States/Provinces Represented
Junior College Signees
High School Signees
Running Back/Wide Receiver | 5-10 | 170 | Freshman
Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)
Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com... Tabbed a three-star standout by Rivals.com and Scout.com... ESPN ranked him the 35-best running back in the nation and the 44th-best player in the state of Texas... Rated the 43rd-best athlete in the Class of 2014 and 87th-best player in the state of Texas by Rivals.com... Carried the ball 158 times for 1,667 yards and 18 touchdowns in 2013... Credited with 16 receptions for 249 yards and four scores... Rushed for 839 yards and 13 TDs on 131 carries as a junior... Also hauled in 29 catches for 395 yards and six TDs in 2012... Named to Vype Magazine’s DFW Top 100 for 2014 list... Coached by Patrick Williams... Son of Constance and Andrea Avery... Chose Kansas over offers from Baylor, Kansas State, LSU, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, Washington State and West Virginia... Teamed up with current KU player, Courtney Arnick, at CHS.
Cornerback | 5-11 | 175 | Freshman
Toronto, Ontario (IMG Academy (Fla.))
A three-star prospect according to ESPN.com... Played his senior season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., where he helped lead his team to an 8-2 mark... Finished the 2013 season with 40 tackles, including 25 solo stops... Also credited with one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery... Named one of the top six Canadians heading to an NCAA program in 2014 by NFL.com... Coached by Chris Weinke at IMG Academy... Prior to attending IMG Academy he prepped at Pickering High School in Canada... Chosen for the 2012 GTA Rising Stars team... Selected to participate in the 2011 Eastbay Youth All-American Bowl, where he was named defensive player of the game after helping lead Team Canada to a 42-37 win over Team USA... Also participated in track and field... Son of Yaw and Martha Boateng... Plans to major in criminology.
Offensive Lineman | 6-4 | 305 | Freshman
Nacogdoches, Texas (Nacogdoches HS)
Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com, while picking up three stars from both Rivals.com and Scout.com... ESPN.com ranks him as the No. 3 center, No. 26 player in the state of Texas and No. 36 player in the Midlands region... Earned a spot on the ESPN.com Top 300 rankings... Listed as the 11th best center in the class of 2014 by Rivals.com... Selected to play in the 2014 Under Armour All-American game... Helped lead his Nacogdoches HS team to a 7-4 mark in 2013... Credited with 66 pancake blocks as a senior... Named to the USA Today All-USA Texas team... Picked up third team All-State honors by the Associated Press... Tabbed third team Class 4A by the Texas Sports Writers Association... Earned honorable mention Class 4A All-State honors by the Houston Chronicle... Played for head coach Bobby Reyes at NHS... Also participated in track and powerlifting... Son of Bryan and Jennifer Bragg.
Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 183 | Freshman
Houston, Texas (Cypress Ridge HS)
A three-star prospect out of Cypress Ridge High School in Houston... Hauled in 20 catches for 413 yards and four touchdowns during his senior campaign... Also carried the ball 70 times for 384 yards and seven touchdowns in 2013... Was forced to play quarterback for a portion of his final season, leading the team to a 5-1 mark as a signal caller... Earned 17-5A All-District first team honors from the Houston Chronicle after helping lead the Rams to the playoffs during his senior season... Completed 16-of-41 passes for 389 yards and four touchdowns, while playing under center... Rushed for 340 yards and four scores on 41 carries as a junior... Completed 27-of-42 passes for 449 yards and two TDs in 2012... Played for head coach Gary Thiebaud at CRHS... Also lettered in basketball at CRHS... Chose Kansas over Michigan State... Son of Chadley and Susan Clark.
