2013 Recap: TCU finished 6th last year in the Big 12 in the recruiting rankings. The class (23 players altogether) didn't have much top-end talent, but was solid top to bottom (19 3-star prospects). Headlining the class was a pair of 4-star Texans in RB Kyle Hicks and OLB Dac Shaw.
Needs: It seems like almost every Big 12 team needs a safety this year. TCU continues the trend after only signing one last February. 247 lists three safeties signed in the 2013 class, however from what I've seen only one is actually going to play safety in Fort Worth. Also, the Horned Frogs only picked up one DT last cycle, so that is another need.
Early 2014 Commitments: TCU has gotten off to a hot start for 2014 with four commitments already including a pair of 4-stars from Texas. Those two are CB Nick Foster and DT Zaycoven Henderson; a prospect at the position that was listed above as a need for TCU. Besides those two, TCU has verbal commitments from 3-star Texans WR Emanuel Porter and QB Grayson Muehlstein. TCU for both of those players are their only offer, but expect that to change especially in the case of Porter, who has only been on the varsity team for a year (was a pretty good basketball player).
Preview: With a year under their belt in Big 12 play, can TCU become one of the top performers in the conference on the recruiting trail? They definitely have the resources with being positioned in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. TCU already has two Top247 prospects on the edge of committing. 4-star TX DE Myles Garrett (#68 in 247Comp) has TCU among his favorites with powerhouses LSU and Texas A&M. 4-star TX OLB Edwin Freeman (#147 in 247Comp) also has TCU in his top three with A&M and Oklahoma. Some other notables with moderate interest in Gary Patterson's program include TX WR KD Cannon (seriously, is there a Big 12 school this guy isn't interested in?), TX S John Bonney, TX OT Ty Barrett, and KS OT Braden Smith among several others.
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