2010 Kansas Football Roster Talk

by Owen Kemp on Jul 23, 2010 10:00 AM CDT in Football Comment 34 comments

One of the first glimpses at the 2010 Kansas football roster is available as we are just a few short days away from Big 12 media days.

Obviously the players on the team aren't any secret, but there might be some interest in the reported heights and weights. Maybe the new freshman on the roster and of course of special interest this year, any number changes going into the season since as we all know, there will be no names on the Jayhawk jersey's.

With that in mind let's dive in, take a look and get some high level thoughts on the 2010 Kansas Jayhawks.

No	Name	Pos	Ht	Wt	CL	Exp	Hometown/High School
96	Keba Aghostino	DE	6'3"	253	FR	HS	Katy Texas/James Taylor
98	JaQwaylin Arps	DE	6'3"	235	FR	HS	Denison Texas/Denison
19	Isiah Barfield	CB	5'11"	185	JR	2L	Haven Kansas/Haven
20	DJ Beshears	WR	5'8"	174	SO	1L	Denton Texas/Ryan
86	Tim Biere	TE	6'4"	260	JR	2L	Omaha Nebraska/Westside
37	Brian Blackwell	S	5'11'	191	JR	SQ	Herrington Kansas/Herrington
25	Brandon Bourbon	RB	6'1"	208	FR	HS	Potosi Missouri/Potosi
14	Jacob Branstetter	K	5'9"	170	SR	2L	Lawton Oklahoma/MacArthur
5	Greg Brown	CB	5'11"	185	SO	1L	Cedar Hill Texas/Cedar Hill
37	Ryan Burton	RB	5'9"	187	FR	RS	Colorado Springs CO/Air Academy
59	Sal Capra	OL	6'2"	295	SR	2L	Kansas City Mo./Rockhurst
54	Justin Carnes	LS	6'3"	230	FR	RS	La Porte Texas/La Porte
30	Anthony Davis	CB	5'11"	205	JR	2L	Tulsa OK/East Central
87	Bradley Dedeaux	TE	6'3"	252	SR	3L	Midwest City OK/Midwest City
64	Randall Dent	DT	6'5"	275	FR	RS	Grand Prairie Texas/South Grand Prairie
92	Patrick Dorsey	DT	6'	273	JR	1L	Houston Texas/Yates
49	Drew Dudley	LB	6'2"	241	SR	3L	College Station TX/A&M Consolidated
75	Jeremiah Edwards	DT	6'1"	308	FR	HS	Garland Texas/Garland
50	Jake Farley	LB	6'3"	215	FR	HS	Cedar Falls Iowa/Cedar Falls
41	Jordan Fee	FB	6'2"	240	SO	SQ	Lawrence Kansas/Lawrence
58	Ed Fink	LB	6'3"	221	FR	HS	Belleville Illinois/Althoff
31	Steven Foster	FB	6'1"	257	JR	2L	Sedgewick Kansas/Sedgewick
16	Chris Harris	CB	5'10"	190	SR	3L	Bixby Oklahoma/Bixby
85	Roderick Harris Jr	WR	6'	211	JR	RS	Bryan Texas/Blinn CC
77	Jeremiah Hatch	OL	6'3"	332	JR	2L	Dallas Texas/Carter
72	Tanner Hawkinson	OL	6'6"	293	SO	1L	McPherson Kansas/McPherson
39	Brandon Hawks	S	5'10"	189	SO	SQ	Oskaloosa Kansas/Oskaloosa
