Tyler Lee's Brandon Durman pulls the facemask of John Tyler receiver Duntavion Gross during their game Sept. 13, 2013, at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. (Christopher R. Vinn, ETSN.fm)
Tyler Lee's Brandon Durman pulls the facemask of John Tyler receiver Duntavion Gross during their game Sept. 13, 2013, at Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. (Christopher R. Vinn, ETSN.fm)
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Four months after first receiving an offer from Louisiana Tech, Tyler Lee 2015 linebacker Brandon Durman has committed to the Bulldogs, he announced his on Twitter account Friday night.

Durman (6-2, 210), who is visiting the Ruston, La. campus this weekend as part of Louisiana Tech's junior day, became the sixth East Texas recruit in the 2015 class to give an verbal commitment to a Division I FBS school.

He joins Whitehouse safety Justin Dunning (Texas A&M), Nacogdoches cornerback Jaylon Lane (Ole Miss), Troup quarterback Blake Lynch (Baylor), Gladewater defensive tackle Daylon Mack (Texas A&M) and Sulphur Springs safety Larry Pryor (Texas A&M).

Louisiana Tech currently has three offers out to 2015 area recruits -- Durman, Lane and Whitehouse cornerback Nate Brooks.

Durman had 70 tackles (15 for loss) with one interception, one forced fumble and one defensive touchdown last fall for the Red Raiders, which finished 2013 with a record of 4-6.

He will help make up what figures to be a much-improved Tyler Lee team this season with the return of 2016 offensive standouts quarterback Zach Hall and running back Tavon Wesley, along with several other promising underclassmen.

2015 East Texas Football Players With Division I FBS Offers

  • Kris Boyd, ATH, Gilmer, 6-0, 180 — offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Cal, Florida State, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech (10)
  • Nate Brooks, DB, Whitehouse, 6-0, 150 — offers from Louisiana Tech, North Texas (2)
  • Key’Vantanie “KeKe” Coutee, ATH, Lufkin, 5-10, 160 — offers from Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech (3)
  • Justin Dunning, WR/S, Whitehouse, 6-4, 200 — committed to Texas A&M; additional offers from Arizona State, Baylor, Florida State, LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt (11)
  • Brandon Durman, LB, Tyler Lee, 6-2, 210 – committed to Louisiana Tech (1)
  • Roney Elam, CB/S, Newton, 6-2, 175 — offers from Alabama, Baylor, LSU, Mississippi State, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech (8)
  • JaMycal Hasty, RB, Longview, 5-9, 181 — offers from Baylor, Houston, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech (7)
  • Kevrin Justice, RB, Kilgore, 5-10, 175 — offer from Houston (1)
  • Jaylon Lane, CB, Nacogdoches, 6-2, 175 — committed to Ole Miss; additional offers from Houston, Louisiana Tech, Oklahoma State, South Alabama (5)
  • Blake Lynch, QB/ATH, Troup, 6-3, 193 — committed to Baylor; additional offers from Clemson, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, TCU (6)
  • Daylon Mack, DT, Gladewater, 6-1, 311 – committed to Texas A&M; additional offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Baylor, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, SMU, Stanford, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, USC (21)
  • Terry Mark, WR, Lufkin, 6-1, 180 — offer from Houston (1)
  • Erik McCoy, OL, Lufkin, 6-4, 297 — offers from Arkansas State, Houston (2)
  • Larry Pryor, S, Sulphur Springs, 6-1, 185 — committed to Texas A&M; additional offers from Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech (10)
  • Matthew Weeks, OT, Tyler Lee, 6-5, 260 — offer from SMU (1)

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