CougCenter - National Signing Day 2015: Complete coverage of WSU's recruiting classWhy Washington State? Well that's a stupid question.https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/47853/fave.png2015-05-22T12:42:46-07:00http://www.cougcenter.com/rss/stream/77371382015-05-22T12:42:46-07:002015-05-22T12:42:46-07:00Report: Cougs add receiver to 2015 class
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<p>A highly-touted receiver from Florida is reportedly making his way to Pullman in the fall.</p> <p>When Rickey Preston opted against coming to WSU a few weeks back, instead deciding to sign with Tulane, WSU was once again looking to fill a need at wide receiver. They appear to have done so with the commitment of Tavares Martin, Jr. out of Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Martin garnered three stars from most recruiting services, with the exception of ESPN who has him at four stars. <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/COUGFANcom/status/601758585308258304">The news was first reported by Braulio Perez of Cougfan.com.</a></p>
<p>At first glance, it appears Mike Leach and company scored a huge coup very late in the process. This kid has a "who's who" of schools on his offer list, including Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State and a litany of other bigtime programs. Now here is where you, the ever sagacious-yet-skeptical Cougar fan thinks something like "With an offer sheet like that, why hasn't he signed anywhere yet, and why is he picking WSU over all those other schools?" Well, wise Cougar fan, let's talk about that.</p>
<p>Martin was arrested in April of 2014, after he allegedly broke in to an unoccupied home and stole some property, including a flat screen television. He was <a href="http://www.pbgametime.com/news/sports/high-school-football/dwyer-football-standout-tavares-martin-arrested/nfc6X/" target="_blank">charged</a> with, among other things, grand theft and unarmed burglary. Despite that, Martin was committed to West Virginia, and planned on attending school there until his offer was <a href="http://highschoolbuzz.blog.pbgametime.com/2015/04/13/tavares-martin-still-hoping-to-play-division-i-football-after-signing-with-junior-college/" target="_blank">pulled</a> shortly before signing day. Since then, there have been reports that he could possibly attend Hawaii, or even a junior college. For the time being he is headed to WSU, and if he gets in to school and on to the field, he would be a great addition.</p>
<p>In the Hudl video below, he looks the part of a traditional outside receiver. He has pretty good speed and seems to have pretty good ball skills. I will admit that I've seen less than five prospect highlight videos in my life, so I'm not exactly an expert. Still, he has a really impressive punt return at the 2:30 mark, and a couple nice catches at the 3:45 and 6:10 marks.</p>
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<p>There is also some <a href="http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=10513209" target="_blank">video </a>from a combine he attended, if you enjoy watching combine footage. One thing that stuck out to me is that he really needs to bulk up. He's listed at six feet, 155 pounds, so it's quite likely that he'll require a redshirt year to put on some more weight. He also makes a pretty impressive catch in the back of the end zone over a defender. One other thing that stuck out was that the DJ apparently thinks kids these days get fired up when they listen to Sammy Hagar and Def Leppard.</p>
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<p>As for where Martin would fit into the scholarship situation, Jeff <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/3/9/8180809/wsu-football-recruiting-rickey-preston">covered it thoroughly</a> with the Preston post. In short, Martin would likely sign financial aid papers, enabling him to count against the 2016 class. Let's all hope this kid pans out and is able to put his significant talents on display at WSU for the next few years. Go Cougs.</p>
https://www.cougcenter.com/2015/5/22/8646179/wsu-football-recruiting-tavares-martin-cougars-add-receiver-2015-classPJ Kendall2015-03-09T21:21:10-07:002015-03-09T21:21:10-07:00REPORT: WSU adds explosive receiver to 2015 class
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<p>The explosive playmaker from Louisiana fills a big need for WSU recruiting ... presuming he qualifies.</p> <p>Louisiana yielded a <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/3/3/8139711/wsu-football-recruiting-hunter-dale-washington-state" target="_blank">2015 recruit</a> about a week ago, and WSU has gone back there again to secure a commitment from high school wide reciever Rickey Preston, <a href="https://twitter.com/BKRansford/status/575118569194704896" target="_blank">which was first reported by Britton Ransford of WazzuWatch.com</a>.</p>
<p>Preston is rated a <a href="http://247sports.com/Player/Rickey-Preston-30170" target="_blank">consensus 3-star wide receiver by 247sports.com</a>, and at 6-foot-1 and 174 pounds, he appears to be the dynamic outside receiver Mike Leach covets. He had offers at one time or another from the likes of Missouri, Nebraska, Texas A&M and others. There's only one issue, as you can probably guess: As with so many kids who don't put pen to paper on signing day, he's got some academic issues and was <a href="http://www.nola.com/recruiting/index.ssf/2015/01/hahnville_athlete_rickey_prest.html" target="_blank">expected to end up heading to a junior college</a>.</p>
