Tyler (Texas) John Tyler 2020 four-star CB/ATH Kitan Crawford has enjoyed a gradual rise up the charts this offseason. He assembled a solid junior season, then really opened eyes during track season, with seven sub-11.00 100 times, including a top time of 10.60 seconds.
Crawford included Tennessee in his top three, along with Texas and Oklahoma, when he released his list June 6. He took an official visit the weekend of April 12 to Knoxville, and he has not yet taken any other official visits, though he made an unofficial visit June 1 to Oklahoma. Texas was the first to offer him of the three as the Longhorns extended an offer Feb. 13. Tennessee offered Feb. 21, while OU offered May 7.
Crawford is very quiet and does not do a lot of interviews. Having said that, there seems to be increasing buzz about Texas in this recruitment. The first two 247Sports Crystal Ball forecasts have gone to Texas as well. Several players from Crawford's school over the years have gone to Texas (and if you want to go back longer, the Texas names you would recognize from John Tyler are Earl Campbell and Aaron Ross).
But as Steve Wilftong noted in his breakdown, Tennessee seems to definitely be in the mix here. The next thing to watch is when he takes his official visits to Texas and OU. For a good while, Crawford was believed to be closing in on a decision, perhaps as soon as May or June. Well, that timeline now seems to be pushed back, in part because of Crawford adding a few more offers during the spring evaluation period, particularly Oklahoma and Texas A&M.
