photo by: Kahner Sampson/Special to the Journal-World

Kansas receiver Levi Wentz (left) and Jalon Daniels share a chat during Kansas Football's pro day on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at the Anderson Football Complex in Lawrence.

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 Daniels, kicker Laith Marjan and wide receiver Levi Wentz. All three signings were announced on the official KU football social media accounts.

Daniels is headed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a contract that according to NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero includes a $247,000 base salary guarantee and $25,000 signing bonus. The six-year Jayhawk from Lawndale, California, had appeared in several mock drafts, but no team took a chance on him in the 257 selections available; however, he’ll get a chance in Tampa after a solid final season at KU in which he threw for 2,531 yards with 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions and also ran for 404 yards and four touchdowns.

Marjan is joining the Pittsburgh Steelers. He provided some of KU’s best special-teams play in recent memory after transferring in from South Alabama and at one point set a record for consecutive made field goals by a Jayhawk. He finished the year, after a slight dip in late-season performance, 14-for-17 on field goals and 40-for-40 on extra points, with a season-long field goal of 55 yards. He received a Hula Bowl invitation and took part in the NFL Combine Specialist Showcase.

Wentz, a physical 6-foot-2 wideout, didn’t play football until his senior year of high school and then played defense at Old Dominion before moving to wide receiver at Albany and then KU. In his lone year as a Jayhawk, he served as one of a variety of targets for Daniels and caught 16 passes for 258 yards and two touchdowns. He is joining the Seattle Seahawks, who drafted his fellow wideout Emmanuel Henderson Jr. in the sixth round and also have former Jayhawks Logan Brown and Bryce Cabeldue.

Notable Jayhawks who took part in various stages of the pre-draft process and still remained unsigned as of late Saturday night included Kobe Baynes, Bryson Canty, Kenean Caldwell, Tommy Dunn Jr., Devin Dye, Jalen Dye, Doug Emilien, Justice Finkley, Bryce Foster, Nolan Gorczyca, D.J. Graham II, Boden Groen, DeShawn Hanika, Daniel Hishaw Jr., Bangally Kamara, Finn Lappin, Leshon Williams and D.J. Withers.