The Kansas Jayhawks squad represents the University of Kansas football program in NCAA Division I-A football tournament and is part of the North Division of the Big 12 Conference. Jayhawks football dates way back to 1890, as part of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. Two years later, Kansas joined the Western Inter-State University Football Association, immediately winning the conference championship that very same year. The Jayhawks won a couple more conference championships before going independent in 1898. In 1908, a year after joining the Missouri Valley Conference, Kansas bagged the Missouri Valley Conference title. In 1928, the team joined the Big 8 Conference where they won four more conference titles (1930,'46,'47,'68). Kansas has also appeared in a total of 10 Bowl games, winning four of them.
The Jayhawks' traditional archrivals are the University of Missouri Tigers, and the Kansas State Wildcats. The Jayhawks face off both teams annually, with the UM Tigers in a "Border Showdown" for the the Marching Band Drum traveling trophy, and with the KSU Wildcats in a "Sunflower Showdown" for the Governor's Cup (awarded by the governor of Kansas).
The KU football program has also produced some notable names who have played in the NFL, including Hall of Famers Gale Sayers and John Riggins, John Hadl, Steve Towle, Dana Stubblefield, Bobby Douglass, and Nolan Cromwell.
Kansas Jayhawks 2008 Roster
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | Pos. | Yr.-Exp. | Hometown/Prev. School
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| 1 | Jake Sharp | 5-10 | 190 | Tail Back | JR | Salina, Kan./Central HS
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| 3 | Jocques Crawford | 6-1 | 230 | Running Back | JR | Memphis, Tenn./Cordova HS/Cisco JC
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| 4 | Gary Green | 5-9 | 175 | Wide Receiver | RS SR | San Antonio, Texas/James Madison HS
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| 5 | Todd Reesing | 5-11 | 200 | Quarterback | JR | Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS
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| 6 | Rell Lewis | 5-10 | 200 | Running Back | SO | Muskogee, Okla./Muskogee HS
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| 7 | Patrick Resby | 6-0 | 205 | Safety | SR | Houston, Texas/Forest Brook HS/Navarro CC
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| 8 | Joe Mortensen | 6-1 | 250 | Linebacker | RS SR | Concord, Calif./Clayton Valley HS
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| 9 | Raimond Pendleton | 5-11 | 192 | Wide Receiver | RS JR | Garland, Texas/South Garland HS
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| 10 | Kerry Meier | 6-3 | 220 | Quarterback | RS JR | Pittsburg, Kan./Pittsburg HS
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| 11 | A.J. Steward | 6-4 | 228 | Tight End | RS FR | St. Louis, Mo./Riverview Gardens HS
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| 12 | James Holt | 6-3 | 226 | Linebacker | SR | Altus, Okla./Altus HS
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| 13 | Marcus Herford | 6-3 | 208 | Wide Receiver | RS SR | DeSoto, Texas/Cedar Hill HS
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| 14 | Jacob Branstetter | 5-10 | 175 | Kicker | RS FR | Lawton, Okla./MacArthur HS
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| 16 | Chris Harris | 6-0 | 185 | Cornerback | SO | Bixby, Okla./Bixby HS
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| 16 | Eric Tyler | 6-0 | 185 | Safety | RS FR-HS | Kansas City, Kan./Schlagle HS
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| 17 | Tyler Lawrence | 6-3 | 217 | Quarterback | SO | Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission West HS
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| 18 | Alonso Rojas | 6-3 | 220 | Punter | SO | Miami, Fla./Killian HS/Bowling Green
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| 18 | Xavier Rambo | 6-0 | 195 | Wide Receiver | RS SO | Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff HS
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| 19 | Kale Pick | 6-2 | 200 | Quarterback | FR | Dodge City, Kan./Dodge City HS
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| 19 | Reece Petty | 6-2 | 195 | Wide Receiver | RS SO | Liberal, Kan./Liberal HS
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| 20 | Taylor Lee | 6-1 | 180 | Cornerback | FR-HS | Harrisonville, Mo./Harrisonville HS
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| 22 | Kyle Davis | 5-10 | 200 | Punter | RS JR | Overland Park, Kan./Rockhurst HS
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| 22 | Angus Quigley | 6-2 | 222 | Tail Back | RS JR | Cleburne, Texas/Cleburne HS
