The Washington State Cougars are the Washington State University's representatives to the NCAA Division I-A's college football wars, playing under the Pacific Ten Conference. Washington State's football program was established back in 1894 and played as an independent team up until 1916. The Cougars actually had a good headstart in the early 1900's as the team went 4-1-0 in 1909 under coach Keinholz. In 1915, the team which was then known as the Warriors, steamrolled past their opponents to finish the season with a 10-0 record under coach William H. "Lone Star" Dietz. The Warriors that year outscored their opponents 204-10 and capped their season with a Rose Bowl win over Brown University. Washington State made a strong candidate for the national championship that year as the eventual champs, Cornell University never really played in the postseason.
In 1917, the team joined the Pacific Coast Conference and won their first conference title that very same year. After the team's PCC championship and Rose Bowl appearance in 1930, the Cougars have experienced a drought in the past six-plus decades and for some time was considered as one of the worst teams in the Pac-10, as attributed to their low winning percentage and only a limited number of postseason bowl game appearances. The Cougars was absorbed by the Pac-10 in 1962 when the PCC was disbanded because of some controversy. In that 60-plus years without a conference title, the Cougars did appear in several bowl games, tallying a 3-1 record in those games. Coach Mike Price's 1997 team regained some glory back for the Cougars as they claimed their 3rd conference title and the team's third Rose Bowl appearance.
Recently, the Cougars have continued their resurgence in the Pac-10, with three 10-win seasons and three bowl appearances in the past six years dating back to year 2000. The team's over-all winning percentage is also above par (51%). The Cougars also have an annual date with rivals Washington Huskies as they meet in the Apple Cup, an annual meet of which Washington currently has the advantage, 64-29-6.
Washington State Cougars 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Yr. | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Hometown (Prev. School)
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| 1 | Alfonso Jackson | SR | 5-9 | 203 | Defensive Back | Hearne, Texas (Blinn CC)
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| 2 | Daniel Blackledge | SO | 6-1 | 178 | Wide Receiver | Colorado Springs, Colo. (Palmer)
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| 3 | Michael Willis | RS JR | 6-2 | 210 | Wide Receiver | Tacoma, Wash. (Lincoln)
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| 4 | Brandon Gibson | SR | 6-1 | 200 | Wide Receiver | Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers)
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| 5 | Eric Block | RS FR | 6-0 | 187 | Defensive Back | Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue)
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| 5 | J.T. Levenseller | FR | 6-1 | 178 | Quarterback | Pullman, Wash. (Pullman)
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| 6 | Cory Mackay | FR | 6-4 | 246 | Linebacker | Redmond, Wash. (Eastlake)
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| 6 | Markus Dawes | RS SR | 5-11 | 197 | Cornerback | Bradenton, Fla. (College of the Sequoias)
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| 8 | Marshall Lobbestael | RS FR | 6-3 | 199 | Quarterback | Oak Harbor, Wash. (Oak Harbor)
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| 8 | Reid Forrest | RS SO | 6-0 | 183 | Punter | Ephrata, Wash. (Ephrata)
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| 9 | Tyrone Justin | RS FR | 5-11 | 157 | Defensive Back | Van Nuys, Calif. (Culver City)
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| 9 | Kevin Lopina | RS JR | 6-3 | 228 | Quarterback | Pleasanton, Calif. (Kansas St.)
