Texas Tech gets a major boost for 2022

Two senior defensive backs announce they will return next season

Good news was the theme of the day for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Two senior defensive backs announced they would run it back in 2022. Adrian Frye and Marquis Waters set to play under Joey McGuire and Tim DeRuyter.

It started with Waters’ announcement on Twitter:

Marquis Waters @mdwaters2139

Unfinished Business 😤‼️

But wait there’s more. Adrian Frye announced shortly after Waters that he would return as well.

Agee ⚡️ @frye_adrian

#OneMoreRide

Both members will give the Red Raiders some experience and veteran leadership on the back end of the team. Frye will return for his fifth year due to the COVID-19 season of 2020 that gave players one more year of eligibility. As a freshman in 2018, Frye tallied five interceptions.

Frye Stats:

• 62 solo tackles

• 85 total tackles

• 2.5 TFLs

• 7 INTs (1 TD)

• 14 Passes Defended

• 1 Forced Fumble

Ben Golan @BenjaminGolan

With 7 days until @TexasTechFB, CB Adrian Frye (now wearing #7) took this interception back for a touchdown in his first career game. Reports coming out of fall camp are good for Frye. Could it be a big year for the senior cornerback? #WreckEm

Marquis Waters returns for his sixth season of college football, a real-life Van Wilder. He appeared in just four games before a season-ending injury. Waters transferred after the 2020 season to Texas Tech from Duke.

Waters Stats:

• 155 solo tackles

• 243 total tackles

• 14 TFLs

• 1 sack

• 4 INTs (1 TD)

• 16 Passes Defended

• 1 Fumble Recovery

Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference

.@TexasTechFB Marquis Waters picked off a FIU pass and returned it 72 yards for a TD

Both players could be key contributors for the new look DeRuyter defense in 2022. Look for this pair to “Take 3” for the Red Raiders.