Hello and welcome into the 24-7 sports football recruiting podcast.

I'm national recruiting analyst Cooper Patagon alongside 24-7 Sports Director of Scouting Andrew

Ivins.

And those sirens you hear in the background are because another five stars off the board.

That is Brandon Baker, the number one offensive tackle from modern day out there in Santa

Anna, California.

He is going to play his football for Kyle Fudd at the University of Texas.

And Drew, this is a big one for Texas.

They've been improving the last couple years on the offensive line and they keep it coming

with some of the best talent in the country, the number one offensive tackle in the country

in Brandon Baker.

So, Drew, your thoughts on Brandon Baker to Texas and what

he gives them. Well, you've said it, number one ranked offensive tackle. I mean, we'll see how

things shake out with the rankings after we finish up the senior seasons and the all-star events,

but not a year of premium big bodies that can play the tackle spots. And I think the

fact that Texas goes out to California and gets Brandon Baker is a big deal in that sense, right? I mean,

not only are you getting him, but you're taking him away from some of the other schools that

were recruiting him. So I think in that category, it's huge. Brandon Baker, a little bit different than kind of the

big boys. Texas has been bringing in up front. Usually it's been a ton of beef and a lot of beef,

over 330 pounds. I think the five guys they signed last year, I mean, two of them, or excuse me,

three of them are north of three 45, our last number on Brandon Baker, just below 300 pounds,

288 pounds. You said it part of Matter Day, which is one of the top high school programs in the

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