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Surprised he doesn't wear $20 in honor of the hit

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extremelyamazingmedia.com With the NFL reaching its seasonal midpoint, its time to start looking ahead to next year for a large portion of teams and fan bases. With the early season hopes largely diminishing, its time to take a dive into the problems of some of the struggling NFL teams. Today, we're going to look at quarterback play, particularly of the league's young quarterbacks. Too Early to tell Seattle surprised a few by drafting Kemoko Allard in the 3rd, but the move has given them the ability to dump Luke Trahan - first to RB, and then off the roster entirely to Philly - which has the Seahawks currently in a playoff position at 4-3. The Seahawks don't have a true rushing threat to speak of, and yet, Allard has connected well with veteran Kevin Lund for over 700 yards. Allard also currently sits at (just) 4 TDs to (just) 4 INTs, completing just over half of his passes. They're probably too far down in potential draft order to snag a top QB prospect, but they also could draft an early QB to compete with Allard if need be. Not Winning Games on his own, but not losing them, either Tennessee's Wayne Reimer is in his 4th year post-college, and has a positive TD:INT ratio of 12:4! The Titans made big moves in acquiring John Hendrickson from the Vikings early last year, and flipped him for big gains from Cincinnati this season, as they look to compete with the AFC's best at 7-1 at the midway point. Randy Wright, a natural tight end playing receiver, has 813 yards, and the blazing speed of Gregory Sprouse makes him a formidable target who can stretch the field and score. John Knighten has eclipsed the 1k rushing yards mark as well, despite Reimer attempting the 6th most passes in the league, so the Titans don't have to worry about being 1-dimensional. Tampa and Gregory Taphorn exist. I mean, on paper they do, I've never seen them blow someone away, but Taphorn has 7 TDs to just 1 INT, with the very quiet @gren as the sole TB FO member. Taphorn also sits at 53%, which comes in 5th in accuracy % of major scrambler QBs. Its a very liberal use of "not losing games" sincs the Bucs are 3-4, but they lead the NFCS at the moment. There's Still Hope The Buffalo Bills are 5-2-1, and there's no reason for Bills fans to not still believe in their 2023 1st Rounder Yusei Ascencio. He's thrown the 14th most pass attempts, but has the 8th best completion percentage of that group. The Bills also swung hard in the offseason and landed him ex-Dolphins receiver Brian Adams. Yusei and Adams have yet to link up for a score this year, but Adams had been the leading receptions guy in Buffalo thus far, hauling in 39 of 70 targets for 492 yards. Yusei has thrown 9 TDs to 11 INTs in the season's first half. The Vikings snagged Christian Sinnock for cheap in inaugural free agency, and while they've taken away the "Big Three" supporting cast they had going into the League's kickoff of Mathew Madden (Washington), Paul Gurule (Pittsburgh), and Tracey Borders (also Washington), they've also seemed to shore up some of their teams balancing issues, acquiring some younger, promising linemen who align with a potential "prime" window, and some actual pro-caliber defenders instead of trotting out a near-constant starting grid of UDFAs. Sinnock struggles with consistency, though he's made great connection with franchise player Alex Williams III, with the pair connecting 42 times in 8 games, for 4 scores. He's also targeted tight ends 59 times this season, which is a massive change from 2022, when the Vikings primarily made use of current street-FA D.J. Neverauskas at the position, who had 27 targets across the debut campaign. Sinnock seems likely to be the Vikings signal caller with a leash of a few more seasons at least, and another fantastic progression could lock him into hype entering 2024. Still, he's thrown 10 TD to 13 INT, completing 56.60% of his passes, which is good for 8th of the leagues top 12 pass attempt throwers. The Vikings are 4-4, currently out of the playoffs, but just a half game behind the NFCN division leading Lions. Carolina was wild last year and brought in Dekoda Link, who has managed to complete 51% of his 2023 passes, and the Panthers sit at just one game out of the NFCS lead... at 2-6. GM @Jambo has plenty of young talent and draft capital (including 3 2024 1sts) to build around Link, and they've added Russell Barnes and FA-afterthought Jose Maldonado to at least give Link some veterans to, uh, link up with. Don Scott isn't exactly torching defenses yet, but the Link to Scott connection is starting to build, with 70 targets and 33 receptions between the duo. Still, Link sits at 6 TDs to 7 INTs, and he'll need to at least balance the turnovers and scores if the Panthers have a desire to take the division crown, which would at the least give the @Sarge/Jambo duo some bragging rights. Things are getting hairy The Indianapolis Colts made a massive swing to acquire the 3rd overall pick of the 2022 draft, selecting "franchise QB" Rashaan Lyons. Lyons was downright dreadful during his rookie season, throwing just 7 TD to 24 INT, while completing less than half of his pass attempts. This year, he's already matched his rookie TD output at 7 TDs thrown, but has 11 INTs. He's failed to improve his accuracy though, staying steady at just over 48% completion percentage. Now, he has no ground game support, with the Colts leading rusher having just 210 yards on 117 attempts, so he's had to attempt the most passes in the league, which makes