Texas Tech secured a commitment from Deante Lindsay, a three-star cornerback from Ada, Oklahoma, who announced his decision on social media last Saturday. Lindsay, standing at 6-foot-1 and weighing 165 pounds, made his commitment shortly after visiting Texas Tech officially the previous week.
“I felt welcomed from the moment I set foot on campus,” Lindsay shared with Inside the Red Raiders. “The coaching staff has been incredibly supportive, and I’ve developed a strong bond with them. Lubbock feels like home, and the fan base’s passion is unmatched. It’s close enough for my dad to attend games but far enough for me to gain independence.”
Lindsay opted for Texas Tech over offers from Boston College, Dartmouth, Harvard, Kent State, Tulsa, UNLV, and Utah. As a three-star recruit, he is ranked 1,120th overall in the nation, 96th among cornerbacks, and 21st in Oklahoma by the 247Sports Composite, which averages rankings from multiple recruiting services. 247Sports itself rates Lindsay higher, placing him as the 52nd cornerback nationally and the 12th best prospect in Oklahoma.
“As a player, I bring leadership and a strong field vision,” Lindsay noted. “I consider myself highly coachable and possess speed.”
A multi-sport athlete at Ada High School, Lindsay excels in football, basketball, and track. Last season, he recorded impressive stats in football with 36 receptions for 859 yards and 13 touchdowns, alongside 51 tackles, five interceptions, and an average of 36.4 yards on kick returns.
He also achieved athletic success in track, earning silver in the Oklahoma 4A 300-meter hurdles and placing fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the state level. In basketball, Lindsay contributed 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game over 27 games.
“We’ll go somewhere between 18 and 20 high school guys,” said Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire when asked by Inside the Red Raiders how many high school recruits he expects to take in the 2025 recruiting class. “When you look at our roster, when we first got here, it was really split.
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It was not a lot of middle, like redshirt sophomores and redshirt juniors, so we’re transitioning more and more with the recruiting classes that we brought in to having more of what I call the meat and potatoes of your roster. Guys that are in their third or fourth year in college, especially on the 0-line and d-line that should be playing because they’ve grown.
“So we’re getting closer but we’ll still be somewhere between 18 and 20 just because we still have a young roster with signing the class that’s here right now that played for us this year and the class that’s coming in–half your roster is still gonna be really young.”
