After a pair of Jayhawks were selected in the later rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft, plenty more hoped to sign deals as undrafted free agents in the hours that followed. Three former Kansas players had their destinations revealed shortly after the conclusion of the draft: quarterback Jalon ...
The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks made Emmanuel Henderson Jr. the first Kansas wide receiver selected in the NFL Draft since 2010 by picking him in the sixth round at No. 199 overall on Saturday afternoon. It's the second straight year in which Seattle has picked a Jayhawk in ...
The San Francisco 49ers made offensive lineman Enrique Cruz Jr. the first Kansas football player selected in the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday afternoon. San Francisco picked Cruz at No. 179 overall with the third-to-last pick of the fifth round. In doing so, the 49ers went back to the well for ...
Jaden Nickens announced on Thursday night that he is leaving Kansas and switching to playing exclusively basketball. His departure brings to an end a tenure at the university in which Nickens arrived as a two-sport athlete but never appeared in a game for either KU’s football or men’s ...
The NFL Draft can be exceptionally difficult to predict. In the days leading up to last year’s draft, after Kansas had graduated a memorable and extremely talented senior class, it appeared a virtual certainty that four KU players would get selected, matching the program’s high-water mark ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Fernando Mendoza and Diego Pavia pulled off an unprecedented double at the Heisman Trophy ceremony in December. It marked the first time in the award's history that two Latino players were finalists. Even more notable: Mendoza, of Indiana, joined Jim Plunkett and Bryce ...