<p>Howver, <a href="https://washingtonstate.rivals.com/showmsg.asp?fid=1417&tid=211074692&mid=211074692&sid=1089&style=2" target="_blank">he told Ransford that his academic issues are sorted out ($)</a>, and if that's the case, this is an enormous coup for the Cougs. Because, well, watch:</p>
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<p>Preston would help to fill a big need at receiver in this class. WSU graduated its top two outside receivers in <span>Vince Mayle</span> and <span>Isiah Myers</span>, and the only player in the 2015 class who projects to play on the outside is junior college transfer C.J. Dimry, who was relatively unrecruited and appears a bit raw as a prospect. Preston is, in a word, explosive and could contribute from the moment he steps on campus.</p>
<p>WSU already has 25 initial scholarships handed out for 2015, but Ransford is reporting that the plan is for Preston to sign a financial aid agreement after the signing period ends, which would allow WSU to count him against 2016 even though he can play right away. It sounds similar to what USC has <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7976059/wsu-football-recruiting-deontay-burnett-national-signing-day-2015-michigan" target="_blank">planned on doing</a> with WSU decommit Deontay Burnett, although I don't know if it's exactly the same. That said, as a replacement for Burnett in this class, Preston is similar in style and appears to be every bit the player Burnett is.</p>
<p>Go Cougs!</p>
https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/3/9/8180809/wsu-football-recruiting-rickey-prestonJeff Nusser2015-03-02T12:00:06-08:002015-03-02T12:00:06-08:00WSU lands late 2015 commitment from 3-star safety
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<p>WSU needed help after the signing day defections of Tae'on Mason and others, and they get it in the safety from New Orleans, La. </p> <p>Signing day was nearly a month ago but things apparently aren't over for the 2015 recruiting class at WSU: Safety Hunter Dale from New Orleans, La., is committing to the Cougs. The news was first reported by <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/kentrahan/status/572479048086994944">WGSO Sports Director Ken Trahan.</a></p>
<p>Dale is a <a href="http://247sports.com/Player/Hunter-Dale-23125" target="_blank">consensus three-star prospect and the No. 37 safety prospect</a> in the 2015 class. His offer sheet reads like a who's who of college football and it's plenty long so we'll just give you the highlights: both Arizonas, Florida, Miami, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oregon, Nebraska, Notre Dame, UCLA and Utah among others. Dale was also committed to Nebraska for a cup of coffee last summer before decommitting. New defensive coordinator Alex Grinch recruited Dale while he was at Missouri, according to Britton Ransford at WazzuWatch, and it looks like his continued pursuit of Dale has paid off.</p>
<p>Dale is listed at about six feet tall and 185 pounds but if his junior highlight video is any indication, he hits a heck of a lot harder than his weight might indicate. You can see him come up in run support as well, closing down on the ball carrier quickly and wrapping him up with a good tackle.</p>
<p>Dale is also a top baseball prospect and may end up playing both sports at WSU so this is a big day for both Mike Leach and Donnie Marbut.</p>
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<p>Here's his senior highlight video as well, lighter on the big hits but good looks at his speed.</p>
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https://www.cougcenter.com/2015/3/2/8134749/wsu-football-recruiting-hunter-daleMichael Preston2015-02-07T13:24:18-08:002015-02-07T13:24:18-08:00Toki wants to 'whup some Husky ass'<img src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/DZZcuozlkWqI47pGO3WPFpAiyxM=/410x410/cdn.vox-cdn.com/fan_shot_images/373914/New_Cougar_Toki_faced_big_obstacles_off_field___Washington_State___Scout.0.png" />
<div class="source source-img"><p><p>Does it get any better than this? The highest-rated player in the 2015 class wants to stick it to Washington? <a href="http://washingtonstate.scout.com/story/1510873-new-cougar-toki-faced-big-obstacles-off-field?s=137" target="new">Read the whole story at Cougfan</a>. It's a good one.</p></p></div>
https://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/7/7999047/thomas-toki-is-your-favorite-new-cougJeff Nusser2015-02-06T12:33:31-08:002015-02-06T12:33:31-08:00Interactive map of WSU's 2015 recruiting class
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<p>WSU's 2015 class stretches six time zones and eight states or territories; explore where they're from with our interactive map.</p> <p>The Washington State class saw a lot of movement in the final days of the recruiting window, both in recruiting ranking and in geography covered. While Southern California was raided by perennial powers and mid-major's a like, the Cougs picked up new commitments from Utah and Georgia.</p>