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| 10 | Romeo Pellum | SO | 5-10 | 179 | Defensive Back | Long Beach, Calif. (Santa Fe)
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| 12 | Phillip Jennings | RS FR | 6-1 | 203 | Defensive Back | Yakima, Wash. (West Valley)
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| 13 | Myron Beck | RS SO | 5-11 | 202 | Defensive Back | Seattle, Wash. (Glendale College)
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| 15 | Benny Ward | SR | 6-3 | 204 | Wide Receiver | Pacoima, Calif. (Birmingham)
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| 17 | Gary Rogers | RS SR | 6-7 | 222 | Quarterback | Mukilteo, Wash. (Kamiak)
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| 18 | Brandon Jones | RS SO | 5-9 | 177 | Cornerback | Seattle, Wash. (California)
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| 19 | Daniel Wagner | RS FR | 6-0 | 209 | Quarterback | Portland, Ore. (Jesuit)
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| 19 | Mike Graise | RS SR | 6-3 | 221 | Defensive End | Inglewood, Calif. (Inglewood)
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| 20 | Marcus Richmond | RS SO | 6-1 | 205 | Running Back | Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson)
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| 20 | Kevin Frank | FR | 5-11 | 166 | Defensive Back | Elk Grove, Calif. (Elk Grove)
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| 21 | Darrin Friberg | RS SO | 6-2 | 194 | Defensive Back | Redmond, Wash. (Lake Washington)
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| 21 | Chima Nwachukwu | SO | 5-11 | 197 | Cornerback | Allen, Texas (Allen)
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| 22 | Chantz Staden | JR | 5-10 | 200 | Running Back | Campbell, Calif. (De Anza College)
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| 23 | Christopher Ivory | JR | 6-0 | 225 | Running Back | Longview, Texas (Longview)
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| 24 | Kendrick Dunn | RS SR | 5-11 | 218 | Linebacker | Hearne, Texas (Blinn CC)
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| 24 | James Montgomery | RS SO | 5-10 | 192 | Running Back | Rancho Cordova, Calif. (California)
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| 25 | Easton Johnson | RS SO | 5-11 | 201 | Defensive Back | Renton, Wash. (Feather River JC)
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| 26 | Xavier Hicks Jr. | RS JR | 6-0 | 196 | Free Safety | Fullerton, Calif. (Fullerton)
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| 27 | Casey Thometz | RS JR | 6-0 | 200 | Defensive Back | Marysville, Wash. (Marysville-Pilchuck)
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| 27 | Terrance Hayward | FR | 6-0 | 178 | Defensive Backn | Carson, Calif. (Culver City)
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| 28 | Jay Matthews | FR | 6-1 | 198 | Safety | Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lake Oswego)
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| 28 | Patrick Rooney | RS JR | 5-11 | 190 | Kicker | El Segundo, Calif. (El Camino College)
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| 29 | Kevin Norrell | FR | 5-9 | 191 | Wide Receiver | Los Angeles, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
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| 29 | Nico Grasu | SO | 6-1 | 195 | Kicker | Encino, Calif. (Moorpark CC)
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| 30 | LeAndre Daniels | FR | 6-1 | 198 | Defensive Back | San Leandro, Calif. (San Leandro)
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| 31 | Dwight Tardy | RS JR | 5-10 | 201 | Running Back | Walnut, Calif. (St. Paul)
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| 32 | Devin Giles | JR | 6-0 | 169 | Cornerback | Tampa, Fla. (Coffeyville College)
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| 33 | Jared Bjerkestrand | RS SR | 6-4 | 208 | Wide Receiver | Spokane, Wash. (Shadle Park)
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| 33 | Tyree Toomer | FR | 5-11 | 188 | Defensive Back | Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco)
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| 34 | Logwone Mitz | RS FR | 6-1 | 219 | Running Back | Redmond, Wash. (Redmond)
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| 34 | Jarred Walker | FR | 6-3 | 196 | Defensive Back | Moses Lake, Wash. (Moses Lake)
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| 35 | Wade Penner | SO | 5-10 | 160 | Kicker | Corvallis, Ore. (Corvallis)
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| 35 | Deon Ford | RS FR | 6-1 | 226 | Defensive Back | Fontana, Calif. (Rancho Cucamonga)
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| 36 | Daniel Simmons | FR | 5-10 | 175 | Defensive Back | Ontario, Calif. (Colony)
