Offseason Roster Thread
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Is Jack Tanner any good? I read he only started 4 games at Tulsa last year
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@Jhawk69 big long term upside. Tulsa was hot garbage but it’s still impressive for a true freshman to win a tackle job
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Well last count now Six out – not doing to badly there so far - – - We got Nine incoming as of right now
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Up to 12 commits now. The staff is putting in serious work in the portal.
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Hey Farmer Jayhawk m buddy I’m trippin- - the Staff is just absolutely killin it.- - Three Portal commits today which one Tyler Mercer is a true Freshman All American
Got another on a visit right now WR from Alabama would be really killer to get out Second commit from the portal from Alabama his Name is Emmanuel Henderson- -their people saying he is going to be really good.
Then another bonus got a High School kicker to commit today also from Branson Missouri - -Dane Efird – has video of him kicking 48 yard and 54 yard Field Goal and a 73 yard kick - -off I would be fine with that, give some time add a little more strength- -Hell ya
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we now stand at Seven out – - Damon Graeves entered portal-- - and TWELVE IN Oh ya almost forgot - - Coach L’ and the staff our weakness is w can’t recruit lol.
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Offseason Roster Thread:
Up to 12 commits now. The staff is putting in serious work in the portal.
A ton of young multi-year guys. Killing it with the OL additions imo.
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Her is one ofthe things I really like about Mercer. True freshman-- making All American, but what I really like is he took 565 snaps- - - -gave up ZERO SACKS in those snaps --and only gave up three pressures- - pretty dam decent. – He chose North Texas over eighteen other D-1 offers
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Also. Hishaw should be back. But it’s fluid right now. Above the neck stuff is always really tricky
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@FarmerJayhawk but, but I thought he was in the portal? 🫶
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@Crimsonorblue22 never entered
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$$$$$
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Read we were 2nd in the portal class nationwide right now.
Also read that JUCo’s can now have 4 years of DI eligibility. Add in a redshirt year or two and a dude can be in college for 8 years.
Also also read that there are teams in the playoffs that are paying extra NIL money to kids to stay through out their playoff games. Penn St. lost their backup quarterback to the portal. Insane and it may cause me and many others to move their fandom to other sports/activities.
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I have to admit I both love and hate the portal. Fun to follow but the timing of it lacks logic.
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What do we make of the TE transfer from Arizona? I see he has decent but not mind-blowing receiving stats. Does anyone know if he is a good blocker?
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@Jhawk69 All I know is solid player and word is should help that position for sure. Don’t know a bunch but for what it’s worth was a 4 * coming out of High School , transfer out of Arizona
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Well I see that Coach L - -& staff have had decent day today picking up our 13th & 14th commits.
First we got a big TE think he is 6’6 can add help for sure to the TE room , he will have one year of eligibility - then we got what I think anyways will help for sure, although maybe not next yr as he is still considered a Freshman and will have four years left. - - His name is Caleb Redd 6’3 and 2230 pounds might be nice to add maybe 5 more pounds or so but was considered a 4* coming out of high school; had offers from Nebraska , Oklahoma , Oregon , UDC , And Wisconsin coming out -sounds like he might have a bright future,
The one thig I think that becomes more of a priority then any position more so now is WR – just have the one commit at this point, a big need at that position.- - -At this point Rivals has us as the 5th best recruiting class in the portal-- -doing well
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Swain was saying on a podcast last night that KU probably going to end up with like 21-22 portal players
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Make it 3 today: Levi Wentz, a WR from Albany.
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@FarmerJayhawk That’s great, that’s like I said earlier, I think probably our biggest need now. They have done pretty good with Defense got some LB’s Safety , DL.- -they have had a great portal - - solid anyways,
Farmer have you heard anymore on HiShaw is he returning or not.- -I know or people thought he was done, but lately been seeing he might be back. What have you heard ? – Anything at all ?- -could sure use him.
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@SlimShaddy54 Hishaw should be back
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@FarmerJayhawk said in Offseason Roster Thread:
@SlimShaddy54 Hishaw should be back
Well that would be a nice bonus, I think you put him and Williams together nice tandem , still think we have a couple of younger guys Stewart and hell what’s the other one ? - -Johnny something can’t remember his name. I think were set pretty decent
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We got our WR1 it would seem
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@BShark I’ll take Bama retreads all day
Sec is still deepest conference and king even if a big 10 team takes it all. Dogs defense gonna shut Ohio st and Oregon down though……
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@BShark said in Offseason Roster Thread:
We got our WR1 it would seem
I hope so! Nice to get Alabama transfers for sure. No doubt he was waiting behind a talented WR crew there, and couldn’t get on the field too much. But WR1? I haven’t looked at our WR crew. Who else we got?
i hope a WR1 would have more than 4 catches last year.
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in Offseason Roster Thread:
@BShark said in Offseason Roster Thread:
We got our WR1 it would seem
I hope so! Nice to get Alabama transfers for sure. No doubt he was waiting behind a talented WR crew there, and couldn’t get on the field too much. But WR1? I haven’t looked at our WR crew. Who else we got?
i hope a WR1 would have more than 4 catches last year.
Yeah they had him change positions too. He was an absolute beast in high school. Very athletic I think they can get something out of him. Easy to get buried at Bama.
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Staff has absolutely cooked this offseason imo. Added some low floor guys and now a high ceiling addition.
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Cannot be overstated how important keeping JD6 here to pitch recruits was.