<p>The further removed I am from Super Bowl Sunday (sorry for bringing that up) the more comfortable I am with what happened (maybe I'm just in the acceptance stage of grief), and I'm starting to feel the same after a couple days removed from signing day. In the same way I'm by no means happy that we didn't hand the ball to Marshawn Lynch, I'm not happy that we lost out on some of the top rated recruits from this class, However, after reading the great content from <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/authors/brian-anderson">Brian Anderson</a>, <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/authors/mark-sandritter">Mark Sandritter</a>, <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/authors/michael-preston">Michael Preston</a>, <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/authors/kyle-sherwood">Kyle Sherwood</a> and <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/authors/jeff-nusser">Jeff Nusser</a> I think (as they <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7980019/despite-limping-to-the-finish-line-wsus-2015-recruiting-class-is">a</a><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7980019/despite-limping-to-the-finish-line-wsus-2015-recruiting-class-is">lready pointed out</a>) this is still a very solid class.</p>
<p>Deion Singleton is included in the view since he will count toward this class, but you can see that outside of the promising defensive back, the Northwest was not a focus for this class. There are a number of factors that contributed to that, like the two coaches who covered that area for recruiting being fired, but it's something that struck me and was reinforced while building this out. It brought to mind this <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/1/13/7540247/wsu-football-recruiting-northwest-NW">great post</a> from last month exploring whether or not the Northwest needs to be a key part of the WSU recruiting strategy to get back to bowling on the regular.</p>
<p>Lastly, I'll have to check the last time we've had a recruit from Maryland (free internet points to whoever can find out if we've had one before) but by and large the coaches went back to the well known wells of the Bay Area and Southern parts of California for the core of this class.</p>
<p>Play around with the filters, read the articles and let us know what you think about the geographic make-up of the class in the comments.</p>
<p>You can use the filters in the upper right to drill down to a specific position or side of the ball or select or lasso (there have been some updates in this feature which allows you more lasso options) any number of logos to filter the map and table.</p>
<p>If you hover over any logo you will find links to the CougCenter post when the player committed and the scouting report from signing day. Some players will have duplicate links since we picked them up on signing day.</p>
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https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/6/7989611/interactive-map-wsu-football-recruiting-2015Zane Murfitt2015-02-05T13:32:08-08:002015-02-05T13:32:08-08:00Cougars add DB Sean Harper to 2015 class
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<p>The Cougars pulled a surprise the day after signing day.</p> <p>Washington State had two free spots in its 2015 recruiting class after announcing its signing day class and the Cougars moved quickly to fill one of those spots. On Thursday, WSU announced it had signed CB Sean Harper.</p>
<p>Harper is somewhat off the recruiting radar and is only ranked by Rivals who has him as a 3-star prospect. He's listed at 6-foot-1 and 175 pounds and could played both wide receiver and defensive back in high school. According to Britton Ransford, Harper <a href="https://twitter.com/BKRansford/status/563446512374390784" target="_blank">said he will initially play corner at WSU</a>. The Cougars went out of their typical recruiting areas for Harper who hails from Hartwell, Georgia. New defensive coordinator Alex Grinch played a big role here. Grinch recruited Georgia at Missouri and tapped into his contacts to help bring Harper to Pullman.</p>
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<p>Despite not being rated by a couple of the recruiting services, Harper did pick up plenty of interest on the recruiting trail. He has reported offers from Cincinnati, Indiana, Nebraska and Louisville among others. Harper certainly looks the part in highlights. He's very smooth and doesn't even appear to be running hard while outracing everyone else on the field.</p>
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https://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/5/7988369/wsu-football-recruiting-sean-harper-mike-leachMark Sandritter2015-02-05T05:00:05-08:002015-02-05T05:00:05-08:00HCA: The aftermath following signing day 2015
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<p>Signing day is in the books, but WSU may not be done just yet.</p> <p>Washington State welcomed a new recruiting class on Wednesday, with 23 players officially joining the 2015 class. That number is less than maybe the Cougars were hoping for with a few late departures, including three on signing day. Deontay Burnett flipped to USC, Taeon Mason flipped to San Jose State and Eddie Rudinski reportedly opted to sign with Dartmouth.</p>
