Kansas football recruit capsules
SPRING ARRIVALS
Rameses Arceo
Height/Weight: 6-4, 310
Position: OL
Hometown: Santa Fe Springs, Calif.
Last school: Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif.
Picked KU over: UNLV, Nevada.
Notable: Went the junior-college route because of grades. : Recruited by several Pac-10 programs out of high school. : Played guard and tackle for Cerritos, which finished 4-6 in 2005. : Listed as backup right guard on post-spring depth chart.
Blake Bueltel
Height/Weight: 6-1, 180 pounds
Position: CB
Hometown: Topeka
Last school: Butler County Community College in El Dorado
Picked KU over: Minnesota, SMU, Bowling Green.
Notable: Registered four interceptions for BCCC last season. : Will be a junior at KU. : Played high school football at Topeka Hayden. : Had three tackles and two pass break-ups in spring game, and was listed as a starting cornerback on the post-spring depth chart.
Mike McCoy
Height/Weight: 5-11, 175
Position: CB
Hometown: Lompoc, Calif.
Last school: San Bernardino Valley College in San Bernardino, Calif.
Picked KU over: BYU, San Diego State, Marshall.
Notable: Should provide immediate help at thin cornerback position. : Was named honorable-mention All-Foothill Athletic Conference in 2005. : One of three San Bernardino Valley players jumping to Division I-A. : Listed as backup cornerback on post-spring depth chart.
Olaitan Oguntodu
Height/Weight: 6-1, 200
Position: DB
Hometown: Mesquite, Texas
Last school: Horn High.
Picked KU over: Oklahoma State, Baylor, Boston College, Houston, Tulsa.
Notable: Graduated from high school in December and enrolled last month at KU. : Has broken 4.5 in the 40-yard dash despite 200-pound frame. : Lived in Nigeria until the age of six, and gained U.S. citizenship a year ago.
Todd Reesing
Height/Weight: 5-11, 180
Position: QB
Hometown: Lake Travis, Texas.
Last school: Lake Travis High.
Picked KU over: Kansas State, Duke.
Notable: Passed for 3,343 yards his senior year at Lake Travis, throwing 41 touchdowns and five interceptions. : Also rushed for 756 yards, leading Lake Travis to an 11-1 record. : Graduated from high school early and enrolled at KU last month. : Passed for 102 yards and a touchdown in spring game.
SUMMER ARRIVALS
Donte Bean
Height/Weight: 5-9, 180
Position: RB
Hometown: Garland, Texas.
Last school: North Garland High.
Picked KU over: Purdue, Texas-El Paso.
Notable: Rushed 191 times for 968 yards and 12 touchdowns his senior season for 4-6 North Garland. : Also a standout baseball player in high school. : Brother, Brandon Walker, plays football at Washburn.
Sal Capra
Height/Weight: 6-3, 235
Position: LB
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Last school: Rockhurst High.
Picked KU over: Colorado State, Kansas State, Missouri.
Notable: Father, Mark, played quarterback at Missouri in the early 1980s. : A Class 6 All-State linebacker in Missouri. : Recorded 80 tackles, six sacks and an interception for the Hawklets. : Was recruited to play inside linebacker at Kansas.
Bradley Dedeaux
Height/Weight: 6-2, 240
Position: TE
Hometown: Midwest City, Okla.
Last school: Midwest City High.
Picked KU over: Oklahoma State, SMU, Tulsa.
Notable: Caught a combined 47 passes for 809 yards and 12 touchdowns his junior and senior seasons at Midwest City High. : Rated as the second-best tight end in Oklahoma by rivals.com, behind Jermaine Gresham, the nation’s top-rated tight end. : Also played defensive end in high school.
Jamal Greene
Height/Weight: 6-4, 255
Position: DE
Hometown: Kansas City, Kan.
Last school: Washington High.
Picked KU over: Iowa State, Illinois, Tulsa.
Notable: Second player in two years to choose KU from Darwin Franklin’s Washington High program, after Darrell Stuckey signed a year ago. : Rated as the third-best prospect in Kansas by rivals.com. : Also played basketball as prep.
Tertavian Ingram
Height/Weight: 6-1, 175
Position: WR
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Last school: Jefferson High.
Picked KU over: Purdue, South Florida, UNLV, West Virginia.
Notable: Caught 51 passes for 844 yards and nine touchdowns his senior season. : Committed to Purdue originally, but backed out when, as he told the Tampa Tribune, Boilermaker coaches didn’t tell him the wide-receivers coach took another job. : Ranked the 85th-best player in talent-rich Florida by rivals.com.
Marc Jones
Height/Weight: 6-4, 240
Position: TE
Hometown: Norfolk, Va.
Last school: Kilgore, Texas, CC.
Picked KU over: Michigan State, Mississippi, East Carolina.
Notable: Signed with East Carolina out of high school, but was placed at Kilgore. : A two-star prospect out of high school according to rivals.com’s rankings, he was bumped up to three stars after a stellar two-year juco career. : Caught three passes for 40 yards and a touchdown for Kilgore last season.
D’Marcus Lang
Height/Weight: 6-3, 200
Position: RB/LB
Hometown: Scurry, Texas
Last school: Scurry-Rosser High.
Picked KU over: Iowa State, Arizona, Baylor, Boston College.
