<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%"><span style="color:#000000">Thomas Ashcraft</span></span> (<span style="color:#000000">Rivals Profile</span>, <span style="color:#000000">Scout Profile</span>) Offensive Tackle Cedar Hill (TX) Cedar Hill Ht: 6-foot-5 Wt: 280 lbs Forty: n/a Bench max: n/a Squat max: n/a Vertical: n/a GPA: n/a Class: 2009 (High School) Offers: Texas, Kansas State, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Texas Tech Ashcraft committed to Texas earlier this month.
Thomas Ashcraft: Engineering a Championship <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>A young Thomas Ashcraft sat on the ground, his brow furrowed as he stared at the overturned remote-control car. Most children would be content to just play with the toy, but Ashcraft needed to know how it worked. He opened the outer casing and began disassembling the object piece by piece, observing how each part interacted with the next before putting the entire contraption back together. His RC cars were not the only piece of technology to be taken apart by Ashcraft. His cell phone, computer, you name it, the offensive lineman has figured out what makes it tick. “I just always liked technology,” said Ashcraft. “I always took stuff apart and put it together. I took my bike apart and looked at the parts. I just like putting things together and making things work.” It's no surprise that Ashcraft, who holds a 3.4 GPA in high school, plans to become a Mechanical Engineering major when he arrives at Texas. His head coach at Cedar Hill, Joey McGuire, told Inside Texas that Ashcraft certainly has the smarts to do it. “Football's the only regular class he takes,” said McGuire. “He's in all AP, pre-AP, college classes. He does an incredible job. His teachers love him because he's so organized and he works so hard.” Texas' ME program was one of his main reasons for Ashcraft giving his commitment to the Longhorns. According to McGuire, Ashcraft thought far beyond the field of play when selecting Texas. “(Ashcraft) said, 'I took it from the standpoint of, if I wasn't playing football, where would I want to go?' He said, 'I want to go to Austin,'” said McGuire. “A lot of kids aren't like that. A lot of kids are all about what uniforms they wear, how much they're going to play on TV, stuff like that. That wasn't him. It was, 'My education and where will I be happy if I wasn't playing football.'” Ashcraft is happy with his choice and said he's a solid commitment to the University of Texas. Recruiting has died down significantly for him because of how firm his promise is.</div>