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| 23 | Ryan Murphy | 5-10 | 176 | Cornerback | RS SO | Lawrence, Kan./Free State HS
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| 23 | Tyler Hunt | 6-2 | 220 | Fullback | FR-HS | Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence HS
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| 24 | Kendrick Harper | 5-9 | 190 | Cornerback | SR-JC | Hartwell, Ga./Hart County HS/Butler County CC
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| 25 | Darrell Stuckey | 6-1 | 205 | Safety | RS JR | Kansas City, Kan./Washington HS
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| 26 | Phillip Strozier | 6-0 | 196 | Safety | RS SO | Kansas City, Mo./Rockhurst HS
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| 27 | Willie O'Quinn | 6-0 | 190 | Wide Receiver | FR-HS | Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS
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| 27 | Greg Brown | 5-11 | 169 | Corner Back | FR | Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS
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| 28 | Daymond Patterson | 5-9 | 175 | Wide Receiver | FR | Mesquite, Texas/North Mesquite HS
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| 29 | Isiah Barfield | 6-0 | 178 | Cornerback | RS FR | Haven, Kan./Haven HS
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| 30 | Anthony Davis | 6-0 | 192 | Corner Back | RS FR | Tulsa, Okla./East Central HS
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| 30 | Kyle Winkley | 6-0 | 180 | Wide Receiver | FR-HS | Topeka, Kan./Washburn Rural HS
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| 31 | Steven Foster | 6-2 | 235 | Fullback | RS FR | Sedgwick, Kan./Sedgwick HS
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| 33 | Grady Fowler | 5-9 | 186 | Kicker | | Cottonwood Falls, Kan./Chase County/Butler Community College
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| 35 | Corrigan Powell | 5-10 | 165 | Cornerback | FR | Garland, Texas/Lakeview Centennial HS
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| 36 | Jack Dowdell | 6-2 | 180 | Wide Receiver | FR-HS | Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS
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| 36 | Tang Bacheyie | 6-1 | 215 | Safety | SR | Windsor, Ontario/Sandwich HS
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| 37 | Micah Brown | 6-0 | 185 | Wide Receiver | RS JR | Kearney, Neb./Kearney HS
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| 38 | Raymond Brown | 6-3 | 205 | Wide Receiver | RS SR | St. Louis, Mo./Cardinal Ritter College Prep
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| 38 | JoshRichardson | 6-4 | 200 | Linebacker | FR | Dublin, Ohio/Scioto HS
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| 39 | Lubbock Smith | 5-11 | 192 | Safety | FR | Dallas, Texas/Carter HS
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| 40 | Mike Rivera | 6-3 | 255 | Linebacker | RS JR | Shawnee Mission, Kan./Shawnee Mission NW HS
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| 41 | Arist Wright | 6-0 | 220 | Linebacker | RS JR | Houston, Texas/Alief Taylor HS
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| 43 | Ted McNulty | 6-5 | 220 | Tight End | RS FR | Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City West HS
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| 44 | Olaitan Oguntodu | 6-0 | 220 | Safety | RS SO | Mesquite, Texas/John Horn HS
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| 45 | Justin Springer | 6-4 | 242 | Linebacker | SO | Los Fresnos, Texas/Los Fresnos HS
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| 46 | Justin Thornton | 6-1 | 213 | Safety | RS JR | St. Joseph, Mo./Central HS
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| 47 | Maxwell Onyegbule | 6-5 | 252 | Defensive End | RS SO | Arlington, Texas/Arlington HS
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| 49 | Drew Dudley | 6-2 | 232 | Linebacker | SO | College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated HS
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| 50 | Ryan Cantrell | 6-3 | 295 | Offensive Line | RS SR | Sugar Land, Texas/William P. Clements HS
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| 51 | Dakota Lewis | 6-1 | 202 | Linebacker | RS SO | Sulphur, Okla./Sulphur HS
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| 52 | Steven Johnson | 6-2 | 225 | Linebacker | FR | Media, Penn./Strath Haven HS
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| 53 | Chris Heinz | 6-3 | 205 | Linebacker | RS FR | Littleton, Colo./Highlands Ranch, Colo.
