Wednesday, February 7, 2007 , Updated
TCU signs 23, adds local talent for defensive boost
The Horned Frogs – who finished the 2006 season with eight-straight wins, an 11-2 overall record, a dominating victory against Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl and No. 21 ranking in the USA Today poll – feel like they have once again laid the foundation for future success with this year’s signing class.
“We identified our needs early in the recruiting process and went after the players who are going to help us keep our winning tradition alive,” Patterson said.
The TCU staff put an emphasis on the defensive secondary in this year’s class and signed five safeties and two corners. Four of the seven defensive backs were from the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
The safety signees from the Metroplex included Tejay Johnson (6-1, 195) from South Garland, Chez Thomas (5-9 1/2, 180) from Kennedale and Everman’s Johnny Fobbs (6-0, 190). Other safeties to sign were Chris Goodson (6-0, 210) from San Bernardino Valley College – one of the two junior college players signed by the Frogs –and Tekerrien Cuba (6-3 1/2, 197) from Robert E. Lee High School in Tyler.
At cornerback, TCU signed Woodrow Wilson’s Greg McCoy (5-10, 172) and Jercell Fort (5-11, 175) from Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.
All of TCU's signees can be found by here.
Source: TCU
