2020 Football Recruiting
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You can tell why he’s a WO. Not that it’s a bad thing.
Positives: He seems to fill a hole well. He has a good frame to build on. A couple of positions he could play. Either H-back or LB. He does seem to have good hands. If he were to stick it out all 5 years, he could possibly see the field. He’d definitely looks like he could be a great add for the scout team.
Negatives: Anything outside of the tackles he’s a bit slow to get to. He plays with his pads pretty high for a guy who is only 6’. Something that I’ve found is really hard to teach because it’s just a natural instinct. No matter how many times you drill it at practice, the second the game starts they stand straight up lol.
Glad he’s getting a chance. It’s going to be a ton of work for him to ever see the field, but he wouldn’t be the first to go walk-on to starter.
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Signing with KU tomorrow. Gonna play corner https://247sports.com/Player/Johnquai-Lewis-46038473/
Think we have in the neighborhood of 20 signatures coming, possibly a couple more surprises (Franks, Clayton). Gonna probably have 2 greys (Pearson for sure, possibly Grimm or Richardson) and one blue (Golightly).
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Hmm lol - -Hey Farmer you think Coach is wanting a certain someone to see the pic. - -I didn’t see but was talked about on our local sports radio talk show - - There was a pic of Coach miles the day before early signing period - -A pic of Coach Miles and Pooka Williams snow sledding down the Hill on the KU campus lol
Miles - - - - Pooka ( which we know is really good friends ) - - equals - - - Clayton lmao - boy am I dreaming
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jayballer73 said:
Hmm lol - -Hey Farmer you think Coach is wanting a certain someone to see the pic. - -I didn’t see but was talked about on our local sports radio talk show - - There was a pic of Coach miles the day before early signing period - -A pic of Coach Miles and Pooka Williams snow sledding down the Hill on the KU campus lol
Miles - - - - Pooka ( which we know is really good friends ) - - equals - - - Clayton lmao - boy am I dreaming
We’ve got a shot! He’s not signing tomorrow. Start hoping Zach Evans ends up at LSU or they could snatch Clayton in an instant.
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Clayton is not going to be signing on the early period now. Looks like he might be hoping some SEC schools come calling again. I don’t think he ends up at KU or Colorado.
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@FarmerJayhawk What exactly are blue and gray shirts?
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dylans said:
@FarmerJayhawk What exactly are blue and gray shirts?
Both are ways of pulling counters from the next class to this one. A greyshirt is when a kid delays enrollment until spring, so is officially a member of the next class. Locklin was a grey, for example. A blue is a guy that doesn’t visit, but can enroll immediately and count toward the next class. Mike Lee and Akeem Adeneji were blueshirts.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
Hmm lol - -Hey Farmer you think Coach is wanting a certain someone to see the pic. - -I didn’t see but was talked about on our local sports radio talk show - - There was a pic of Coach miles the day before early signing period - -A pic of Coach Miles and Pooka Williams snow sledding down the Hill on the KU campus lol
Miles - - - - Pooka ( which we know is really good friends ) - - equals - - - Clayton lmao - boy am I dreaming
We’ve got a shot! He’s not signing tomorrow. Start hoping Zach Evans ends up at LSU or they could snatch Clayton in an instant.
well that’s disappointing that he isn’t signing tomorrow, that makes me feel not very confident at all - - was hoping we could flip him and get that signature tomorrow
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jayballer73 said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
Hmm lol - -Hey Farmer you think Coach is wanting a certain someone to see the pic. - -I didn’t see but was talked about on our local sports radio talk show - - There was a pic of Coach miles the day before early signing period - -A pic of Coach Miles and Pooka Williams snow sledding down the Hill on the KU campus lol
Miles - - - - Pooka ( which we know is really good friends ) - - equals - - - Clayton lmao - boy am I dreaming
We’ve got a shot! He’s not signing tomorrow. Start hoping Zach Evans ends up at LSU or they could snatch Clayton in an instant.