it easy to gameplan for opposing defenders. "Drop 6 into coverage and watch his head spin" quipped an NFC scout. The Colts are a putrid 0-9 on the year, but the Panthers own their pick. Barring a trade for a veteran QB, Lyons is locked in as the Colts 2024 starter. But the Colts currently own their own 2nd through 6th round selections, which could be big in the way of surrounding Lyons with capable offensive talent. Detroit GM @Jmjacobs has his work cut out for him with Randall Hanson at QB. Though the Lions currently lead the NFCN, Hanson has thrown just 6 TDs to 12 INTs, with leading receivers in yards Victor Villimar and RB David Perrigin combining for 568 yards and 4 TDs at a combined 20 seasons removed from college. Hansen is only completing 46% of his passes (which makes sense since he's a field general, and the general is obligatory because his caliber of QB play is akin to his personal holdings in The General insurance company). Texan Jerome Morrison is going to be a title changed on Linked In pretty soon. The Texans are a young team, but Morrison has shown nothing, with just 2 TDs to 9 INTs and an incompetent 48.40% as a Pocket passer. Sure, the receiving options aren't exactly threats, but John Fernandez has potential to do something, and Ryan Johnson is giving it his all in the backfield, with over 900 yards and over 5 yards/carry. Atlanta's fearsome duo of Chris Frazier and William Hawkins is fearsome alright - to the Falcon fans. Atlanta has a young corps of receiving options, but I think the team itself will just begin to build over the likes of everyone but Devonta Doyle. Frazier completed 43% of his passes in the early going, with 2 TD to 9 INT. Hawkins sits at 37%, with 1 TD to 4 INT. The braintrust of @subsequent and @mahrowkeen is certainly willing to try things at the position, but they might need to go back to the well again this season to just put out decent tape for Doyle. Scrambling for something Russell Latimer sucks, period. He suffers from "scrambling", and can't complete 40% of his passes on the NFCW bottom dweller 49ers. He's attempted the 13th most passes this season, with just 2 TDs to 9 INTs, and hasn't added much in the rushing department either at just a hair over 3.4 ypc, with no TDs and 2 fumbles. The Niners traded this years' 1st for Tulane standout Fernando Thomas, who has just 100 yards halfway through his rookie season. Latimer is only passing for 3.36 yards/att, so for as mid as he and the San Fran rushing "attack" has been, it might be better to just hand the ball off 95% of the time and then chuck a few passes Thomas' way. Monty Turner played a bit for Chicago. Gerald Lewis is their guy, so we're not gonna talk about him. So who could be riding pine come next season? The Colts can't afford to draft someone high, nor should they until they have a solid core for a rookie to develop in. Rashaan Lyons may have been thrown to the Lions, but he's the guy - at least for the first few weeks - of the 2024 campaign. Wayne Reimer and Tennessee are connected for two more seasons at just $2M/year. The Titans don't need to look at QB in 2024 at all. Buffalo drafted Yusei Asencio 29th overall in 2022, and he's got two more years on his rookie deal. He's shown some improvement, and he's not losing the Bills games. Christian Sinnock's Vikings are an extremely young team, starting rookies or 2nd years at RB1, RB2, TE2, WR1, WR2, WR3, etc. This core can grow together for the time being, and the Vikings will only add to it with their draft stockpile. Sinnock is also signed for a very reasonable $5.5M/year through 2026, so unless he absolutely falls apart, the Vikings probably won't look for a signal caller in the next 2-3 seasons. Link and the Panthers have had some success, even if it hasn't turned into contender status yet. However, given the many early picks, if the Panthers FO falls in love with someone, they don't have to be Link'd up longterm, as Link's rookie deal runs out after 2025. I think they'll go with him at least another season, if not ride his rookie deal out and see how he progresses. Kemoko Allard hasn't been mind-blowing, but he also hasn't been Luke Trahan-trash, and is signed for 3 more seasons. I think he gets the starting nod for at least the kickoff of 2024. Though the 49ers don't have a first, I fully expect them to make a play for a vet (Lamar Johnson? is a scrambler vet who has 13 TDs:8 INTs and 55%), an early rookie (maybe moving into the late 1st or staying put early 2nd) or both. Russell Latimer can't hack it as a long-term starter. Jerome Morrison is tied to Houston for just next season, at a walloping $10.16M. It might even do the Texans some good to just cut him following the season to save ~$5.46M once you factor in a minimum salary roster spot. Or maybe even near the end of this year, and give some sort of look to Hung-Chih Anderson, a UDFA out of San Diego State who is signed for just this year at a cost of $3M. Taphorn and Tampa might be able to coexist a bit longer, since he's signed for 3 more years at $4.9M/year, with $9M total guaranteed remaining. I think this entirely depends on how active Gren or any new Tampa FO members are this offseason, with the Bucs owning their 1st-6th round picks. He's a bit pricey for his production, though I expect starting QB money to start to take off in the future, and he's not the worst. Atlanta will have a new QB, guaranteed. Based Breadsequent can't stop crooting QBs to Michigan, and Mahrow has a big reputation at Houston. Hawkins is slated to hit FA, while Frazier can either ride pine for two more seasons at $2M, or can be cut for cap savings of effectively $0.5M.