Cornerback | 6-0 | 181 | Junior
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Midwest City HS/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M)
A three-star prospect out of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NEO) at defensive back according to Rivals.com... Played for head coach Sherard Poteete... Had 24 tackles, four interceptions and three pass breakups in seven games in 2013... Earned honorable mention All-Southwest Conference honors... Tallied 48 stops, one interception, 2.0 TFLs, two pass breakups and a blocked kick in 10 games in 2012... Helped lead Midwest City HS to an 11-1 overall mark in 2011 and a trip to the Class 6A state quarterfinals... Played both quarterback and defensive back at Midwest City HS under coach Steve Huff... Earned all-state honors after a standout senior season where he collected 58 tackles, including two sacks... Also hauled in seven interceptions, four of which he returned for touchdowns... On offense he carried the ball 38 times for 335 yards and four TDs... Also caught three passes for 45 yards, with all three resulting in TDs... Rated the 18th-best player in the state of Oklahoma by MaxPreps following his senior season... Tabbed as the 20th-best player in the state of Oklahoma by The Oklahoman... Selected to play in the 2012 Oil Bowl... Also participated in basketball and track at Midwest City HS... Son of Tangie Davis and Ronnie Mathenia.
Safety | 6-2 | 208 | Freshman
Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)
Rated a three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and ESPN.com... Named the 2013 Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year... A standout two-way player as he starred as both a quarterback and safety at FSHS... Passed for 1,702 yards and 20 touchdowns, completing 118 of his 222 attempts, and helped guide the Firebirds (9-2) to the Class 6A state quarterfinals as a senior... Also rushed for 798 yards and 12 touchdowns on 136 carries... Set school records for single-game passing yards (292) and most points scored in a season (194)... Accounted for 32 total touchdowns as a senior... Recorded 73 total tackles, five for a loss, recovered two fumbles and collected one interception on defense... Set a school record for the most defensive points scored in a career... Tabbed as the Sunflower League’s Andre Maloney Award recipient as the most valuable player... Named to the Kansas City Star’s All-Sunflower League first team as both a quarterback and defensive back in 2013... Earned 2013 honorable mention All-KC Metro honors at quarterback from the Kansas City Star... Led his team to a 10-2 mark and the Class 6A semifinals as a junior... Played for head coach Bob Lisher at FSHS... Also lettered in basketball and baseball... Son of Joe and Jodi Dineen... Comes from a long line of Jayhawks as both of his parents are KU grads and his mother, Jodi, was a volleyball letterwinner... Grandfather, Ron Oeschlager, played running back at KU (1962-64)... Greatgrandfather, J. Roy Holliday, played basketball at KU under legendary coach Phog Allen (1936-37)... Plans to major in sports management.
Linebacker | 6-3 | 232 | Freshman
Arlington, Texas (Prime Prep Academy)
A three-star prospect out of Prime Prep Academy... Played for head coach Deion Sanders at Prime Prep... Attended Mansfield Summit High School in 2012, collecting 16 total tackles his junior season... Also credited with 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble... Named to Vype Magazine’s DFW Top 100 for 2014 list... Took home MVP honors from the Grand Prairie Five Star Performance Camp... A member of the A-B honor roll... Son of Alex and Fariala Ehambe... Brother, Moses, played basketball at Oral Roberts and currently plays for the NBA D-League’s Iowa Energy... Future plans include becoming a minister... Intends to major in business and religious studies.
Defensive Lineman | 6-3 | 261 | Junior
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Preforming Arts Christian Academy/Hartnell College)
Rated three stars and the 11th-best junior college defensive end by ESPN.com... Tabbed the 16th-best strongside defensive end by JCGridiron.com... Played at Hartnell College under head coach Matt Collins... Helped lead the Panthers to the Coast Conference title, including a 9-2 mark and a win in the Living Breath Foundation Bowl, in 2013... Credited with 41 total tackles, six sacks and a fumble recovery as a sophomore... Earned All-Coast Conference First Team and California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) All-Region First Team honors in 2013... Tallied 35 tackles and 4.5 sacks as a freshman... Did not play football in high school... Son of Althea Campbell and Glenford Fletcher.
Wide Receiver | 5-11 | 180 | Freshman
Houston, Texas (Westside HS)
Earned a three-star rating from ESPN.com and Scout.com... Posted 41 receptions for 900 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior... Recorded 11 receptions of 60 or more yards in 2013... His personal best outing came in the form of four catches for 200 yards and three TDs... Named a finalist for the Houston Touchdown Club Player of the Year award... Earned first team all-district honors as both a junior and senior... Named district Receiver of the Year in 2012-13... Selected by Vype Magazine as one of the top 100 players in Houston in 2014... Named to Dave Campbell Texas Football Top 300 list... Played for head coach Mark Byrd at WHS... Also lettered in track and field at Westside HS, where he was a member of the disctrict champion 4x100-meter relay team... Son of Lashone and Bobby Hartzog, Sr.... Plans to major in kinesiology.