well that’s disappointing that he isn’t signing tomorrow, that makes me feel not very confident at all - - was hoping we could flip him and get that signature tomorrow
One thing to keep in mind is Les and co. know what they’re doing in big game hunting. Last February case in point
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FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
Hmm lol - -Hey Farmer you think Coach is wanting a certain someone to see the pic. - -I didn’t see but was talked about on our local sports radio talk show - - There was a pic of Coach miles the day before early signing period - -A pic of Coach Miles and Pooka Williams snow sledding down the Hill on the KU campus lol
Miles - - - - Pooka ( which we know is really good friends ) - - equals - - - Clayton lmao - boy am I dreaming
We’ve got a shot! He’s not signing tomorrow. Start hoping Zach Evans ends up at LSU or they could snatch Clayton in an instant.
well that’s disappointing that he isn’t signing tomorrow, that makes me feel not very confident at all - - was hoping we could flip him and get that signature tomorrow
One thing to keep in mind is Les and co. know what they’re doing in big game hunting. Last February case in point
ya I know. Just want this kid really bad, have to face reality though probably. - -I’m sure les will do just fine
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Tbh almost no matter how this class shakes out I’m just excited to have some credibility in the program for the first time in a decade. We actually had coaches visiting schools and players last week giving out 21 and 22 offers. For the longest time Beaty just scoured JuCo’s and, I shit you not, military bases for kids. They’re building this the right way and it’s a great time to be a Jayhawk.
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Jaylin Richardson will not be a KU signee. We don’t have a spot.
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Little bummed this morning. - -I know Les will have a good class - - just 2-3 that had early committed afraid now we done lost them. - -Was really looking forward to have Coleman - - & Scott NOW looking pretty glum about thosetwo , Scot now not signing till late-- Coleman think he is just plain gone. - -Then the other was Clayton , thought we could get him to flip, with him and Pooka being such good friends - he committed to Colorado , now not signing until late.
Some think he is going to end up at LSU - -I don’t think so , with everything being said there. Him stating that he was leaving Louisiana for the last time how he had enjoyed living there , Don’t think he ends up at Colorado either - -I still think he could very well land at Georgia. - They have had a couple early commit but hearing still an option.
Guess we hit the ground running and work hard, these guys will start to see were not such a bad place to come to after all - -Bottom line it’s got to happen on the field to get this going, got to start showing progress - -we put up W’S - people start taking notice. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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dylans said:
@FarmerJayhawk What exactly are blue and gray shirts?
When mixed with some red and white, those are the horrid uniforms that we wore for part of this past season.
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Well we have gotten a pretty big commit. - Jahnquai Lewis - - CB , offers from Indiana , Louisville , Michigan , NC State , Nebraska , Pitt to name a few - -welcome aboard buddy
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Just 1st quick glance, looks like we still haven’t gotten our O-line & D-line issues settled. - -out of our 16 early commits we have THREE 2 - -Offensive Tackles & ONE Offensive Guard - don’t think that’s going to cut it - we need O-line badly AND Defensive line - yet we signed FOUR Wide Receivers - -hmmm curious ? - we just going to try and outscore people?
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jayballer73 said:
Just 1st quick glance, looks like we still haven’t gotten our O-line & D-line issues settled. - -out of our 16 early commits we have THREE 2 - -Offensive Tackles & ONE Offensive Guard - don’t think that’s going to cut it - we need O-line badly AND Defensive line - yet we signed FOUR Wide Receivers - -hmmm curious ? - we just going to try and outscore people?
All is well comrade. We wanted one more guard but looks like Remetich is staying home. The multitude of wideouts is because we graduate a handful next year: Parchment, Naylor, Robinson, Fairs, and Lassiter. 1-2 could move to TE as well. We should hang onto Jones and Caldwell to beef up the D-line. I’m very satisfied with the class so far. Mostly defense, all HS.
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All HS, nice!
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FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
Just 1st quick glance, looks like we still haven’t gotten our O-line & D-line issues settled. - -out of our 16 early commits we have THREE 2 - -Offensive Tackles & ONE Offensive Guard - don’t think that’s going to cut it - we need O-line badly AND Defensive line - yet we signed FOUR Wide Receivers - -hmmm curious ? - we just going to try and outscore people?
All is well comrade. We wanted one more guard but looks like Remetich is staying home. The multitude of wideouts is because we graduate a handful next year: Parchment, Naylor, Robinson, Fairs, and Lassiter. 1-2 could move to TE as well. We should hang onto Jones and Caldwell to beef up the D-line. I’m very satisfied with the class so far. Mostly defense, all HS.