Wide Receiver school Kansas, you heard it here first

Rank Team Conference Movement Ranking Score 1 Notre Dame Indy -- 1.156 2 TCU Big 12 +3 1.042 3 Auburn SEC -1 1.042 4 Tennessee SEC -1 1.042 5 Memphis American +3 1.014 6 Baylor Big 12 -2 1.000 7 Marshall Sun Belt -1 1.000 8 Hawaii MWC +1 0.994 9 Wake Forest ACC +1 0.900 10 Pitt ACC +1 0.800 11 USC PAC +1 0.792 12 Georgia SEC +1 0.792 13 South Carolina SEC +1 0.792 14 UCLA PAC +1 0.786 15 Tulsa American +5 0.714 16 Colorado PAC -9 0.714 17 Houston Big 12 +5 0.692 18 CMU MAC -1 0.667 19 Ohio State B1G +6 0.667 20 North Texas American NR 0.593 21 SJSU MWC -- 0.514 22 Georgia Tech ACC +2 0.500 23 Washington State PAC NR 0.464 24 N.C. State ACC -1 0.458 25 LSU SEC NR 0.458

The simNFL invests much of its own money into corporate schmoozing when hosting its championship games. "If we invest X millions of dollars, we could maybe earn back X." But thus far, they've failed to expand beyond their fledgling target market, which is currently males relatively politically centralized. However, this year, simNFL diversifies, grows its marketable product, and puts more eyes - worldwide - on the premier game of the season. The Cattle-ist: @Bundy's Super Bowl site Proposal Though simNFL doesn't personally delve into politics itself, it can make its own cash cow, by cashing in on cows. There is something for everybody here. A massive reduction in need to pay labor, as there will be minimal food vendors; in fact, there will only be one, paying the minimalist of wages to the local youths: simNFL's Greens and Grazers. Greens, harvested fresh from the fenceline, for those of a more vegetarian palette. And - y'know how you can choose your own lobster at Red Lobster? Choose your own brisket, from moo! to you!, as for the right, simNFL wallet-lining price, you select from many free-range, "non"-GMO grazers. Certainly nothing will be afowl 👀 Want to reduce your own personal destruction of the environment? Invest in simNFL's Carbon Offsets Program, where enough green (Presidents) can make you squeaky clean (enough to campaign for President, which is, uh, an increasingly low bar). And the simNFL loves to support its COPs. Championship week events for those attending include political debate stages, which increase the amount of manure spread around, allowing proper fertilization of the playing surface. Oh, you thought the field was going to be in Texas? Noooo, no no noo noo nooo. simNFL doesn't need to compete with the rich Texas oil fields for rights to land. In fact, all proposed above can be dealt out to the lowest bidder. Texas isn't even that centralized, simNFL needs something better, something they don't need to spend money on. What state absolutely needs tourism in simFebruary, when the weather is awful in an already terrible place? Which city will cede public land over to simNFL to 'develop', along with tax-free donations of public money, host a massive worldwide spectacle, and then flip for profit without benefitting the locals at all? Indianapolis. And no, it will not be at the Colts stadium, as then 31 other simNFL owner's would be lining Klemm's pockets with reduced gain of their own. No, this will be a split-32-ways type of public works project, with the game being held in historic simNFL-owned Subsequent Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana (Outdoors) Sponsorship Subsequent Foods specializes in carb-based, grain+yeast foods. Their main competitor is a German-created chain. They have the money to put their name on the field because I heard they were in a banned. Additionally, the media-week spectacle that draws fans who might not have tickets to the Big Game to the event, can be hosted with scenic views of Indy. Some notable historical buildings show Big Game week renderings above.

my starting QB got injured, causing the backup to come in. However the backup is also currently doing his best Devonta Doyle impression as RB2. So there were several instances where QB Aaron Diaz threw passes to himself.

