UTEP football recruiting · Conference USA
UTEP recruiting: 10 commits for 2027, No. 146 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
102027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 1462027 class score
528commits since 2002
The 2027 class
10 commitsJohnny Hamilton III
★★★★★
Ayden Williams
unrated
Carlos Rojas III
unrated
Carson James
unrated
Jailon Hicks
unrated
Joshua Ochelli
unrated
Maxwell Nichols
unrated
Patrick Oliver
unrated
Show all 10 commits
Samuel Weary
unrated
Tyrece McMillan
unrated
Latest moves
2 movesOffered DeMarrion Johnson
★★★★★
Sep 30
Offered Caleb Unger
★★★★★
Jul 23
Offers, visits and commits we have logged in the last 120 days, newest first.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
48 offers · 0 here · 48 elsewhereDeMarrion Johnson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Sep 30
Caleb Unger
★★★★★
Tulane
Jul 23
Isaiah Alvarez
★★★★★
Rutgers
May 29
Daylon Gordon
★★★★★
Texas State
May 4
Brennen Lacey
★★★★★
LSU
May 4
Kevin Grant
★★★★★
Arkansas
May 4
Show all 48 offers
Omarion Wallace
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
Mar 31
Odaefe Oruru
★★★★★
Arkansas
Mar 26
Aiden Martin
★★★★★
Utah
Feb 11
Julian Reese II
★★★★★
Delaware
Feb 4
Raiden Cook
★★★★★
Houston
Jan 30
Kameron Roberson
★★★★★
Houston
Jan 30
JaMarquis Hudson
★★★★★
Kansas
Jan 28
Angelo Smith
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 23
Darrod Jacobs
★★★★★
Utah
Dec 18, 2025
Albert Simien
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jun 11, 2025
Brayden Booth
★★★★★
North Carolina
Jun 10, 2025
Jackson Roper
★★★★★
UCLA
Jun 10, 2025
Jayshon Gibson
★★★★★
UCLA
Jun 6, 2025
Blake Jenkins
★★★★★
Michigan
Jun 3, 2025
Trysten Shaw
★★★★★
Tulsa
May 16, 2025
Carson White
★★★★★
Oklahoma State
May 15, 2025
Cameron Hall
★★★★★
Texas
May 14, 2025
Alvin Mosley
★★★★★
Ole Miss
May 13, 2025
Isaac Coughran
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 13, 2025
Aaron Williams
★★★★★
North Carolina
May 13, 2025
Benny Easter Jr.
★★★★★
Texas Tech
May 12, 2025
Javian Jones-Priest
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Apr 15, 2025
SaRod Baker
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Nov 20, 2024
Braylon Williams
★★★★★
SMU
Oct 8, 2024
Kennedy Brown
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Sep 26, 2024
Briceson Thrower Jr.
★★★★★
Texas
Aug 31, 2024
Braden Baker
★★★★★
Houston
Jun 6, 2024
Amari Vickerson
★★★★★
SMU
Jun 4, 2024
Peyton Miller
★★★★★
Florida
Jun 1, 2024
Eli Johnson
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jun 1, 2024
Brady Edmunds
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jun 1, 2024
Mikyal Davis
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 22, 2024
K'Adrian Redmond
★★★★★
Texas Tech
May 19, 2024
Jasper Ngokwere
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 17, 2024
Trenton Blaylock
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 9, 2024
Landen Williams-Callis
★★★★★
Texas
May 6, 2024
Ty Johnson
★★★★★
Arizona
May 3, 2024
Weston Nielsen
★★★★★
Arizona State
Feb 1, 2024
Kaeden Scott
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Jan 24, 2024
CaDarius McMiller
★★★★★
Oregon
Jan 18, 2024
Trey Haralson
★★★★★
SMU
Jan 18, 2024
Tre Moore
★★★★★
Washington
Aug 12, 2023
Every UTEP class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 0 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2005 (No. 59).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 10 | 0 | No. 146 | Johnny Hamilton III QB, Ayden Williams LB |
| 2026 | 26 | 0 | No. 76 | Adarius Hutchinson S, DeCorian Thompson S |
| 2025 | 31 | 0 | No. 68 | Jamal Frilot EDGE, Elijah McCoy RB |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | No. 91 | Brandon Jones S, Stratton Shufelt LB |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 | No. 98 | Ezell Jolly RB, Tyrone McDuffie IOL |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 | No. 124 | Jake McNamara QB, Aluma Nkele OT |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | No. 133 | Gerard Joseph DL, Tyler Williams CB |
Show every class back to 2002
| 2020 | 33 | 0 | No. 132 | Willie Eldridge RB, Osaiasi Taueli OLB |
| 2019 | 36 | 0 | No. 110 | Deion Hankins RB, McKel Broussard ATH |
| 2018 | 25 | 0 | No. 131 | Kai Locksley DUAL, Andrew Nwachukwu WR |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 | No. 135 | Joshua Fields RB, Alex Fernandes PRO |
| 2016 | 25 | 0 | No. 128 | Quardraiz Wadley RB, Antonio Dupree RB |
