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Panther Creek 4-star safety Donovan Webb joins Texas Tech football's 2026 recruiting class
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The Texas Tech football team added another versatile defensive back to its 2026 recruiting class.
Frisco Panther Creek safety Donovan Webb announced Wednesday that he would be committing to the Red Raiders . Webb is the 16th member of Texas Tech's 2026 class . He is the sixth defensive back and second safety to commit to Joey McGuire and staff.
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Webb (6-foot, 182 pounds) is a composite four-star recruit at 247Sports, listed as the No. 46 recruit in Texas and the 30th-ranked safety. He helped Panther Creek win the Division II 7-on-7 state championship earlier this month.
More: Joey McGuire breaks down target numbers for Texas Tech football's 2026 recruiting class
As a junior, Webb was credited with 120 tackles, five interceptions, two forced fumbles and nine pass breakups. He also rushed for 172 yards and returned two punts for touchdowns. On the track, Webb posted a time of 11.01 seconds in the 100-meter dash and a 22.56 in the 200.
Webb held offers from a host of power-conference programs. He chose Tech over fellow finalists Michigan, Notre Dame and Kansas State.
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Texas Tech football 2026 high school recruiting class
| Player |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
High School |
| QB |
6-2 |
195 |
Benedictine Military Schools (Savannah, Georgia) |
|
| WR |
6-0 |
185 |
Forney |
|
| OL |
6-4 |
300 |
Weiss (Pflugerville) |
|
| OT |
6-8 |
290 |
Alcoa (Tennessee) |
|
| DL |
6-2 |
280 |
Tascosa (Amarillo) |
|
| DL |
6-1 |
315 |
Mount Pleasant |
|
| EDGE |
6-2 |
220 |
Georgetown (East View) |
|
| EDGE |
6-3 |
210 |
Westfield (Houston) |
|
| LB |
5-11 |
205 |
Mount Enterprise |
|
| LB |
6-0 |
205 |
Bixby (Oklahoma) |
|
| CB |
6-0 |
195 |
Hendrickson (Pflugerville) |
|
| CB |
5-10 |
175 |
Terrell |
|
| CB |
5-11 |
175 |
Canyon (New Braunfels) |
|
| CB |
6-2 |
185 |
Palestine |
|
| S |
6-2 |
185 |
North Crowley (Fort Worth) |
|
| Donovan Webb |
S |
6-0 |
182 |
Panther Creek (Frisco) |
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech football earns commitment from 4-star Panther Creek S Donovan Webb
