Texas Tech football signing list

LUBBOCK, TX He also said he'd focus on improving the Red Raiders defense.

On Wednesday, Tuberville tended to both statements, signing six offensive players -- including Denton Ryan standout quarterback Scotty Young (8,962 yards, 129 TDs in two seasons) -- and 17 defensive players.

Eight of the defensive players are linemen, a move "that will pay dividends," Tuberville said.

Texas Tech had hoped to land Kadron Boone, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver from Ocala, Fla., ranked in the top 150 recruits by ESPN.com and Rivals.com. He'd given the Red Raiders an oral commitment in August, four months before the university fired Mike Leach.

Instead, Boone signed with LSU.

Football signees announced Wednesday by Texas Tech, with name, position, height, weight, school and hometown:

Dartwan Bush, dl, 6-1, 255, Brazoswood HS, Clute, Texas
Aleon Calhoun, ol, 6-7, 315, Navasota (Texas) HS
Joe Carmical, lb, 6-2, 231, Monticello (Ark.) HS
Beau Carpenter, ol, 6-7, 275, Sulphur Springs (Texas) HS
Lawrence Cayou, dl, 6-3, 230, McDonogh 35 HS, New Orleans
Coby Coleman, dl, 6-3, 283, Frankston (Texas) HS
Shawn Corker, wr, 6-1, 180, Cardinal Gibbons HS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Delans Griffin, rb, 6-0, 180, Clinton (Okla.) HS
Cqulin Hubert, lb, OLB, 6-1, 215, Eisenhower HS, Houston
Urell Johnson, db, db, 6-0, 176, O. Perry Walker HS, New Orleans
Mike Jones, dl, 6-3, 267, Kempner HS, Sugar Land, Texas
Donald Langley, dl, 6-2, 295, Copiah-Lincoln (Miss.) CC
Desmond Martin, db, 6-0, 178, Stony Point HS, Round Rock, Texas
Benjamin McRoy, ath, 5-10, 163, Lakeland (Fla.) HS
James Polk, ol, 6-7, 290, Elsik HS, Houston
Russell Polk, db, 5-11, 200, Carter HS, Dallas
Tre'Vante Porter, db, 6-0, 176, Carl Albert HS, Midwest City, Okla.
Jackson Richards, de, 6-4, 240, Carroll HS, Southlake, Texas
Lawrence Rumph, de, 6-4, 275, Navarro (Texas) JC
Brandon Smith, db, 6-1, 175, Central LaFourche HS, Raceland, La.
Scott Smith, dl, 6-7, 275, Butler (Kan.) CC
Phillip Warren, db, 5-9, 175, Southridge HS, Miami
LaVaughn Whigham, ath, 6-1, 180, Southridge HS, Miami
Zach Winbush, lb, 6-2, 205, Clemens HS, Schertz, Texas
Scotty Young, qb, 6-3, 190, Ryan HS, Denton, Texas