my understanding is "half the distance from the end of the run" so at the 2

Bundy's very Immaculate, Perfect Poll Week 6 Rank Team Conference Movement 1 Notre Dame Indy +1 2 Auburn SEC +1 3 Tennessee SEC -2 4 Baylor Big 12 +2 5 TCU Big 12 +2 6 Marshall Sun Belt +3 7 Colorado PAC +3 8 Memphis American +5 9 Hawaii MWC +5 10 Wake Forest ACC +7 11 Pitt ACC -- 12 USC PAC +4 13 Georgia SEC +5 n/a South Carolina SEC +6 15 UCLA PAC +6 16 Utah State MWC +9 17 CMU MAC NR 18 Northern Illinois MAC -10 19 Oklahoma Big 12 -15 20 Tulsa American -8 21 SJSU MWC NR 22 Houston Big 12 NR 23 N.C. State ACC -18 24 Georgia Tech ACC NR 25 Ohio State B1G NR 14 Florida SEC shouldnt be here Note: happened to check my poll in seeing the discussion over Florida being ranked, and somehow my poll output was swapping South Carolina for Florida, which may have been due to a remnant from swapping over to Google Sheets (so that I can update and submit from mobile when I dont have my laptop handy) from Excel. Have double checked every other team and they seem to be fine, but it should have put South Carolina 14th, while Florida is currently in the low 30s.

Rank Team Conference 1 Tennessee SEC 2 Notre Dame Indy 3 Auburn SEC 4 Oklahoma Big 12 5 N.C. State ACC 6 Baylor Big 12 7 TCU Big 12 8 Northern Illinois MAC 9 Marshall Sun Belt 10 Colorado PAC 11 Pitt ACC 12 Tulsa American 13 Memphis American 14 Hawaii MWC 15 Iowa State Big 12 16 USC PAC 17 Wake Forest ACC 18 Georgia SEC 19 Florida SEC 20 South Carolina SEC 21 UCLA PAC 22 Boise State MWC 23 Air Force MWC 24 Nebraska B1G 25 Utah State MWC

Wondering if for next year we could get a “minimum FG range” slider and some sort of field position slider for punters. Might help determine the “go for it” logic, for example you don’t want your kicker to be attempting 23 yard FGs and would rather have your dynamic offense attempt a TD, yould set your slider to like 30 and then wouldn’t attempt anything less than a 30 yard FG. For punting, it could be similar, maybe multiple options like “From OWN ____ to OPP/OWN ____” and you select “own 1 to opponent 45” or if you have a massive legged punter and never want to punt in opposing territory, “own 1 to own 49” or something

Bundy's Immaculate, Perfect Poll Week 4 Rank Team Conference Movement Ranking Score 1 Notre Dame Indy +4 1.063 2 Tennessee SEC -1 1.063 3 N.C. State ACC +4 1.000 4 Utah State MWC +7 1.000 5 Auburn SEC +3 1.000 6 USC PAC -3 1.000 7 Baylor Big 12 -1 1.000 8 Georgia SEC +5 1.000 9 South Carolina SEC NR 1.000 10 Louisiana Tech CUSA +2 1.000 11 Oklahoma Big 12 -1 1.000 12 TCU Big 12 -10 1.000 13 Pitt ACC +2 0.963 14 Colorado PAC -- 0.963 15 Washington State PAC +3 0.963 16 Tulsa American +3 0.963 17 Iowa State Big 12 NR 0.963 18 Ball State MAC +5 0.650 19 Wake Forest ACC -10 0.583 20 Florida SEC NR 0.583 21 Nebraska B1G -17 0.563 22 Cal PAC -1 0.538 23 Air Force MWC NR 0.538 24 Texas Big 12 NR 0.538 25 UCLA PAC -- 0.538 Notes for this week: Ive included "ranking score" above to help show where the poll thinks each team is. Basically, if you want to make a bowl game, you want your score to be "0", and your ideal score is "1". Teams can breach "1" or score better in general for doing things like beating ranked opponents, and teams go into the negative for doing things like having a losing record or to unranked (or especially, FCS) teams. There's a tie breaker score that splits the teams up further, so in this case, teams 3 through 12 all have a score of 1.000, but they're re-ranked against each other via the tie breaker.

I put this in Big 12 discord but it needs to be stated to all: My DE had an INT, my punter had a 64 yard punt, we forced a safety, managed 3 sacks on 37 drop backs, and my kicker drilled a 58 yard FG, and it wasn’t enough to beat TCU. Good luck contenders.

