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Vanderbilt football could use some reinforcements after a 3-9 season in 2014. They'll get them when the recruiting class of 2015 officially faxes in their commitments on National Signing Day.
Wednesday marks the first day that this year's recruits can officially sign their Letters of Intent with the university of their choice. The Commodores will be waiting to hear from approximately 20 high school seniors who are waiting to don the black and gold at Dudley Field this fall. That includes highly-touted prospects like Kyle Shurmur, Donovan Sheffield, and Josh Smith. If those three remain committed to Vandy, they'll help give the 'Dores one of the best non-James Franklin recruiting classes in school history.
Here's how the class of 2015 breaks down. We'll be updating the recruiting board as those commitments roll in on Natchez Trace.
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| Player | Position | Height | Weight | Rivals | ESPN | |
| 1 | Nehemiah Mitchell | DE/OLB | 6'4" | 255 | *** | 78 |
| 2 | Sam Doobs | TE | 6'4" | 215 | *** | 75 |
| 3 | Jared Southers | OL | 6'5" | 300 | *** | 73 |
| 4 | Kyle Shurmur | QB | 6'4" | 215 | **** | 83 |
| 5 | Jared Pinkney | WR | 6'4" | 232 | *** | 78 |
| 6 | Josh Smith | ILB | 6'3" | 234 | **** | 81 |
| 7 | Andrew Rector | S | 6'0" | 195 | ** | 74 |
| 8 | Ean Pfeifer | OL | 6'4" | 285 | ** | 76 |
| 9 | Dare Odeyingbo | OLB | 6'2" | 242 | *** | 77 |
| 10 | Jay Hockaday | ILB/RB | 6'3" | 215 | ** | NR |
| 11 | Jordan Griffin | ILB | 6'1" | 215 | *** | 75 |
| 12 | Josh Crawford | RB | 5'10" | 205 | *** | 75 |
| 13 | Justin Skule | OL | 6'7" | 310 | *** | 73 |
| 14 | Donovan Sheffield | CB | 5'11" | 180 | **** | 80 |
| 15 | Darion DeBrossard | OL | 6'5" | 330 | *** | 73 |
| 16 | Kyle Anderton | TE | 6'4" | 252 | ** | 77 |
| 17 | Jaire George | RB | 6'1" | 215 | ** | NR |
| 18 | Caleb Peart | OLB | 6'1" | 240 | *** | 79 |
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UPDATE: It looks like the 'Dores are done at 18 players for 2015. Here's what head coach Derek Mason tweeted out before 11am this morning:
Extremely excited to welcome the @VandyFootball class of 2015. Big things lie ahead! #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/g4BXCWUFab
— Derek Mason (@CoachDerekMason) February 4, 2015