<p>While the Cougars didn't finish with a top 35 class like it appeared they might, WSU did sign a good class that lost some top-end talent but remains solid from top to bottom.The Cougars did drop in the rankings, finishing No. 49 according to 247 Sports, No. 45 according to Scout and No. 56 according to Rivals.</p>
<p>The Cougars, however, may not be done. WSU has two spots remaining in the class and Mike Leach said the Cougars plan to fill them. They may target a wide receiver and linebacker, according to Leach, which would make sense with the late departures of Burnett and Rudinski. At wide receiver, three-star prospect Brandyn Lee could be an option. WSU offered Lee during the summer, but he opted to commit to Wisconsin. The Badgers, however, pulled his offer when new coaches came in. Lee didn't sign on Wednesday and is instead weighing his options and interest.</p>
<p>The two spots in the recruiting class aren't the only holes to fill. Dennis Simmons is officially off to Oklahoma, leaving another open spot on the coaching staff. According to previous reports, WSU already has a coach lined up so a move there could happen quickly. There could be a couple of options on staff in line for a promotion, or WSU could bring in someone new. Either way, it's a very important move with wide receiver such an important position in the WSU offense and Simmons' vacated Southern California recruiting territory a crucial need.</p>
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<p><b>Football:</b></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/sportslink/2015/feb/04/wsu-receivers-coach-dennis-simmons-oklahoma/">WSU receivers coach Dennis Simmons to Oklahoma | The Spokesman-Review</a><br>Mike Leach confirmed on Wednesday recent speculation that outside receivers coach Dennis Simmons will be taking a similar position at Oklahoma.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://newsok.com/oklahoma-football-washington-state-receivers-coach-dennis-simmons-joining-ou-staff/article/5390616">Oklahoma football: Dennis Simmons, Kerry Cooks set to join Sooner coaching staff | News OK</a><br>Oklahoma has filled its two vacancies on its football coaching staff, at least according to the new coaches themselves. Washington State receivers coach Dennis Simmons confirmed Wednesday afternoon to FOXSports.com that he's accepted the same position with the Sooners.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/feb/04/wsu-recruit-treshon-broughtons-path-to-d-i/">WSU recruit Treshon Broughton’s path to D-I football had twists and turns - Spokesman.com - Feb. 4, 2015</a><br>PULLMAN – Treshon Broughton’s journey to college has had more unfortunate obstacles than most, and his path to a Pac-12 football scholarship has rarely been clear.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/02/04/3623974_washington-states-defensive-offensive.html?rh=1">Washington State’s defensive, offensive line recruits highlight class, coach Mike Leach says | Washington State University | The News Tribune</a><br>Washington State coach Mike Leach signed a quarterback and three wide receivers for his Air Raid offense on Wednesday, but wanted to highlight some other players in his latest recruiting class.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30400&ATCLID=209876589">Cougar Football Celebrated at National Signing Day Party - Washington State University Official Athletic Site</a><br>Cougars converged at Spokane's Northern Quest Resort and Casino for Wednesday night's National Signing Day Party.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://blogs.seattletimes.com/pac12confidential/2015/02/04/signing-day-22-in-fold-at-wsu-at-noon-with-some-attrition/">Signing day: 22 in fold at WSU at noon with some attrition | Pac-12 Confidential | Seattle Times</a><br>As of noon Wednesday, Washington State had announced the names of 22 football prospects for its 2015 class on national letter-of-intent day.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/oklahoma-sooners-washington-state-cougars-dennis-simmons-new-receivers-coach-020415">Oklahoma Football: Dennis Simmons will be new Sooners receivers coach | FOX Sports</a></p>
<p>"It was really hard to leave the kids we have here and the relationships that we have formed," Simmons said. "But this is an opportunity I couldn't pass up. My 5-year-old daughter (who lives Arlington, Texas) will only be a couple-hour drive away now and my wife's family will be much closer.</p>
<p><b>Men's basketball:</b></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.gazettetimes.com/blogs/jesse-sowa/osu-men-s-basketball-look-at-the-opponent-washington-state/article_f4bd4611-4914-5657-a293-1e94c471496c.html">OSU men's basketball: Look at the opponent — Washington State : Jesse Sowa</a></p>
<p><b></b>Here's a quick look at Washington State, Oregon State's opponent Thursday night for a Pac-12 game at Gill Coliseum.</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/sports/college/oregon-state/2015/02/04/beavers-look-continue-home-winning-streak/22864729/">Beavers look to continue home winning streak</a></p>
<p>CORVALLIS – After being unable to find its way in the desert last week, there’s no place like home for the Oregon State men’s basketball team.</p>
<p><b>Women's basketball:</b></p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wsucougars.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=30400&ATCLID=209876252">Cougars Return To Beasley, Host Oregon Friday - Washington State University Official Athletic Site</a></p>
