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Gophers Class of 2016

By Joe Christensen

February 4, 2016 at 12:51PM

Ranked No. 51 among the nation’s 2016 football recruits, Eden Prairie linebacker Carter Coughlin could have played anywhere. He chose Minnesota. (Brian Stensaas — Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

With national signing day coming Wednesday, here's a look at the players who have committed to the Gophers:

about the writer

Joe Christensen

Sports team leader

Joe Christensen, a Minnesota Star Tribune sports team leader, graduated from the University of Minnesota and spent 15 years covering Major League Baseball, including stops at the Riverside Press-Enterprise and Baltimore Sun. He joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2005 and spent four years covering Gophers football.

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