LAWRENCE — Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold and his staff have continued to build a strong 2024 recruiting class.
There was 247Sports Composite three-star quarterback Isaiah Marshall announcing his commitment in February. There was the month of June, that brought with it a flurry of commitments and announcements from two four-star talents — cornerback Austin Alexander and safety Damani Maxson. And Tuesday, on July 4, four-star edge Dakyus Brinkley added his name to the list to give the Jayhawks 15 public commitments.
According to the overall and composite rankings following Brinkley’s commitment, Kansas’ class ranks 36th in the nation. That makes it among the top half of the Big 12 Conference. And considering so far this is just what Leipold and company have been able to do with high school prospects, this has the potential to be the best class the Jayhawks have pulled in since Leipold took over ahead of the 2021 season.
Here’s a look at who’s committed so far to Kansas:
Dakyus Brinkley (4-star edge)
Austin Alexander (4-star cornerback)
Damani Maxson (4-star safety)
Jalen Todd (3-star cornerback)
Harry Stewart (3-star running back)
Deshawn Warner (3-star edge)
Red Martel (3-star running back)
Isaiah Marshall (3-star quarterback)
Aundre Gibson (3-star cornerback)
Carson Bruhn (3-star tight end)
Harrison Utley (3-star interior offensive lineman)
Jacorey Stewart (3-star linebacker)
Jonathan Kamara (3-star linebacker)
Carter Lavrusky (3-star interior offensive lineman)
Kene Anene (interior offensive lineman)
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at [email protected] or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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