<p><b></b>Washington State (13-8, 4-6 Pac-12) returns to Beasley Coliseum this Friday to host the University of Oregon (10-11, 3-7 Pac-12) at 5 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.</p>
https://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/5/7983597/wsu-football-recruiting-washington-state-cougars-national-signing-day-2015Mark Sandritter2015-02-04T15:24:29-08:002015-02-04T15:24:29-08:00Disappointing finish, but still a solid 2015 class
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<p>However, WSU had a class on the fringes of the top 25, and then it all fell apart. And it's likely due in part to the ... outside receivers coach?</p> <p>When Tae'on Mason officially flipped from WSU to USC about two weeks ago, it appeared Mike Leach and the Cougars were headed for their highest rated class in some time. The impressive haul of verbal commits pushed WSU up into territory not seen recently -- Scout.com even had the Cougs in their top 25.</p>
<p>But every verbal commit comes with the caveat that its non-binding, and WSU fans got a harsh reminder of that today: Flips by Deontay Burnett and Tae'on Mason capped what has been a terrible week for the Cougars, whose 2015 class ranking is now likely to settle in over the next couple of days between 45th and 50th, depending on which recruiting service you like.</p>
<p>That said, this still is the best class Mike Leach has put together at WSU; each of his previous three classes were rated in the 50s by 247sports.com's composite ranking, but this one sits at 46 (for now).</p>
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<p>There are some guys who figure to fill some immediate holes, particularly on defense (safety Shalom Luani, cornerback Treshon Broughton, linebacker <span>Aaron Porter</span>, kicker Matt Abramo), some highly rated guys (defensive tackle Thomas Toki, quarterback Tyler Hilinski and safety Kameron Powell all are rated four stars by one or more services), and lots of solid three-star depth, particularly on the offensive line with guys who have room to grow and develop.</p>
<p>Mike Leach said in his signing day news conference, "This is the best class, in my opinion, that we've had here."</p>
<p>Still, it's hard for fans not to wonder about what might have been.</p>
<p>Some of the drop is due to the vagaries of recruiting, in which a school of WSU's stature has its recruits poached by bigger schools as other dominoes start to fall (hello, Austin Joyner). But a big part of what happened to WSU is likely due to what is the impending departure of outside receivers coach Dennis Simmons -- a move that Leach confirmed in his signing day news conference.</p>
<p>Simmons is one of the best recruiters on the staff and one of the guys (along with Ken Wilson) responsible for the Southern California region that WSU had emphasized in this recruiting cycle. The Cougars had great success securing commitments from players down there, but then <a href="http://thefootballbrainiacs.com/ou-oklahoma-sooners-football-coaching-wide-receiver-search-update-dennis-simmons-washington-state-bob-stoops" target="_blank">word leaked that Simmons had interviewed for a job at Oklahoma</a> ... and, well, see for yourself what effect that presumably had, as what follows is a list of all the players for which Simmons was the primary recruiter:</p>
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<tbody>
<tr height="20">
<td width="117" height="20">Name</td>
<td width="117">247 Rating</td>
<td width="75">Commit</td>
<td width="68">Simmons Report</td>
<td width="68">Decommit</td>
</tr>
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<td height="20">Deontay Burnett</td>
<td>***</td>
<td align="right">7/14/2014</td>
<td align="right">1/29/2015</td>
<td align="right">2/4/2015</td>
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<tr height="20">
<td height="20">Dillon Faamatu</td>
<td>***</td>
<td align="right">12/15/2014</td>
<td align="right">1/29/2015</td>
<td align="right">1/26/2015</td>
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<td height="20">Dahu Green</td>
<td>***</td>
<td align="right">1/7/2015</td>
<td align="right">1/29/2015</td>
<td align="right">2/2/2015</td>
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<td height="20">Willie Sykes</td>
<td>***</td>
<td align="right">1/18/2015</td>
<td align="right">1/29/2015</td>
<td align="right">1/27/2015</td>
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<tr height="20">
<td height="20">Kyahva Tezino</td>
<td>****</td>
<td align="right">12/16/2014</td>
<td align="right">1/29/2015</td>
<td align="right">2/2/2015</td>
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</table>
<p>Leach said "it's tough to tell" how much of an impact Simmons' departure had on WSU's class, but the fact that the Cougs signed exactly zero players for which Simmons was the primary recruiter seems to tell a different story.</p>
<p>That wasn't the only damage. In addition to those guys, four-star WR/CB Tae'on Mason <a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/4/7979733/wsu-football-recruiting--2015-taeon-mason-national-signing-day" target="_blank">flipped to San Jose State</a> (really - perhaps signifying some qualification issues) on signing day, and three-star JUCO LB Jonah Moi flipped to Oregon last night.</p>
