higgins among the four star recruits for zaf ha. who replaces bryce love? maybe austin jones.10", 200 pounds. another local product, tristan sinclair. his father played for stanford. 6'2", 205 pounds. a high motor guy. another linebacker of note, joshua pakola. shaw described him this way, big, fast, vie leapt, physical. sound like me. abc 7's mindi bach has more. >> reporter: coach david shaw and his staff started receiving the signed letters as early as 4:20 this morning, most coming by way of good, old fashioned fax. 23 signed recruits in all for this upcoming class for the stanford cardinals, four of them coming right here from the bay area. >> it says a lot about the area football right now. you are seeing a lot of young people get pulled out of a bunch of different places to go to school. for these young men in particular, they're what we're looking for academically and athletically. >> reporter: for shaw, one of the most important aspects about the class of 2019 is versatility. >> so skill position wise, i'm real excited about this class for what they can do and what th