Louisiana Tech football coach Derek Dooley announced the signing of 16 student-athletes to letters of intent Wednesday for National Signing Day. The 2008 signing class includes two linebackers, four defensive linemen, two defensive backs, three offensive linemen, two receivers, one tight end, one running back and an athlete.

This year's signing class ranks second in the Western Athletic Conference according to Rivals.com, a Web site dedicated to scouting and recruiting. Fresno State had the highest ranked recruiting class in the conference with Tech close behind.

"We're very pleased with the quality of players we got in this year's class," said Tech coach Derek Dooley. "However, the final analysis on how productive this class will be will be measured four years from now."

Dooley and his staff now begin preparations for spring practices which begin in March.

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Name	Pos.	HT	WT	Hometown	School
Richie Casey	ATH	6-0	180	Homer, La.	Homer HS
Adrien Cole	LB	5-11	245	Mobile, Ala.	McGill-Toolen
Eric Harper	DE	6-4	220	Marrero, La.	John Ehret
Kwame Jordan	DE	6-4	245	Marrero, La.	Fort Scott CC
Christian Lacey	DE	6-1	235	Harvey, La.	Archbishop Shaw
Michael Lacy	OL	6-5	310	Gulfport, Miss.	Gulfport
Philip Longino	DT	6-0	290	Missouri City, Texas	Marshall HS
Josh Parrish	OL	6-4	275	Klein, Texas	Klein Collins
Solomon Randle	LB	6-0	235	Mobile, Ala.	LeFlore Academy
Kevin Saia	OL	6-2	315	Geismar, La.	Dutchtown
Chandler Spence	TE	6-3	240	Arlington, Texas	Lamar HS
Todd Spence	DB	6-0	175	Lewisville, Texas	Lewisville
Ketaraus Stanton	RB	5-11	215	Diboll, Texas	Diboll
R.P. Stuart	WR	6-3	205	Austin, Texas	Anderson
Darrius Terry	DB	5-11	180	Lufkin, Texas	Lufkin
Houston Tuminello	WR	6-1	180	Gilmer, Texas	Gilmer