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2016 Kansas Football Recruiting Class: After a horrendous first season, head coach David Beaty and his Jayhawks have nowhere to go but up with a big class of prospects.

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Kansas Football Recruiting Class Overview

It’s a hard, hard sell considering Kansas had one of the worst seasons by anyone in college football, but couldn’t head man David Beaty sell the idea of instant playing time? That worked last year with a huge class, but this year’s haul is missing any sure-thing Big 12 performers – at least at a high level.

The Class Is Heavy On …

Offensive playmakers. The Jayhawks desperately need firepower, and they might have found a few options to see who might pop through with WR Evan Fairs a big target among a pack of pass catchers, and Bryce Torneden a local product for the running game. If New Orleans native Tyriek Starks becomes a factor at quarterback at any point, this class will have worked out well.

The Star of the Class Is …

LB Maciah Long, 6-2, 220 – Center Hunter Harris might someday be the anchor of the line if he can add about 50 pounds, and corners Kyle Mayberry and Ian Peterson have to eventually be key parts of the secondary, but it’s Long who has the biggest upside once he learns how to play defense. The former quarterback can move, and he’s a pass rusher, but he still needs refinement. Ohio State and UCLA wanted him, but he needs to bulk up and be a difference-maker for the D as soon as possible.

The Team’s Biggest 2016 Depth Chart Hole Is …

The defensive line. More than anything else, Kansas needs Big 12 players and difference makers. At the very least, it’ll be full of experience on both sides of the ball with lots of young options ready to come up with some good position battles. However, the D line loses Corey King off the nose and Ben Goodman at end. They’re hardly killer losses, but it’s the one area that could use some veterans.

2016 Kansas Football Recruiting Class

Shola Ayinde CB 6-0 175 Fr. Richmond, Texas (George Ranch HS)
Isaiah Bean DE 6-5 210 Fr. Humble, Texas (Summer Creek HS)
Keegan Brewer WR 5-11 175 Fr. Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas HS)
Julian Chandler CB 6-0 170 Fr. Fresno, Texas (Fort Bend Hightower HS)
DeeIsaac Davis DT 6-3 290 Jr. Wichita, Kansas (Andover HS/Highland Community College)
Cam Durley OL 6-6 275 Fr. Sugar Land, Texas (Houston Christian HS)
Evan Fairs WR 6-3 182 Fr. Fulshear, Texas (Foster HS)
Antione Frazier OL 6-5 250 Fr. Huffman, Texas (Hargrave HS)
Dagan Haehn QB 6-2 210 Fr. Corinth, Texas (Lake Dallas HS)
Hunter Harris OL 6-2 260 Fr. Aledo, Texas (Aledo HS)
Khalil Herbert RB 5-10 190 Fr. Tamarac, Florida (American Heritage HS)
Isi Holani DT 6-3 300 Jr. Hilo, Hawaii (Hilo HS/Riverside City College)
Chris Hughes OL 6-5 260 Fr. Harker Heights, Texas (Harker Heights HS)
Lucas Jacobs OL 6-2 295 Fr. Huntington, West Virginia (Cabell Midland HS)
Maciah Long LB 6-2 245 Fr. Houston, Texas (North Shore HS)
Kyle Mayberry CB 5-11 175 Fr. Sperry, Oklahoma (Booker T. Washington HS)
Ian Peterson CB 5-11 180 Fr. Round Rock, Texas (Cedar Ridge HS)
Stephan Robinson CB 5-11 173 So. Old, Oklahoma (Westmoore HS/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)
Tyriek Starks QB 6-2 188 Fr. New Orleans, Louisiana (Warren Easton HS)
Bryce Torneden S 5-10 190 Fr. Lawrence, Kansas (Free State HS)

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