Utah Utes football: Players submit letters of intent

Signed letters of intent began arriving at the Univeristy of Utah football offices early Wednesday morning.

By 9 a.m., 17 had been cleared and posted on the athletic department's web site. The initial batch included seven players from Texas, a pair of high school quarterbacks and All-American defensive lineman James Aiono of Snow College.

The ever-growing list, which has since grown to 24, includes:

JAMES AIONO (6-4, 305, DL, Snow College): Junior college All-American enrolled in January. Rated No. 1 junior college recruit by Rivals.com in 2008...

DRES ANDERSON (6-1, 157, WR, J.W. North HS, Calif.): The son of former NFL star "Flipper" Anderson is a three-time letterman. Made 29 catches as a junior and 11 in six games as a senior.

BRIAN BLECHEN (6-2, 203, QB, Moorpark HS, Calif.): Led his team to back-to-back league titles. All-CIF honoree was also a school-record setting punter.

ZACH BOLTON (6-2, 271, OL, Klein Forest HS, Texas): Two-time first-team all-district. One of top offensive linemen in Greater Houston area.

PRINCETON COLLINS (5-11, 198, RB, Westwood HS, Texas): Topped 1,000 yards rushing in all three seasons he played high school ball. First-team all-district in 2008 and 2009. Averaged 6.4 yards per carry as a senior.

JOHN CULLEN (6-6, 285, OT, Fullerton College, Calif.): Rated as the No. 1 junior college offensive lineman by Rivals.com. Team MVP. Chose Utah over Oklahoma and USC.

V.J. FEHOKO (5-11, 215, LB, Farrington HS, Hawaii): Highly touted All-American tallied 83 tackles and 30.5 sacks as a senior. Finished his junior year with 86 tackles and 19.5 sacks.

WYKIE FREEMAN (5-11, 158, DB, Pasadena, Memorial HS, Texas): Used his 10...6 speed in the 100 meters to pick off six passes the past two years.

JACOBY HALE (6-0, 192, LB, Beaumont HS, Texas): District defensive MVP racked up 131 tackles as a senior. Graduated early Cum Laude honors.

MIKE HONEYCUTT (5-10, 180, DB, Lone Peak HS): Returned LDS Church missionary. Originally signed in 2007. Helped Lone Peak win two region titles.

OFA LATU (6-1, 210, LB, Timpview HS): Deseret News 4A MVP helped the Thunderbirds win three state titles. Plans to serve an LDS Church mission before enrolling in college.

JOE KRUGER (6-7, 245, DE, Pleasant Grove HS): Led the state with 15 sacks as a senior. Younger brother for former Ute Paul and current sophomore Dave.