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Texas Tech Signs 6 Receivers to Help in Red-Zone Situations

Kliff Kingsbury didn't get a quarterback this year but the two remaining signal-callers will have taller receivers as targets next season.

The Red Raiders weren't very efficient in the red zone last season, so the height of the six receivers Wednesday in the signing class should help. The group is heavy on Texas players, with 18 of the 20 players hailing from the Lone Star State.

After losing a five-star quarterback late to Baylor Kingsbury said the team should be fine with Patrick Mahomes or Davis Webb, who made starts last season. The pair will compete to become the starter in the spring.

The top-rated player in the class is defensive lineman Breiden Fehoko of Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the third Fehoko to play for Texas Tech.

Texas Tech's 2015 football recruiting class in alphabetical order, with position, height, weight and school:

Madison Akamnonu, ol, 6-6, 270, Bowie HS, Arlington, Texas
Paul Banks, cb, 6-1, 175, Navarro JC
Tony Brown, wr, 6-1, 187, La Mirada (Calif.) High School
Joseph Clark, cb, 5-9, 160, Chapel Hill HS, Tyler, Texas
Keke Coutee, wr, 5-10, 170, Lufkin (Texas) HS
Corey Dauphine, rb, 5-11, 185, Memorial HS, Port Arthur, Texas
Conner Dyer, ol, 6-5, 265, Horn HS, Mesquite, Texas
Trace Ellison, ol, 6-5, 285, Centennial HS, Frisco, Texas
Breiden Fehoko, dl, 6-3, 295, Farrington HS, Honolulu
Jonathan Giles, wr, 5-11, 180, Fort Bend Elkins HS, Missouri City, Texas
Lonzell Gilmore, dl, 6-3, 220, Spring (Texas) HS
D'Vonta Hinton, lb, 5-10, 210, Texas City (Texas) HS
Jamile Johnson, cb, 6-0, 205, South Oak Cliff HS, Dallas
Quan Shorts, wr, 6-2, 195, Atascocita HS, Humble, Texas
Terence Steele, ol, 6-6, 300, Steele HS, Cibolo, Texas
Christian Taylor, s, 6-1, 180, Jersey Village HS, Houston
J.F. Thomas, wr, 6-4, 180, South Oak Cliff HS, Dallas
Donta Thompson, wr, 6-5, 215, Ennis (Texas) HS
Broderick Washington, dl, 6-3, 295, Longview (Texas) HS
Cody Wheeler, ol, 6-4, 300, Allen (Texas) HS

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