"I'll take them seriously when they start getting recruits on defense."
"Art Briles knows they have to play D, too, right?"
"All they have is skill position guys. Wake me up when they pull someone that can play defense."
Each of the statements above are, in truth, paraphrases reflecting common reactions to Baylor recruiting victories; we've gotten offensive players galore, according to the doubters, but the defensive side has lagged behind. Like most things in recruiting, this sentiment is simultaneously true and false. It's true that with guys like K.D. Cannon, Robbie Rhodes (pour one out), Jarrett Stidham, Corey Coleman, Blake Lynch, and JaMycal Hasty, most of our recruiting success has come on offense.