Offensive Lineman | 6-2 | 309 | Junior
Baltimore, Md. (W.E.B. DuBois HS/Georgia Military College)
Comes to Kansas after spending the past two seasons at Georgia Military College where he helped lead the Bulldogs to an 11-1 mark and a No. 3 national ranking in the final 2013 National Junior College Athletics Assocation (NJCAA) poll... Anchored the Bulldogs’ offensive line that paved the way for the NJCAA’s top rushing offense at 289.2 yards per game in 2013... Rated the sixth-best interior offensive lineman by JCGridiron.com... Played for head coach Bert Williams at GMC... Played on both the offensive and defensive lines at W.E.B. DuBois HS... Earned Scholar Athlete honors from Greater Baltimore Chapter of the National Football Foundation... Son of Desreene and Demetrius Whitted.
Defensive Lineman | 6-3 | 297 | Freshman
Garland, Texas (Garland HS)
Tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN.com... Earned second team all-district honors as a senior... Credited with 44 tackles, including 9.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks... Also saw action as a tight end on offense... Credited with 35 tackles as a junior... Recorded 5.0 TFLs and 4.0 sacks in 2012... Was an honorable mention all-district player following his junior season... Played for head coach Jeff Jordan at GHS... Also lettered in basketball... Son of Tameria and Lawrence Jones... Plans on majoring in music.
Cornerback/Wide Receiver | 6-2 | 180
Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission West HS)
Gave an early verbal commitment to Kansas after receiving offers from Kansas State, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma State and Tulsa... Earned Hy-Vee Player of the Week honors (Sept. 19, 2013)... Recorded 490 all-purpose yards through four games in 2013... Earned All-State and All-Simone honors by the Kansas City Star following his junior campaign... Helped lead Shawnee Mission West to its first state title in 27 years as the Vikings captured the 2012 Class 6A title... Produced more than 1,000 yards of total offense in 2012... Credited with four interceptions as a junior... Sunflower League Most Valuable Player Award was named in honor of him starting with fellow KU signee, Joe Dineen, picking up the award in 2013... An excellent student with a 3.7 grade point average... Son of Rosaelida Montoya.
Running Back | 5-9 | 195 | Junior
Miami, Fla. (Killian HS/Hartnell College)
Rated the top junior college running back in the country by JCGridiron.com... A three-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com... ESPN.com tabbed him the fifth-best junior college running back in the nation... Played at Hartnell College under head coach Matt Collins... Helped lead the Panthers to the Coast Conference title, including a 9-2 mark and a win in the Living Breath Foundation Bowl, in 2013... Earned All-Coast Conference First Team and California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) All-Region First Team honors in 2013... Named CCCFCA 2013 Region Offensive Most Valuable Player... Carried the ball 223 times for 1,706 yards and 27 touchdowns as a sophomore... Led the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) in rushing... Hauled in 27 receptions for 331 yards and three TDs in 2013... Tallied 196 carries for 1,098 yards and 16 TDs as a freshman at Hartnell... Also registered 22 receptions for 306 yards and one score in 2012... Set the Harntell single-game, single-season and career rushing records and also the school’s record for TDs in a career... Prepped at Killian High School under head coaches Steve Smith and Corey Johnson... Rushed for 507 yards and seven TDs as a senior... Son of Derrick Mann and Mary Pittman... Chose Kansas over offers from Miami (Fla.) and Purdue.
