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Texas Tech football earns commitment from 4-star RB Ashton Rowden out of New Boston
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Joey McGuire told the Avalanche-Journal earlier this summer he hoped to land one running back for Texas Tech football 's 2026 recruiting class. He can now cross that off the list.
The Red Raiders received a commitment from Ashton "Ace" Rowden out of New Boston on Thursday via social media. Rowden is the 17th member of Tech's recruiting class to commit and the second four-star recruit to commit in as many days, joining Frisco Panther Creek safety Donovan Webb , who committed Wednesday.
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Rowden is a composite four-star prospect at 247Sports, ranked as the No. 18 running back in the 2026 recruiting class. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 200 pounds, Rowden chose the Red Raiders over the likes of Houston and Minnesota and held offers from TCU and Arkansas, among others.
Rowden ran for 1,700 yards and 22 touchdowns during his junior season of 2024. This includes a 281-yard, three-touchdown performance in New Boston's 41-33 win over Hooks.
New Boston is located about 30 miles west of Texarkana.
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2026 Texas Tech football recruiting class commitments
| Player |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
High School |
| QB |
6-2 |
195 |
Benedictine Military Schools (Savannah, Georgia) |
|
| Ashton Rowden |
RB |
5-11 |
200 |
New Boston |
| 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) |
|
| S |
6-0 |
182 |
Frisco (Panther Creek) |
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Tech football adds 4-star running back to 2026 recruiting class
