The stories of Adonis (AJ) McCarty’s and Brenden (BJ) Jordan’s Texas Tech careers have taken vastly different shapes since they arrived in Lubbock. Now in the same STAR-safety position room, their timelines have converged to being on identical planes heading into a competitive position battle ahead of the 2024 season.

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McCarty’s journey to being a Red Raider was going to be a grind from the beginning. The redshirt junior who spent three seasons at Baylor longed for a new home in the summer, a desire that was met with steadfast reaction from Tech General Manager James Blanchard, who offered McCarty just hours after he entered the portal.