Receiving corp is looking good. Pickett, Emillien, Wentz, Henderson, Burnett (TE)
I think they go looking for one more WR maybe, but tbd. Note that Hanika (TE) should also be back and he was going to get a lot of PT last season.
Needs are mostly met ant this point. Expect us to take some home run shots like going after Bryce Foster-type guys these next portal windows.
Really like how the team is shaping up… maybe I’m drinking the koolaid but we should be a good team next year.
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@Kcmatt7 Have an antidote for the koolaid handy. We were supposed to win the Big 12 this year. Sorry.
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@nuleafjhawk said in Offseason Roster Thread:
@Kcmatt7 Have an antidote for the koolaid handy. We were supposed to win the Big 12 this year. Sorry.
Yea I mean clearly a disappointing season but I still like our roster a lot. JD6 should come into the season much sharper than he did last season.
The best thing KU has going for it is solid line play on both sides of the ball. OL should be one of the best in CFB again.
DL should have Dunn, Caldwell, Keys, Miller, Jobe, Brooks, Brinkley, and Withers. I think they’ll add another edge in the portal.
I suspect we will be improved at LB, but worse at CB. Safety a bit of a wash.
Overall I think the roster ends up close to as talented as last season’s. Continuity in the system is massive. Not having a mass exodus of transfers out is noticeable to me. Just feels like we are building something in Lawrence…
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I think the OL has about 7 good bodies, but how they play them will be interesting
- Foster
- Mercer (transfer)
- Tanner (transfer)
- Baynes
- Clements
- Doiron
- Gorczyca
They added another transfer from NW Missouri that could become a guy, but I personally didn’t love his film. Plenty of other bodies on the roster who could also develop, but top two would be:
- Amir Herring (Michigan transfer)
- Darrell Simmons (got some PT this season)
I think they could add one more here but it would have to be a for sure starter type.
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@Kcmatt7 Swain is saying that preferably they will go after one more WR
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@Kcmatt7 I know. I always go into football season with too high hopes. One of these days they will meet/exceed expectations.
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@Kcmatt7, I’m too negative. Ima make a New Year’s resolution to be better.
Thinking about it a bit, last year’s 9 - 4 team way exceeded my expectations!
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Interesting to note why it was important to keep JD6.
Tulane’s QB who is a true sophomore is rumored to have a $4M/yr deal to go play at Duke for the next two seasons. You DO NOT want to need a portal QB. Tulane QB is a total stud but that is a steep price.
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@Kcmatt7 said in Offseason Roster Thread:
Interesting to note why it was important to keep JD6.
Tulane’s QB who is a true sophomore is rumored to have a $4M/yr deal to go play at Duke for the next two seasons. You DO NOT want to need a portal QB. Tulane QB is a total stud but that is a steep price.
Exactly. There was a large contingent of KU fans that wanted to move on from JD6. That would have been a true FAFO moment as KU would not be very good at all without him next year. They just cant not realistically compete in the NIL market for true P4 starting caliber QB’s.
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If Isaiah Marshall is good then that won’t be a problem
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He can still be good, but he is not ready to start next year.
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@Woodrow in your opinion…
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@Kcmatt7 said in Offseason Roster Thread:
Interesting to note why it was important to keep JD6.
Tulane’s QB who is a true sophomore is rumored to have a $4M/yr deal to go play at Duke for the next two seasons. You DO NOT want to need a portal QB. Tulane QB is a total stud but that is a steep price.
The QB market in the portal is INSANE.
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They continue to cook. Another OL addition with multiple years to play.
Staff has been intentional in adding guys with 3 years remaining on the OL. They know we need to turn the page after this season and are doing their best to be ready for that reality.
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KC, On paper at least do you think this team is better than last year’s team?
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@Woodrow that Marshall isn’t ready to start.
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@AsadZ said in Offseason Roster Thread:
KC, On paper at least do you think this team is better than last year’s team?
Will be tough to replace Cobee, Melo, Neal and the WRs….
But I think we upgraded at TE & LB.
Ultimately, we are probably slightly worse on paper. That’s quite a bit of NFL-caliber talent lost. But there is so many unanswered questions they could just as easily be better.
I would just say that it is my firm belief if we just promoted Z and we have JD6 practice over the summer this team would have won 8+ games last season.
I would put next season’s W/L line at 7.5 probably.
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@nuleafjhawk obviously it is the coaches opinion that watch him practice everyday.
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I think the fanbase is really sleeping on Ballard…
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@Kcmatt7 I don’t think Ballard is too bad watching him play as a freshman against KSU last season. If Rich Miller doesn’t drop a walk in pick 6, he’s in Jayhawk folklore
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heck ya, got another nice commit today. WR – Bryson Canty from Colombia --I think 6’2 & 205 portal— offers from others ended up choosing over Houston & Wake Forrest.
43 catches this year I think 769 yards - -& 9 TD’S - - Crowded receiver room --this makes 8 Receivers - -I think could go like Hendeson , Canty , & Pickett in some fashion— -think we are going to be just fine- - One yr of eligibility left
Had to edit , also saw his catch’s averaged out to like 17 yards per— I can live with that
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Updated counts. It reflects all portal commitments and early enrollees. It does not reflect the 10 freshmen that will enroll in June. So that puts us at 81. I think we still need a punter (duh), a DE, a LB, and a DB. Maaaayybe another WR and DB.