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| 55 | Nathan Sydney | 5-10 | 220 | Linebacker | FR-HS |
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| 55 | Justin Pessetto | 6-3 | 274 | Offensive Line | RS SO | Shawnee, Kan./Shawnee Mission Northwest HS
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| 56 | Corwin Hicks | 5-10 | 190 | Linebacker | FR-HS | Cedar Hill, Texas/Cedar Hill HS
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| 56 | Kayl Anderson | 6-2 | 250 | Long Snapper | RS JR | Tulsa, Okla./Bishop Kelley HS
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| 57 | Chea Peterman | 6-2 | 220 | Linebacker | RS FR | North Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock HS
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| 58 | Jake Schermer | 6-2 | 222 | Linebacker | RS JR | Nixa, Mo./Ozark HS
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| 59 | Sal Capra | 6-3 | 292 | Offensive Line | RS SO | Kansas City, Missouri/Rockhurst MS
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| 60 | Jose Rodriguez | 6-6 | 293 | Offensive Line | RS JR | La Puente, Calif./Bishop Amat HS
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| 61 | Jordan Fee | 5-11 | 200 | Linebacker | FR | Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson HS
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| 62 | Alex Smith | 5-11 | 280 | Offensive Line | RS SO | Basehor, Kan./Basehor-Linwood HS
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| 63 | Ian Wolfe | 6-5 | 295 | Offensive Line | RS SO | Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins HS
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| 64 | JD Hill | 6-4 | 285 | Offensive Line | FR-HS | Tampa, Fla./Plant HS
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| 66 | Adrian Mayes | 6-3 | 305 | Offensive Line | RS SR | Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan HS
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| 67 | Ben Lueken | 6-6 | 300 | Offensive Line | FR | St. Louis, MO/Chaminade HS
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| 68 | Carl Wilson | 6-4 | 288 | Offensive Lineman | RS SO | Redlands, Calif./East Valley HS
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| 69 | Trevor Marrongelli | 6-4 | 285 | Offensive Line | FR | Austin, Texas/Westwood HS
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| 70 | Matt Darton | 6-6 | 310 | Offensive Line | RS SR | San Diego, Calif./University City HS
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| 71 | John Williams | 6-4 | 338 | Offensive Line | FR | Tulsa, Okla./Washington HS
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| 73 | Joe Semple | 6-3 | 285 | Offensive Line | FR-HS | Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein HS
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| 74 | Jeff Spikes | 6-6 | 314 | Offensive Lineman | RS FR | Painesville, Ohio/Harvey HS
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| 75 | Nathan D'Cunha | 6-6 | 307 | Offensive Line | JR | Campbelltown, NSW, Australia/St. Gregory's HS/Santa Barbara JC
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| 76 | Brad Thorson | 6-3 | 290 | Offensive Line | SO-TR | Mequon, Wisc./Homestead HS/Wisconsin
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| 77 | Jeremiah Hatch | 6-3 | 311 | Offensive Line | RS FR | Dallas, Texas/Carter HS
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| 79 | Chet Hartley | 6-4 | 315 | Offensive Line | SR-JC | Kingman, Kan./Kingman HS/Butler County CC
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| 80 | Dezmon Briscoe | 6-3 | 200 | Wide Receiver | SO | Dallas, Texas/Cedar Hill HS
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| 81 | Jonathan Wilson | 6-3 | 187 | Wide Receiver | SO | Houston, Texas/Klein Forest HS
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| 81 | Russell Brorsen | 6-4 | 240 | Defensive End | SR | Stillwater, Okla./Stillwater HS
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| 82 | Nick Plato | 6-6 | 230 | Tight End | FR | Edwardsville, Ill./Edwardsville HS
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| 83 | Tanner Hawkinson | 6-6 | 245 | Tight End | FR | McPherson, Kan./McPherson HS
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| 84 | Jeff Wheeler | 6-7 | 260 | Defensive End | RS JR | Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS
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| 85 | Rod Harris Jr. | 6-2 | 200 | Wide Receiver | SO | Bryan, Texas/Bryan HS/Blinn JC
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| 86 | Tim Biere | 6-4 | 243 | Tight End | FR | Omaha, Neb./Westside HS
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| 87 | John Larson | 6-3 | 250 | Defensive End | RS SR | Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill HS
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| 87 | Bradley Dedeaux | 6-3 | 252 | Tight End | RS SO | Midwest City, Okla./Midwest City HS
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| 88 | Dexton Fields | 6-0 | 208 | Wide Receiver | RS SR | Dallas, Texas/South Oak Cliff HS
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| 89 | Tertavian Ingram | 6-0 | 195 | Wide Receiver | RS SO | Tampa, Fla./Jefferson HS
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| 90 | Richard Alspaugh | 6-4 | 241 | Defensive End | SR | Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley Northwest HS
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| 91 | Jake Laptad | 6-4 | 250 | Defensive End | SO | Tulsa, Okla./Jenks HS
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| 92 | Patrick Dorsey | 6-0 | 275 | Defensive Tackle | RS FR | Houston, Texas/Yates HS
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| 93 | Darius Parish | 6-4 | 341 | Defensive Tackle | FR | Wichita, Kan./North HS
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| 94 | Caleb Blakesley | 6-5 | 292 | Defensive Tackle | RS JR | Ottawa, Kan./Ottawa HS
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| 95 | D.J. Marshall | 6-4 | 230 | Defensive End | FR | Mesquite, Texas/Mesquite HS
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| 96 | Dustin Spears | 6-5 | 235 | Defensive End | RS JR | Osborne, Kan./Osborne HS/Butler County CC
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| 97 | Richard Johnson, Jr. | 6-2 | 280 | Defensive Tackle | RS FR | Jefferson City, Mo./Jefferson City HS
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| 98 | Duane Zlatnik | 6-4 | 303 | Defensive Tackle | FR | Rossville, Kan./Rossville HS
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| 99 | Jamal Greene | 6-4 | 301 | Defensive Tackle | RS SO | Kansas City, Kan./Washington HS
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