Texas State First to Offer Tyler Lee’s Jamal Ligon
Tyler Lee 2020 defensive end Jamal Ligon became the 12th member of East Texas' 2020 recruiting class to receive a Division I FBS scholarship offer.
Ligon (6-2, 240) reported via Twitter that Texas State offered on Monday.
The versatile Red Raiders' athlete played both tight end and defensive end for a Lee team that finished 6-4 overall in 2017 under first-year head coach Kurt Traylor.
Texas State competes in the Sun Belt Conference and is coached by Everett Withers. The Bobcats were 2-10 overall and 1-7 in conference play in 2017.'
Ligon, like all sophomores, is first eligible to sign with any team that offers him beginning in December 2019.
2020 East Texas Football Players With Division I FBS Offers
- Kelvontay Dixon, Carthage, ATH, 5-11, 160 — offers from Arkansas, Baylor, Colorado, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas (6)
- JJ Green, Marshall, QB, 6-2, 165 -- offer from Nebraska, Ole Miss (2)
- Khalan Griffin, John Tyler, QB/ATH, 5-11, 180 — offer from Texas State (1)
- Herbert Gums, Diboll, RB, 6-1, 228 -- offer from Houston (1)
- Tren Jones, Arp, ATH, 6-0, 170 — offer from Baylor (1)
- Devon King, Gilmer, OL, 6-3, 320 -- offer from Texas State (1)
- Haynes King, Longview, QB, 6-2, 170 -- offers from Houston, Louisiana Tech, ULM (3)
- Jamal Ligon, Tyler Lee, DE, 6-2, 240 -- offer from Texas State (1)
- Ja’Lynn Polk, Lufkin, WR, 6-2, 170 — offer from Illinois (1)
- James Sylvester, Newton, DE, 6-4, 215 — offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Baylor, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas A&M (9)
- Jerrin Thompson, Lufkin, S, 6-0, 170 -- offers from Arkansas, South Florida, Vanderbilt (3)
- Savion Williams, Marshall, WR, 6-3, 165 -- offer from Bowling Green (1)
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