The Texas Tech Red Raiders continue to bolster their 2027 recruiting class.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Red Raiders already boast a top-five 2027 class, and they have only gotten better with their latest recruit. Texas Tech has landed\u00a0Houston’s\u00a0own four-star linebacker Jhadyn Nelson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Nelson has committed to Tech. College football recruiter insider Hayes Fawcett and Sam Spiegelman broke the news on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8BREAKING\ud83d\udea8 4-star LB Jhadyn Nelson has committed to Texas Tech, @Hayesfawcett3<\/a> and @samspiegs<\/a> report\ud83c\udf35<\/p>\n Read: https:\/\/t.co\/aBbrU4jahK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dh3Wz1qtbY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rivals (@Rivals) March 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The 6-foot-3, 210-pound defender has\u00a0been heavily recruited, hailing from Houston Langham Creek High School.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nelson chose the Red Raiders over other top schools\u00a0like\u00a0Arizona,\u00a0Auburn,\u00a0Baylor,\u00a0Houston,\u00a0Kansas State,\u00a0Kentucky,\u00a0Memphis,\u00a0Miami,\u00a0Mississippi State,\u00a0Missouri,\u00a0Nebraska,\u00a0North Carolina,\u00a0North Texas,\u00a0Ohio State,\u00a0Oklahoma State,\u00a0SMU,\u00a0Texas,\u00a0Texas A&M,\u00a0Tulsa\u00a0and UTSA.<\/p>\n He was a highly touted recruit that many schools wanted. However, Nelson will now take a trip West to Lubbock and guide the Red Raiders starting in the 2027 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nelson spoke about his recruiting process and what stood out that ultimately led him to choose the Red Raiders.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course, they were the first school to offer me,\u201d\u00a0Nelson\u00a0said<\/a>, who indicated that the Red\u00a0Raiders\u2019\u00a0staff made his\u201cfootball dreams come true.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey gave me a deal I\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0pass up,\u201d\u00a0he added.<\/p>\n The top linebacker added that Tech provided much more than the other schools,\u00a0in\u00a0regards to\u00a0development, NIL and the relationships\u00a0he’s\u00a0built.<\/p>\n \u201cThis program has great coaches. They are great coaches, and also great people,\u201d\u00a0Nelson said.\u00a0\u201cCoach Blanch, Coach McGuire, Coach (Brian) Nance, Coach (Shiel) Wood.\u00a0They\u2019re\u00a0all great people\u00a0and\u00a0I love to surround myself with\u00a0great people.\u00a0Shiel Wood\u00a0is the defensive coordinator and also my position coach, so\u00a0he\u2019s\u00a0gonna put me in a position to make plays.\u00a0I\u2019ve\u00a0heard stories about Coach McGuire\u00a0and\u00a0they sent me a video of him working out with the team.\u00a0That\u2019ssomething I wanna be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n Another thing that swayed Nelson was the opportunity to play with his big brother. <\/p>\n \u201cThey gave me the option to play with my big bro in college, and that\u2019s a big deal for me,\u201d he said. \u201cWithout that, without the money, they have been No. 1 on my list for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n Is Texas Tech Building One of the Nation\u2019s Best Recruiting Classes for 2027?<\/p>\n According to 247Sports, the linebacker from the 2027 class\u00a0is rated\u00a0as the No. 26 linebacker in the country and the No. 46 overall recruit in Texas for the 2027 class.<\/p>\n The 247Sports Composite \u2014 an average of the major recruiting ranking services \u2014 ranks the high school junior as the No. 190 overall player in the country, the No. 14 linebacker in the nation, and the No. 29 prospect in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n His 2024 sophomore season was when Nelson made a name for himself. However, he took his game to the next level in 2025. In that season, he tallied 59 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss, three sacks, four forced fumbles and an interception.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The addition of Nelson only adds to the excellence of the Red\u00a0Raiders’\u00a02027 class. The 2027 recruiting class for Tech now consists of six commits, ranking sixth in the country and the best in the Big 12.\u00a0<\/p>\n On the defensive side, Nelson joins fellow top Tech recruits like the top-rated\u00a0defensive lineman in the nation,\u00a0Jalen Brewster, out of Cedar Hill, along with fellow defensive lineman\u00a0K’Adrian\u00a0Redmon, a four-star recruit out of DeSoto (TX), and three-star edge\u00a0Brody Pfannenstiel\u00a0as defensive players on Texas\u00a0Tech’s\u00a0commitment list.<\/p>\n Latest Texas Tech News<\/p>\n Stay up to date on Texas Tech Athletics by bookmarking\u00a0Texas Tech On SI<\/a>\u00a0 and follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n