LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas Football head coach Lance Leipold announced the addition of 18 student-athletes who signed to join the Jayhawks on the first day of the early signing period on Wednesday.
The signing class is a consensus top 50 class by the recruiting services and ranked as high as No. 42 in the country by ESPN. Four of KU’s high school signees are rated as four-star prospects by Rivals, while 13 are rated as three-stars. The 17 prep players have an average rating of 87.29 on 247Sports, which is the highest ranking per player for a Kansas signing class since the service began.
Included in the early signing class are 17 high school signees and one four-year transfer in DeShawn Hanika, a Topeka, Kansas, native who played most recently at Iowa State. Kansas welcomes players from 10 different states, including four individuals from Arizona and Texas and two each from Michigan and Oklahoma. The Jayhawks also signed one player from California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa and Minnesota.
The class is split with nine players on offense and nine on defense. The largest group of signees is at offensive line, where the Jayhawks added four newcomers. KU signed three players apiece at cornerback and defensive line, two each at tight end, running back and linebacker, and one quarterback and safety.
NAME POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT HIGH SCHOOL HOMETOWN
David Abajian OL 6-5 285 Chaminade College Preparatory West Hills, Calif.
Austin Alexander CB 6-0 170 Marian Catholic HS Hazel Crest, Ill.
Kene Anene OL 6-5 275 East Ridge HS Cottage Grove, Minn.
Dakyus Brinkley DL 6-3 220 Katy HS Katy, Texas
Carson Bruhn TE 6-6 240 Sioux Center HS Sioux Center, Iowa
Dre Gibson CB 5-10 180 Desert Edge HS Goodyear, Ariz.
Greydon Grimes DE 6-6 230 China Spring HS China Spring, Texas
DeShawn Hanika TE 6-6 240 Hayden HS / Butler CC / Iowa State Topeka, Kan.
Jon Jon Kamara LB 6-3 205 Desert Edge HS Goodyear, Ariz.
Carter Lavrusky OL 6-6 275 Horizon HS Scottsdale, Ariz.
Isaiah Marshall QB 6-0 205 Southfield A&T HS Southfield, Mich.
Red Martel RB 5-9 205 Beggs HS Beggs, Okla.
Damani Maxson S 6-1 180 Clear Lake HS Houston, Texas
Harry Stewart III RB 5-9 215 Centennial HS Frisco, Texas
JaCorey Stewart LB 6-0 215 Milton HS Atlanta, Ga.
Jalen Todd CB 6-1 180 Southfield A&T HS Southfield, Mich.
Harrison Utley OL 6-3 290 Norman HS Norman, Okla.
DJ Warner DE 6-3 215 Desert Edge HS Buckeye, Ariz.