<p>Here's what that did to WSU in the <a href="http://247sports.com/Season/2015-Football/CompositeTeamRankings" target="_blank">247sports.com composite ranking</a>:</p>
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<p>That "-14" is <i>today </i>-- as in, WSU began signing day rated 32nd. Per 247's class calculator, had WSU been able to just hang onto the guys it lost in the last 48 hours, the Cougs would have finished 34th, as Tezino, Mason, Green, Burnett and Moi made up five of the 12 highest rated players in the class.</p>
<p><a href="http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2015" target="_blank">Scout rates WSU's class 43rd</a>, while <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/teamrank/2015/all/all" target="_blank">Rivals rates it 51st</a> (although Rivals' rating is based on 22 players, which seems to mean that Eddie Rudinski is not being included as he has not yet sent in his letter, which is expected tonight).</p>
<p>For fans who follow recruiting closely, there's no doubt that this is a big letdown after it seemed WSU was on its way to putting together the school's highest rated class in more than a decade. But the honest truth is if you try to forget about the ups and the downs of the past few weeks, this is (at worst) a fairly typical WSU class under Leach -- and perhaps even much better.</p>
<h4>WSU Cougars 2015 Class</h4>
<p>** = already enrolled</p>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Signed Player"]' style="text-align: center; "><b>Signed Player</b></td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Position"]' style="text-align: center;"><b>Position</b></td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Height"]' style="text-align: center;"><b>Height</b></td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Weight"]' style="text-align: center;"><b>Weight</b></td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Hometown"]' style="text-align: center;"><b>Hometown</b></td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Scouting Report"]' style="text-align: center;"><b>Scouting Report</b></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Tyler Hilinski**</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">QB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-4</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">190</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Upland, Calif</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2014/8/19/6045329/tyler-hilinksi-signs-wsu-football-recruiting">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Jeremiah Mitchell**</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">DE</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-5</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">260</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Lake Elsinore, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2014/12/17/7414033/wsu-football-recruiting-jeremiah-mitchell-shalom-luani-sign-lois">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Shalom Luani</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">S</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">200</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">San Francisco, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2014/12/17/7414033/wsu-football-recruiting-jeremiah-mitchell-shalom-luani-sign-lois" style="background-color: #ffffff;">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Kyrin Priester**</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">WR</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">185</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Lilburn, Ga.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2014/11/4/7157525/kyrin-priester-wsu-football-clemson">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Deion Singleton**</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">DB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">175</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Pasco, WA</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/2014/2/5/5381896/washington-state-recruiting-deion-singleton-national-signing-day-2014">LINK</a></td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Noah Myers"]' style="text-align: center;">Noah Myers</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">OL</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-5</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,300]" style="text-align: center;">300</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Walnut Creek, Calif"]' style="text-align: center;">Walnut Creek, Calif</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/4/7969029/wsu-football-recruiting-noah-myers-national-signing-day/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/4/7969029/wsu-football-recruiting-noah-myers-national-signing-day/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Thomas Toki"]' style="text-align: center;">Thomas Toki</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"DT"]' style="text-align: center;">DT</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-1"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,307]" style="text-align: center;">307</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Mountain View, Calif"]' style="text-align: center;">Mountain