80	Ricki Herod Jr	WR	6'2"	183	FR	HS	Mesquite Texas/North Mesquite
70	Gavin Howard	OL	6'5"	292	FR	RS	Owasso Oklahoma/Owasso
40	Tyler Hunt	FB	6'2"	240	SO	SQ	Lawrence Kansas/Lawrence
89	Tetravian Ingram	WR	5'11"	205	SR	SQ	Tampa Florida/Jefferson
97	Richard Johnson Jr	DT	6'3"	283	JR	2L	Jefferson City Missouri/Jefferson City
52	Steven Johnson	LB	6'1"	237	JR	2L	Media PA/Strath Haven
4	Prinz Kande	S	6'	194	FR	RS	Euless Texas/Trinity
12	Nathan Kalish	K	5'11"	169	FR	RS	Washington Missouri/Washington
47	Chase Knighton	WR	5'11"	184	SO	RS	Athens Texas/Tabor College
63	Chad Kolumber	OL	6'8"	296	FR	HS	Woodberry Forest VA/Woodberry Forest
91	Jake Laptad	DE	6'4"	260	SR	3L	Tulsa Oklahoma/Jenks
24	Taylor Lee	S	6	190	SO	SQ	Harrisonville Missouri/Harrisonville
66	Pat Lewandowski	DE	6'6"	248	FR	HS	Overland Park Kansas/Blue Valley West
51	Dakota Lewis	LB	6'	210	SR	2L	Sulpher Oklahoma/Sulpher
6	Rell Lewis	RB	5'9"	205	JR	1L	Muskogee Oklahoma/Muskogee
32	Dexter Linton	S	5'11"	200	FR	RS	Arlington Texas/James Bowie
53	Tom Mabry	OL	6'4"	287	FR	RS	Belleville Illinois/Althoff
69	Trevor Marrongelli	OL	6'2"	293	SO	1L	Austin Texas/Westwood
95	DJ Marshall	DE	6'3"	235	SO	SQ	Mesquite Texas/Mesquite
65	Michael Martinovich	OL	6'5"	279	JR	1L	Tulsa Oklahoma/Air Force Academy
12	Christian Matthews	WR	6'1"	186	FR	RS	Arlington Texas/James Bowie
84	Brian Maura	WR	6'4"	190	FR	HS	Miami Florida/Felix Varela
27	Dexter McDonald	CB	6'1"	194	FR	HS	Kansas City Missouri/Rockhurst
24	Bradley McDougald	WR	6'1"	195	SO	1L	Dublin Ohio/Scioto
88	Erick McGriff	WR	6'3"	209	FR	RS	Tampa Florida/Jesuit
43	Ted McNulty	TE	6'5"	230	JR	SQ	Iowa City Iowa/West
8	Quinn Mecham	QB	6'2"	207	JR	JC	Provo Utah/Snow JC
46	Steve Mestan	LB	6'2"	231	FR	RS	Delavan Wisconsin/Delavan Darian
32	John Milsap	P	5'10"	150	SO	SQ	Andover Kansas/Andover
40	Ray Mitchell	S	6'1"	183	FR	HS	Irving Texas/MacArthur
41	Jimmay Mundine	TE	6'2"	226	FR	HS	Denison Texas/Denison
23	Ryan Murphy	CB	6'	185	JR	2L	Lawrence Kansas/Free State
29	Ryan Nelson	LB	5'11"	207	FR	RS	Overland Park Kansas/St. Thomas Aquinas
44	Olaitan Oguntodo	S	6'	218	SR	2L	Mesquite Texas/John Horn
83	Chris Omigie	WR	6'4"	194	FR	RS	Arlington Texas/Martin
35	Toben Opurum	RB	6'1"	240	SO	1L	Plano Texas/Plano East
28	Willie O'Quinn	WR	6'	181	SO	1L	Coppell Texas/Coppell
55	Darius Parish	DT	6'4"	327	SO	1L	Wichita Kansas/North
