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Washington State football signees

The faxes are humming in Pullman so check in frequently as we update this list of which recruits have signed with the Cougars.

The school is announcing letters received via its official Twitter account, @wsucougfb. We'll have general information on the recruits here as well as some video. Cougars coach Mike Leach will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. today after which we'll update this post with his thoughts on each player.

And at 12:30 we'll have a live chat on the blog with WSU recruiting expert Britton Ransford of WazzuWatch.com to answer all of your questions about the class.

The most recent signee is nearest to the top.

-- T.J. Fehoko, defensive lineman; HT: 6'1 WT: 265
Cottonwood High, Salt Lake City, Utah
ESPN: 3-Star, 79 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 89 defensive end.
Also considered: Nevada, North Carolina State.
Leach's comments: "Has played on the end as well. Plays inside and on the end and just a quick, athletic defensive lineman."
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Shalom Luani, defensive back; HT: 6'1 WT: 200
City College of San Francisco, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 79 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 4-Star, No. 19 junior college prospect.
Also considered: Illinois, Oregon State, Washington.
Leach's comments: "One interesting thing about him is from what I understand he was on the Samoan national soccer team. Has great feet, very quick and an aggressive player and smart."
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-- Amosa Sakaria, offensive lineman; HT: 6'3 WT: 280
Tafuna High, Pago Pago, American Samoa
ESPN: 3-Star, 71 grade. Rivals: 2-Star, unranked. Scout: 2-Star, unranked.
Leach's comments: "Good, solid, strong player."
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-- Logan Tago, linebacker; HT: 6'3 WT: 205
Samoana High, Pago Pago, American Samoa
ESPN: Unranked. Rivals: 2-Stars, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 96 outside linebacker.
Also considered: Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon State, Washington.
Leach's comments: "Great athlete, can play on either side of the ball ... Really good athlete. Versatile. I'm gonna name the positions he could play, safety, linebacker, outside linebacker, defensive end, wide receiver, inside wide receiver, he could play a lot of stuff."
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-- Kameron Powell, defensive back; HT: 5'11 WT: 195
Upland High, Upland, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 75 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, No. 40 safety. Scout: 4-Star, No. 31 safety.
Also considered: Boston College, Colorado, Oregon State, Washington.
Leach's comments: "Might be taller than that ... Not only a very intelligent player but also very quick into sorting it out and breaking on the ball."
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-- Kyle Sweet, wide receiver; HT: 6'1 WT: 190
Santa Margarita Catholic, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 75 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 99 receiver.
Also considered: Hawaii.
Leach's comments: "Great feet, great coming out of his cuts. Has also played a lot of positions because of his ability to pick things up and being intelligent as a football player."
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-- C.J. Dimry, wide receiver; HT: 6'6 WT: 210
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, Calif.
ESPN: No profile. Rivals: 2-Star, unranked. Scout: 2-Star, unranked.
Also considered: Syracuse.
Leach's comments: "Big target, great vertical route-runner and good at catching the ball over his head."
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-- Davis Perrott, offensive lineman; HT: 6'5 WT: 270
Mountain Pointe High, Phoenix, Ariz.
ESPN: 3-Star, 77 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 89 offensive tackle.
Also considered: Boise State, California, Indiana.
Leach's comments: "Kind of a mean-streak guy. Quick feet."
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-- Hunter Mattox, defensive end; HT: 6'4 WT: 255
Sierra Canyon High, Chatsworth, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 74 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 126 defensive end.
Also considered: Fresno State, Oregon State.
Leach's comments: "Big, strong football player. Good hands and very active out there at the line of scrimmage."
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-- Matthew Abramo, placekicker; HT: 6'2 WT: 170
Casa Grande High, Petaluma, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, No. 24 kicker. Rivals: 2-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, unranked.
Also considered: Cal Poly, San Jose State, Yale.
Leach's comments: "Very strong kicker. Most notable thing about him is how strong his leg is, one of the strongest high school kicker's legs that I've seen."
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-- James Williams, running back; HT: 5'11 WT: 185