| 2015 | 22 | 0 | No. 129 | Kalon Beverly CB, Kavika Johnson DUAL |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | No. 113 | Treyvon Hughes RB, Joseph Kraemer WDE |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | No. 120 | Jaylon Scott CB, Aaron Jones ATH |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 | No. 103 | Da'Carlos Renfro CB, Devonte Richardson DT |
| 2011 | 23 | 0 | No. 121 | Roy Robertson SDE, A.C. Patterson OC |
| 2010 | 25 | 0 | No. 81 | DeAndre Little ILB, Marcus Bagley DT |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | No. 173 | Aubrey Alexius LB, Brandon Miller DB |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | No. 135 | Antwon Blake DB, Bernard Obi DE |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 | No. 135 | Brandon Thigpen LB, Craig Wood DE |
| 2006 | 28 | 0 | No. 64 | Donald Buckram APB, Robert Williams WDE |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 | No. 59 | Brandis Dew ATH, Braxton Amy CB |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 | No. 111 | Andre Bailey CB, Anthony Casey OG |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 | No. 112 | Broderick Watson CB, Emeri Spence WR |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | No. 120 | Jordan Palmer QB |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where UTEP recruits come from
The biggest pipeline is Texas, with 312 commits.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsSouth Oak Cliff
6 commits
Citrus Hill
5 commits
El Paso Parkland
4 commits
El Paso Chapin
4 commits
Manvel
4 commits
Crosby
4 commits
Show more high schools
Wylie
4 commits
El Paso Andress
4 commits
Kilgore College
4 commits
Franklin
3 commits
Cy Ranch
3 commits
Allen
3 commits
Who UTEP offered, and who won them
Of the 540 players we have on record as UTEP offers (2002-2015), 127 signed here (24%). The program that beat them most often: Baylor, 18 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Washington 1, Maryland 1 |
| 2014 | 46 | 4 | 9% | Washington 2, Houston 2 |
| 2013 | 33 | 7 | 21% | Oklahoma 2, Baylor 2 |
| 2012 | 44 | 16 | 36% | Kansas 2, SMU 2 |
| 2011 | 50 | 15 | 30% | USC 2, Kansas State 2 |
| 2010 | 81 | 15 | 19% | Utah 4, Kansas 3 |
Show all 13 classes
| 2009 | 37 | 8 | 22% | Baylor 2, Kansas 2 |
| 2008 | 45 | 13 | 29% | TCU 5, Texas A&M 2 |
| 2007 | 69 | 11 | 16% | SMU 5, Arizona State 4 |
| 2006 | 59 | 16 | 27% | Kansas 3, Tulane 3 |
| 2005 | 49 | 21 | 43% | Oregon 3, Oklahoma State 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 | 0% | SMU 2, TCU 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 1 | 7% | Oklahoma State 2, Missouri 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there18 players
15 players
14 players
13 players
13 players
13 players
The coaches who signed them
Scotty Walden has signed 67 commits since the 2025 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotty Walden 2024-2026 · 5-19 | 67 | 2.98 | 0 |
| Dana Dimel 2018-2023 · 20-49 | 146 | 2.48 | 0 |
| Mike Price 2017 · 0-7 | 25 | 2.12 | 0 |
| Sean Kugler 2013-2016 · 18-31 | 89 | 2.09 | 0 |
| Mike Price 2004-2012 · 48-61 | 179 | 2.27 | 0 |
| Gary Nord 2001-2003 · 6-30 | 22 | 2.00 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsMike Tuiasosopo
7 commits
2.43 avg stars
Keith Burns
7 commits
2.14 avg stars
Scotty Ohara
5 commits
2.00 avg stars
Jake Waters
5 commits
2.00 avg stars
Remington Rebstock
5 commits
2.20 avg stars
Mike Cox
4 commits
2.25 avg stars
Show all 15 position coaches
Reggie Mitchell
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
Mike Canales
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mike Simmonds
2 commits
2.00 avg stars
Andrew Browning
5 commits
2.00 avg stars
Spencer Leftwich
5 commits
2.00 avg stars
Todd Whitten
2 commits
2.00 avg stars
Patrick Higgins
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
Cornell Jackson
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
Brian Natkin
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (3 coaches)
Scotty Walden
Head coach
Lanear Sampson
Offensive coordinator
Kyle Beyer
Defensive coordinator
Quick answers
How many commits does UTEP have in the 2027 class?
UTEP has 10 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Johnny Hamilton III, a 3-star QB from Longview.
What was UTEP's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2005 class (No. 59 nationally): 26 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.
Where does UTEP recruit the most?
Texas: 312 of UTEP's 528 commits since 2002 came from there.
Delaware
Florida International
Jacksonville State
Kennesaw State
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee
Missouri State
New Mexico State
Sam Houston
Western Kentucky