Marshall’s DeKendrick Bender Offered By Texas State
It was a big day for Marshall football players on Wednesday as four Mavericks recruits picked up Division I FBS scholarship offers.
The last to pick up an offer on the day was 2019 wide receiver DeKendrick Bender, who reported via Twitter that Texas State offered.
Bender also has an FBS offer from Air Force.
He is one of three Marshall receivers with FBS offers. Tahj Washington (2019) and Saivon Williams (2020) picked up offers from Southern Miss on Wednesday, and 2020 quarterback J.J. Green was offered by Texas State.
Bender led the Mavericks with 30 receptions for 564 yards and nine touchdowns in 2017. Marshall finished the season 6-5, falling in the first round of the playoffs.
Texas State competes in the Sun Belt Conference and finished 2017 with a 2-10 record under head coach Everett Withers.
Bender, like all juniors, can sign with any team that offers him beginning in December.
2019 East Texas Football Players With Division I FBS Offers
- Jade Ashalintubbi, Elysian Fields, OL, 6-6, 331 —offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Tulsa (2)
- Darwin Barlow, Newton, RB, 6-0, 200 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisville, LSU, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Texas State, Texas Tech, Tulsa, Utah, UTSA (21)
- DeKendrick Bender, Marshall, WR, 6-2, 185 -- offers from Air Force, Texas State (3)
- Chance Billington, John Tyler, OL, 6-3, 301 — offers from Iowa State, New Mexico State, SMU, Texas State, Tulane (5)
- Tamauzia Brown, Newton, ATH, 6-1, 170 -- offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana-Lafayette, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma State, Oregon, San Diego State, Southern Miss, SMU, TCU, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UTEP, UTSA (21)
- Javasia Brunson, Lufkin, DE, 6-4, 235 -- offers from Nevada, North Texas, Oklahoma State, SMU, South Florida, Southern Miss, Tulane, Tulsa UTEP (9)
- Keontae Burns, Pittsburg, ATH, 6-3, 182 — offers from Arizona, Alabama, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Louisiana-Monroe, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Texas, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, Texas Tech, UTSA (18)
- Cameron Cantrell, Whitehouse, WR, 6-1, 180 -- committed to Texas Tech (1)
- Coltin Clack, Texas High, QB, 6-3, 202 — offers from Akron, Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Mexico State, SMU, Southern Miss, UTSA (8)
- Josh Foster, Newton, ATH, 6-0, 165 -- offers from Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech, SMU, Southern Miss TCU, Tulane, ULL, ULM, Utah, Vanderbilt (14)
- Breylon Garcia, Lufkin, DE, 6-3, 220 -- offer from Nevada, Rice (2)
- T.K. Hamilton, Waskom, RB/DB, 6-0, 162 -- offers from Texas State, UTSA (2)
- Christian Hood, Marshall, OL, 6-2, 290 — offer from Southern Miss (1)
- T.Q. Jackson, Jefferson, WR, 6-3, 181 — offers from Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, North Texas, Purdue, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas Tech, Tulsa, UTSA (16)
- Jawan King, Atlanta, RB, 5-10, 2010 -- offers from Louisiana-Monroe, Texas State, UTSA (3)
- Beaux Limmer, Tyler Lee, OL, 6-5, 260 -- committed to Arkansas; additional offers from Arkansas State, Baylor, Houston, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulsa, UTSA, Vanderbilt (15)
- Darius Richardson, West Rusk, DL, 6-3, 288 -- committed to Texas State (1)
- Braelyn Riden, Jacksonville, DB, 6-1, 170 -- offer from ULL (1)
- Keivie Rose, Henderson, DE, 6-4, 220 — offers from Arkansas State, Florida Atlantic, Kansas, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, New Mexico, North Texas, Oklahoma State, SMU, Southern Miss, Tulane (11)
- Ke'Andre Street, John Tyler, WR, 6-4, 190 -- offers from Boston College, Bowling Green, Houston, North Texas, Southern Miss, Syracuse, Tulane, UTEP (8)
- Blake Trainor, Hallsville, OT, 6-7, 280 — offers from Arkansas, Houston, North Texas, Texas A&M, Tulsa, Texas State (6)
- Caiden Walker, Newton, OL, 6-4, 276 — offers from Louisiana Tech, Tulane, ULM, UTEP (4)
- Tahj Washington, Marshall, WR, 5-11, 160 -- offers from Air Force, Bowling Green, Kansas, Louisiana-Lafayette, Southern Miss, Texas State, Tulsa (7)
- Carl Williams, Lufkin, DT, 6-4, 310 — offers from Arkansas, Houston, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, SMU, Southern Miss, TCU, Tulsa, UTSA (12)
- Keshon Williams, Pine Tree, ATH, 6-4, 230 -- offer from Iowa State, Louisiana Monroe, New Mexico State, Rice, South Alabama, Texas State, Tulane, UTEP, UTSA (9)
- Marcus Williams, Longview, OL, 6-6, 285 — committed to TCU; additional offers from Baylor, Houston, SMU, Southern Miss, Texas State (6)
- Robbie Williams, Chapel Hill, WR, 6-3, 195 -- offer from Southern Miss (1)