Recapping the Weekend's Commitments

New ISU commit Orion Salters

• Iowa State added 2-star ATH Orion Salters.  Salters rushed and caught for over 1200 combined yards and 19 TDs last year.  While he has no other offers, Salters has been on ISU's radar for quite a while.
• West Virginia gained the commitment of hometown OL Amanii Brown.  Brown is a 3-star prospect by 247Sports who also didn't have any offers at the time.  While he wasn't heavily recruited, he was rated by 247Sports as the top prospect in the state this year.
• To nobody's surprise, WR Emanuel Porter committed to Texas on Saturday.  Emanuel attended a camp held by the Longhorns earlier this month and decommitted from TCU a day after.  Porter is a 3-star prospect by both Rivals and 247Sports.
• Another commitment that many recruitniks saw coming was OG Robert Castaneda to Texas Tech.  He entered the weekend committed to Kansas State, but after attending a Tech camp, he is now a Red Raider.  Like I said, there were signs and talk pointing toward this, so it's not a big surprise.  Tough loss for KSU.
• 3-star DE Jordan Brailford committed to the home state Cowboys on Saturday.  A top 10 prospect overall in the state, Brailford had offers from Baylor, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Tulsa, and more.  Here is what he had to say to OKState247 about the decision:   “Oklahoma State showed me the most love recently, we talked a lot and that made my decision easier,” Brailford said. “Coach Mike Gundy and his staff, I think they are going to treat me right when I'm there.''  He's #11 for the Pokes.
• JUCO TE John Thomas committed to the Longhorns over an offer from Auburn.  He visited Austin on Saturday without a Texas offer, but got one and pulled the trigger.  Here is a good writeup by BurntOrangeNation.com on his commitment.