West Texas A&M Junior Day: Who Was There?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hired five months ago, West Texas A&amp;M head football coach Josh Lynn had his first opportunity to meet many of the top high school football prospects in West Texas last Friday when the Buffaloes conducted their annual Junior Day on the WTAM campus.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>About 80 total prospects, most of them juniors, showed up in Canyon for the three-hour event.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“It was a basic introduction to our football program,” Lynn told Prep Redzone Texas. “I gave a general introduction, introduced our staff and talked about the expectations for our program. We had a good turnout. Lot of kids from the Panhandle. It's the start of the recruiting process.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Prospects toured the WTAM locker rooms, training room, weight room and the football facility, and met with academic counselors who told them about the requirements for admission into the school and maintaining eligibility to play football.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Panhandle schools such as West Plains and Lubbock Monterey had solid turnouts, along with prospects from smaller schools (four players from 3A Bushland were there), Lynn said.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“I had been away long enough where many of the kids weren't even in high school the last time I was around the Panhandle,” Lynn said. “So, it was brand new. Junior Day is a great opportunity to see the kids and see their personalities.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Next step? The Buffaloes will conduct 10 prospect camps throughout Texas beginning in late May:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>May 20 – Canyon (WTAM Stadium)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 8 – Houston (North Shore High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 9 – Austin (Georgetown High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 9 – San Antonio (Warren High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 10 – Dallas (DeSoto High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 14 – East Texas (Longview High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 15 – Carrollton (Prince of Price Christian School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 15 – Crandall (Crandall High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>June 16 – Wolfforth/Lubbock (Frenship High School)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>July 30 – Canyon (WTAM Stadium)</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>“We're trying to hit every area of Texas,” Lynn said. “We want to give every young man an opportunity to come to our camps and show their skills so we can get them on our radar.”</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>WTAM coaches will hit the road next week for spring evaluation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Who are some of the West Texas prospects that attended Junior Day at West Texas A&amp;M? Based on our thorough review of social media, here is the list we were able to compile:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Logan Addison, New Home</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='692637' first='Jackson' last='Austin'], Lubbock Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Damian Benavidez, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='573551' first='Benjamin' last='Bruce'], Trinity Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Darion Cash, Canyon</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='691003' first='Caleb' last='Cook'], New Home</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jarrett Diggs, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Danzon Espinoza, Lubbock Monterey</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ethan Ferguson, Childress</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Easton Fuentes, Bushland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Breland Franklin, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mason Gomez, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dawson Hall, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Hudson Hamilton, Lubbock Cooper</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jordi Hernandez, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Dawson Jaco, Bushland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Tre'Alan Luckey, Tascosa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>James Morales, Lamesa</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='618298' first='Braylen' last='Norman'], Highland Park</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Willie Parker, Lubbock Coronado</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Matt Pascuzzi, Lubbock Christian</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jensen Phillips, West Plains</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Austin Rider, Bushland</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='616387' first='Esus' last='Robledo'], Midland Legacy</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/WTAMUFootball/status/1650830848516579330","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/WTAMUFootball/status/1650830848516579330 </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://twitter.com/WTAMUFootball/status/1649827296289619969","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"twitter","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/WTAMUFootball/status/1649827296289619969 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