Football players expected to sign national letters of intent with Kansas University today (with position, height, weight and current school), according to rivals.com:

Tang Bacheyie, Athlete, 6-1, 180, Windsor, Ontario: Helped Sandwich Secondary School win back-to-back Canadian national titles. … Can play running back, receiver or defensive back. … Also had scholarship offers from Michigan State, Central Florida, Eastern Michigan and Toledo.

Adam Barmann, QB, 6-3, 195, West Platte (Weston, Mo.): Led West Platte to Class 1A state title as a junior when he passed for 2,300 yards and 20 TDs. … Orally committed before senior season. … All-state Class 1A quarterback … All-conference as QB and defensive back. … Rivals rates him eighth in the Midlands and 28th nationally among QBs. Fifteenth-rated player in Missouri. … Younger brother, Brian, is an all-state receiver.

Mark Brown, CB, 6-3, 180, Tulsa, Okla. (Booker T. Washington High): Did not play as a senior because of disciplinary reasons, according to Rivals, but still received interest from Oklahoma and Colorado. … Ranked 30th overall in state of Oklahoma.

Markeith Childress, DB, 5-11, 190, Long Beach City College: Safety also received offer from Colorado State. … All-area and all-city performer in high school.

Richard Estrella, OL, 6-4, 285, Cerritos CC (Norwalk, Calif.): Highly recruited lineman also received offers from Arizona State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Syracuse, UNLV, West Virginia and Bowling Green.

Marcus Hicks, 5-10, 175, DB, Chaffey College (Calif.): First-team all-conference selection had six interceptions. … Also received offers from South Florida, UTEP, Utah and Weber State.

Zack Hood, 6-4, 255, C, Creston, Iowa: The long snapper picked KU over Nebraska, New Mexico State, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Moderick Johnson, WR, 6-5, 200, Houston North Shore: The tall target also had offers from Arizona, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe.

Chuck Jones, DL, 6-4, 275, Pasadena (Calif.) City College: First-team all-conference selection had 76 tackles. … Can play end or tackle … Also received offers from Arizona, UNLV, Fresno State, San Jose State and Boise State.

Tony King, WR, 6-3, 185, St. Louis McCluer North: All-state receiver and all-metro defensive back. … Had 108 tackles and led league in interceptions. … Caught 24 passes for 569 yards. … Also received offers from Illinois and Wisconsin.

Reid Kirby, OL, 6-4, 285, Oak Park (Kansas City, Mo.): Top-rated offensive lineman in the metro area, according to rivals.com. …. Versatile all-conference selection played offensive line, defensive line, tight end and fullback as senior at Oak Park. … Nineteenth-rated player in Missouri.

Brandon McAnderson, LB, 6-0, 220, Lawrence High: All-state selection rushed for more than 1,500 yards and was a defensive standout for LHS state playoff squad. … Rated 63rd in the nation at his position by rivals.com. … Sixth-ranked player in Kansas. … Also received offer from Missouri.

John McCoy, LB, 6-3, 255, Victor Valley CC (Calif.): All-American made 114 tackles, including 42 for loss. … Averaged 18 tackles per game. … Played rush end as freshman and led team with 19 sacks. … All-state selection in Ohio entered military after high school and joined Special Forces. … Received offers from Arizona, Ohio State, Oregon and Fresno State.

Zach Mims, DE, 6-3, 233 Hinds (Miss.) Junior College: Was one of the top linebacker prospects in Texas two years ago. Originally signed by Arizona State. Red-shirted as freshman and transferred to Hinds last year but didn’t play because of a shoulder injury. … Can play defensive end or linebacker. … Received offers from Baylor and North Carolina.

Emmanuel Phillips, DE, 6-5, 250, Cypress, Texas: Rated 26th in nation among weakside defensive ends. … Also received offer from Missouri. … Played sparingly as senior after switching schools. Attended three different high schools in his career. According to rivals.com, the transfers hurt him academically and led Oklahoma to withdraw a scholarship offer.

