Whereas No. 11 Texas Tech made a Week 6 go to to Houston, the Pink Raiders secured a dedication for the longer term on Saturday with a pledge from five-star prospect Jalen Brewster, ESPN’s No. 1 defensive sort out within the 2027 class.
Brewster is the No. 7 total recruit within the ESPN Junior 300. A 6-foot-3, 305-pound defender from Cedar Hill, Texas, he introduced his dedication to Texas Tech over finalists Ohio State, Texas A&M, Oregon, Oklahoma and Indiana throughout a ceremony Saturday evening.
Brewster is a junior at Cedar Hill Excessive College, the Dallas-area program the place Pink Raiders coach Joey McGuire gained three state titles throughout 14 seasons from 2003-16. He is the son of Robert Brewster, a two-time All-MAC offensive lineman at Ball State from 2005-08 and a third-round choice of the Dallas Cowboys within the 2009 NFL Draft.
Brewster narrowed his recruitment to 10 colleges final month earlier than visiting Indiana and Texas A&M throughout the ultimate two weekends of September. Sources advised ESPN that Ohio State and Texas A&M stood among the many main contenders alongside Texas Tech within the closing phases of Brewster’s course of, whereas Oregon additionally emerged late with a considerable monetary bundle. Per NCAA guidelines, Brewster will not be permitted to signal a revenue-share contract till Dec. 2026.
Brewster marks the newest addition to an more and more proficient Pink Raiders defensive class in 2027.
He arrives as this system’s second five-star pledge within the cycle, becoming a member of No. 1 exterior linebacker LaDamion Guyton, who dedicated to Texas Tech on Aug. 7. Brewster follows September pledges in four-star defensive sort out Okay’Adrian Redmond (No. 156 total) and defensive finish Antonio Underwood because the fourth member of the Pink Raiders’ 2027 class, which misplaced a dedication from five-star offensive sort out Cooper Hackett (No. 19) on Sept. 25.
Brewster’s pledge continues a typically sizzling run of recruiting for McGuire and Texas Tech common supervisor James Blanchard. The Pink Raiders have added 10 commitments within the 2026 class since June 1, headlined by five-star offensive sort out Felix Ojo (No. 20 total). This system’s incoming class ranked twenty fourth in ESPN’s newest recruiting class rankings for the cycle.
Bolstered by important monetary funding into this system, Texas Tech is predicted to stay a major participant within the Class of 2027 recruiting market. No. 2 total quarterback Kavian Bryant (No. 48) and high 100 defenders Zane Rowe (No. 90) and Kaden McCarty (No. 93) are among the many high-profile 2027 targets who’ve already visited the Pink Raiders this fall.
Following a Week 5 bye, Texas Tech (4-0) traveled to unbeaten Massive 12 rivals Houston on Saturday for this system’s first go to to the Cougars since Sept. 2021.