KU Football

Puni selected by 49ers in third round

Former Kansas offensive lineman Dominick Puni became the highest-drafted Jayhawk since 2008 when he went in the third round to the San Francisco 49ers at No. 86 overall. Puni came to KU from NCAA Division II Central Missouri in 2022 and ended up starting all 25 possible games for the Jayhawks ...

Looking back at an era of KU football draftees

By the end of Friday, Kansas will almost certainly have a new highest-drafted football player since 2008. Offensive lineman Dominick Puni is expected to go by the end of the third round Friday night, and defensive end Austin Booker could follow soon after or even jump his teammate. KU has ...

2025 offensive lineman Kopp, son of former Jayhawk, commits to KU

Offensive lineman Anderson Kopp announced Tuesday morning that he will play college football at Kansas, giving the Jayhawks their third player in the recruiting class of 2025. Kopp is from Phoenix and plays for Brophy Prep, so KU is continuing to bring in prospects from Arizona, but he has a ...

Buncom becomes KU’s fourth entry into spring transfer portal

Kansas freshman wide receiver Surahz Buncom posted on social media Monday morning that he has entered the transfer portal with four years of eligibility remaining. Buncom will depart the program after one season in which he redshirted and did not play a snap, leaving the Jayhawks with two more ...

Two KU football reserves enter transfer portal

Updated 1:40 p.m. Friday: Kansas defensive end Davion Westmoreland, a redshirt junior who saw sparse action for KU over two seasons, has entered the transfer portal, per multiple reports Friday morning. The recruiting service AithELITE was the first to announce Westmoreland's departure from ...

KU defense coming into focus after spring, though some questions remain

Throughout spring practice, replacing former Kansas linebacker Craig Young was a by-committee kind of effort. Marvin Grant was the headliner at Young’s previous position, but as defensive coordinator Brian Borland noted Tuesday, KU actually had four of its safeties working in what he called ...