View, Calif</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7904893/thomas-toki-recruiting-wsu-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2015/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7904893/thomas-toki-recruiting-wsu-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2015/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Cedric Bigge-Duren"]' style="text-align: center;">Cedric Bigge-Duren</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">OL</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-6"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-6</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,310]" style="text-align: center;">310</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Oceanside, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Oceanside, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/4/7968987/wsu-football-recruiting-cedric-bigge-duren-national-signing-day/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/2015/2/4/7968987/wsu-football-recruiting-cedric-bigge-duren-national-signing-day/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Nnamdi Oguayo"]' style="text-align: center;">Nnamdi Oguayo</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OLB"]' style="text-align: center;">OLB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-4"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-4</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,215]" style="text-align: center;">215</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Beltsville, Maryland"]' style="text-align: center;">Beltsville, Maryland</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975913/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-nnamdi-oguayo/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975913/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-nnamdi-oguayo/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Aaron Porter"]' style="text-align: center;">Aaron Porter</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LB"]' style="text-align: center;">LB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-3"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-3</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,230]" style="text-align: center;">230</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Norwalk, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Norwalk, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972717/wsu-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2015-aaron-porter-ucla/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972717/wsu-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2015-aaron-porter-ucla/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Darrien Molton"]' style="text-align: center;">Darrien Molton</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"CB"]' style="text-align: center;">CB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"5-foot-10"]' style="text-align: center;">5-foot-10</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,165]" style="text-align: center;">165</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Temecula, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Temecula, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7968997/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-darrien-molton-signing-day/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7968997/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-darrien-molton-signing-day/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Treshon Broughton"]' style="text-align: center;">Treshon Broughton</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"CB"]' style="text-align: center;">CB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-1"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,175]" style="text-align: center;">175</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Murrieta, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Murrieta, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7969005/wsu-football-recruiting-treshon-broughton-national-signing-day/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7969005/wsu-football-recruiting-treshon-broughton-national-signing-day/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"James Williams"]' style="text-align: center;">James Williams</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"RB"]' style="text-align: center;">RB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"5-foot-11"]' style="text-align: center;">5-foot-11</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,185]" style="text-align: center;">185</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Burbank, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Burbank, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975853/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-james-williams/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975853/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-james-williams/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Matt Abramo"]' style="text-align: center;">Matt Abramo</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"K"]' style="text-align: center;">K</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-2"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-2</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,170]" style="text-align: