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'Dogs sign 11 in early signing period
12/8/2024 5:45:00 PM | Football
FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State football added 11 new Bulldogs to its program with the early signing day period that was open from Wednesday through Friday last week.
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Newcomers by the Numbers
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Offense
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Brayden Turner | 6-3 | 190 | Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista)
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jonathan Craft | 6-1 | 170 | Union City, Calif. (El Cerrito)
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WRÂ Â Â Â Â Isaiah Dillon | 5-10 | 175 | Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica)
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Harold Duvall | 6-1 | 190 | Clovis, Calif. (Clovis East)
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OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Brayden Walton | 6-7 | 325 | Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan)
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jonah Leaupepetele | 6-4 | 325 | Apple Valley, Calif. (Apple Valley)
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Malcolm Polu Jr. | 6-5 | 310 | Tafuna, American Samoa (Tafuna)
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Defense
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Robert James III | 6-2 | 265 | Inglewood, Calif. (Serra Gardena)
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LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Lucas Blumling | 6-1 | 210 | Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain)
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DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Dajhon Hall | 6-0 | 160 | Hesperia, Calif. (Oak Hills)
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jonavon Darrington | 5-10 | 165 | Visalia, Calif. (Clovis West)
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Notable
- 9 of the 11 signees are from the state of California.
- Three signees hail from the Central Valley
- All 11 of the signees are high school recruits
- 10 of the 11 signees were rated three star recruits by 247Sports
- OL signee Brayden Walton will be an early enrollee for the Bulldogs
- The offensive line group saw the most additions with three
- Fresno State added two scholarship quarterbacks in the class
- The signing class was recruited by Jeff Tedford, further recruited and committed to Tim Skipper and signed on the day that Fresno State announced Matt Entz would be head coach for 2025.
Newcomers by the Numbers
- 11 additions for 2024
- 7 offensive additions
- 4 defensive additions
- 9 California signees
- 2 out of state signees
- 11 first-year players
- 3 Valley signees
Offense
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Brayden Turner | 6-3 | 190 | Danville, Calif. (Monte Vista)
QBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jonathan Craft | 6-1 | 170 | Union City, Calif. (El Cerrito)
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WRÂ Â Â Â Â Isaiah Dillon | 5-10 | 175 | Oxnard, Calif. (Pacifica)
WRÂ Â Â Â Â Harold Duvall | 6-1 | 190 | Clovis, Calif. (Clovis East)
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OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Brayden Walton | 6-7 | 325 | Clovis, Calif. (Buchanan)
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jonah Leaupepetele | 6-4 | 325 | Apple Valley, Calif. (Apple Valley)
OLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Malcolm Polu Jr. | 6-5 | 310 | Tafuna, American Samoa (Tafuna)
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Defense
DLÂ Â Â Â Â Â Robert James III | 6-2 | 265 | Inglewood, Calif. (Serra Gardena)
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LBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Lucas Blumling | 6-1 | 210 | Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain)
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DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Dajhon Hall | 6-0 | 160 | Hesperia, Calif. (Oak Hills)
DBÂ Â Â Â Â Â Jonavon Darrington | 5-10 | 165 | Visalia, Calif. (Clovis West)
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