Kansas football recruiting class: Meet Jayhawks’ incoming signees for 2024
LAWRENCE — Signing day on Wednesday will provide another opportunity to evaluate how well Kansas football’s 2024 recruiting class stacks up against its competition in the Big 12 Conference in elsewhere.
The Jayhawks aren’t expected to add any more high school or junior college signees on scholarship this week. The 17 announced in December during the early signing period, in addition to a transfer talent from the portal, formed a solid base the coaching staff is complimenting with more collegiate transfers.
But in an ever-evolving landscape, it’s a valuable point of comparison.
As of Wednesday at about 5 p.m. (CT), Kansas’ signing class was ranked 45th overall by 247Sports — seventh among teams in the new-look Big 12. That’s a combination of who the Jayhawks are bringing in as signees and transfer portal additions. There are five other transfers who bring the total size of the recruiting class to 23.
Here’s a look back at the December signees who aren’t making their way to Kansas through the transfer portal:
David Abajian (Offensive lineman)
Hometown/School: West Hills, California — Chaminade College Preparatory
Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 285 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 916; position ranking (interior offensive lineman): 72
Dre Gibson (Cornerback)
Hometown/School: Goodyear, Arizona — Desert Edge HS
Height/weight: 5-foot-10, 180 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,110; position ranking: 95
DJ Warner (Defensive end)
Hometown/School: Buckeye, Arizona — Desert Edge HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 215 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 4 stars; national ranking: 123; position ranking (edge): 10
Carter Lavrusky (Offensive lineman)
Hometown/School: Scottsdale, Arizona — Horizon HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-6, 275 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 954; position ranking (offensive tackle): 69
Jon Jon Kamara (Linebacker)
Hometown/School: Goodyear, Arizona — Desert Edge HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 205 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,233; position ranking: 110
Carson Bruhn (Tight end)
Hometown/School: Sioux Center, Iowa — Sioux Center HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-6, 240 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,126; position ranking: 60
Dakyus Brinkley (Defensive lineman)
Hometown/School: Katy, Texas — Katy HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 220 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 4 stars; national ranking: 321; position ranking (edge): 25
Kene Anene (Offensive lineman)
Hometown/School: Cottage Grove, Minnesota — East Ridge HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-5, 275 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,711; position ranking (interior offensive lineman): 142
Harrison Utley (Offensive lineman)
Hometown/School: Norman, Oklahoma — Norman HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 290 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,050; position ranking (interior offensive lineman): 83
Red Martel (Running back)
Hometown/School: Beggs, Oklahoma — Beggs HS
Height/weight: 5-foot-9, 205 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking 1,019; position ranking: 76
Austin Alexander (Cornerback)
Hometown/School: Hazel Crest, Illinois — Marian Catholic HS
Height/weight: 6-foot, 170 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 4 stars; national ranking: 355; position ranking: 29
Harry Stewart III (Running back)
Hometown/School: Frisco, Texas — Centennial HS
Height/weight: 5-foot-9, 215 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 676; position ranking: 53
Damani Maxson (Safety)
Hometown/School: Houston, Texas — Clear Lake HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 180 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 599; position ranking: 54
Greydon Grimes (Defensive end)
Hometown/School: China Spring, Texas — China Spring HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-6, 230 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,642; position ranking (defensive lineman): 172
Jalen Todd (Cornerback)
Hometown/School: Southfield, Michigan — Southfield A&T HS
Height/weight: 6-foot-1, 180 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 515; position ranking: 45
JaCorey Stewart (Linebacker)
Hometown/School: Atlanta, Georgia — Milton HS
Height/weight: 6-foot, 215 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 1,096; position ranking: 94
Isaiah Marshall (Quarterback)
Hometown/School: Southfield, Michigan — Southfield A&T HS
Height/weight: 6-foot, 205 pounds
247Sports Composite ranking: 3 stars; national ranking: 599; position ranking: 37
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Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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