This post is the first of 5 parts. There are 140 Kansas high school graduates playing NCAA Division I (FBS) football 2015.
In subsequent posts, the native Kansan players are listed by:
Name
Position
Year
High School
Hometown
Junior College/Previous School
College
Status on Depth Chart
Scholarship Status
Comparing KU and K-State
KU has 23 Kansans on the roster. Only 6 of them were recruited as scholarship players out of high school or JUCO. Another 2 have earned scholarships as walk-ons (Bell and Gibson). The remaining 14 players are walk-ons, with 4 currently either starting or seeing special teams action (Glatczak, Kahn, Plump and Schadler).
K-State has 52 Kansans on their roster. Including JUCOs and greyshirts, 19 were recruited as scholarship players. It can be confirmed that at least 8 walk-ons have earned scholarships (Bergstrom, Cook, Geary, Hubener, Kleinsorge, Tanking, Walsh, & Weber). Another 6 walk-ons are either in the two-deep or are special teams contributors meaning they are either now on scholarship or are positioned to possibly earn one (Barry, Clark, Converse, Couchman, Heiman, and Sexton). The remaining 18 players are walk-ons.
Where are they in college?
52 – Kansas State (19 scholarship, 8 walk-on earned scholarship, 25 walk-on)
23 – Kansas (6/2/15)
6 – Tulsa (4/0/2)
5 – Oklahoma State (1/0/4)
4 – Iowa State (2/0/2), Missouri (4/0/0)
3 – Charlotte (3/0/0), Minnesota (1/??/1), Northwestern (1/0/2)
2 – Colorado State (2), Nebraska (2)
1 – Air Force, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Boise State, Bowling Green, Brigham Young, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia State, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, North Carolina State, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rice, Southern Mississippi, Texas Christian, Texas State, Tulane, and Wyoming.
Where did they go to JUCO?
16 – Butler County CC (11 scholarship, 2 walk-on earned scholarship, 3 walk-on)
9 – Hutchinson CC (3/2/4)
4 – Coffeyville CC (2/0/2)
3 – Highland CC (1/0/2)
Where did they go to high school?
The top talent producing high schools are:
6 – Bishop Miege (3 scholly, 1 walk-on scholly, 2 walk-on), Blue Valley (3/0/3), Manhattan (3/0/3)
5 – Blue Valley West (2/0/3), Wichita Collegiate (1/0/4), Washburn Rural (3/0/2)
4 – Lawrence Free State (3/0/1), Kapaun Mt. Carmel (3/0/1)
3 – Baldwin (2/0/1), Blue Valley NW (1/0/2), Louisburg (1/1/1), Olathe N. (3/0/0), Olathe S. (1/1/1)
2 – Abilene, Andover Central, Bishop Carroll, Blue Valley, Chanute, Conway Springs, Derby, Holton, Liberal, Maize, Phillipsburg, Rockhurst (MO), Salina South, Scott Community, St. Thomas Aquinas, Wichita Heights, Wichita Northwest
1 – 49 different Kansas high schools have one player on a D-I roster.
Where are they from?
36 – Johnson County – Overland Park (16), Olathe (8), Stilwell (4), Leawood (4), Shawnee (3), and Edgerton, Fairway, Lenexa, Prairie Village, and Spring Hill with one each.
27 – Sedgwick County – Wichita (21), Derby (2), and Andale, Cheney, Clearwater, and Maize with one each.
9 – Douglas County – Lawrence (7), Baldwin City (2)
8 – Shawnee County – Topeka (8)
6 – Riley County – Manhattan (6)
3 – Dickinson County (Abilene 2, Chapman 1), Miami County (Louisburg), Saline County (Salina)
2 – Brown County (Hiawatha, Horton) Butler County (Andover, Rose Hill), Harvey County (Hesston, Sedgwick) Jackson County (Holton), Leavenworth County (Basehor, Leavenworth), Nemaha County (Baileyville, Centralia), Neosho County (Chanute), Osborne County (Downs, Osborne), Phillips County (Phillipsburg, Prairie View), Scott County (Scott City), Seward County (Liberal), and Sumner County (Conway Springs).
1 – Barton County (Great Bend), Chase County (Cottonwood Falls), Clay County (Clay Center), Cloud County (Clyde), Crawford County (Pittsburg), Finney County (Garden City), Franklin County (Wellsville), Hays County (Hays), Lyon County (Emporia), McPherson County (McPherson), Mitchell County (Beloit), Morris County (Council Grove), Osage County (Lyndon), Pottawotamie County (Wamego), Reno County (Hutchinson), and Wyandotte County (Kansas City).
Notes
Stunningly to me, there is only one player from Wyandotte County (Colton Beebe) on a D-I roster.
The list includes both KC MO kids that attended Bishop Miege (Cozart) and Johnson County (Green & Gibson) kids that went to Rockhurst.
Although not graduating from Kansas high schools, Brady Bodine formerly of Conway Springs is a walk-on RB at North Carolina State and Kaare Vedvik, a former exchange student at McPherson, is a kicker at Marshall.