Bundy's Immaculate, Perfect Poll Week 3 Rank Team Conference Movement 1 Tennessee SEC -- 2 TCU Big 12 +1 3 USC PAC +3 4 Nebraska B1G NR 5 Notre Dame Indy +9 6 Baylor Big 12 -1 7 N.C. State ACC +16 8 Auburn SEC +8 9 Wake Forest ACC +11 10 Oklahoma Big 12 NR 11 Utah State MWC NR 12 Louisiana Tech CUSA NR 13 Georgia SEC -11 14 Colorado PAC NR 15 Pitt ACC +9 16 Louisville ACC +2 17 Mississippi State SEC -4 18 Washington State PAC +1 19 Tulsa American -7 20 Purdue B1G -5 21 Cal PAC +4 22 LSU SEC -14 23 Ball State MAC NR 24 Navy American NR 25 UCLA PAC -23 Patchnotes: fixed an error calculating FCS-related inputs/formulas, fixed issue where it was calculating both Nebraska and Oklahoma with a random data point that didnt come up as an error Poll notes: very volatile early, but starts to be a better predictor around the midpoint of the season, especially with more data points

I think Curtis Davis is a plug and play starter for Western Michigan, who will easily be a 3-year starter and then go to the draft as a Top 10 pick. Safeties are hard to predict but Timothy Khan could be in the same boat, Worst case, he starts at nickel CB for WMU as a true freshman. John Conti could wreck MWC foes going forward, but so far OLBs seem to struggle to show up this year. So I think hes more of a long-term guy that well see blossom in 2025 or 2026. I trust Sargeant Slaughter the least because of his being a Field General, which is an archetype that I feel few have figured out. But if anyone can, its Sarge

Through the first month of the season, we've seen some exciting out of conference play, some shocks, and the kickoff to the regular season portion of the Big 12 schedule. OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH ATH Craig Guzman, West Virginia 466 yards on 79 attempts, 8 TD; 10 receptions on 18 targets, 122 yards, 2 TD Guzman has been a surprising standout, with the ex-QB instead toting the rock and hauling in passes as West Virginia is off to a 2-1 start. Guzman's 10 TDs lead the conference. OTHER PLAYERS OF NOTE: QB Travis Knebel, Baylor: 71/93 passing (76.34%), 4 TD, 2 INT; 373 rush yards, 7.77 avg, 5 TD QB Hanser Zagurski, Texas: 78/98 passing (79.59%), 8 TD, 1 INT WR Donatello Scott, Texas: 19/23 receiving, 271 yards, 14.26 avg, 5 TD DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH ILB Marvin Williams, West Virginia 21 tackles, 5 TFL, FF, 2 INT, TD Williams is a darkhorse Heisman contender, leading the conference in tackles, forced fumbles (tied), and defensive touchdowns (tied). OTHER PLAYERS OF NOTE: CB Chaz Zeitler, Oklahoma: 5 PD, 1 INT, TD DT Jatavis Gabriel, Cincinnati: 17 tackles, 5 TFL, 3.0 sacks DE Darrell Sadler, Baylor: 10 tackles, 5 TFL, 1.5 sacks, FF, FR SPECIALIST OF THE MONTH K Luis Terdoslavich, Texas Tech why 8/9 FG (52 Long); 9/9 XP Terdoslavich has perhaps the biggest leg in the conference, and he's already sniping from long range. FRESHMAN OF THE MONTH WR Tyler Prochnow, Baylor 19/26 receiving, 173 yards, 3 TD Though very few freshmen are seeing time in the nation's most competitive conference, Prochnow is already commanding big time targets and averaging a TD per game. OTHER PLAYERS OF NOTE: QB Dick Richards, BYU: 20/27 (74.07%), 1 TD, 2 INT; 103 rushing yards on 14 attempts P Jack Greathouse, West Virginia: 17 punts, 9 inside 20 (52.94%)

13th, essentially teams 5-13 are currently weighted equally based on their results so far and then it breaks down on two modifiers as tie-breakers. Once you get into conference play you'll play more ranked teams which it heavily values, while it devalues FCS wins (and would increasingly penalize FCS loss). So the focus of version 2.2 of it is it wants you to win, over ranked opponents, preferably Top 10s, by as much as possible.

Very crudely drawn bracket, ignore the terrible quality, I kept getting interrupted during the making of this 😂 Rankings are based off of my poll, I updated the ranking calculation after submitting my poll for this week (which is why Tennessee is #5)

Not sure whether that 4* center is draft material or not, but would be nice to get him on the field since he's A, their best overall C, B, a senior, and C, might get someone interested in the GT roster and switch to coaching them in the future

Ball State is 31st 👀 Last year it took until about Week 5 for my poll to really solidify since its got a lot of equations, so the early weeks I calculate it and then do some moving based on eye since its not entirely accurate early

Bundy's Immaculate, Perfect Poll Week 2 Rank Team Conference 1 Tennessee SEC 2 UCLA PAC 3 TCU Big 12 4 Georgia SEC 5 Baylor Big 12 6 USC PAC 7 Houston Big 12 8 LSU SEC 9 Florida State ACC 10 SDSU MWC 11 Kentucky SEC 12 Tulsa American 13 Mississippi State SEC 14 Notre Dame Indy 15 Purdue B1G 16 Auburn SEC 17 Utah State MWC 18 Louisville ACC 19 Washington State PAC 20 Wake Forest ACC 21 Texas Big 12 22 Illinois B1G 23 N.C. State ACC 24 Pitt ACC 25 Cal PAC

