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KANSAS JAYHAWKS
The class
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/2306Signees: 27 (one junior college, three enrolled early)
Top prospects: Kansas got one of the top players in Kansas City, running back Darrian Miller, who ranks as the nation's No. 18 running back. It also got the top player in Colorado, quarterback Brock Berglund. Anthony Pierson also signed with Turner Gill as a shifty back that ranks 28th nationally at his position. Marquis Jackson and JaCorey Shepherd join the class to add a couple high-level receivers, too.
Needs met: Turner Gill wanted speed? He's getting it. Kansas' top five recruits all can move and all five are skill-position players. Berglund should have a shot to compete for the starting job, and Miller and Pierson should help James Sims at running back. Best of all, both Miller and Berglund, the Jayhawks' top two signees, enrolled early and will be ready for spring practice. Kansas clearly needed help at receiver, too, and Jackson and Shepherd will have a chance to provide it. Skill position players are the life blood of offenses in the Big 12, and Gill may have a handful of good ones in this class.
Analysis: Gill has emphasized recruiting since he stepped on campus, and we've written about it here plenty. The emphasis is paying off. This is a great, great start for a class that ranks fifth in the Big 12. Kansas is coming off a 3-9 season and really struggled to have any big playmakers offensively. If these new guys can help provide that, you'll see some rapid improvement at Kansas. Even better, Kansas had 27 signees and all but one was ranked at his position. Gill's persona translates very well to the recruiting trail, and it was a big selling point that helped him get his first BCS job at Kansas. If he can recruit this well coming off a 3-9 season, it could get a lot better fast when he gets the Jayhawks into a bowl game.
ESPN recruiting grade: B-minus
Originally posted by ESPN.com - Big 12 Blog
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The class
http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/2306Signees: 27 (one junior college, three enrolled early)
Top prospects: Kansas got one of the top players in Kansas City, running back Darrian Miller, who ranks as the nation's No. 18 running back. It also got the top player in Colorado, quarterback Brock Berglund. Anthony Pierson also signed with Turner Gill as a shifty back that ranks 28th nationally at his position. Marquis Jackson and JaCorey Shepherd join the class to add a couple high-level receivers, too.
Needs met: Turner Gill wanted speed? He's getting it. Kansas' top five recruits all can move and all five are skill-position players. Berglund should have a shot to compete for the starting job, and Miller and Pierson should help James Sims at running back. Best of all, both Miller and Berglund, the Jayhawks' top two signees, enrolled early and will be ready for spring practice. Kansas clearly needed help at receiver, too, and Jackson and Shepherd will have a chance to provide it. Skill position players are the life blood of offenses in the Big 12, and Gill may have a handful of good ones in this class.
Analysis: Gill has emphasized recruiting since he stepped on campus, and we've written about it here plenty. The emphasis is paying off. This is a great, great start for a class that ranks fifth in the Big 12. Kansas is coming off a 3-9 season and really struggled to have any big playmakers offensively. If these new guys can help provide that, you'll see some rapid improvement at Kansas. Even better, Kansas had 27 signees and all but one was ranked at his position. Gill's persona translates very well to the recruiting trail, and it was a big selling point that helped him get his first BCS job at Kansas. If he can recruit this well coming off a 3-9 season, it could get a lot better fast when he gets the Jayhawks into a bowl game.
ESPN recruiting grade: B-minus
Originally posted by ESPN.com - Big 12 Blog
Click here to view the article.