Burbank High, Burbank, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 76 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, No. 53 running back. Scout: 3-Star, No. 113 running back.
Also considered: Arizona, California, Utah.
Leach's comments: "Extremely explosive, low center of gravity but great out of his cuts."
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-- Treshon Broughton, defensive back; HT: 6'0 WT: 180
Riverside CC, Riverside, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 79 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 57 junior college prospect.
Also considered: Fresno State, Oregon State.
Leach's comments: "Great cover corner, quick feet, instinctive."
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-- Darrien Molton, defensive back; HT: 5'10 WT: 165
Chaparral High, Temecula, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 77 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 128 cornerback.
Also considered: California, Colorado, Duke, Utah.
Leach's comments: "As he continues to develop he'll get better and better. Incredibly quick."
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-- Aaron Porter, linebacker; HT: 6'3 WT: 230
Cerritos College, La Habra, Calif.
ESPN: 4-Star, 80 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star.
Also considered: Nebraska, San Diego State.
Leach's comments: "Great at pursuiting the ball. Passion to play football. Great tackler."
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-- Joseph Price, offensive lineman; HT: 6'6 WT: 270
East Valley High, Redlands, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 75 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 163 offensive tackle.
Also considered: California.
Leach's comments: "Another mean-streak guy that plays with a very aggressive mentality and has great feet."
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-- Tyler Hilinksi, quarterback; HT: 6'4 WT: 200
Upland High, Upland, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 74 grade. Rivals: 4-Star, No. 10 pro-style quarterback. Scout: 3-Star, No. 41 QB.
Also considered: California, Utah State.
Leach's comments: "He's on campus now ... A big guy but also kind of mobile. Extremely productive both when he's in the pocket and outside the pocket."
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-- Jeremiah Mitchell, defensive end; HT: 6'4 WT: 265
Riverside City  College, Riverside, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 73 grade. Rivals: 2-Star, unranked. Scout: 4-Star, No. 28 junior college prospect.
Also considered: Arizona State, Oregon, Purdue.
Leach's comments: "On campus. A big, strong, tenacious pass-rusher. A very high-motor guy and a great player."
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-- Kyrin Priester, wide receiver; HT: 6'1 WT: 185
Liliburn, Ga.
Clemson transfer
Leach's comments: "On campus now ... Very good in workouts. Big, strong, extremely physical at wide receiver as well as being fast. Just really an outstanding athlete."
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-- Deion Singleton, defensive back; HT: 6'2 WT: 180
Chiawana High, Pasco
Grayshirt
Leach's comments: "On campus now ... Tall, lanky safety. Also great feet."
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-- Nnamdi Oguayo, defensive end; HT: 6'4 WT: 215
High Point High, Beltsville, Md.
ESPN: Unranked. Rivals: 2-Star, unranked. Scout: Unranked.
Also considered: Indiana, Pittsburgh.
Leach's comments: "Big, tall, lanky. Big hands, big feet, outside linebacker who runs well and is going to turn into a very big, solid player, has a big frame to put a lot of weight on."
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-- Cedric Bigge-Duren, offensive lineman; HT: 6'6 WT: 310
Oceanside HS, Oceanside, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 72 grade. Rivals: 2-Star, unranked. Scout: 3-Star, No. 99 offensive guard.
Also considered: Montana, Nevada, San Jose St.
Leach's comments: "He might be bigger than that ... A big offensive lineman who continues to develop and get better and better. Already had pretty good feet."
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-- Thomas Toki, defensive tackle; HT: 6'1 WT: 307
Saint Francis HS, Mountainview, Calif.
ESPN: 4-Star, 82 grade. Rivals: 4-Star, No. 21 defensive tackle. Scout: 4-Star, No. 27 defensive tackle.
Also considered: Arizona State, Oklahoma State, UCLA.
Leach's comments: "Very traditional, hard-nosed, aggressive nose guard."
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-- Noah Myers, offensive lineman; HT: 6'5 WT: 300
Las Lomas HS, Walnut Creek, Calif.
ESPN: 3-Star, 71 grade. Rivals: 3-Star, No. 43 offensive guard. Scout: 3-Star, No. 88 offensive guard. 
Also considered: Montana, Weber St.
Leach's comments: "He's gotten bigger and stronger since we recruited him ... Noah, like all these offensive linemen are fairly flat-stomach guys. Fairly athletic people that, in addition to their current frame, which is fairly big, we can put additional strength and weight on them."
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