School, arguably the premier footbal...
49	Lee Hunter	DT	318lbs	6-4	5.18	16	53.8	85.3 MORE>>	Lee Hunter was a two-way force at Blount High School, putting up 23 tackles for loss as a junior and 20 more with 4.5 sacks as a...
51	Jacob Rodriguez	LB	231lbs	6-1	4.57	7	55.3	85.2 MORE>>	A Minnesota-born wrestler who won youth state titles at ages five and seven, Jacob Rodriguez moved to Wichita Falls, Texas at ag...
69	Romello Height	DE	239lbs	6-3	4.64	21	72.9	84.9 MORE>>	Twenty-seven tackles for loss, 16 sacks, a pick-six, and a Class 2A state championship as a senior at Dublin High School in Georgi...
152	Skyler Gill-Howard	DT	280lbs	6-1	5.06	59	235.4	82.7 MORE>>	Skyler Gill-Howard started his college career as a walk-on linebacker at Division II Upper Iowa in 2021, playing in a town of 8...
166	Caleb Douglas	WR	206lbs	6-4	4.39	34	187	82.1 MORE>>	A four-star ESPN recruit out of Hightower High School near Houston, Douglas signed with Florida over offers from USC, LSU, a...
169	Reggie Virgil	WR	187lbs	6-3	4.57	27	145	82.0 MORE>>	Reggie Virgil grew up in Apopka, Florida, and played both ways at Mount Dora Christian Academy. As a senior, he put together a m...
247	Cole Wisniewski	S	220lbs	6-4	4.63	65	275.5	79.9 MORE>>
330	Behren Morton	QB	221lbs	6-2	4.89	33	297.4	76.0 MORE>>

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
202	Tahj Brooks	RB	230lbs	5-10	4.52	26	215	79.5 MORE>>	Tahj Brooks arrived at Texas Tech as a three-star recruit out of Manor High School (TX) and methodically built himself into one of...
205	Caleb Rogers	OT	310lbs	6-5	5.10	37	191	79.4 MORE>>	Born in Mansfield, Texas, Caleb Rogers emerged as one of college football's iron men during his five-year career at Texas Tech....
306	Gino Garcia	PK	215lbs	6-2	4.85		293	75.0 MORE>>	Born in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Gino Garcia emerged as one of college football's most reliable specialists during his six-year...
338	Josh Kelly	WR	195lbs	6-1	4.70	54	316	74.0 MORE>>
354	C.J. Baskerville	S	210lbs	6-3	4.58	77	354	74.0 MORE>>
382	Jalin Conyers	TE	260lbs	6-4	4.74	15	226.4	72.2 MORE>>	Jalin Conyers, a 6-foot-4, 270-pound tight end, has completed his transfer to Texas Tech for his final year of college eligibility...

RANK	Player	Pos	Weight	Height	40YD	AVG POS RANK	AVG OVR RANK	Rating	Summary
78	Dadrion Taylor-Demer...	S	197lbs	5-10	4.41	27	87.8	84.9 MORE>>	Emerging from Carl Albert High School in Oklahoma City as a standout running back, Dadrion Taylor-Demerson made the transition to ...
152	Myles Cole	DE	278lbs	6-6	4.67	36	138	81.5 MORE>>	Myles Cole, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, has showcased his football talents from high school at Evangel Christian Academ...
239	Tyler Owens	S	216lbs	6-2	4.30	57	244.2	78.0 MORE>>	Tyler Owens from Plano East High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 5-star grade by 247 Sports. Following hig...
340	Baylor Cupp	TE	260lbs	6-6	4.55	28	385.5	74.0 MORE>>	Baylor Cupp from Brock High School was rated a 4-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 5-star grade by 247 Sports. After high school,...
345	Jaylon Hutchings	DL	305lbs	6-0	4.75	72	392	74.0 MORE>>	Jaylon Hutchings from Forney High School was rated a 3-star recruit by ESPN and handed a 3-star grade by 247 Sports. After high s...