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          DT Nifae Lealao joins Vandy

          • Erik McKinney
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            Erik McKinney
            ESPN Staff Writer
            • Covers recruiting in the Pac-12
            • Joined ESPN in 2009
            • Graduated from USC
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          • Craig Haubert
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            Craig Haubert
            ESPN Staff Writer
            • National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU
            • More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience.
            • Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha
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          Feb 5, 2014, 06:36 PM

          ESPN 300 defensive tackle Nifae Lealao (Sacramento, Calif./Capital Christian) gave some much-needed punch to Vanderbilt's recruiting class on Wednesday.

          The nation's No. 243 overall prospect and No. 20 defensive tackle committed to the Commodores, helping new coach Derek Mason salvage some of a recruiting class that was decimated by the departure of James Franklin to Penn State.