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Productive Stanford Transfer EDGE David Bailey Commits to Texas Tech

Former Stanford EDGE announced his commitment to Texas Tech out of the transfer portal yesterday.

He entered the portal on March 28th following Coach Troy Taylor’s firing and was the top uncommitted player available, immediately. Overall, he ranks as the 9th overall player and 2nd rated EDGE in the portal for this offseason, a MASSIVE win for Texas Tech.

Bailey has been tremendously productive in his 3 seasons with the Cardinal, finishing with at least 30 tackles and 6 tackles for loss in all 3 seasons. He finishes his Stanford career with 111 total tackles, 23 total tackles for loss, 14.5 total sacks, and 7 total forced fumbles. He also led all edge rushers with a 93.3 PFF pass rushing grade.

Coming out of high school, he held offers from major programs like Alabama, Notre Dame, Michigan, and Oklahoma, but chose Stanford to get a Stanford education, but as a graduate transfer, he has the Stanford degree and has moved on to Texas Tech for his final playing season of eligible.

3-Star LB CJ Sanna Commits to Ohio State

3-star LB CJ Sanna committed to Ohio State yesterday over offers from Michigan State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Louisville, Missouri, and other offers.

Sanna is from Ohio, sharing back in the fall that “Buckeye football has been a pretty big part of my childhood.”

Sanna ranks 261st nationally according to ESPN, but with more modest ratings from 247 and Rivals, Sanna ranks 387th nationally and 30th at the LB position according to On3.

Ohio State now has 10 total commitments for the 2026 class (including 7 Blue Chip commitments) for a class which still ranks 3rd nationally, behind only LSU and USC, and 2nd in the Big Ten.

3-Star WR Caleb Smith Commits to Arizona

3-star WR Caleb Smith committed to Arizona yesterday over offers from Nebraska, Texas Tech, Arkansas, Baylor, Louisville, Utah, and other programs.

Smith is only 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds, but he runs a 10.6 100-meter dash to hold the nickname “Jet.”

He ranks as high as 96th at the WR position according to 247, with a ranking of 641st nationally and 101st at the WR position according to the On3 industry composite.

This is Arizona’s 4th commitment for the 2026 class, a class which now sits at 54th nationally and 12th in the Big 12.

3-Star S D’Montae Tims Commits to Missouri

3-Star S D’Montae Tims committed to Missouri yesterday over offers from Ole Miss, UCF, Iowa, Michigan State, and others.

Tims was coming off of an unofficial visit this weekend to Missouri and has official visits scheduled in June to both Vanderbilt and Missouri.

Tim ranks highest at his position on Rivals, ranking 64th. The On3 industry composite places him 875th nationally and 82nd at his position.

For Missouri, this is just the 2nd commitment in the 2026 class, so the Tigers’ 2026 class is still unranked, but Tims joins 4-star DL Anthony Kennedy.

3-Star WR Darrion Kirksey Commits to North Carolina

3-Star WR Darrion Kirksey committed to North Carolina yesterday over offers from Ole Miss and Arkansas, among others.

Kirksey shared with On3, “I committed to UNC because I love the program, I wanna play for Bill Belichick. It’s a better chance to [get to] the NFL.”

Kirksey ranks 123rd nationally at the WR position according to 247Sports and has an 87 rating, but does not yet have an On3 industry composite rating due to only being rated by 247 and Rivals.

For North Carolina, this is the 9th commitment for the 2026 class, a class which currently sits at 34th nationally and 8th in the ACC.

Oklahoma TE Davon Mitchell Planning to Enter Portal

According to On3’s Hayes Fawcett, former 4-star TE Davon Mitchell is planning to enter the transfer portal.

According to SoonerScoop, Mitchell missed several team activities in the last few weeks. He did not see the field in 2024, though, there was some expectation that he might be able to get on the field as a true freshman.

Mitchell was originally in the class of 2025, but re-classified in July of 2023, so he’s a year younger than most of his fellow redshirt freshmen.

Coming out of high school, Mitchell chose the Sooners over Miami and Alabama, while also holding offers from the likes of Texas, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas A&M, and others. And he ranked as high as 66th nationally and 4th at his position (ESPN).

Other Commitments/Decommitments

Unrated OT Jacob McRae commits to Colorado State