2012 Signing Class 'As good as we've ever signed'
1:30 P.M., FRIDAY, FEB. 3, 2012
Signing Day has come and gone and Baylor's 2012 signing class consists of 23 players, two early enrollees and 21 student-athletes expected to join the program this summer. For full highlights and bios, make sure to check out our Signing Day Central
"We feel very confident and very passionate about this class," Briles said, "as being as good as we've ever signed in our five signing classes at Baylor. We got some outstanding players on both sides of the ball that we know have the potential to be All-American football players and to play on Sundays."
The national recruiting sites tended to agree with Briles' statement. 247Sports.com had the Bears' 2012 class ranked as high as No. 24 nationally and third in the Big 12, behind only Texas (No. 3) and Oklahoma (No. 9).
Scout.com lists the 2012 class No. 30 nationally, with the DB class of Terrell Burt, Aiavion Edwards, Patrick Levels, Ryan Reid and Orion Stewart, ranked No. 10. ESPN.com gave Baylor a B-, tied for third in the Big 12 with Texas Tech and TCU.
Rivals.com rounded out the national rankings, placing BU No. 43 nationally, with a top-20 position ranking at linebacker (No. 14) and defensive end (No. 17).
Below is a breakdown on where the 2012 class ranks compared to Art Briles' previous classes.
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2012
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2011
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2010 |
2009 |
| ESPN |
No. T3 (Big 12) |
No. 8 (Big 12) |
N/A |
No. 9 (Big 12) |
| Rivals |
No. 43 (Natl.)
No. 6 (Big 12) |
No. 46 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 39 (Natl.)
No. 7 (Big 12) |
No. 10 (Big 12) |
| Scout |
No. 30 (Natl.)
No. 6 (Big 12) |
No. 49 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 52 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 42 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
| CFN.com/Fox |
No. 35 (Natl.)
No. 6 (Big 12) |
No. 50 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 51 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 42 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
Athlon
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Posted in late Feb. |
No. 49 (Natl.)
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 8 (Big 12) |
No. 10 (Big 12) |
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