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    Valor Christian running back Joe Davis officially signed with the Buffs on Wednesday after winning three state titles in high school.

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    Cherry Creek linebacker Alec Pell was rated the top outside linebacker in Colorado.

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Graduate transfer

Jalen Harris

School: Auburn University

Position: TE

Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 255 pounds

Notable: Graduated from Auburn and will have one season of eligibility at CU. … Played in 42 games at Auburn, mostly as a blocking tight end. He caught four passes for 33 yards and two touchdowns. … Played in three games last season before deciding to transfer. … Coming out of St. James (Ala.) High School, he was rated a top-20 tight end prospect nationally by Scout (now 247Sports), Rivals and ESPN. … First-team all-state as a senior in high school. … Earned all-metro honors as a junior and senior at St. James in basketball.

Junior College transfers

Jash Allen

School: Arizona Western College

Position: LB

Height/weight: 6-2, 215

Star ratings:4 – 247Sports; 3 – Rivals.com

Notable: Plans to enroll next summer. … He will have three years to play two seasons. … Rated by 247Sports.com as the No. 6 overall JUCO prospect in the 2019 class, and No. 2 among inside linebackers. … Played three games at AWC this past year. … As a freshman in 2017, he played at Riverside Community College, posting 56 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss. He began that year as a running back. … Was an all-state running back at Tigard (Ore.) High School.

Jeremiah Doss

School: Hinds (Miss.) C.C.

Position: DE

Height/weight: 6-4, 260

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports.com; 2 – Rivals.com

Notable: Will enroll in January. … Played two years at Hinds, and for now has three years to play two seasons. However, he missed most of his freshman year with an injury and believes he may have a chance to get that year back, giving him three years to play at CU. … Rated 14th at his position among JUCO prospects, by 247Sports.com. … Posted 53 tackles, six sacks and 13 tackles for loss at Hinds this past season. … Played at Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Miss.

Janaz Jordan

School: Hinds (Miss.) C.C.

Position: DL

Height/weight: 6-4, 305

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports; No rating – Rivals.com

Notable: Plans to enroll next summer. … Has three years to play two seasons at CU. … Jordan signed with Old Dominion out of high school. He played at Hinds this past season. … Earned All-PenSouth honors at Bethel (Va.) High School. … At Bethel, he played defensive tackle, tight end and running back. He rushed for 500 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior.

Va’atofu Sauvao

School: Modesto (Calif.) J.C.

Position: OL

Height/weight: 6-3, 320

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Will enroll at CU in January. … He will have two years to play two seasons. … Ranked the No. 7 JUCO guard prospect in the country by 247Sports. … A native of American Samoa. … He played offensive and defensive lines at Faga’itua High School in Samoa. … Earned all-state honors at Modesto Junior College. … In 2017 at MJC, he was teammates with current CU defensive lineman Mustafa Johnson.

High school players

Joe Davis

School: Valor Christian H.S.

Position: RB

Height/weight: 5-11, 210

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Will enroll at CU in January. … Rated the No. 9 prospect in Colorado by 247Sports. … Helped Valor Christian win three state championships. … Rushed for 2,575 yards and 31 touchdowns during his career, while adding 97 catches for 1,134 yards and 11 scores. … An injury limited him to three games as a senior. In those games, he had 252 yards and five touchdowns on 52 carries. … Earned first-team all-conference honors three times.

Marvin Ham

School: Belleville (Mich.) H.S.

Position: LB

Height/weight: 6-1, 215

Star ratings: 4 – 247Sports; 3 – Rivals.com

Notable: Ranked as the No. 12 linebacker in the country and the No. 5 overall player in Michigan by 247Sports. … As a senior, he was named to the All-Dream Team, All-State and All-League. … In leading Belleville to a 12-1 season, he had 108 tackles, eight for loss and five sacks. … During his junior season, he had 115 tackles (12 for loss, eight sacks) and helped his team to a 10-1 record. … His father, Marvin, was a two-time All-American at Kentucky State and played briefly for the Carolina Panthers.

Braedin Huffman-Dixon

School: Mater Dei (Calif.) H.S.

Position: WR

Height/weight: 6-2, 180

Star ratings: 4 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Ranked as the No. 48 receiver in the country by 247Sports. … Transferred to Mater Dei as a senior and played in just four games, with eight catches for 102 yards and a touchdown. … Played two seasons at Roosevelt (Calif.) High School. In those two seasons, he caught a total of 99 passes for 1,957 yards and 35 touchdowns. … He also played defensive back and competed in track and field at Roosevelt.