Quarterback | 6-3 | 210 | Sophomore
Colleyville, Texas (All Saints' Episcopal/UCLA)
Transferred to Kansas from UCLA in September 2013... Sat out the 2013 season due to NCAA transfer rules... Spent the 2012 season as a redshirt at UCLA...Played his senior season at All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth, Texas, playing for coach Aaron Beck... Attended Nolan Catholic HS in Fort Worth, Texas for three years... Earned three letters in football during his prep career and served as a team captain... Rated the nation’s No. 91 player, No. 5 quarterback, by ESPN.com and a four-star recruit... A three-star recruit, rated the No. 31 quarterback in the nation according to Scout.com... Three-star recruit who was rated the No. 23-rated pro style quarterback in the country by Rivals.com... Considered the No. 90 prospect in the state of Texas by Rivals.com... Tom Lemming All-American... Rated the No. 111 player in the state of Texas according to SuperPrep... ESPN’s No. 13 player in the state of Texas... In his senior season, completed 171-of-255 passes for 2,374 yards with 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions... Had three four-touchdown pass games... Also served as the team’s punter... As a junior, completed 127-of-209 passes for 1,621 yards for 11 touchdowns with nine interceptions... Also rushed for 464 yards on 86 carries and four touchdowns... Earned four letters as a forward in basketball for coach Steve Prud’homme... Served as team captain of the hoops team for three seasons... Full name is Thomas Joseph Millweard... Son of Thomas and Cynthia Millweard... Has one sister, Christy... Majoring in business.
Defensive Lineman| 6-3 | 228 | Junior
Atlanta, Ga. (Desert Ridge HS (Ariz.)/Mesa CC)
Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com... Tabbed the 12th-best junior college weakside defensive end in the nation by JCGridiron.com... ESPN.com rated him the 16th-best junior college defensive end... Earned Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) Second Team honors as a sophomore... Finished his sophomore season with 35 tackles and 7.5 sacks... Collected nine tackles as a freshman... Played for head coach Ryan Felker at Mesa CC... Earned first team all-state honors as a senior at Desert Ridge HS... Tabbed honorable mention all-state as a junior... Named to the Arizona Super 25... Named the Friday Night Fever Defensive Player of the Year as a senior... Coached by Jeremy Hathcock at DRHS... Son of Andrea Middlebrooks and Rashad Shipman... Has five brothers and three sisters.
Wide Receiver| 5-10 | 155 | Freshman
Dallas, Texas (Lincoln HS)
Earned a three-star ranking from Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com... Earned 12-4A All-District honors as a senior... Helped lead Lincoln HS to an 8-4 mark and the 2013 4A Area Championship game... Carried the ball 73 times for 486 yards and four touchdowns... Also caught 22 passes for 259 yards and three TDs... Rushed for 343 yards and six touchdowns and hauled in 34 receptions for 519 yards and seven scores as a junior... Returned two kicks for touchdowns earning district Special Teams MVP honors and 12-4A All-District honors in 2012... Played for head coach Zarnell Fitch at LHS... Also a standout basketball player as he averaged 12.7 points and 4.7 assists per game as a junior in helping lead LHS to the Class 4A regional quarterfinals... Son of Angela and James Williams... Has a twin brother, Erick... Chose Kansas over Texas Tech.
Defensive Lineman| 6-5 | 241 | Junior
Renton, Wash. (Liberty HS/Arizona Western College)
Rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com... Tabbed the 44th-best overall junior college player and second-best weakside defensive end by JCGridiron.com... ESPN.com ranked him the 13th-best junior college defensive end in the country... Earned Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) First Team honors as a sophomore... Tallied 54 tackles, including 24 solo stops, in 2013... Credited with 20.0 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks as a sophomore... Recorded 25 tackles, 7.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks during his freshman season... Helped lead Arizona Western to an 8-2 overall mark and an El Toro Bowl win in 2012... Coached by Tom Minnick at AWC... Prepped at Liberty High School under head coach Steve Valach... Helped lead LHS to the playoffs in 2010, playing on both the offensive and defensive line... Son of Mary Habenicht and Augustin Olobia... Chose Kansas over offers from Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Utah.
Wide Receiver| 6-0 | 170 | Freshman
The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)
Tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN.com... Earned 14-5A All-District honors by The Houston Chronicle... Selected by Vype Magazine as one of the top 100 players in Houston in 2014... Was the top receiver for The Woodlands as a senior with 39 catches for 776 yards and seven touchdowns... Led District 14-5A in punt returns in 2013 with 20.9 yards per return, including a 61-yard return for a touchdown... Also carried the ball six times for 29 yards... Named first team all-district, first team all-county and honorable mention all-state as a defensive back following his junior season... Recorded a team-best 84 tackles in 2012... Credited with three interceptions, one fumble recovery, six pass breakups and one blocked kick... Coached by Mark Schmid at TWHS... Son of Mike and Kim Patrick.