"kgreene loves his big bois"

Kansas OOC Schedule: Week 1A at UCLA @Jmjacobs Week 2A at Georgia @Sarge Week 2B vs Kansas City (AI) Week 3A vs Utah @SageBow Week 3B vs Wichita State (AI) Week 4A at Marquette (AI) Denver Marshall SF Kansas USA 6' 8" Shooting 2s and Finishing

Not sure if this is interface specific, but I think we should work out a way for future seasons, for players being put on the PS to go through waivers rather than having their contract just completely disappear. Anyway, I just cut a player off of my PS, which actually puts him into waivers, for $0? So my recommendation (and obviously I dont know how to code so maybe it has to be this way, but still voicing my opinion) is to flip the order (ex: Waivers -> Either claimed [keep contract] or join PS ["lose" contract] -> Cut -> FA)

Its been some months since we heard from the Jayhawks, but that doesn't mean all is quiet in Lawrence. Through Spring Games, Kansas did Spring Break in Florida, taking on Miami, Florida, and Florida State, and came out "2-1" in unofficial results. Kansas went 9-4 last year, with a win over Colorado State in the Hawai'i Bowl, and a massive W over Missouri and disgraced Aaron Leamon in their regular season finale. But Kansas' first ever bowl team graduated a lot of talent. The Draft Class QB Jeff Maeda UDFA, unsigned Maeda took over after 3 Tyler Summers struggle games, much in the same way that Ian Morgan replaced Maeda in 2022. Maeda finishes his KU career as a 7-4 starter. RB Bene' Humber UDFA, Minnesota Vikings Humber finished with 2,102 rushing yards and 17 TDs, with an All-Conference award to his name. Humber started all of 2021 before becoming the sidekick to Cody Casspi and FB Marcell Maysonet in 2022. WR Trenton Adam 3rd Round, 84th Overall Detroit Lions Adam was a 1-year player for the Jayhawks, but became the clear WR1 on the 2022 squad, hauling in 41/66 targets for 603 yards and 3 TD. He was more fairly drafted than controversial 2022 selection Junior Ogbah, but even with producing early picks to the NFC North, Kansas isn't a wide receiver hotbed for talent. WR Adam Williams UDFA, unsigned Williams was a big part of Kansas' pro-style offense in 2021, hauling in 57 (of 110) receptions for 779 yards and 5 TDs. With KU's focus shifting hard to "backs and TEs move the football safely", Williams step back likely tanked his draft stock, with just 15 receptions and 1 TD in 2022. OT Rashad Shaw UDFA, unsigned Shaw was a massive mauler at right tackle, and is one of 4 all-time OL to leave the program seeking the pros. The 6'4", 310 behemoth is still seeking an opportunity in the pros, but will be a part of KU lore for years to come. OG Ben Gohara 6th Round, 184th Overall Cleveland Browns Gohara is the first ever offensive lineman to be drafted out of Kansas, and for good reason. He was an exciting lead blocker, and showed 3-star linemen that their pro dreams can be reality. DE Zack Luke 4th Round, 130th Overall Indianapolis Colts Luke was relegated to being a special teamer in 2021, with 5 defensive tackles and 3 special teams tackles. Marvin Machado went to the NFL, allowing Luke to earn reps at DE as a senior. Luke ate as a pass rusher, finishing with 7.0 sacks and 14 TFL, becoming someone opponents had to gameplan around. He was the 8th DE selected in the 2023 Draft. DT Mike Brantly UDFA, Minnesota Vikings Brantly was a QB's nightmare in the middle, posting 7.0 sacks and 22 TFL in 2022 after a quiet 10 tackle, 1 TFL 2021. Brantly unfortunately was born in the wrong year, as it produced a massively stacked DT class. He went unselected, spent some time with the Vikings in training camp, and then was cut during an early round of Vikings cutdowns. ILB Ezekiel "Ziggy" Sands UDFA, Minnesota Vikings Ziggy was the heart of Kansas football for two years, and was heartbroken to not hear his name called during the draft. He followed the KU->Vikings UDFA pipeline like several others before, but has perhaps the biggest chance to make an impact on their roster. Sands finished with 131 tackles, 28 TFL, and 2 INT in his career. OLB Cooper Morrison UDFA, unsigned Morrison finished his KU career with 21.5 tackles and an INT. He started at LOLB in 2022. CB James Davidson UDFA, Minnesota Vikings Davidson didn't start until his senior year, but earned the CB1 role and never looked back, posting 5 PD and an INT. SS Lashard Jones UDFA, unsigned Jones split time at SS, finishing with just 7 tackles before fully losing his starting role. The Offense QB Tyler Summers ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (SO) 3 starts, 35/72 (48,61%) O TD, 6 INT; 44 rushes, 229 yards, 5.20avg, 1 TD Summers started the first three games for the 2022 Jayhawks, but looked atrocious, and the team went 