Austin Johnson

School: Highlands Ranch H.S.

Position: OL

Height/weight: 6-4, 285

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Will enroll at CU in January. … Ranked as a top-eight in-state prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247Sports. … Named first-team All-State by the Denver Post and Mile High Sports. … Earned All-State and All-League honors as a junior. … Defensively, he posted 24 tackles and forced a fumble. … Played basketball one season and participated in track and field for three years.

Jaren Mangham

School: Cass Tech (Mich.) H.S.

Position: RB

Height/weight: 6-2, 215

Star ratings: 4 – Rivals.com; 3 – 247Sports

Notable: Rated as the No. 14 running back in the country by Rivals, and as the No. 23 athlete by 247Sports. … Named first-team All-Detroit by the Detroit Free Press and first-team All-State by Detroit News. … As a senior, he rushed for 1,098 yards and 26 touchdowns. Also had two receiving touchdowns and three kickoff return touchdowns. … His father, Jesse Mangham III played football at Bowling Green.

Alec Pell

School: Cherry Creek H.S.

Position: LB

Height/weight: 6-4, 230

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Will enroll at CU in January. … Rated as the top outside linebacker in the state and the No. 11 overall prospect by 247Sports. … ESPN rates him as the No. 2 defensive prospect in the state. … Earned first-team all-state honors from CHSAA and Mile High Sports. … As a senior, he had 88 tackles, 25 tackles for loss, six sacks and two forced fumbles, helping Cherry Creek reach the state title game.

Mark Perry

School: Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.) H.S.

Position: DB

Height/weight: 6-0, 195

Star ratings:4 – 247Sports; 3 – Rivals.com

Notable: Rated by ESPN as the No. 48 safety prospect in the country and by 247Sports as the No. 59 safety. … Earned first-team All-CIF and first-team all-league honors. Was also named team MVP. … On defense as a senior, he had 57 tackles, three for loss and four pass breakups. On offense, he rushed for 905 yards and 14 touchdowns on only 104 carries (8.7 average) and caught 13 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown.

Na’im Rodman

School: St. John Bosco (Calif.) H.S.

Position: DL

Height/weight: 6-2, 295

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Rated by 247Sports as the No. 59 defensive tackle prospect in the country and the No. 108 player in California. … As a senior, he posted 59 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and three sacks, helping St. John Bosco to a 13-1 record. He was named first-team All-League. … Played for one of the best teams in the country, as Bosco was given a No. 2 national ranking.

Valentin Senn

School: BHAK Hall, Volders, Austria

Position: OL

Height/weight: 6-7, 290

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports; 2 – Rivals.com

Notable: Rated the No. 1 prospects in Austria and No. 2 from Europe. … ESPN rates him as the No. 82 tackle prospect. … Played football for the Swarco Raiders in Tyrol, Austria. … Named the senior lineman of the year for the Raiders. … A native of Innsbruck, Austria.

KJ Trujillo

School: Orange (Calif.) Lutheran

Position: CB

Height/weight: 6-1, 170

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Rated by 247Sports as the No. 70 overall player in California and the No. 50 cornerback in the country. … During his senior year, he had 36 tackles, 10 passes defended and an interception in nine games. … Played his sophomore and junior seasons at Servite High School in Anaheim. He was a teammate of current CU quarterback Tyler Lytle at Servite.

Jake Wiley

School: Eaglecrest High School

Position: OL

Height/weight: 6-6, 270

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Rated the No. 9 overall in-state prospect and the No. 69 guard prospect nationally by 247Sports. … ESPN rates him No. 9 in Colorado and No. 57 nationally among guards. … Earned second-team All-Metro East honors as a senior. … Played one season of basketball and two years of track and field.

Austin Williams

School: Tift County (Ga.) H.S.

Position: DL

Height/weight: 6-3, 330

Star ratings: 3 – 247Sports and Rivals.com

Notable: Rated by 247Sports as the No. 79 defensive tackle prospect in the country. … Originally committed to Colorado State before flipping to CU last weekend. … According to his profile on Hudl.com, he has bench pressed 335 pounds and squatted 535 pounds. … Has thrown the discus and shot put for the Tift Country track and field team.