Notable: With size and athleticism, could play a number of positions at KU. : Rushed for 1,365 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior, and also passed for 516 yards and six touchdowns as a part-time quarterback. : Ranked by rivals.com as the 79th-best prospect in Texas.
Tyler Lawrence
Height/Weight: 6-2, 195
Position: QB
Hometown: Overland Park
Last school: Shawnee Mission West High.
Picked KU over: Maryland, Harvard, Yale.
Notable: One of KU’s first pledges, Lawrence gave his commitment upon getting offered last summer. : Started at SM West since the middle of his sophomore season and led the Vikings to a combined 18-5 mark in 2004 and 2005. : A smooth southpaw with a younger brother, Blake, who currently is a KU recruit.
Dakota Lewis
Height/Weight: 6-0, 190
Position: LB
Hometown: Sulphur, Okla.
Last school: Sulphur High.
Picked KU over: Texas Tech, SMU, Tulsa
Notable: Racked up 178 tackles his senior season at linebacker, and rushed for 1,000 yards as Sulphur’s featured back, earning him All-State honors. : Committed to Kansas early but interest from other schools picked up after his senior season. : Was Oklahoma’s 2A district player of the year.
John Marshall
Height/Weight: 6-2, 275
Position: OL
Hometown: New Pleasant, Texas
Last school: Mt. Vernon High.
Picked KU over: Iowa State, Houston, Army, Navy, Rice.
Notable: Recruited by former assistant Dave Doeren, but stayed committed despite Doeren’s departure to Wisconsin. : Expects to take red-shirt season and could be a center at KU starting in 2007. : Brother plays football at Navy, and father played at SMU in the late 1970s.
Maxwell Onyegbule
Height/Weight: 6-4, 215
Position: LB
Hometown: Arlington, Texas.
Last school: Arlington High.
Picked KU over: Minnesota, Iowa State, UTEP, Central Florida.
Notable: Registered 149 tackles to earn second-team All-State honors in Texas. : Started high school career at defensive end before making switch to linebacker.
Xavier Rambo
Height/Weight: 6-1, 190
Position: WR
Hometown: Dallas, Texas.
Last school: South Oak Cliff High.
Picked KU over: Texas A&M.
Notable: KU’s first pledge for this class, Rambo committed in early May. : Started high school career at Wilmer-Hutchins, but was moved to South Oak Cliff after Wilmer-Hutchins was forced to close. : Led South Oak Cliff with 23 catches for 627 yards and eight touchdowns in ’05.
Jake Sharp
Height/Weight: 5-10, 175
Position: RB/KR/PR
Hometown: Salina
Last school: Salina Central High.
Picked KU over: Colorado State, Kansas State.
Notable: Shattered Kansas state high school records, rushing for 3,304 yards and 57 touchdowns his senior year. : Averaged 10.4 yards per carry in 2005. : Rushed for 6,594 yards and 108 touchdowns in his three-year prep career. : Also recruited to run track at the Division-I level.
Phillip Strozier
Height/Weight: 6-0, 185
Position: DB
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.
Last school: Rockhurst High.
Picked KU over: Missouri, Houston, Michigan State.
Notable: Versatile enough to play wide receiver, cornerback or safety at the college level. : Brother, Noah, is a defensive back at Kansas State. : Was also the starting point guard for the Rockhurst basketball team. : One of three Rockhurst players going Division I-A, including fellow KU signee Sal Capra.
Jason Thompson
Height/Weight: 6-6, 242
Position: DE
Hometown: Dallas, Texas.
Last school: Madison High.
Picked KU over: Oklahoma State, TCU, Tulsa, Wyoming.
Notable: Recorded 82 tackles and 10 sacks his senior season at Madison, earning District 10 defensive player-of-the-year honors. : Ranked by rivals.com as the 56th-best strongside defensive end prospect in the nation. : Also played some tight end.
Anthony Webb
Height/Weight: 6-1, 190
Position: CB
Hometown: Dallas, Texas.
Last school: South Oak Cliff High.
Picked KU over: Missouri .
Notable: Ranked as the 38th-best prospect in talent-rich Texas, and the 23rd-best cornerback prospect in the nation, according to rivals.com. : Rivals’ rankings grade Webb as KU’s top signee. : Intercepted six passes and registered 40 tackles his senior season.
John White
Height/Weight: 6-3, 275
Position: DT
Hometown: Moore, Okla.
Last school: Moore High.
Picked KU over: Tulsa, TCU.
Notable: Registered 215 tackles the last three seasons for Moore High. : One of the last prospects to commit to KU. : One of three Oklahomans in the class, joining Dakota Lewis and Bradley Dedeaux.
Carl Wilson
Height/Weight: 6-4, 275
Position: OL
Hometown: Redlands, Calif.
Last school: East Valley High.
Picked KU over: Colorado, San Diego State, UTEP, San Jose .State
Notable: Voted first-team All-CIF as a left tackle in high school, though he envisions himself at guard in college. : One of four players from his high school going Division I-A.
Ian Wolfe
Height/Weight: 6-6, 270
Position: OL
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
Last school: Fort Collins High.
Picked KU over: Colorado, Kansas State, Oregon, Washington State, Wisconsin.
Notable: Highest-rated KU recruit by Scouts, Inc. : Had perhaps the most glamorous list of schools to choose from, more than six from BCS conferences alone : Projects as a tackle at KU, one of the reasons he picked the Jayhawks over other schools wanting him at guard.