center;">170</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Petaluma, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Petaluma, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7968969/wsu-football-recruiting-matt-abramo-national-signing-day/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7968969/wsu-football-recruiting-matt-abramo-national-signing-day/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Joseph Price"]' style="text-align: center;">Joseph Price</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">OL</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-6"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-6</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">270</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Redlands, Calif"]' style="text-align: center;">Redlands, Calif</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972971/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-joseph-price/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972971/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-joseph-price/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Hunter Mattox"]' style="text-align: center;">Hunter Mattox</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"DE"]' style="text-align: center;">DE</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-4"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-4</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,255]" style="text-align: center;">260</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Chatsworth, Calif."]' style="text-align: center;">Chatsworth, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7969019/wsu-football-recruiting-hunter-mattox-national-signing-day-2015/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7969019/wsu-football-recruiting-hunter-mattox-national-signing-day-2015/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Davis Perrott</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">OL</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-5</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">270</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Phoenix, Ariz.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">C.J. Dimry</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">WR</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-6</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">210</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Mission Viejo, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975935/wsu-football-recruiting-cj-dimry-national-signing-day/in/7737138" target="_blank">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Kyle Sweet</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">WR</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">183</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7974207/Kyle-Sweet-recruiting-wsu-football-recruiting-national-signing-day-2015-/in/7737138">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Kameron Powell</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">S</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">5-foot-11</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">192</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Upland, Calif.</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972869/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-kameron-powell/in/7737138">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">T.J. Fehoko</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">DE</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-1</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">245</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Salt Lake City, Utah</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7978401/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-tj-fehoko">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Logan Tago</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">LB</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-3</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">230</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Pago Pago, AS</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975991/wsu-football-recruiting-logan-tago-national-signing-day">LINK</a></td>
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<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Davis Perrott"]' style="text-align: center;">Amosa Sakaria</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"OL"]' style="text-align: center;">OL</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"6-foot-5"]' style="text-align: center;">6-foot-3</td>
<td data-sheets-value="[null,3,null,270]" style="text-align: center;">280</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"Phoenix, Ariz."]' style="text-align: center;">Pago Pago, AS</td>
<td data-sheets-value='[null,2,"LINK"]' data-sheets-formula='=HYPERLINK("http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7972631/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-davis-perrott/in/7737138","LINK")' style="text-align: center; "><a target="_blank" href="http://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7975959/wsu-football-recruiting-2015-national-signing-day-amosa-sakaria">LINK</a></td>
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https://www.cougcenter.com/wsu-football-recruiting/2015/2/4/7980019/despite-limping-to-the-finish-line-wsus-2015-recruiting-class-isJeff Nusser