John Randle, DB, 6-0, 170, Wichita Southeast: All-state prospect was standout running back and defensive back. … Rated as 31st cornerback in nation, 70th-ranked player in the Midlands and third in the state. … Hopes to play running back at KU. … Picked Kansas over Kansas State. Also received offers from Colorado, Michigan State and Missouri. … Former teammate of KU freshman running back Jerome Kemp. …. Rushed for 1,757 yards as a senior and scored 17 TDs. … Only running back to top 100 yards against state power Hutchinson.

Bruce Ringwood, LB, 6-1, 200, Blue Springs, Mo.: Received Buck Buchannan Award as most outstanding lineman in metro area. … Had 112 tackles and three sacks as senior. … Ranked 69th at his position nationally. Eighteenth-ranked player in Missouri. … All-conference, all-metro and all-state selection.

Cesar Rodriguez, OL, 6-7, 250, La Puente (Calif.) Amat High: All-league and all-area selection also received offers from California and Idaho.

Shelton Simmons, DB, 5-11, 190, Georgia Military: Can play safety or cornerback. … Also received offers from UAB, Kentucky and East Carolina.

Andy Temple, DE, 6-3, 225, St. Louis Parkway West: Second-team all-metro and first-team all-state selection. … Defensive player of the year in his conference. … Also received offers from Arkansas State and Southern Illinois.

Gabe Toomey, LB, 6-4, 230, Iowa Central CC: Signed with Oklahoma out of Valley High in West Des Moines, Iowa, but ended up in junior college. Committed to Iowa State in November but switched commitment to Kansas in December. … First-team NJCAA All-American. … Conference defensive player of the year and linebacker of the year. … Has three years of eligibility remaining. … Thirty-third-ranked junior college player. … Helped Valley High post 21-3 record as junior and senior. Had 120 tackles as junior and 140 as senior. Was 30th-rated prep prospect as a senior, according to Rivals and was USA Today’s fourth-rated linebacker.

Phil Tuihalamaka, DT, 6-3, 305, San Bernadino Valley College (Calif.): All-state and all-region selection. … Cousin of former KU tackle Chris Maumalanga. … Also received offers from San Diego State and Fresno State.

Johnny Urrutia, OL, 6-4, 315, Mt. San Antonio CC (Calif.): Two-time all-conference selection. … Also received offers from New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and New Mexico State.

Scott Webb, K, 5-11, 179, Tulsa (Okla.) Union: Nineteenth-ranked kicker in the nation and 17th-ranked player in Oklahoma, according to Rivals. … Converted 67 of 69 extra-point attempts.

Monroe Weekly, DE, 6-3, 260, Arizona Western: Weekly originally signed with Pitt, where he red-shirted as a freshman before transferring to Dodge City Community College and later to Arizona Western. … All-state selection and career leader in tackles at Aliquippa High in Pennsylvania.

Previous Signees

KU already signed two junior college players who transferred at semester:

Joe Vaughn, OL, 6-3, 290, Northeastern Oklahoma: First-team all-conference and second-team All-American. … Also had offers from Colorado State, Houston, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, UTEP and Tulsa.

Lyonel Anderson, WR, 6-4 230, Alfred State College (N.Y.): The school’s all-time leading receiver can play receiver or tight end.

KU has two players who signed letters of intent last winter but did not enroll last fall. They were expected to enroll this semester, participate in spring drills and be part of the freshman class next fall:

Derek Fine, TE, 6-4, 220, Sallisaw, Okla.: All-state selection ranked 49th nationally among tight ends in 2001. … Set school record with 1,792 career receiving yards. … Reported to KU for preseason camp but was hospitalized because of complications from a summer appendectomy and returned to Oklahoma to recuperate.

Kenneth Thompson, DB, 5-11, 175, Grand Prairie, Texas: All-area and all-state running back and defensive back failed to qualify academically in time for the 2002 season, stayed in Texas and later earned a qualifying test score.