In subsequent posts, the native Kansan players are listed by:
Name
Position
Year
High School
Hometown
Junior College/Previous School
College
Status on Depth Chart
Scholarship Status
Comparing KU and K-State
KU has 23 Kansans on the roster. Only 6 of them were recruited as scholarship players out of high school or JUCO. Another 2 have earned scholarships as walk-ons (Bell and Gibson). The remaining 14 players are walk-ons, with 4 currently either starting or seeing special teams action (Glatczak, Kahn, Plump and Schadler).
K-State has 52 Kansans on their roster. Including JUCOs and greyshirts, 19 were recruited as scholarship players. It can be confirmed that at least 8 walk-ons have earned scholarships (Bergstrom, Cook, Geary, Hubener, Kleinsorge, Tanking, Walsh, & Weber). Another 6 walk-ons are either in the two-deep or are special teams contributors meaning they are either now on scholarship or are positioned to possibly earn one (Barry, Clark, Converse, Couchman, Heiman, and Sexton). The remaining 18 players are walk-ons.
Where are they in college?
52 – Kansas State (19 scholarship, 8 walk-on earned scholarship, 25 walk-on)
23 – Kansas (6/2/15)
6 – Tulsa (4/0/2)
5 – Oklahoma State (1/0/4)
4 – Iowa State (2/0/2), Missouri (4/0/0)
3 – Charlotte (3/0/0), Minnesota (1/??/1), Northwestern (1/0/2)
2 – Colorado State (2), Nebraska (2)
1 – Air Force, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Army, Auburn, Boise State, Bowling Green, Brigham Young, Cincinnati, Florida, Georgia State, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana Monroe, Louisiana Tech, Memphis, North Carolina State, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rice, Southern Mississippi, Texas Christian, Texas State, Tulane, and Wyoming.
Where did they go to JUCO?
16 – Butler County CC (11 scholarship, 2 walk-on earned scholarship, 3 walk-on)
9 – Hutchinson CC (3/2/4)
4 – Coffeyville CC (2/0/2)
3 – Highland CC (1/0/2)
Where did they go to high school?
The top talent producing high schools are:
6 – Bishop Miege (3 scholly, 1 walk-on scholly, 2 walk-on), Blue Valley (3/0/3), Manhattan (3/0/3)
5 – Blue Valley West (2/0/3), Wichita Collegiate (1/0/4), Washburn Rural (3/0/2)
4 – Lawrence Free State (3/0/1), Kapaun Mt. Carmel (3/0/1)
3 – Baldwin (2/0/1), Blue Valley NW (1/0/2), Louisburg (1/1/1), Olathe N. (3/0/0), Olathe S. (1/1/1)
2 – Abilene, Andover Central, Bishop Carroll, Blue Valley, Chanute, Conway Springs, Derby, Holton, Liberal, Maize, Phillipsburg, Rockhurst (MO), Salina South, Scott Community, St. Thomas Aquinas, Wichita Heights, Wichita Northwest
1 – 49 different Kansas high schools have one player on a D-I roster.
Where are they from?
36 – Johnson County – Overland Park (16), Olathe (8), Stilwell (4), Leawood (4), Shawnee (3), and Edgerton, Fairway, Lenexa, Prairie Village, and Spring Hill with one each.
27 – Sedgwick County – Wichita (21), Derby (2), and Andale, Cheney, Clearwater, and Maize with one each.
9 – Douglas County – Lawrence (7), Baldwin City (2)
8 – Shawnee County – Topeka (8)
6 – Riley County – Manhattan (6)
3 – Dickinson County (Abilene 2, Chapman 1), Miami County (Louisburg), Saline County (Salina)
2 – Brown County (Hiawatha, Horton) Butler County (Andover, Rose Hill), Harvey County (Hesston, Sedgwick) Jackson County (Holton), Leavenworth County (Basehor, Leavenworth), Nemaha County (Baileyville, Centralia), Neosho County (Chanute), Osborne County (Downs, Osborne), Phillips County (Phillipsburg, Prairie View), Scott County (Scott City), Seward County (Liberal), and Sumner County (Conway Springs).
1 – Barton County (Great Bend), Chase County (Cottonwood Falls), Clay County (Clay Center), Cloud County (Clyde), Crawford County (Pittsburg), Finney County (Garden City), Franklin County (Wellsville), Hays County (Hays), Lyon County (Emporia), McPherson County (McPherson), Mitchell County (Beloit), Morris County (Council Grove), Osage County (Lyndon), Pottawotamie County (Wamego), Reno County (Hutchinson), and Wyandotte County (Kansas City).
Notes
Stunningly to me, there is only one player from Wyandotte County (Colton Beebe) on a D-I roster.
The list includes both KC MO kids that attended Bishop Miege (Cozart) and Johnson County (Green & Gibson) kids that went to Rockhurst.
Although not graduating from Kansas high schools, Brady Bodine formerly of Conway Springs is a walk-on RB at North Carolina State and Kaare Vedvik, a former exchange student at McPherson, is a kicker at Marshall.
