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Four-star defensive back Jaylon Guilbeau recommits to Texas, flips from TCU

Jaylon Gilbeau, a former verbal Texas commit who switched to TCU, has flipped back to the Longhorns.

A decommitment doesn’t always mean that a player has no more interest in attending said school. Four-star defensive back Jaylon Guilbeau showed just that with his recommitment to the Texas Longhorns on Thanksgiving day.

Guilbeau originally offered a verbal commitment to the Longhorns in February 2020. Then, in July 2021, he decommitted and flipped to TCU. After the Horned Frogs and longtime head coach Gary Patterson “mutually agreed to part ways” on Oct. 31, Guilbeau ventured out in his recruitment once again and settled in the place it all began: Texas.

On Thursday, the 6-foot, 175-pound athlete tweeted a graphic giving the “horns up” and saying he has, once again, committed to the Longhorns football program. He is seemingly there to stay.

Gilbeau, a star at Memorial High School (Port Arthur, Texas), is ranked as the No. 20 cornerback in the class of 2022 by the 247Sports Composite. According to the recruiting site, he had offers from 25 schools, including Alabama, Georgia, LSU, and Michigan.

He chose Texas, becoming the 22nd commit to the school (after initially being one of the first verbals). The program does not yet have any five-stars in the class, but with 15 four-star players, it is ranked the best in the Big 12 and No. 7 overall in the nation.

The defensive side of the ball is particularly strong in this class, with five of Texas’ seven top-ranked commits on that side of the ball.

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Five recruits that Texas should poach from TCU’s 2022 class

With TCU and Gary Patterson parting ways, Texas should try to flip these five commits.

All is fair in love and college football recruiting.

When another program loses a head coach, it is a guarantee that other schools will start reaching out to their current commits.

TCU parted ways with Gary Patterson on Sunday, who had been the head coach for the Horned Frogs for over 20 years. While Texas is likely not too disappointed to see him go, as lately he had quite the hold on the Longhorns, they are probably even more thrilled about the fact that they will have another crack at some certain recruits that committed to TCU.

The 2022 recruiting class put together by Patterson is not the deepest, as there are only 11 commits and it currently ranks No. 46 in the nation, but there are some talented players that Texas missed out and now will have one final swing at trying to convince them to come to the Forty

Here are five players that Texas should consider attempting to flip from TCU’s 2022 class starting with offensive linemen Cade McConnell.

Five-star RB Zach Evans finally makes commitment

Five-star running back Zach Evans has finally made his commitment after initially being considered by the Georgia Bulldogs.

Five-star running back Zach Evans has finally made his commitment in what has been the longest odyssey for any recruit in the class of 2020. Evans was initially expected to sign with the Georgia Bulldogs back at the Under Armour All-American Game.

Now, he has committed to play for the TCU Horned Frogs. Evans is arguably the top running back in the class of 2020. He has loads of talent and is staying close to home.

Evans played high school football at North Shore in Houston, Texas. Evans had some off-the-field issues in high school that caused Georgia to not be interested in signing him.

Evans’ commitment to TCU is good news for Georgia Bulldog fans. Evans won’t be the one who got away, but stayed or transferred in the SEC.

Georgia signed a pair of running backs in the class of 2020 and is looking to replace second round pick D’Andre Swift. Evans would have been ideal, but it wasn’t meant to be. Zamir White, James Cook, and Kenny McIntosh are favored to lead the Dawgs in carries next season.

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