2-1 in spite of his horrid play. Summers is young yet, but should he perform atrociously once again, Kansas has several QBs waiting in the wings. He'll likely get a longer leash in 2023, but NEEDS to lead touchdown drives. RB Cody Casspi ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (JR) 13 starts, 200 carries, 1136 rushing yards, 8 TD; 24/34, 267 rec yards, 2 TD Casspi was 2nd-Team All-Conference last year, but excelled given his rushing splits. With Bene' Humber gone, expect Casspi to see an increase in workload. RB Aaron Diaz ⭐⭐⭐ SR punt returner in 2021 Diaz returned punts in 2021 for Kansas, and then was the 3rd string QB in 2022. With the wild success of Devonta Doyle, Diaz is being featured as a RB2 throughout the spring, with success. Natural 3-star Jacob Flores could be better-equipped to take on a true Bene' mold, and (FR) 3-star Kamalei Lowe and FR Alonzo Wilson and Kevin Force are also hungry for carries. The RB2 role will probably be less prominent than it was a season ago. FB Marcell Maysonet ⭐⭐⭐SR 25 starts, 263 carries, 1185 rushing yards, 8 TD; 10/25, 97 rec yards A 2-year starter heading into this year, Maysonet went from a massive afterthought in 2021, to the leading bell cow in 2022, of the Kansas 3-headed rushing attack. He doesn't rush as efficiently as Casspi does, and could see a very slight reduction in rushes, but will still very much be integral to the inside rushing gameplan. TE Alex Atkins ⭐⭐⭐⭐ SR 25 starts, 125 receptions, 218 targets, 1667 yards, 9 TD The premier receiving option in Kansas history, Atkins will line up both at traditional TE and out wide this season depending on opponent. TE Steel Blue ⭐⭐⭐⭐ SO 9 receptions, 22 targets, 62 yards, 0 TD Blue had a very underwhelming freshman season after being Kansas' most hyped recruit of all (one season of) time. BUT he's a 6'6" 19 year old who, like Atkins, will see time at both WR and TE. OT Drew Solano ⭐⭐⭐JR Solano earns the left tackle role out of spring and summer practices as the best pass protector of the candidates, but he's not as great of a run blocker as others, so his role is on thin ice. OG David Hager ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR A true freshman out of Minnesota, Hager is better at pass protecting than the traditional Kansas guards of past. Hager's early entry into the lineup could be another reminder that Kansas wants to throw the football if given the chance. C Pete Blythe ⭐⭐⭐ (SR) 13 starts, 0 pancakes, 1 sack allowed Blythe started last year after redshirting in 2021. He wasn't someone who could dominate defensive linemen, but he also wasn't a liability in blocking. OG Jose Moustakas ⭐⭐⭐⭐SR 25 starts Big Moose is one of few potential 3-year starter linemen across the country, but will slide across the line from LG to RG this year. As a true sophomore he started over future NFL draft pick Ben Gohara. Last year he had 7 pancakes with 0 sacks allowed, and has earned a nod at captaincy this year. OT Zach Rogers ⭐⭐⭐ SR 13 starts Rogers started at left tackle last year, but shifts to the right side this year in Rashad Shaw's absence. Kansas wanted to keep him and Moustakas paired on the same side of the line. The Defense DE Randal Holmes ⭐⭐⭐⭐SR 13 starts, 39.5 tackles, 12 TFL, 6.5 sacks, FF Holmes saw minimal playing time as a sophomore, with just 2 tackles and a sack, but became a consistent force of pressure as a junior, chasing down 5.5 sacks. DL Chris Barreto ⭐⭐⭐(SR) FR Barreto played special teams last year after being redshirted in 2021. Naturally an edge rusher, Kansas kicks him inside to replace Mike Brantly at DT1, hoping to generate inside pressure. DT Dante Gates ⭐⭐⭐SR 25 starts, 61.5 tackles, 10 TFL, 5.5 sacks, FF Perhaps Kansas' best player overall, Gates has become a KU-household name as a big plug in the interior. Gates has had consistent success in dominating guards in the passing game, and has hopes of being drafted. DE Eli Reyes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ JR 12 starts, 31 tackles, 5 TFL, 4.0 sacks, FF After starting over Zack Luke as a true freshman, Reyes spent his sophomore year fighting for any playing time. He returns back to the lineup with two years of eligibility remaining, and fending off a fellow 4-star for the RE job. OLB Michael Koehn ⭐⭐⭐⭐(FR) Koehn redshirted last year after being a big part of Kansas' 2021 recruiting class. He'll start his career playing LOLB in Kansas' 4-3 formations, though its likely he moves to ROLB before too long. LB Sung Franzese ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR Kansas lost 2-year starter Ziggy Sands from the middle of their linebacking corps, but they replace him with the mysterious Korean-Frenchman by way of Minnesota. After valuing experience