For their 2017 spring football game, Kansas coaches decided to split up the teams by having a player draft three days before the scrimmage.

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Kansas linebacker Joe Dineen congratulates junior receiver Steven Sims Jr. after Sims was selected as the first overall pick during a spring game player draft on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

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Kansas defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr., front and center, gets a call from co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach Kenny Perry notifying him that Perry had selected Armstrong as the second overall pick during a spring game player draft on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

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Kansas offensive tackle Hakeem Adeniji is congratulated by head coach David Beaty after being selected third overall during a spring game player draft on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

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Kansas defensive tackle Daniel Wise shoots a selfie of himself and his team after being selected as the fourth-overall pick during a spring game player draft on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

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Kansas tight end Ben Johnson is congratulated after being selected during a spring game player draft on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.

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Kansas players react after quarterbacks Peyton Bender and Carter Stanley were selected to teams via pulling a name out of a hat, just before a spring game player draft on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at the Anderson Family Football Complex.