Football players who signed national letters of intent Feb. 5 with Kansas University (with position, height, weight and school):

Tang Bacheyie

DB, 6-1, 180

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Sandwich Secondary School

Helped Sandwich win back-to-back Canadian national titles, including 23 straight victories. … Can play running back, receiver or defensive back. … Also had scholarship offers from Michigan State, Central Florida, Eastern Michigan and Toledo. … Two-time all-city selection. … City player of the year as a junior. … All-Canadian first-team selection. … Name is pronounced Tongue Ba-Shay.

Adam Barmann

QB, 6-4, 210

Weston, Mo.

West Platte High

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, all-metro, all-district and all-conference selection as junior and senior. … Rivals.com rated him eighth in the Midlands and 28th nationally among QBs. Fifteenth-rated player in Missouri. … Younger brother, Brian, is an all-state receiver. … Also an all-conference and all-district selection in baseball and basketball.

Mark Brown

DB, 6-3, 185

Tulsa, Okla.

Booker T. Washington High

Did not play as a senior because of disciplinary reasons, but still received interest from Oklahoma and Colorado. … Ranked 30th overall in state of Oklahoma.

Richard Estrella

OL, 6-4, 285

Los Angeles

Cerritos (Calif.) Community College/St. Paul High

Highly recruited lineman also received offers from Arizona State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Syracuse, UNLV, West Virginia and Bowling Green. … Two-time all-conference pick.

Rodney Fowler

DB, 6-0, 192

San Diego

Pasadena City College/University City High

Added to recruiting class during summer. … A qualifier out of high school, Fowler left junior college after his freshman year and has four years to use three seasons of eligibility. … Can play safety or corner. … Also was recruited by Washington, Arizona and Arizona State.

Marcus Hicks

DB, 5-10, 173

Rialto, Calif.

Chaffey (Calif.) College/Eisenhower High

First-team all-conference selection had six interceptions and broke up 35 passes as a sophomore. … Also received offers from South Florida, UTEP, Utah and Weber State. … Helped Chaffey win back-to-back league titles.

Zack Hood

OL/LS, 6-4, 255

Creston, Iowa

Creston High

The long snapper will walk-on as freshman, be given a scholarship second semester and be counted as a member of next year’s recruiting class. … Picked KU over Nebraska, New Mexico State, South Dakota and Wyoming. … Helped Creston win two district titles. … All-state and all-conference selection.

Moderick Johnson

WR, 6-5, 190

Houston

North Shore High

Led Mustangs to three district titles. … The all-district receiver also had offers from Arizona, Northwestern, Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe. …Caught 33 passes for 602 yards and four TDs as a senior. … Greater Houston Offensive Player of the Year.

Chuck Jones

DE, 6-4, 275

Altadena, Calif.

Pasadena City College/Long Beach Poly High

First-team All-American as sophomore and two-time all-conference selection. … Had 76 tackles, two sacks, broke up seven passes and blocked a punt as a sophomore. … Can play end or tackle … Also received offers from Arizona, UNLV, Fresno State, San Jose State and Boise State. … Averaged 12.2 points and 9.6 rebounds for college basketball team as a freshman.

Tony King

WR, 6-3, 185

Florissant, Mo.

McCluer North High

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. … Second-rated player in Missouri, according to Mo-Kan Football.

Reid Kirby

OL, 6-4, 290

Gladstone, Mo.

Oak Park High

Top-rated offensive lineman in Kansas City metro area, according to rivals.com. …. Versatile all-state, all-metro and 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/RB, 6-0, 220

Lawrence High

All-state and all-conference 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. … Shrine Bowl selection.

John McCoy

LB, 6-3, 250

Richwood, Ohio

Victor Valley (Calif.) College/North Union High

All-American made 114 tackles, including 42 for loss, and 10.5 sacks. … Averaged 18 tackles per game. … Conference defensive player of the year. … Ranked 48th among junior-college players by rivals. … Played rush end as freshman and led team with 19 sacks. … Made 497 career tackles in high school and was all-state selection in Richwood, Ohio. … Defensive MVP at Ohio all-star game. … Two-time state wrestling runner-up. … Received offers from Arizona, Ohio State, Oregon and Fresno State.

