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On3 imageby:Justin Wells•10/26/14
Cam Townsend
Cam Townsend. (Justin Wells/IT)
Cam Townsend. (Justin Wells/IT)

Cam Townsend. (Justin Wells/IT)

MISSOURI CITY – Less than 24 hours after the Longhorns were shutout in Manhattan, they grab a huge pledge from one of the nation’s top linebackers.

Fort Bend Ridge Point 4-star Cameron Townsend committed to Texas today in a ceremony at his house, IT Recruiting Editor Eric Nahlin reports. Townsend is the 18th commit for UT in the Class of 2015. He chose the Horns over Oklahoma and Oregon State.

Townsend, 6-foot-1, 210 lbs, joins UT pledge Breckyn Hager (Austin) as the only current linebacker commits in the 2015 group. Some of Townsend’s strengths include pursuit, playing in space, and his quickness and instincts.

Townsend had 25+ offers including Michigan, Baylor, USC, TCU, and Wisconsin among others. Townsend took an official visit to Oklahoma last weekend.

Townsend has leaned toward Texas for well over a year now, and made it official today. Here are some highlights from the newest Longhorn.  Townsend tallied 42 tackles, 13 TFL, three sacks, and on PBU in 2013.

Cam Townsend at UT June mini-camp. (Justin Wells/IT)

Cam Townsend at UT June mini-camp. (Justin Wells/IT)

Excerpt from Recruiting Notebook – 5/14/14

Cameron Townsend – LB, FB Ridge Point (Missouri City) (6-foot-1, 200 lbs) (2015)

How he fits at Texas: Townsend plays a DE/LB position in high school that projects pretty well to the Sam linebacker position in Strong’s 4-3 Under. Townsend’s speed suggests he could play the spot in space some against spread and run teams and hold up pretty well. To learn to play the Will backer spot in nickel packages, where the Sam comes off the field, will require Townsend to learn new angles, keys, techniques, calls, etc. But he has the knee bend and athleticism to translate to that position with time. – Ian Boyd

Coach says: Definitely one of my favorite linebackers in the class. Has a great burst off the edge, offensive lineman struggled mightily to block him when he got a good get-off. Has enough burst to chase down plays from the backside, should get his fair share of TFLs. Does a good job of using his hands and gaining leverage to disengage from blocks in the run game. Has good athleticism and looks comfortable dropping into coverage. Does a good job of setting the edge and not getting reached by tackles or tight ends. This kid is going to be a hellraiser; I can see him being a factor on all three downs at the next level.

How this affects Texas: The most likely to be a Longhorn on NSD 2015, Townsend is a great looking kid, with tremendous upside and physique. Eric has been all over his recruiting, so he could tell you a little more. In my brief time with him, Townsend says all the right things and plays the right way; violently. At the NFTC in Houston, he showed all the tools that make him one of the top LB prospects in 2015. The only thing that’s left is him committing. The time frame for that could vary but I’d be shocked if he wasn’t wearing burnt orange and contributing in 2015. – Justin Wells

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