in years past, Kansas doubles up at the LB spot with two potential 4-year backers. OLB Aaron Freeman ⭐⭐⭐SR 25 starts, 74.5 tackles, 1 TFL, INT Freeman was overshadowed by the other linebackers he played with thus far, but the senior offers experience at a position group lacking an immediate leader. CB Chaz Tuivailala ⭐⭐⭐JR 25 starts, 69 tackles, 13 INT One of the most prolific pass catchers in the nation the past two years, Tuivailala has been ball hawking the Big 12, and returns with two more years of eligibility. Versatile, Kansas often moves him around, playing him both inside in the slot and outside depending on that weeks' matchup. CB Ross Patton ⭐⭐⭐⭐(FR) Patton hasn't yet taken a live CFB snap, but being Tuivailala's understudy is a major rewarding role. Patton will likely feature in nickel and dime formations. DB Kevin Suarez ⭐⭐⭐SR 13 starts, 47 tackles, TFL, FR, 3 INT After starting 2022 at free safety, Kansas moves Suarez into a hybrid role, where he'll likely line up at corner in many sets. A big, physical defensiveback, Suarez isn't afraid to take on running backs who find an outside lane, and has capable hands. FS Eric Gaherty ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR Lacking a true identity, Kansas has gone hard on coaching up their two recruiting classes, looking to get them onto the field early. Gaherty was a 4-year varsity starter in high school, but seemed to peak heading into his junior year. Kansas inserts him into their lineup early. S Pedro Murphy ⭐⭐⭐JR Last year Kansas split SS reps between Chance Johnson and Lashard Jones, with undcerwhelming results between the two. This year they turn to Pedro Murphy, a free safety convert, and potentially Mike Jamerson, another FS convert. The Specialists K Jake Ramirez ⭐⭐⭐⭐SO 13 games, 20/25 FG (80%), Long 51, 35/36 XP Ramirez was a top-3 kicker recruit of the 2021 recruiting class, and he quickly out-kicked George Jones during last years' summer practices to earn his opportunity. A big leg, Ramirez' kicks generally only missed from deep, and he should be on everyones' national awards watchlists for his impressive feats (and feets). P Craig Lonergan ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR A late recruiting swing sent Longergan to a potential special teams powerhouse in Kansas. Lonergan replaces true sophomore Victor Weigel, who wasn't bad for a freshman, but also doesn't impress compared to his peers. Redshirt Report C Enrique Guerra ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR C Jesus Hernandes ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR Guerra and Hernandes are already penciled in as 2024 interior OL starters, but each take a redshirt season to learn up the CFB game. CB Tim Keller ⭐⭐⭐ SR Keller is a surprise redshirt, though he's the likely CB1 in 2024. Citing inexperience elsewhere on the D, Kansas saves Keller's final year of eligibility. DE Kevon Jeter ⭐⭐⭐ SO Jeter was a special teamer last year, who will now take a year to learn the interior DL spot as understudy to Chris Barreto. DT Adrian Morris ⭐⭐⭐ JR Morris is taking a year to focus on grades, which helps keep him in Kansas' future plans. FB Alfred Schneider ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR With Marcell Maysonet firmly the FB1 this year, Alfred Schneider will look to be a 4-year starter beginning in 2024. FS James Penta ⭐⭐⭐ FR OLB Daniel Allison ⭐⭐⭐ FR Penta and Allison were both late additions in Kansas' 2022 class, and with both positions having some murkiness in years ahead, the two 18-year olds take a redshirt season to prepare for competition. QB Joseph Perkins ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR Perkins could be the heir to the KU-throne. A 4-star out of Georgia, He's the top passing-oriented QB in Kansas history, and could push Tyler Summers for playing time as soon as next season. QB William Abshire ⭐⭐⭐ FR QB Robert Lemberger ⭐⭐⭐ FR With the Devonta Doyle craze now ending its chapter at the CFB ranks, Kansas and other schools continue his legacy by bringing in versatile athletes who played "QB" at the high school level. TE Frank Greco ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR TE Travis Campbell ⭐⭐⭐⭐ FR The greatest position on offense, Kansas will look to optimizie Greco and Campbell in the wake of Alex Atkins' departure after this year. WR Nate Lucas ⭐⭐⭐ SR Kansas' best remaining natural wide-receiver, Lucas takes a redshirt season hoping Tyler Summers accuracy has improved enough to send the WR to the League. WR Stanley Tweedie ⭐ FR A walk-on, Tweedie has already been anointed "scout team MVP" for his special teams work this spring. He likely won't see true WR work ever, but could be a regular on the special teams unit for years to come.