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| 36 | Reid McEllrath | RS JR | 6-5 | 217 | Wide Receiver | Battle Ground, Wash. (Battle Ground)
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| 37 | Kyle McCartney | FR | 6-1 | 185 | Safety | Edmonds, Wash. (Edmonds-Woodway)
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| 37 | Randy Johnson | RS SO | 6-4 | 201 | Wide Receiver | Tacoma, Wash. (Wilson)
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| 38 | Cory Evans | SR | 6-1 | 235 | Linebacker | Boyce, La. (Northwood)
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| 39 | Tali Talakai | RS JR | 5-9 | 177 | Defensive Back | Seattle, Wash. (Jamestown College)
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| 40 | Skylar Stormo | FR | 6-4 | 230 | Tight End | Everett, Wash. (Kamiak)
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| 41 | Dan Spitz | FR | 6-7 | 244 | Defensive End | Spokane, Wash. (Mead)
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| 42 | Joe Campbell | RS FR | 5-10 | 179 | Running Back | Pasco, Wash. (Tri-Cities Prep)
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| 43 | Alex Hoffman-Ellis | SO | 6-1 | 220 | Linebacker | Los Angeles, Calif. (Moorpark College)
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| 43 | Tony Thompson | RS JR | 6-2 | 185 | Tight End | Seattle (Ballard)
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| 44 | Aaron Gehring | RS SO | 6-5 | 244 | Tight End | Castle Rock, Wash. (Castle Rock)
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| 44 | Mike Ledgerwood | FR | 6-0 | 214 | Linebacker | Kennewick, Wash. (River View)
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| 45 | Andy Mattingly | JR | 6-4 | 251 | Defensive End | Spokane, Wash. (Mead)
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| 46 | Louis Bland | FR | 5-10 | 203 | Linebacker | Modesto, Calif. (Central Catholic)
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| 47 | Marshal Pirtz | RS FR | 6-0 | 234 | Linebacker | Boise, Idaho (Centennial)
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| 48 | Ben Woodard | RS SR | 6-5 | 242 | Tight End | Cheney, Wash. (Cheney)
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| 49 | Andrei Lintz | FR | 6-5 | 231 | Tight End | Bellingham, Wash. (Meridian)
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| 51 | Nick LaBorde | RS FR | 6-2 | 246 | Offensive Line | Enumclaw, Wash. (Enumclaw)
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| 51 | Jason Stripling | RS JR | 5-11 | 214 | Linebacker | Tyler, Texas (Robert E. Lee)
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| 52 | Greg Trent | SR | 5-11 | 230 | Linebacker | Keller, Texas (Keller)
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| 52 | Nick Cantlon | RS SR | 6-5 | 246 | Offensive Line | Spokane, Wash. (Lewis & Clark)
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| 53 | Hallston Higgins | SO | 5-11 | 211 | Linebacker | Magnolia, Texas (MacArthur)
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| 54 | Zack Williams | JR | 6-4 | 293 | Offensive Line | Pasadena, Calif. (Glendale College)
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| 54 | Sam Tennant | RS JR | 6-0 | 210 | Linebacker | Pullman, Wash. (Pullman)
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| 55 | Vaughn Lesuma | SR | 6-4 | 323 | Offensive Line | Laie, Hawaii (Mt. San Jacinto)
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| 56 | Joshua Garrett | FR | 6-3 | 204 | Linebacker | Tacoma, Wash. (Curtis)
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| 56 | Kevin Freitag | RS FR | 6-3 | 285 | Offensive Line | Maple Valley, Wash. (Kennedy)
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| 57 | Chris Prummer | RS SO | 6-1 | 269 | Offensive Line | Renton, Wash. (Liberty)
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| 58 | Matt Mullennix | RS SR | 6-6 | 253 | Defensive End | Spangle, Wash. (Liberty)
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| 59 | Kevin Baffney | FR | 6-1 | 210 | Linebacker | Walla Walla, Wash. (DeSales)
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| 60 | Dan Rowlands | RS SR | 6-5 | 291 | Offensive Line | Seal Beach, Calif. (Los Alamitos)
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| 61 | Anthony Laurenzi | FR | 6-3 | 276 | Defensive Tackle | Placentia, Calif. (El Dorado)
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| 63 | Zach Enyeart | RS SO | 6-1 | 263 | Offensive Line | Sammamish, Wash. (Skyline)
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| 64 | Kevin Farmer | FR | 6-2 | 285 | Offensive Line | Aptos, Calif. (Aptos)
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| 65 | Adam Hineline | RS SR | 6-2 | 261 | Defensive Tackle | Bellevue, Wash. (Newport)
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| 66 | Reed Lesuma | SR | 6-4 | 302 | Offensive Line | Laie, Hawaii (Mt. San Jacinto)
