2026 running back Cardae Mack has been a Red Raider priority for several years now.

In March 2022, Mack - who was still in middle school - and a handful of teammates made the long trek from Humble to Lubbock for a Red Raider recruiting event. A couple months later Mack announced an offer from Texas Tech, which was his first.

Since then Mack has blossomed into one of the best prospects in America, and he recently cut his list down of 25+ offers to a top eight which included Texas Tech.

RedRaiderSports spoke with Mack for the latest in his recruitment as he nears a decision.

What you need to know...

... On February 5th Mack announced his top 8 which consists of Arizona State, Texas Tech, Oregon, Ole Miss, Houston, TCU, SMU and USC.

... As a junior Mack rushed 213 times for 1,918 yards (9.0 yards per carry) and 22 rushing touchdowns per his MaxPreps profile

... Mack's arm was also a weapon for Atascocita as he went 105/183 (57.4%) for 1,864 passing yards and 18 passing touchdowns to only 3 interceptions

... Mack set a personal record in the Long Jump (20' 3.5") earlier this month at the Kingwood Zoe Simpson Invitational

... Texas Tech signed Quan Shorts out of Atascocita HS as part of the 2015 class

Relationship with Texas Tech coaches: "It's been great. They're making it feel more and more like family.

On RB coach Garret McGuire... "It's cool. He's a younger dude so he can kinda relate to our time era. He's very energetic so I really like that about him."