The biggest unknown, Xavier Sua'Filo, decided to go to UCLA instead of Utah. You can't really blame the choice, since the Bruins have been a football power over the last five years. Oh wait, that's the other So. Cal team. Regardless, though, this was an awesome class and the best of the Whittingham era. The good news? Most of these players committed prior to Utah busting the BCS for the second time and stomping Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.
Chew on that one for a bit.
And while you do, here is the official class...
Name
Pos.
Hgt.
Wgt.
Yr.
Exp.
Hometown/Last School
James Aiono
DE
6-3
273
Jr.
JC
West Valley City, Utah/Snow College
Conroy Black
DB
6-0
176
Jr.
JC
Miramar, Fla./Fullerton CC
Beau Burton
RB
5-9
195
Fr.
HS
Scottsdale, Ariz./Saguaro HS
Terrance Cain
QB
5-11
186
Jr.
JC
Houston, Texas/Blinn CC
Eric Dago
DE
6-2
211
Fr.
HS
Houston, Texas/Westside HS
LT Filiaga
LB
6-0
230
Fr.
HS
Provo, Utah/Bingham HS
Colby Goodwin
TE
6-5
202
Fr.
HS
Houston, Texas/CY-Fair HS
Latu Heimuli
DL
6-3
296
Fr.
HS
Salt Lake City/Highland HS
Vyncent Jones
OL
6-3
291
Fr.
HS
Sandy, Utah/Jordan HS
Maxwell Lacy
DB
6-2
193
So.
JC
Pasadena, Calif./Compton College
Ray Magee
WR
6-4
226
Jr.
JC
San Diego, Calif./Fullerton CC
Kapua Sai
OL
6-5
319
Fr.
HS
Kahalu'u, Hawaii/St. Louis HS
Jamal Smith
WR
6-2
181
Fr.
HS
Oxnard, Calif./Oxnard HS
Antoine "Shaky" Smithson
WR
5-11
215
Jr.
JC
Baltimore, Md./East Los Angeles CC
Victor Spikes
DB
6-0
200
Fr.
HS
Beaumont, Texas/ Beaumont Central HS
Jarrad Stewart
DB
5-9
182
Fr.
HS
Houston, Texas/Pearland HS
Percy Taumoelau
OL
6-4
313
Fr.
HS
Glendale, Utah/Cottonwood HS
Jeremiah Tofaeono
DT
6-3
311
Fr.
HS
Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS
Siosaia "LT" Tuipulotu
DT
6-1
280
Fr.
HS
Euless, Texas/Trinity HS
Chris Washington
DB
6-0
183
Fr.
HS
Layton, Utah/Northridge HS
Jason Whittingham
LB
6-2
214
Fr.
HS
Provo, Utah/Timpview HS
Jordan Wynn
QB
6-1
175
Fr.
HS
Oceanside, Calif./Oceanside HS
Kamaron Yancy
DB
5-9
187
Jr.
JC
Los Angeles, Calif./Pierce College
Utah's class is ranked 43rd in the nation according to Rivals, the best of the non-BCS schools, while Scout puts Utah at 54th, with only BYU doing better. But honestly, these rankings don't mean much, unless you're a top-ten team. There isn't really a difference between the 54th team and the 44th, since by that point, you're looking at a very similar 2-3 star filled class.
Of course, we should also note Utah went 13-0 with a class that never ranked this high, which only bodes well for the future of this program.
So, what do you think?