Update on Recruiting

Shouldn't We Be Higher By Now?

The players that come in look pretty good, but Kansas is still ranked 49th overall in recruiting by Rivals.com. The Jayhawks have 13 three-star commitments to date out of a class of 15 commitments. It's still early, but there aren't a lot of scholarships left to give. Of course, the Mark Mangino and 2007 Jayhawks proved that the ratings system doesn't work, but you'd still like to see us land a highly-ranked class off of an 11-win season.

RIVALS TEAM RANK (BIG 12 NORTH)
14 -- Nebraska
20 -- Colorado
30 -- Missouri
45 -- Kansas State
49 -- Kansas
62 -- Iowa State

Rivals Big 12 Conference Page

2008 Recruits Complete List

Star/PS  Player/Location/Ht/Wt/40/Signed
3-OL -- Nathan D'Cunha/Santa Barbara, CA -- 6-7/307 -- 12/12/2007
3-DE -- D.J. Marshall/Mesquite, TX -- 6-4/275/4.75 -- 12/9/2007
3-DE -- Duane Zlatnik/Rossville, KS -- 6-4/260 -- 11/18/2007
3-DB -- Corrigan Powell/Garland, TX -- 5-10/161/4.5 -- 11/5/2007
3-OL -- Trevor Marrongelli/Round Rock, TX -- 6-4/285/5.1 -- 11/4/2007
3-QB -- Kale Pick/Dodge City, KS -- 6-1/198/4.5 -- 10/22/2007 
3-OL -- John Williams/Tulsa, OK -- 6-4/335 -- 10/9/2007
3-OL -- Ben Lueken/St. Louis, MO -- 6-5/318/5.1 -- 9/17/2007
3-TE -- Tim Biere/Omaha, NE -- 6-4/235/4.8 -- 6/18/2007
3-TE -- Tanner Hawkinson/McPherson, KS -- 6-6/230/4.8 -- 6/16/2007
3-WR -- Daymond Patterson/Mesquite, TX -- 5-8/165/4.43 -- 6/9/2007
2-DE -- Nicholas Plato/Edwardsville, IL -- 6-6/228/4.82 -- 11/18/2007
2-DT -- Zach Stadther/North Little Rock, AK -- 6-2/275/4.9 -- 6/19/2007
2-WR -- Jamaal Johnson/Houston, TX -- 6-2/180 -- 5/25/2007
2-ATH -- Sean Ransburg/Harrisonville, MO -- 6-1/185/4.5 -- 4/10/2007
Rating Source: Rivals