33	Tyler Patmon	CB	5'11"	180	FR	RS	Cedar Park Texas/Vista Ridge
15	Daymond Patterson	WR	5'9"	173	JR	2L	Mesquite Texas/North Mesquite
57	Chea Peterman	LB	6'	212	JR	SQ	North Little Rock Arkansas
3	Reece Petty	WR	6'2"	190	SR	SQ	Liberal Kansas
7	Kale Pick	QB	6'1"	208	SO	1L	Dodge City Kansas/Dodge City
10	Corrigan Powell	CB	5'11"	180	SO	SQ	Garland Texas/Lakeview Centennial
38	Justin Puthoff	FB	6'3"	252	FR	RS	Goddard Kansas, Goddard
22	Angus Quigley	RB	6'1"	231	SR	3L	Cleburne Texas/Cleburne
38	Josh Richardson	LB	6'3"	225	FR	SQ	Dublin Ohio/Scioto
18	Alonso Rojas	P	6'3"	228	SR	2L	Miami Florida/Bowling Green
17	Calvin Rubles	CB	6'3"	205	SR	1L	Richardson Texas/Tyler JC
36	Deshaun Sands	RB	5'7"	190	FR	RS	Sunrise Florida/Piper
80	Patrick Shilling	WR	6'1"	187	SO	RS	Kansas City Missouri/Rockhurst
94	Tyrone Sellers	DE	6'3"	230	FR	RS	McCook Nebraska/McCook
73	Joe Semple	OL	6'2"	294	SO	SQ	Mundelein Illinois/Mundelein
39	James Sims	RB	6'	206	FR	HS	Irving Texas/MacArthur
46	Trent Smiley	TE	6'4"	232	FR	HS	Frisco Texas/Wakeland
62	Alex Smith	OL	5'11"	266	SR	SQ	Basehor Kansas/Basehor
1	Lubbock Smith	S	6'	206	SO	1L	Dallas Texas/Carter
78	Shane Smith	DT	6'5"	278	FR	RS	Albuquerque, N.M./Eldorado
79	Riley Spencer	OL	6'7"	300	FR	RS	Hesston, Kan./Hesston
74	Jeff Spikes	OL	6'6"	325	JR	2L	Painesville, Ohio/Harvey
45	Justin Springer	LB	6'3"	237	SR	3L	Los Fresnos, Texas/Los Fresnos
56	Travis Stephens	DE	6'2"	255	JR	RS	Houston, Texas/Jersey Village /Blinn JC
11	AJ Steward	TE	6'3"	233	JR	1L	St. Louis, Mo./Riverview Gardens
26	Phillip Strozier	S	5'11"	205	SR	3L	Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst
9	Keeston Terry	WR	6'2"	185	FR	HS	Blue Springs Missouri/Blue Springs
34	Huldon Tharp	LB	6'	217	SO	1L	Mulvane, Kan./Mulvane
76	Brad Thorson	OL	6'5"	310	SR	2L	Mequon, Wis./Homestead /Wisconsin
13	Jacoby Thomas	LB	6'1"	243	FR	RS	Texarkana, Texas/Texas
82	Andrew Turzilli	WR	6'4"	185	FR	HS	Butler, N.J./Butler
2	Jordan Webb	QB	6'	210	FR	RS	Union, Mo./Union
71	John Williams	DT	6'3"	290	SO	1L	Tulsa, Okla./Washington
68	Carl Wilson	OL	6'3"	302	SR	2L	Redlands, Calif./East Valley
81	Johnathan Wilson	WR	6'2"	190	SR	3L	Houston, Texas/Klein Forest
93	Quinton Woods	DE	6'5"	236	SR	1L	Flint, Mich./Southwestern Academy/Bakersfield JC
90	Kevin Young	DE	6'2"	256	FR	RS	Olathe Kansas/North
67	Duane Zlatnik	OL	6'4"	326	SO	1L	Rossville Kansas/Rossville