Zach Mims

OLB/DE, 6-3, 235

Kingwood, Texas

Hinds (Miss.) Junior College/Arizona State/Kingwood High

Was one of the top linebacker prospects in Texas two years ago after recording 117 tackles and nine sacks. … Originally signed by Arizona State. Took a red-shirt 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. … Owns Texas high school record in 110- and 300-meter hurdles.

John Randle

RB/DB, 6-0, 175

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 red-shirt 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. … Named Most Valuable player of Kansas Shrine Bowl in July after 144-yard effort.

Bruce Ringwood

LB, 6-1, 205

Blue Springs, Mo.

Blue Springs High

Received Buck Buchanan Award as most outstanding lineman in K.C. metro area. … Had 112 tackles and three sacks as senior. … Ranked 69th at his position nationally. Eighteenth-ranked player in Missouri and top linebacker in the metro. … All-conference, all-metro and all-state selection. … Team won four league titles, three district titles and Class 5A state title in 2001. … Coached by former Kansas University quarterback Kelly Donahoe.

Cesar Rodriguez

OL, 6-7, 253

La Puente, Calif.

Amat High

All-league and all-area selection also received offers from California and Idaho. … Los Angeles Times first-team selection.

Shelton Simmons

CB, 5-11, 175

Georgetown, S.C.

Georgia Military/Chopper High

College won national title in 2001 and was runner-up in 2002. … Can play safety or cornerback. … Also received offers from UAB, Kentucky and East Carolina. … All-conference selection in high school.

Andy Temple

DE, 6-3, 230

Chesterfield, Mo.

Parkway West

Second-team all-metro and first-team all-state selection. … Defensive player of the year in his conference. … Had 60 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior. … Also received offers from Arkansas State and Southern Illinois.

Gabe Toomey

LB, 6-4, 235

West Des Moines, Iowa

Iowa Central Community College/Oklahoma/

Valley High

Took red-shirt at Oklahoma as freshman. … First-team NJCAA All-American. … Conference defensive player of the year and linebacker of the year. … Has three years of eligibility remaining. … 33rd-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.com and was USA Today’s fourth-rated linebacker. Also prep All-American. … Committed to Iowa State in November but switched commitment to Kansas in December.

Phil Tuihalamaka

DT, 6-3, 323

Riverside, Calif.

San Bernadino Valley (Calif.) College/Norte Vista High

All-state, all-region and all-conference selection. … Had 5.5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss last season … Cousin of former KU tackle Chris Maumalanga. … Also received offers from San Diego State and Fresno State. … Last name pronounced Too-holla-ma-ka.

Johnny Urrutia

OL, 6-3, 323

Pico Rivera, Calif.

Mt. San Antonio (Calif.) College/El Rancho High

Two-time all-conference selection. … Rated among the top five guards in the nation. … Also received offers from New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and New Mexico State. … Three-sport all-conference pick was El Rancho High athlete of the year in 2001.

Scott Webb

K, 5-11, 180

Tulsa, Okla.

Union High

19th-ranked kicker in the nation and 17th-ranked player in Oklahoma, according to rivals.com. … All-state and all-metro selection. … Converted 67 of 69 extra-point attempts for Class 5A state champion.

Monroe Weekley

DE, 6-4, 256

Aliquippa, Pa.

Arizona Western/

Pitt/Aliquippa High

Weekley originally signed with Pitt, where he took red-shirt as freshman. … All-state and All-American selection owns single-season (188) and career record for tackles (352) at Aliquippa High in Pennsylvania. … Has three years of eligibility remaining.

Semester Transfers

KU signed two junior-college players who transferred for the spring semester and earned starting jobs during spring drills:

Joe Vaughn

C, 6-3, 290

Del City, Okla.

Northeastern Oklahoma/

Del City High

First-team all-conference and second-team All-American. … Also had offers from Colorado State, Houston, Indiana, Louisiana Tech, UTEP and Tulsa. … All-state selection at Del City, Okla. … State champion in shot put.

Lyonel Anderson

TE, 6-3 240

Rochester, N.Y.

Alfred State (N.Y.) College/Wilson Magnet High

The school’s all-time leading receiver can play receiver or tight end. … Had 19 receptions for 382 yards and four TDs as sophomore and 26 for 534 yards and three TDs as a freshman.

Also

KU had two players who signed letters of intent in 2002 but did not enroll last fall. They enrolled for the spring semester and will be freshmen this season:

Derek Fine

TE, 6-4, 220

Sallisaw, Okla.

Sallisaw High

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

Nimitz High

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.