Safety | 5-11 | 185 | Sophomore
Baltimore, Md. (Highland (Utah) HS/Hartnell College)
Arrives at KU after playing the 2013 season at Hartnell College under head coach Matt Collins... Helped lead the Panthers to the Coast Conference title, including a 9-2 mark and a win in the Living Breath Foundation Bowl, in 2013... Earned All-Coast Conference First Team and California Community College Football Coaches Association (CCCFCA) All-Region First Team honors in 2013... Named Hartnell Defensive MVP after leading the Panthers with 74 tackles and eight interceptions on the season... His 58 solo stops and eight picks led the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA)... Also forced two fumbles and was credited with five pass breakups in 2013... Signed with Navy out of Highlands HS (Salt Lake City, Utah) and attended Navy Prep in 2012... Played primarily on offense at Highland HS under head coach Brody Benson... Helped lead the Rams to a 7-4 mark during his senior campaign, while completing 32-of-61 passes for 528 yards and six touchdowns... Also rushed for 492 yards and nine touchdowns on 69 carries... Son of Lori and Tony Smithson... Brother, “Shaky”, played wide receiver at Utah before a stint in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers... Full name is Anthony Smithson, but prefers to go by the nickname “Fish”.
Tight End | 6-5 | 238 | Sophomore
Tampa, Fla. (Land O'Lakes HS/Florida)
Transferred to Kansas in January 2014 after spending the previous two seasons at the University of Florida... Redshirted the 2013 season... Saw action in six games (Bowling Green, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Jacksonville State, Louisville) for the Gators in 2012... Made his first career catch at Vanderbilt... Scored a touchdown against Louisville in the Sugar Bowl on a five-yard pass... A consensus four-star recruit coming out of Land O’Lakes HS... Rated as the No. 1 tight end in the nation by Rivals.com and Scout.com... Ranked the No. 10 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com... The No. 54 prospect on the Rivals100 national list as well as No. 73 overall in the nation by Scout.com... Named an Honorable Mention All-American by Sports Illustrated... Competed in the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Bowl... Selected to the AP Class 6A All-State Third Team... As a senior, helped Land O’ Lakes High School to a 7-3 record... Recorded 30 catches for 480 yards with five touchdowns in his senior season despite missing the first month of the season with a broken left hand... Named first-team all-conference his senior season... Coached by Brian Wachtel... Had offers from many schools including Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Oregon... Son of Rob and Susan Taylor.
Offensive Lineman| 6-4 | 380 | Freshman
Grandview, Mo. (Grandview HS)
Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com... Earned first team all-state, all district and all conference honors as a senior... Named an Aiga Foundation (Polynesian) All-American in 2013... Selected team MVP, team captain, Most Inspirational and Summer Iron Dog as a senior... Earned second team all-conference honors as a junior and honorable mention as a sophomore... Played for head coach Andy Leech at GHS... Son of Afano and Apa Visinia, Sr.... Plans to major in sports medicine.
Linebacker| 6-0 | 220 | Freshman
East St. Louis, Ill. (East St, Louis HS)
Rated a four-star prospect by ESPN.com... Earned a three-star ranking from Rivals.com and Scout.com... ESPN rated him the ninth-best outside linebacker, fifth-best player in the state of Illinois and the 13th-best player in the Midlands region in the class of 2014... Rivals.com rated him 22nd in the nation at outside linebacker and 21st on the state of Illinois prospect list... Selected to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American game... A two-time all-state, all-metro and all-conference performer... Set a school record for single-season tackles with 165 stops in 2013... Recorded 21 tackles in a game as senior, setting the school single-game tackling mark... Also had 9.0 sacks and three interceptions in 2013... Tallied 142 tackles, 5.0 sacks and three interceptions as a junior... Played for head coach Darren Sunkett at East St. Louis HS... Also lettered in baseball, basketball, tennis and track and field... Son of Renita Denzmore and Edward Watson... Chose Kansas over multiple offers, including California, Cincinnati, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Purdue, Syracuse and TCU... Intends to major in engineering.