Just read the Dual QB has either signed or committed - -3 star Collins - -de-commit - -guess we will find out at 2 when Les has his thing on ESPN plus at 2 talking about our signees
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Still waiting for Karon Prunty the CB out of Virginia & Deuce Mayberry - two of the others that is suppose to sign with us today - - 2:30 signings
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jayballer73 said:
Still waiting for Karon Prunty the CB out of Virginia & Deuce Mayberry - two of the others that is suppose to sign with us today - - 2:30 signings
Prunty just signed
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Deuce and Daniels are in. Should be it for the day.
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Forgot about Person!
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@FarmerJayhawk Daniels is interesting.
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BShark said:
@FarmerJayhawk Daniels is interesting.
Think we needed a body since Harden probably isn’t coming.
3-4 spots to fill in the late period. Hang onto Caldwell, Bryant, and Scott then get Franks
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Ok guys , just got through listening to our signing day special. - -NOW I feel better , I knew they could pick me up. - - Sounds like we have a solid class.
The Big thing that I really like and it is BIG the approach Coach Miles and his Staff has taken. All these kids High School kids , you got to love that. - This Staff has really gotten after it Coast to Coast From California to Florida .
Some very solid pieces , got some special - -got some speed. - Kerishawn Brown OLB -has 4.5 - 40 speed -Johnquai Lewis was mentioned Multiple times.
You can see coach is going after size - - BIG Tight Ends - -6’5 225 - - - 6’7 240 -those are big guys
Think we have a couple of true studs in the making with Lawrence Arnold - -People really drooling about him - had some really good offers, - - the other Triston Golightly 6’5 205
Plenty of talk about Karon Prunty CB out of Virginia – plenty of talk about Alonzo Person OLB out of Cal - - feeling much better. -I know you realize Coach’s have to talk these guys up , but yet really don’t feel like we are getting a lot of smoke blown up our A- -
Look out guys , think we got that QB of the future give him a year - -have him and Easters dueling it out - -Sweet Dual QB absolute Rifle of an arm pretty accurate looks like - -We have a couple of Coach’s on this staff I think are just the best - - love Chevis Jackson & Kwhan Drake – Lot of talk about what drew the recruits and what they have to say about Coach Miles – pretty much all say Coach Miles has a lot of Swag - gotta love that
OK I’m ready lets gets these others wrapped up keep them in the fold – Scott - -Bryant - somehow hold onto Coleman - -I’m ready - -LET’S DO THIS - - ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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Disappointed that DE Khari Coleman flipped to TCU, Jaylin Richardson from KC flipped to UNI sounds like to play RB, and we couldn’t flip OL Josh Remetich from Tulane. Looks like a decent class, sucks the only surprises went the other way.
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KU pulled Richardson’s scholarship. That is why he ended up @ UNI.
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Yep. Sucks for Richardson, who really loved KU, but he’s just not good enough to get a spot in this class.
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Ditto Luke Grimm
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Weren’t we promised a surprise? Franks soon perhaps?
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So can anyone help me out? - -does anyone have any idea how close we are with these commits today - - how close are we getting to the 85? - -hoping that were getting closer. - -Thanks guys. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
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dylans said:
Weren’t we promised a surprise? Franks soon perhaps?
Read a post off another site and it said that we ( KU ) was expecting another commit tomorrow - -could be Franks
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jayballer73 said:
So can anyone help me out? - -does anyone have any idea how close we are with these commits today - - how close are we getting to the 85? - -hoping that were getting closer. - -Thanks guys. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Further away than we were. Graduated 23, probably won’t sign that many.
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FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
So can anyone help me out? - -does anyone have any idea how close we are with these commits today - - how close are we getting to the 85? - -hoping that were getting closer. - -Thanks guys. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Further away than we were. Graduated 23, probably won’t sign that many.
Dam
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jayballer73 said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
So can anyone help me out? - -does anyone have any idea how close we are with these commits today - - how close are we getting to the 85? - -hoping that were getting closer. - -Thanks guys. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Further away than we were. Graduated 23, probably won’t sign that many.
Dam
Thanks Dave!
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FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
So can anyone help me out? - -does anyone have any idea how close we are with these commits today - - how close are we getting to the 85? - -hoping that were getting closer. - -Thanks guys. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Further away than we were. Graduated 23, probably won’t sign that many.
Dam
Thanks Dave!
ya, how long you think ? - -Next year ? -2 years ?
