Looking to bolster strength and depth along the offensive and defensive lines, the Weber State football coaching staff signed 24 players to national letters of intent, 14 of them linemen.
"We've concentrated on getting the best possible athletes from the state of Utah," coach Dave Arslanian said. "We've had some great success with Utah high school athletes and we want to build upon those successes."Arslanian said he and his staff will be following up on other athletes from within the state of Utah over the next couple of weeks, then turn their attention to some athletes from other areas.
The signees:
High School
Brandt Brown, DL, 6-4, 215, Kanab, (Kanab HS); Dixon Brown, DB, 6-0, 165, Kaysville, (Davis HS); Todd Frischknecht, LB, 6-3, 205, Springville, (Springville HS); Greydon Gundersen, DL, 6-3, 250, Sandy, (Alta HS); John Guymon, OL, 6-6, 270, Blanding, (San Juan HS); Ben Hale, OL, 6-2, 260, Plain City, (Fremont HS); Justin Jensen, OL, 6-4, 250, Ogden, (Bonneville HS); Jared Jimas, LB, 6-0, 210, Salt Lake City, (Brighton HS); Cal Mead, DL/OL, 6-3, 240, South Jordan, (Bingham HS); Frank Slaugh, LB, 6-4, 200, Ogden, (Bonneville HS).
Junior college
Jerry Davis, RB, 5-10, 200, Mathews, Virginia, (Mathews HS/Mesa CC); Matt Doman, DB, 5-10, 170, West Jordan, (West Jordan HS/Dixie JC); Jason Duckworth, DB, 6-1, 170, Kearns, (Kearns HS/Dixie JC); Kelly Felkins, DL, 6-5, 265, Lyman, Wyoming, (Lyman HS/Snow JC); Tomas Goode, OL, 6-8, 305, St. George, (Pine View HS/Dixie JC); Trevor Lynk, OL, 6-3, 300, Long Beach, California, (Wilson HS/Mesa CC); Rolph Mosley, DL, 6-2, 260, Phoenix, Arizona, (Camelback HS/Phoenix JC); Kris Nelson, OL, 6-8, 320, Mission Viejo, California, (Saddleback JC); Brandon Smith, DL, 6-4, 265, Salt Lake City, (Brighton HS/Dixie JC); Sean Tufaga, DB, 6-1, 200, Anchorage, Alaska, (Dimond HS/Ricks JC); Alfred Tukuafu, DL, 6-2, 260, Salt Lake City, (Granite HS/Dixie JC); Bryan Veazie, OL, 6-2, 315, Kearns, (Kearns HS/Dixie JC); Byron Walker, DB, 6-0, 180, Chino Hills, California, (Mt. San Antonio JC); Shamori Walker, DB, 5-10, 175, Moreno Valley, California (Citrus JC).