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Strong, Texas hosting first junior day

Texas takes its first big step toward building up its 2015 recruiting class under new coach Charlie Strong on Saturday, with the Longhorns’ first junior day of the year.

The Longhorns are reportedly bringing in as many as 70 prospects for unofficial campus visits this weekend, including six committed prospects and more than a dozen ranked in the ESPN 300.

Among those top-ranked recruits expected to attend are quarterback Kevin Dillman (Denton, Texas/Guyer), athlete J.W. Ketchum (Fort Bend, Texas/Marshall), linebacker/end Anthony Wheeler (Dallas/Skyline), linebacker Cameron Townsend (Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point) and defensive backs Holton Hill (Houston/Lamar) and Xavier Lewis (Reserve, La./East Saint John).

Texas also hosted two ESPN 300 recruits on campus Friday, receiver John Burt (Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln) and cornerback Kris Boyd (Gilmer, Texas/Gilmer). Both are expected to attend on Saturday as well.

The one-day event will also give Strong and his coaching staff a chance to better get to the recruits who committed to Texas’ previous staff.

Five of those six pledges -- Patrick Vahe (Euless, Texas/Trinity), Connor Lanfear (Buda, Texas/Hays), Jordan Stevenson (Dallas/South Oak Cliff), Jalen Campbell (Corpus Christi, Texas/Flour Bluff) and Johnny Shaw (Orange, Texas/West Orange-Stark) -- are expected to make the trip to Austin this weekend.

Traditionally, Texas junior days have been a boon to start off recruiting classes, an event that can lead to a flurry of pledges – including 13 in one weekend in 2010 – but the Longhorns got started on this class long ago, even hosting its first sophomore day last year.

Here’s a look at the many 2015 and 2016 recruits expected to visit Texas on Saturday:

QB Kevin Dillman, Denton Guyer

QB Ryan Agnew, Southlake Carroll

QB Nathan Elliott, Celina

QB T'Quan Wallace, Oklahoma City Casady

QB Devin Williams, Mansfield Timberview (2016)

QB Josh White, Marietta (Ga.) Walton (2016)

QB Keaton Torre, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe (2016)

RB Jordan Stevenson, Dallas South Oak Cliff (Texas commit)

RB Tristian Houston, Houston North Shore

RB Nigel Anderson, Reserve (La.) East Saint John

RB Remus Bulmer, Missouri City Ridge Point

RB Kameron Martin, Port Arthur Memorial (2016)

RB Devwah Whaley, Beaumont Central (2016)

WR John Burt, Tallahassee Lincoln

WR Ryan Newsome, Aledo

WR John Humphrey, League City Clear Falls

WR Denver Johnson, Oklahoma City Casady

WR Dahu Green, Oklahoma City Westmoore

WR Antonio Parks, Reserve (La.) East Saint John

TE Kaden Smith, Flower Mound Marcus (2016)

OL Patrick Vahe, Euless Trinity (Texas commit)

OL Connor Lanfear, Buda Hays (Texas commit)

OL Joshua Wariboko, Oklahoma City Casady (Oklahoma commit)

OL Ronnie Major, Huntsville (Baylor commit)

OL Toby Weathersby, Houston Westfield

OL Keaton Sutherland, Flower Mount Marcus

OL Joshua Jones, Fort Bend Bush

OL Johnny Wilson, Midland Christian

DE Charles Omenihu, Rowlett

DE Landis Durham, Plano East

DE Lonzell Gilmore, Spring

DT Joshua Uluocha, Stafford

DT Vessy Parrish, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe (2016)

LB Cameron Townsend, Missouri City Ridge Point

LB Anthony Wheeler, Dallas Skyline

LB Jeremy Cox, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe

LB Richard Moore, Cedar Hill

LB Riley Garner, College Station A&M Consolidated

DB Xavier Lewis, Reserve (La.) East Saint John

DB Kris Boyd, Gilmer

DB Jalen Campbell, Corpus Christi Flour Bluff (Texas commit)

DB Holton Hill, Houston Lamar

DB Johnny Shaw, West Orange-Stark (Texas commit)

DB Jamile Johnson Jr., Dallas South Oak Cliff (Oklahoma commit)

DB DeShon Elliott, Rockwall-Heath

DB Prentice McKinney, Dallas South Oak Cliff

DB James Locke, Beaumont Central

DB Keivon Ramsey, Converse Judson

DB Jordan Tolbert, Fort Bend Ridge Point (Houston commit)

DB Kenneth McGruder, Houston Alief Taylor

DB Ashton Preston, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe

DB Gary Woods II, Edmond (Okla.) Santa Fe

DB Max Wariboko, Oklahoma City Casady (2016)

ATH Louis Brown, Burton

ATH Tre’ Spencer, West Orange-Stark