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jayballer73 said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
FarmerJayhawk said:
jayballer73 said:
So can anyone help me out? - -does anyone have any idea how close we are with these commits today - - how close are we getting to the 85? - -hoping that were getting closer. - -Thanks guys. - -ROCK CHALK ALL DAY LONG BABY
Further away than we were. Graduated 23, probably won’t sign that many.
Dam
Thanks Dave!
ya, how long you think ? - -Next year ? -2 years ?
We won’t add on net until 2022. There are 26 juniors and RS juniors that are about to be seniors.
Also, Brennan Scott seems solid. https://twitter.com/goliveb/status/1207508693778075649?s=21
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And just to add a bit to that, we’re going to keep borrowing from the next class until 2022. This sophomore class is tiny (combined 12 RS and true sophomores) so we can borrow a few each year and stay in the same zip code on numbers until this sophomore group graduates in 2022, and we’ll make progress toward 85 with the class of 2022.
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As it stands KUs class is ranked 45th. (Not bad!) It appears to be an off year recruiting for the big 12 as a whole though -
10 Texas
11 OU
34 TCU
38 WVU
42 OSU
44 Texas Texh
45 KU
50 Baylor
Unranked KSU
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Too bad the rules are such that KU can’t fill up its roster completely for several more years. It’d be nice if Les could sign 13 juco guys to go with his 25 HS recruits next season to even the numbers out in that (now sophomores) class.
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dylans said:
Too bad the rules are such that KU can’t fill up its roster completely for several more years. It’d be nice if Les could sign 13 juco guys to go with his 25 HS recruits next season to even the numbers out in that (now sophomores) class.
I know we’re petitioning for more counters but it seems unlikely.
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@jayballer73 We had 23 seniors this season. If we sign the max of 25 (we most likely do with 18 in the early session) we would net gain 2 players as long as no one transfers. But people also forget that I believe a couple of those seniors we former walk ons and/or actual walk ons that weren’t really D1 guys. Getting 2 or 3 full classes with mostly high schoolers will help a ton.
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kjayhawks said:
@jayballer73 We had 23 seniors this season. If we sign the max of 25 (we most likely do with 18 in the early session) we would net gain 2 players as long as no one transfers. But people also forget that I believe a couple of those seniors we former walk ons and/or actual walk ons that weren’t really D1 guys. Getting 2 or 3 full classes with mostly high schoolers will help a ton.
thanks for that - - -appreciated , I get so confused trying to figure this all out numbers wise. - -I just know this I’ll sure be glad when we can finally get back to full - - just hope I’m still around to enjoy it
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It’s a long process to even classes back out if you go heavy on juco guys for a couple of years. KU needs to probably sign 20+ HS players every year just to get back to even numbers in 2022.
This class looks good and athletic. They have a couple of local guys that are good signings, although they may only end up representing special teams and depth. Richardson would have been a nice get because he is pretty athletic, but I understand wanting to stay at RB vs. moving to the defensive side of the ball. Either way, KU got more athletic with this group, and that is genuine progress.
Now they just have to do it all over again next year.
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@justanotherfan agreed, and the year after lol
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Franks to KU should be official before the new year
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FarmerJayhawk said:
Franks to KU should be official before the new year
oh ya ? - - that would work for me
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FarmerJayhawk said:
Franks to KU should be official before the new year
Oh Farmer , Oh Farmer. MERCY. - I just saw and yes I know it’s highlights , BUT Farmer - this guy is lights out. I understand it would only be for a year , but what a step up in QB - this guy - - this guy I swear man I about wet myself.
The kid has got great size 6’5 , got very nice touch - - -throws a very tight ball - -throws a really nice deep ball, - -can run - thing is also he is a proven QB. - -having started at Florida , has proven against some big time Opponents. - -LSU - Florida State - teams like that saw highlights from those, very proven. Where was he rank wise coming out of High School - - 4 * - -5 * ?
Do we realize how he could help us in his year? - do people realize how much he could help our running game? - this guy can flat throw the pigskin -he could really help in his one year here. - -be a fill gap give us more time to find that QB. - Then we would have Collins/Easter right the following year. - -Man hope people aren’t teasing about this - - but your not the only one saying it sure sounds like he very easily land here - -Not sure I will be able to sleep lol
