Recruiting talk

I've been doing some talking to college football coaches the last couple of weeks and it appears that there are three players that stand out above the rest in the state this season.

Let's start with defensive tackle Chris Davenport at Mansfield. He's considered to be a heavey lean to LSU. One of the college coaches I was talking to this week figures Davenport to eventually move to the offensive line in college.

At the skill positions, Bastrop wide receiver Rueben Randle ranks No. 1. Randle has seemingly everyone after him, including Nick Saban at Alabama, the boys at Miami and on down the line. Rest assured, Randle is a high priority at LSU.

Then there is linebacker Barkevious Mingo at West Monroe. The coaches I talked to absolutely love this guy. They think he'll eventually end up as a pass-rushing defensive end. But again, this is LSU and everybody and their brother recruiting Mingo.