Defensive Lineman| 6-5 | 288 | Freshman
Lufkin, Texas (Lufkin HS)
Earned a three-star rating from Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com... Rivals.com ranked him the 38th-best defensive tackle in the nation and the 78th-best player in the state of Texas... Ranked the 58th-best defensive tackle in the nation and the 96th-best player in Texas by ESPN.com... Earned 14-5A All-District honors by the Houston Chronicle... Played for head coach Todd Quick at LHS... Son of Temikia and Demiesha Williams... Signed with Kansas over offers from Miami (Fla.), Missouri and Oklahoma.
Offensive Lineman| 6-4 | 340 | Junior
St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine HS/Georgia Military College)
Comes to Kansas after spending the past two seasons at Georgia Military College where he helped lead the Bulldogs to an 11-1 mark and a No. 3 national ranking in the final 2013 National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) poll... Anchored the Bulldogs’ offensive line that paved the way for the NJCAA’s top rushing offense at 289.2 yards per game in 2013... Earned NJCAA First Team All-America honors in 2013... Rated the 15th-best offensive tackle by JCGridiron.com... Played for head coach Bert Williams at GMC... Earned Class 6A Third Team All-State honors following his senior season at St. Augustine HS... Helped lead SAHS to the 4-6A District title and an appearance in the state playoffs... Saw action on both sides of the ball while playing for head coach Joey Wiles at St. Augustine... Son of Sherita and Angelo Williams.
Defensive Lineman| 6-3 | 241 | Freshman
Lewisville, Texas (Hebron HS)
Comes to Kansas as a three-star prospect according to ESPN.com and Scout.com... ESPN.com rated him the 77th-best defensive tackle in the nation... Recorded 49 tackles, including 33 solo stops, as a senior... Also credited with 5.0 sacks and 14 quarterback hurries... Posted 77 total tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a junior... Named to Vype Magazine’s DFW Top 100 list for 2014... Coached by Brian Brazil at HHS... Son of Sheila and Deatrich Wise... Father, Deatrich Wise, Sr., was selected in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks and also spent time with the New Orleans Saints and the CFL’s British Columbia Lions... Brother, Deatrich Wise, Jr., currently plays defensive end at Arkansas... Selected Kansas over offers from Colorado, Missouri, SMU and Texas Tech.
Running Back | 6-0 | 190 | Freshman
Gardner, Kan. (Gardner Edgerton HS)
Named a four-star prospect by Rivals.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com... Rivals ranked him the No. 2 player in the state of Kansas and the 25th-best running back prospect in the nation... ESPN.com tabbed him the third-best player in the state of Kansas and the 34th-rated running back in the nation... Two-time VarsityKansas.com Top 11 All-State All-Class honoree... Honored by the Kansas City Star as a Class 6A first team all-state running back, first team all-metro, first team All-Eastern Kansas League (EKL) and EKL Offensive Player of the Year in both 2012 and 2013... Chosen as a team captain for both his junior and senior seasons... Selected to play in the 2014 Kansas Shrine Bowl game... Registered 2,091 yards and 30 touchdowns on 260 carries during his senior campaign... Credited with nine receptions for 118 yards and two scores in 2013... Ran 256 times for 2,269 yards and 25 TDs in 2012... Added 12 receptions for 53 yards... Logged 269 carries for 2,424 yards and 33 TDs as a sophomore... Also recorded 15 catches for 161 yards and two TDs in 2011... GEHS record holder for single-game (451), single-season (2,421), career rushing (6,917), single-game rushing TDs (7), single-season rushing TDs (34), career rushing TDs (93), single-game points scored (44), single-season points scored (220) and career points scored (592)... Also lettered in basketball and track... Played for head coach Marvin Diener at GEHS... Son of Phylica and Edwin Williams... Chose Kansas over offers from Iowa, Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska.
"My professional responsibility is to help position these young men to where they have a chance to play on Sundays. My ethical responsibility is to prepare them for life after football, so that they have a useful degree with high character, where they can walk into a job and say I graduated from the University of Kansas, I'd like to work for you." // Kansas Head Coach Charlie Weis