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Baylor football has assembled quite the recruiting class for the 2026 season: The class not only has talented players, but also a weird coincidence.
The Bears gained a commitment from high-end four-star defensive lineman Jamarion Carlton on Thursday, July 10, which in of itself seems like a normal occurrence in the recruiting calendar. However, with his commitment, it marked the fourth player whose first name is “Jamarion” to join Baylor’s 2026 recruiting class.
Carlton joins four-star cornerback Jamarion Vincent, three-star linebacker Jamarion Phillips and three-star cornerback Jamarion Richardson, all of whom hail from Texas.
There also aren’t many instances of players named Jamarion in the sports world, outside of Alabama running back Jamarion “Jam” Miller, or NBA G-Leaguer Jamarion Sharp, who played collegiately at Western Kentucky.
There are only eight players named Jamarion in 247Sports’ database for 2026, seven of whom have reported scholarship offers and two of whom aren’t rated on the star system. The only other player named Jamarion who has publicly committed is four-star edge rusher Jamarion Matthews, who committed to Alabama.
According to the Social Security Administration, the name Jamarion peaked as the 418th-most popular male name in 2005. Jamarion didn’t rank within the top 1,000 for any year after 2020 in terms of popularity.
In short, the chances of the coincidence are incredibly slim.
Carlton became the school’s fourth highest-rated recruit ever upon his commitment, as he ranks as the nation’s No. 39 overall player, according to 247Sports’…
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