Freshman

There are definitely some players in the freshman class who appear on paper to be well prepared.

Brandon Bourbon's 6'1" 208lb frame is pretty impressive. In fact, the word is they had him drop a few lb's since his arrival and if you have that type of size with his athletic capabilities, there is certainly a chance to see the field.

By the same Token James Sims looks just as much the part at 6' 206.

As for the receivers Andrew Turzilli seems to have bulked up a bit while Brian Maura measuring in at 6'4" is a very nice target with his combination of size and speed.

Trent Smiley at 6'4" 232 isn't a bad place to start for a tight end and Jimmay Mundine's #41 jersey number brings about visions of a potential H-back threat in a Jayhawk uniform.

The last group jumping off the page is a group of defenders. Jake Farley's 6'3" 215 pound listing wouldn't be too bad considering Huldon Tharp made an impact a year ago at a mere 6' 217. Dexter McDonald and Jeremiah Edwards are two other players that on paper look the part at the position they play from day one.

Offensive Line

Beef!! It's what's for dinner. Sam Elliott would enjoy this group. It appears the focus on bulking up has paid off for some. Jeremiah Hatch at 332, Duane Zlatnik at 326, Brad Thorson at 310 which I'm not sure I believe, and Jeff Spikes at 325.

The bad news is two of those three are hurt, a third is in question and one is out for the season. Tanner Hawkinson, Trevor Marrongelli and Sal Capra all need to get on the Big MAN plan.

Fullback and other Running Backs

Shades of the Joel Mackovicka and the Cory Schlesinger days at Nebraska?

The Jayhawks have 4 monster fullbacks on the roster and all claim the state of Kansas as their home. Goddard's Justin Puthoff, Lawrence's Tyler Hunt, Lawrence's Jordan Fee and Sedwick Kansas native Steven Foster(maybe).

Even behind the fullbacks the running backs in general have some great size. Angus Quigley and Toben Opurum both look prepared to pack a punch checking in at 231 and 240 respectively.

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Unfortunetaly

We’ll have to cross Jeremiah Edwards off of the list.

Ed Fink is listed 6’ 3" and 221lbs.

Who is Steve Mestan? A walk-on LB from Wisconsin. Anyone know anything about him?

by Rolo on Jul 23, 2010 10:31 AM CDT reply actions

No, but I like him already

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 23, 2010 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions

yep...

I wrote this last night because I’m on an extended weekend so yes very bad news on edwards

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by Owen Kemp on Jul 23, 2010 12:47 PM CDT up reply actions

Size is nice

But speed defeats size.

Fortunately we have some of both.

build a damn football program, beat some ass, and get on tv more.

by Rivethead on Jul 23, 2010 11:17 AM CDT reply actions

that was quasi-positive...

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by labbadabba on Jul 26, 2010 9:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Where isn't the beef?...

…DT unfortunately. Besides Parrish we don’t have one DT over 290! That’s pretty scary to me. Plus, I noticed that John Williams is listed at 6’3" 290. Am I wrong, or did he used to weigh over three bills? Anyway, hopefully we’ll get some push with our smaller quicker DT’s ala McClinton, but I’m a bit worried at this point, especially with Edwards not able to play now (not that he would have seen the field anyway this year).

by freudhawk on Jul 23, 2010 1:14 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah it scares me too

Our D-Line is very undersized. I can see Nebraska and Coloradie and Kansas State and all thems running teams having a field day against us

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 23, 2010 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Williams dropped weight...

and it was by design, but your concerns are valid. Honestly I think there was a good chance Edwards would have seen the field so it’s a big blow. DT is becoming a pretty important piece in terms of recruiting this year.

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by Owen Kemp on Jul 23, 2010 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions

You think Edwards would have seen the field this year?

by ISellDrugs on Jul 24, 2010 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions

I think it was a possibility...

based on our depth and size concerns at the position.

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by Owen Kemp on Jul 24, 2010 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions

That says a lot of a true freshman DT

by ISellDrugs on Jul 24, 2010 5:55 PM CDT up reply actions

two things...

first, yes Edwards was a good looking prospect. If he hadn’t been only 6’1" he probably would have seen quite a few more offers.

second, we’re thin at DT. John Williams is the only one that has shown consistency that actually has the size. Richard Johnson Jr. has been serviceable the last two years but both he and Pat Dorsey are definitely undersized.

Parish has the build, but there are plenty of questions surrounding him at this point.

The remaining few options all redshirted last year Randall Dent and Travis Stephens(most likely DE) being the two most likely to contribute. Losing Jamal Greene hurt a lot.

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by Owen Kemp on Jul 24, 2010 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions

I was reading somewhere that Lewandowski might be moved to DT

Have you heard anything about this?

by ISellDrugs on Jul 24, 2010 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions

yep...

probably read it here. I mentioned a while back that they were toying around with a move to o-line and then d-tackle with him.

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by Owen Kemp on Jul 24, 2010 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions

There's a first-step/quickness issue with Lewandowski

Bulking him up is probably the best move.

by jayhawk79 on Jul 25, 2010 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Farley has really beefed up

I thought he was like 200 as a senior, he has good speed too.

by dester30 on Jul 23, 2010 2:37 PM CDT reply actions

Units

If you guys had to rank the various team units this year, how would you stack them up?

I would say biggest strength…. wide receivers. Biggest weakness….defensive line.

