DL Braylon Rigsby Officially Signs With Texas Tech Red Raiders
While the Texas Tech Red Raiders are looking to compete for Big 12 championships under Joey McGuire, building a solid foundation through recruiting classes will go a long way in doing so.
So far, McGuire has shown he can recruit with the best of them, having put together a loaded 2023 class that is widely considered to be one of the best in college football following his first season in Lubbock.
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Among that loaded class is Braylon Rigsby, a 6-2, 287-pound defensive lineman from Woodville High School in Woodville, TX. Rigsby is a versatile defensive lineman that will offer the Red Raiders a lot of flexibility on where he can lineup in the trenches.
He was named the defensive lineman of the year in District 10-3A Division I as a junior after racking up 61 tackles, including 15 tackles for loss and three sacks in a dominant junior season.
Keeping Rigsby in Texas was a big win for McGuire and his staff, as he held offers from out-of-state Power 5 schools Kansas State and Washington State.
Now, he joins a defense that showed obvious improvement in 2022 and one that he can be a foundational piece of moving forward under McGuire and defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter.
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Connor Zimmerlee is a writer and reporter for the FanNation network. Zimmerlee received his Bachelor's of Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and graduated from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism with a Master's of Science in Journalism with a Specialization in Sports Media.