TCU Adds Louisiana 3-Star DE Sci Martin to 2016 Recruiting Class
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
McDonogh 35 High School made a drastic improvement on the field in 2015. The Roneagles jumped from a 4-8 team a year ago to 11-3 in 2015 making a run into the third round of the Louisiana high school playoffs before falling 27-26 to Easton. The Roneagles are loaded with talent like defensive tackle Stephon Taylor, safety/linebacker Clifford Chattman, a one-time LSU commitment, running back Darius May, and defensive tackle Jamal Crawford. Out of all the talent defensive end Sci Martin had a standout season racking up a school record 33.5 sacks during his senior year.
Martin is in the area of 20 scholarship offers from top programs around the nation including Utah, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Miami, LSU, Florida State, and Arizona State but locked onto the TCU Horned Frogs on Wednesday.
The 6’4”, 230 pound, speed rusher was a one-time Tulane commit but opened his recruiting back up in mid-June after more recruiting attention started to roll in. Martin unofficially visited TCU and Texas over the summer making an official to Oklahoma on Oct. 2, an unofficial to LSU on Oct. 24, and an official to Utah on Oct. 30 before his commitment on Dec. 9. TCU hosted the New Orleans area native on Dec. 4.
The Horned Frogs now have 17 verbal commitments to their 2016 recruiting class with in-roads opening up in Louisiana. Martin is the third Louisiana talent committed to the 2016 group joining wide receiver Isaiah Graham and center Kellton Hollins. The class to date has been fairly balanced between offense and defense with eight, possibly nine players, on defense depending on how the staff utilizes Sewo Olonilua.
2016 TCU Verbal Commitment List (17)
SS Innis Gaines, 6’2”, 190 lbs, West Brook HS, Beaumont, TX
SS Vernon Scott, 6’3”, 195 lbs, Mansfield Summit HS, Arlington, TX
CB Keshawn Somerville, 5’9”, 170 lbs, Hendrickson HS, Pflugerville, TX
DE Mat Boesen, 6’4”, 238 lbs, Long Beach C.C., Long Beach, CA
DE Isaiah Chambers, 6’4”, 250 lbs, MacArthur HS, Houston, TX
DE Sci Martin, 6’4”, 220 lbs, McDonogh 35 HS, New Orleans, LA
DE Gary Overshown, 6’5”, 215 lbs, Horn HS, Mesquite, TX
LB Clifton Lewis, 6’1”, 210 lbs, Hightower HS, Fort Bend, TX
OC Kellton Hollins, 6’3”, 290 lbs, Zachary HS, Zachary, LA
OL Austin Myers, 6’5”, 290 lbs, Manvel HS, Manvel, TX
QB Brennen Wooten, 6’1”, 175 lbs, Central HS, San Angelo, TX
TE Artayvious Lynn, 6’6”, 250 lbs, Milford Academy, New Berlin, NY
WR Isaiah Graham, 6’1”, 185 lbs, Bastrop HS, Bastrop, LA
WR Dylan Thomas, 6’1”, 185 lbs, Paschal HS, Fort Worth, TX
WR Taj Williams, 6’4”, 190 lbs, Iowa Western C.C., Council Bluffs, IA
ATH D’Eriq King, 5’9.5”, 170 lbs, Mavel HS, Manvel, TX
RB/LB Sewo Olonilua, 6’2”, 215 lbs, Kingwood HS, Kingwood, TX
Photo credit: theadvocate.com; Jamal Crawford (left), Darius May (center), and Sci Martin.