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Texas Tech football: Matt Wells and Red Raiders land another big defensive end

The Texas Tech football program’s 2021 class continued its upward trend on Thursday when Matt Wells landed another key defensive line recruit. Charles Esters III, a 3-star defensive end from Cedar Hill, Texas announced his intention to join the Red Raiders on Twitter making him the seventh player in the 2021 class to commit to the Red Raiders.

Esters is rated by 247Sports as the No. 60 weakside defensive end in the nation and the No. 130 overall player in the state of Texas. In addition to Tech, he held offers from the likes of Kansas, Air Force, Colorado State, North Texas, Army, and others.