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| 67 | Joe Eppele | RS SO | 6-8 | 294 | Offensive Line | Vancouver, British Columbia (Vancouver College)
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| 68 | Mike Bruce | RS FR | 6-4 | 282 | Offensive Line | Spokane, Wash. (Gonzaga Prep)
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| 69 | Kenny Alfred | RS JR | 6-2 | 300 | Offensive Line | Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor)
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| 72 | B.J. Guerra | RS FR | 6-3 | 293 | Offensive Line | Moses Lake, Wash. (Moses Lake)
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| 73 | Andrew Roxas | SO | 6-2 | 282 | Offensive Line | Sun Valley, Calif. (St. Francis)
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| 74 | Luke Hansell | RS JR | 6-2 | 244 | Defensive Line | Hermiston, Ore. (Coll. of Siskiyous)
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| 74 | Andy Roof | RS SR | 6-4 | 277 | Defensive Line | Spokane, Wash. (East Valley)
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| 75 | Tyson Pencer | FR | 6-6 | 270 | Offensive Line | Delta, BC (Sands Secondary)
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| 76 | Micah Hannam | RS SO | 6-4 | 284 | Offensive Line | Gig Harbor, Wash. (Peninsula)
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| 77 | WillHunter | RS FR | 6-5 | 285 | Offensive Line | Oak Harbor, Wash. (Oak Harbor)
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| 77 | Matt Eichelberger | RS SR | 6-3 | 305 | Defensive Tackle | Bellingham, Wash. (Sehome)
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| 78 | Steven Ayers | RS FR | 6-4 | 311 | Offensive Line | Bellingham, Wash. (Sehome)
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| 79 | Brian Danaher | RS SO | 6-3 | 287 | Offensive Line | Colfax, Wash. (Colfax)
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| 80 | Devin Frischknecht | SR | 6-3 | 251 | Tight End | Ephraim, Utah (Snow College)
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| 83 | Bryce Buslach | RS FR | 6-4 | 205 | Defensive End | Issaquah, Wash. (Issaquah)
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| 84 | Michael Meines | FR | 6-0 | 175 | Wide Receiver | Palouse, Wash. (Pullman)
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| 84 | Jared Karstetter | FR | 6-4 | 198 | Wide Receiver | Spokane, Wash. (Ferris)
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| 85 | Jeshua Anderson | SO | 6-2 | 186 | Wide Receiver | Woodland Hills, Calif. (Taft)
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| 86 | Michael Vandenkolk | FR | 5-11 | 170 | Wide Receiver | Carlsbad, Calif. (Carlsbad)
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| 87 | Keith Parr, Jr. | RS SO | 5-10 | 193 | Wide Receiver | Bellevue, Wash. (Bellevue)
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| 88 | Nathan Lanting | RS FR | 6-1 | 259 | Offensive Line | Mr. Vernon, Wash. (Mt. Vernon Christian)
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| 88 | Anthony Houston | RS SO | 6-3 | 196 | Wide Receiver | San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay)
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| 90 | Toby Turpin | RS SO | 6-4 | 276 | Defensive Tackle | Los Alamitos, Calif. (Los Alamitos)
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| 92 | Fevaea'i Ahmu | SR | 6-0 | 280 | Defensive Tackle | San Diego, Calif. (Serra)
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| 93 | Kevin Kooyman | JR | 6-6 | 247 | Defensive End | Maple Valley, Wash. (Tahoma)
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| 94 | Tyler Thompson | FR | 6-3 | 195 | Linebacker | Shafter, Calif. (Shafter)
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| 95 | Bernard Wolfgramm | JR | 6-3 | 264 | Defensive Tackle | San Mateo, Calif. (College of San Mateo)
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| 97 | Adam Coerper | FR | 6-4 | 240 | Defensive End | Hood River, Ore. (Hood River Valley)
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| 98 | Jesse Feagin | SR | 6-2 | 250 | Defensive End | Long Beach, Calif. (LA Southwest)
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| 99 | Jessy Sanchez | JR | 6-2 | 260 | Defensive End | Culver City, Calif. (West LA College)
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| | Jason Walters | RS JR | 5-9 | 181 | Defensive Back | Anacortes, Wash. (Kapiolani JC)
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| | Andrew Kreutz | RS SO | 5-11 | 194 | Linebacker | Marysville, Wash. (Marysville)
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| | Jimmy Magee | RS JR | 6-2 | 289 | Offensive Line | Seattle, Wash. (Ballard)
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| | Shane Thomas | RS FR | 5-10 | 186 | Cornerback | Spokane, Wash. (North Central)
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