**updated 07/21/08**
**Added: Darius Jones (Marshall) commits to Oklahoma**

We are currently compiling our 2009 East Texas football prospects list. If you see anyone missing from the list that you feel will excel or have a serious shot at the next level whether it is DI, DII, JUCO, NAIA, etc. please e-mail Craig Smoak at csmoak@smoaky.com or csmoak@ktbb.com.

Please don't send info on a prospect that does not have a legit shot at the next level. Also, if you see any incorrect information listed then send the corrections to the same e-mail addresses.

Jamarkus McFarland (DT) Lufkin
Height/Weight: 6’3 – 280 lbs
40-Time: 4.9
Verbal Commitment: undecided
Offers: Texas, Oklahoma, LSU, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Baylor, Florida

Sorry for the incredibly late update, but White Oak's Catherine Loden has signed a track & cross country scholarship with Arizona State University.

I'm not a recruiter, and I don't try and position myself as a talent guru. But, I always try and promote the student-athletes throughout East Texas, and here's another example.

Smoaky's Top 40 Recruits, Class of 2008
1. Jermie Calhoun, RB, Van, 6-0, 210, 4.5 (Oklahoma)
2. Stephen Good, OL, Paris, 6-5 1/2, 290, 5.05 (Oklahoma)
3. David Snow, OL, Gilmer, 6-4, 300, 5.3 (Texas)

Quarterback:
Tim Curry, Elysian Fields, 6-4 1/2, 205, 4.7 (UTEP)
Lane Johnson, Groveton, 6-6, 215, 4.7 (Kilgore College)
Eric King, Kilgore, 6-3, 205, 4.8 (Tyler Jr. College)
Chase Knighton, Athens (Tabor College)
Chris Mass, Chapel Hill, 6-5, 200, 4.6 (Stephen F. Austin State Univ.)
Kelly Page, Mesquite, 6-3, 210, 4.65 (Ball State)