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Washington State Recruits With Offensive Line in Mind

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© Washington State received Letters of Intent from seven offensive lineman, including two from the state of Washington (Photo: FILE / WSU Athletics) © Washington State received Letters of Intent from seven offensive lineman, including two from the state of Washington (Photo: FILE / WSU Athletics)

It became evident by Wednesday afternoon that Mike Leach wants to beef up the Cougars' offensive line. Of the 23 prospective athletes who signed a Letter of Intent to play in Pullman, nearly a quarter of them had "OL" in the Position column next to their name. No small fact.

A total of seven offensive lineman committed to WSU, including two from the state of Washington. Sam Flor, a 6-4, 285 lb. lineman from O'Dea high school faxed in his letter, as did 6-5, 285 lb. B.J. Salmonson from Nooksack Valley High School.

Other lineman include Pierson Villarrubia (6-4, 275) from Mandeville, La.; Eduardo Middleton (6-5, 290 lb.) from Oceanside, Calif.; Nie Sale (6-4, 315 lb.), a well-recruited lineman from Los Alamitos, Calif.; and Sam Jones (6-6, 295 lb.) from Bear, Del.

The highest ranked recruit may well be Robert Lewis, a 5-10, 160 lb. running back from South Gate, Calif. He isn't a big back, but someone scouts regard as quick and fast multi-purpose back with good hands.

Half of Washington State's recruits this year are from California. Three are from Washington. Other recruits come from Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Oregon and American Samoa.

Scout.com on Tuesday ranked WSU's recruiting class as 57th among 120 teams in the FBS. They ranked them 12th in the Pac-12.

 

Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Hometown
Feddie Davey 5-11 190 S Miami, Fla.
Pierson Villarrubia 6-4 275 OL Mandeville, La.
Austin Apodaca 6-3 185 QB Longmont, Colo.
Keith Ewing 6-2 215 OLB Bellaire, Texas
Eduardo Middleton 6-5 290 OL Oceanside, Calif.
Niu Sale 6-4 315 OL Los Alamitos, Calif.
Robert Lewis 5-10 160 WR South Gate, Calif.
Jacob Tuivaiave 6-4 250 OLB Tacoma, Wash.
David Bucannon 6-2 180 S Fairfield, Calif.
Kache Palacio 6-2 225 LB Gardena, Calif.
Brett Bartolone 5-10 180 WR La Habra, Calif.
Gabriel Marks 5-11 175 WR Los Angeles, Calif.
Khalil Pettway 6-4 205 OLB Culver City, Calif.
Ioane Guata 6-3 300 NT Anaheim, Calif.
Alex Jackson 5-10 175 WR Culver City, Calif.
Sam Flor 6-4 285 OL Seattle, Wash.
Jeremiah Allison 6-1 210 LB Los Angeles, Calif.
Sam Jones 6-6 295 OL Bear, Del.
B.J. Salmonson 6-5 285 OL Everson, Wash.
Theron West 5-8 170 RB Compton, Calif.
Taylor Taliulu 5-11 175 S Aiea, Hawaii
Destiny Vaeao 6-3 255 DE Pago Pago, American Samoa
Alex Mitchell 6-2 309 OL Portland, Ore.

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