Cedar Hill defensive back Jalon Peoples is a Red Raider
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New Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire is on the board, going back to a familiar spot to land his first commitment as the Red Raider head boss.
Cedar Hill defensive back Jalon Peoples holds over 30 offers and on the same day McGuire was announced, decided he had seen all he needed to and committed to Texas Tech.
Peoples has known McGuire for a long time and once it became official this was an easy decision.
"Me playing for coach McGuire has always been a dream of mine. Growing up and watching him coach my older brothers, all three of my brothers came through his program, and me just watching him as a young kid coach his team and take them to multiple championships means a lot to me.
When I was younger I'd always tell him 'coach, I'm gonna play for you, I promise I am'. He went off to Baylor and that's where I wanted to go but something in my mind, my gut and my heart told me to wait a little minute. So I waited and boom, he got a head coaching job.
He told me he wanted to be a head coach again so I trusted him and God is on my side. I'm glad that I get to say that I'm finally a Red Raider."
While Peoples is a new commit, he's not a new Tech target. The Red Raiders pursued Peoples this summer and he took an official visit to Lubbock. He remembers the campus really standing out to him.
"The city and the campus were amazing. They have some new facilities, they have a lots of new things coming in. Me bonding with the players, just connecting with them and asking them questions, it really meant a lot to me. Many of the players on the team, we still talk to this day. They're like my brothers, they always told me that even if I didn't come to Tech they still got me but it's just a brotherhood and a family.
With coach McGuire, he just stepped in the office today and he's going to bring more of that."
Peoples was commit No. 10 in the 2022 class, with his teammate Harvey Dyson soon joining, and he has already built bonds with several members of the class.
"Yeah, I was in touch with those guys. TK (Tyler King), he's out of Houston, he plays receiver. I talked to him. We're gonna build something special at Texas Tech, we got more guys from Cedar Hill coming too."
Peoples describes himself as a versatile defensive back who can do it all.
"I'm really a defensive back. I don't really consider myself as a corner. I can play the nickel, I can play safety, I can play corner, I can play wherever. Anywhere they need me I'll be there because I'm fit for that, I'm trained for that and I just want my coaches to trust me."
Peoples says he is 100% done with his recruitment and is looking forward to getting to Texas Tech and winning some games.
"Let's go win! Let's go win Red Raider Nation!"