So much talk on the forum about this recruiting weekend, the freaking out about Dominic Williams getting attention from other schools, @dominicw2017's pantsing all of the gullible posters with his joke, and us doing our part to convince the KU AD to back up the Brinks truck to Hull's house and/or office, I decided to bring some form of alternative recruiting thinking with this thread idea.
What I did was look up all of the 2016 seniors, looking to see what we are losing. Along with that, I looked up our current 2017 commitment list, and blueshirt/grayshirt/transfer/walkon players already on campus, according to JK.
Side note: Of course, it is easy to say that we are upgrading, in many positions, but that is not the point of this thread. No matter what is said, each of the outgoing seniors brought something positive to this program that the incoming players will never be able to experience. On the other hand, the incoming players have, what appears to be, a better opportunity to make a more significant, program building impact on the future of a winning football program at KU. Either way, let's be thankful for everyone. The way the players are listed are in alphabetical order, both sides. As for the commits, I listed them based on their Rivals profile and/or articles, not by the assumed position they will be at KU.
With that said, here we go. Here is an example below.
(Side of the ball:
(The Thomas A. Simone Award is for the most outstanding player in Kansas City, and the Buck Buchanon Award is for the most outstanding lineman or linebacker.)
Let the discussion continue. Whenever new information comes out, I'll try to remember to update this thread.
What I did was look up all of the 2016 seniors, looking to see what we are losing. Along with that, I looked up our current 2017 commitment list, and blueshirt/grayshirt/transfer/walkon players already on campus, according to JK.
Side note: Of course, it is easy to say that we are upgrading, in many positions, but that is not the point of this thread. No matter what is said, each of the outgoing seniors brought something positive to this program that the incoming players will never be able to experience. On the other hand, the incoming players have, what appears to be, a better opportunity to make a more significant, program building impact on the future of a winning football program at KU. Either way, let's be thankful for everyone. The way the players are listed are in alphabetical order, both sides. As for the commits, I listed them based on their Rivals profile and/or articles, not by the assumed position they will be at KU.
With that said, here we go. Here is an example below.
(Side of the ball:
- Position - number of seniors
- 2016 Senior player losing --> 2017 JUCO commit/ HS commit/ enrollee)
- QB - 0; Peyton Bender
- OL - 2
- D'Andre Banks --> Joey Gilbertson
- Jordan Shelley-Smith --> Charles Baldwin (2x2 transfer)
- RB/FB - 3
- Ke'aun Kinner --> Dominic Williams
- J.J. Jolaoso -->
- Michael Zunica -->
- WR/TE - 2
- Shakiem Barbel --> Travis Jordan
- Austin Moses --> Kenyon Tabor
- Takulve Williams
- Daylon Charlot (3x3 transfer)
- DT - 2
- Will Smith -->
- Devon Williams -->
- DE - 3
- Damani Mosby --> KeyShawn Simmons
- Anthony Olobia --> Jamie Tago
- Cameron Rosser -->
- LB - 2
- Courtney Arnick --> Jay Dineen
- Marquis Roberts --> Kyron Johnson
- S - 5
- Greg Allen -->
- Bazie Bates IV -->
- Chevy Graham -->
- Tevin Shaw -->
- Fish Smithson -->
- CB - 2
- Marnez Ogletree --> Hasan Defense
- Brandon Stewart --> Robert Topps
- P/K/LS - 2
- John Wirtel -->
- Matt Wyman --> Liam Jones
A lot has happened since that post, but, in reference to JK's post, below is an idea of as close to legit target list, recruits who have been consistently mentioned or recently offered)
- JUCO DT - KeyShawn Simmons, or someone else not yet fully mentioned
- JUCO DE - Matt Leo, Chester Graves
- JUCO safety - Darreon Jackson
- JUCO CB -
- JUCO/or HS OL - Adrian Ealy
- JUCO/ or HS slot type WR - Tevin Bush
- JUCO or HS TE type -
(The Thomas A. Simone Award is for the most outstanding player in Kansas City, and the Buck Buchanon Award is for the most outstanding lineman or linebacker.)
Let the discussion continue. Whenever new information comes out, I'll try to remember to update this thread.
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