Thoughts?

"Got a bill that's big enough to twist the Tiger's tail. Husked some corn and made those SORRY HUSKERS BAIL!"

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Jul 23, 2010 4:05 PM CDT reply actions

I'd go this way (from strongest to weakest)

Wide Receivers
Running Backs
Defensive Backfield
Offensive Line
Quarterbacks
Defensive Line
Linebacker (edges out DLine as weakest to me)

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 23, 2010 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions

If you are right

It’s going to be a long year.

by Rolo on Jul 23, 2010 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Well

It comes down to how much separation you put between the groups. Right now, I’d say the dropoff starts at quarterback, simply due to lack of experience. If Webb or Pick steps up, though, I think we could be alright.

My expectations for this season are low simply because this was always going to be a rebuilding year even before the coaching change, IMO.

It’s too bad NU/CU are leaving after this year. If we could develop key pieces this year, we could have made a nice run against that softer schedule next year. Instead we get the entire Dirty South.

"Got a bill that's big enough to twist the Tiger's tail. Husked some corn and made those SORRY HUSKERS BAIL!"

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Jul 24, 2010 2:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions

That schedule is gonna put hair on our chest fast

Really the whole North is going to be in for some pain when that happens. If you look at the numbers regarding Texas and Oklahoma, and to a lesser extent Texas Tech of late, every North team will likely have two losses at a minimum when the season starts

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 24, 2010 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions

Without seeing any of the summer arrivals yet...

OL (depth a problem, but starting five is our only strength IMO)
RB
WR/TE
LB
DL
QB
DB (prove me wrong for once)

by jayhawk79 on Jul 25, 2010 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions

I think its a bit unfair to blame all the past defensive problems on the DB

Its hard to cover guys for 10 seconds. A better pass rush would help a lot. This next season with younger guys that should be better a la Lubbock Smith and the depth and experience at Corner, I think this unit could be pretty darn good

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 25, 2010 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions

It wasn't just the deep routes

That our secondary couldn’t defend. Slants, curls, screens…you name it, they couldn’t stop it. A good part of it was coaching, but the majority was an inability of many a DB to actually turn around and look at the ball when it’s coming their way or be able to keep up with faster receivers.

I’m praying that we’ll have some great blitz packages to make up for those deficiencies in the secondary.

by jayhawk79 on Jul 25, 2010 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Well blitz packages might not be the solution...

Even when we blitzed last year it was usually picked up or ineffective, and then our corners are on an island. I think every part of the defense needs to step it up, but its hard to blame it all on one unit. Especially when there were times last year when the other team’s quarterback had 10 seconds to throw.

Hopefully more experience all around and now having a defensive coordinator who isn’t as young as I am and actually knows what he is doing will help.

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 25, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions

"Even when we blitzed last year it was usually picked up or ineffective"

Precisely why I’m hoping Torbush has better ideas than Bowen/Miller. Because I don’t believe we have even an average secondary. Sure the DL couldn’t break through enough, but there were times in every game where it would’ve been smarter to line up six DL, four LB and Stuckey than the traditional sets.

by jayhawk79 on Jul 25, 2010 11:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Someone explain

why you guys think RB is such a strength.

We’ve got one proven RB (Opurum) coming back from a major injury. We’ve got one old RB who could never shake the fumblitis (Quigley). And we’ve got one RB with questionable work ethic (Lewis).

That leaves unproven freshman and redshirt freshman.

build a damn football program, beat some ass, and get on tv more.

by Rivethead on Jul 26, 2010 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions

there really isn't a lot proven on this team...

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by Owen Kemp on Jul 26, 2010 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions

I'd say depth and options

We got different guys who can do different things, big backs, fast backs, etc. With Opurum, Quigs, Lewis, Sands, Bourbon and Sims I’m optimistic we’ll get production out of this group

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by KU Grad 08 on Jul 26, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't necessarily think it's a strength

But we’re in better position at RB than most other units. It’s going to be a rough season, but the future at RB is bright. A returning RB with 8 TD and a couple highly-touted freshmen is more than we’ve had going into a season since Cornish was in town.

by jayhawk79 on Jul 26, 2010 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions