Raymond Brown, 6-2, 191, DB/WR

St. Louis Cardinal Ritter

Chose KU over Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin and Indiana. … Made 60 tackles, five interceptions as senior. … Second-team all-metro.

Ryan Cantrell, 6-3, 265, OL

Clements High, Sugar Land, Texas

Recruited by Iowa State, TCU, Louisiana Tech, SMU, Arkansas and Houston. … Could play guard or center.

Anthony Collins, 6-4, 260, DE

Beaumont, Texas

Collins’ senior year of high school football was his first, but he was an all-state and all-district selection. … Originally committed to Houston. … Also was recruited by Iowa State and New Mexico.

Matt Darton, 6-6, 295, OL

San Diego University City High

A late signee who picked KU over San Jose State, Idaho and Western Michigan. … A high school teammate of KU defensive back Rodney Fowler. … Had 90 knockdown blocks as a senior left tackle. … Two-time member of the San Diego Union Tribune’s all-academic team. … Expected to take a red-shirt season in 2004.

Dexton Fields, 6-1, 186, WR

Dallas South Oak Cliff

Committed to KU after his first and only campus visit. Also had an offer from Utah. … Chose Kansas, in part, because other schools recruiting him wanted him to play defensive back.

Gary Green II, 5-9, 170, RB

James Madison High in San Antonio

All-city and all-district selection as a senior when he rushed for 1,721 yards and 23 touchdowns and caught 11 passes for 191 yards and a TD. Also scored on a punt return. … Rushed for 1,767 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior and caught 21 passes for 347 yards and a TD. Returned two kickoffs and one punt for scores. … Also a standout cornerback … Chose KU over UCLA, Pitt, Wisconsin and Texas Tech. … Father played for Kansas City Chiefs (1977-83) and the Los Angeles Rams (1984-85). … Godfather is KU assistant Tyrone Dixon. … Seventh-ranked all-purpose back in the nation, according to rivals.com.

Todd Haselhorst, 6-4, 284, DL

Olathe East

Ranked fifth-best prospect in Kansas and 33rd-ranked guard in the nation by rivals.com. … Two-time all-state and all-metro selection. … Won Buck Buchanan Award as top defensive lineman in metro. … Also had offers from Arizona, Kansas State, Michigan State, Minnesota and Tulsa.

Scott Haverkamp, 6-4, 280, OL

Silver Lake

Twelfth-ranked player in Kansas by rivals.com. … Two-time all-state selection helped Silver Lake reach Class 3A state final two years in a row. … Also drew interest from Arizona State, Kansas State and Missouri, but he opted to take KU’s early offer.

Marcus Herford, 6-3, 205, QB

Cedar Hill, Texas

Started his senior season at quarterback and passed for 866 yards and nine touchdowns and rushed for another 486 yards through six games. …. Moved to wide receiver to take pressure off the team’s top receiver, who was drawing double coverage, and had 16 catches for 322 yards and four TDs. … Twenty-fifth-ranked dual-threat QB in nation, according to rivals.com. … Also recruited by Iowa State and Houston.

Charlton Keith, 6-5, 230, DE

Minnesota-West CC.

Sporting News Freshman All-American in 2002 at Minnesota before playing one year in junior college. … Started six games for Glen Mason as a freshman and had seven sacks. … He had 11 sacks, 18 tackles for loss, 61 tackles, one interception, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in nine games at Minnesota West last season. … Also played limited role at receiver and tight end and caught caught 17 passes for 237 yards. … Worked with KU strength coach Chris Dawson at Minnesota. …

James McClinton, 6-1, 289, DT

Garland, Texas

Also recruited by Houston, Iowa State and SMU. … Twenty-eighth ranked DT in nation and 39th-ranked prospect in Texas. … Could make an immediate impact as true freshman.

Joe Mortensen, LB, 6-2, 235

Concord, Calif.

Was the MVP of Nebraska’s camp in 2003 and was the top linebacker prospect at Nike’s camp at Stanford. … Former Nebraska coach Frank Solich offered the Clayton Valley High standout a scholarship, but Solich later was fired and was replaced by Bill Callahan. Signed late with KU after Nebraska backed off. … Also received scholarship offers from Washington, UNLV, California, San Jose State, San Diego State and Colorado State. … Set a school record last fall with 171 tackles and also made 13 sacks, four forced fumbles and two interceptions. … Also earned all-league honors on offense. The tight end/fullback caught 28 passes for 650 yards and eight touchdowns and rushed for 400 yards and two TDs.

Jim Reuber, 6-4, 225, TE

Plano (Texas) West

Chose Kansas over Kansas State and Arizona. … Brother Mike planned to join Kansas as a walk-on. Mike, a fullback, previously attended Arkansas. … Older brother Alan was a senior starting offensive lineman at Texas A&M last season.

Mike Rivera, 6-3, 230, LB

Shawnee Mission Northwest

Sixth-ranked prospect in Kansas and 23rd-ranked inside linebacker in nation. … Chose KU over Missouri. … All-state and all-metro selection.

Aqib Talib, 6-2, 185, CB

Berkner High in Richardson, Texas

Picked KU over Arizona, Baylor, Tulsa and Wyoming. … Had three interceptions and blocked seven kicks.

Kyle Tucker, 6-1, 194, P/K

Cinco Ranch High in Katy, Texas

Punted 39 times for a 39-yard average last fall. Ten of those punts landed inside opponents’ 20-yard line, including six inside the 10. … Made 29 of 29 extra-point attempts and five of seven field-goal attempts. Four of his field goals were from more than 40 yards — including a 50-yarder — and three came on the last play of a half. … Eighty-three percent of his kickoffs were touchbacks.

Junior-college transfers who signed with KU in December:

Jermail Ashley, 6-5, 245, DE

Tyler (Texas) Junior College

Struggled with a knee injury early in the season but finished with 41 tackles, four sacks, six pass breakups, three forced fumbles and 14 hurries.

Theo Baines, 5-10, 180, DB

Tyler (Texas) Junior College

Had 41 tackles, one interception, 10 breakups, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and scored a touchdown. … Also had offers from Arizona and New Mexico.

Rodney Harris, 6-0, 190, S

San Bernardino Valley College

Sat out last fall at San Bernardino Valley College because of a groin injury he suffered during track season. … Also had offers from Washington State, Oregon State and Utah. … All-conference selection as freshman … Has three years of eligibility remaining.

Jason Swanson, 6-1, 190, QB

City College of San Francisco

Completed 175 of 277 passes for 2,465 yards and 18 touchdowns with seven interceptions as a freshman when CCSF was 9-2. … Completed 62 of 104 passes for 1,187 yards with nine TDs and three interceptions before being sidelined with hyperextended elbow on non-throwing arm in seventh game of season. … CCF finished 12-0 and won NJCAA title. … Picked KU over Utah, West Virginia and Oregon State.