Watson, is ranked as the 19th linebacker for the class of 2014 class. He is a four-star recruit from ESPN and a three-star guy from Rivals. Watson is rated the nation’s number four linebacker and 100th recruit overall from ESPN. The 6-0 linebacker from East St. Louis, Illinois  runs the 40 in 4.67 seconds. He has great speed, and has the potential to be a huge recruiting coup for a team in need of help on defense.

Watson, was offered scholarships from Purdue, Iowa State, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Syracuse and TCU. He was also recruited by Alabama and Ohio State.

The linebacker racked up 142 tackles, five sacks and three interceptions as a junior at East St. Louis High.

May 18, 2013; Morgantown, WV, USA; Kansas Jayhawks head coach Charlie Weis picked up a huge recruting commitment from Kyron Watson on Tuesday. The linebacker is rated the number four linebacker for the 2014 recruiting class from ESPN.  Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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Wiggins, was ranked as the top prospect of 2014 before changing his reclassification to 2013. He had until Wednesday to sign with a Division 1 school. Last season for Huntington Prep in West Virginia, Wiggins averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and four assists. He was named the Naismith High School player of the year. Wiggins chose Kansas over Kentucky, Florida State and North Carolina.

On Tuesday Andrew Wiggins signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Kansas. The top-ranked recruit instantly bolsters the basketball team.

Both of Wiggins parents competed for Florida State, as his father had a standout career on the court for the Seminoles, before playing in the NBA for six years. Wiggins mother competed for Canada in track and field, after competing in the sport at Florida State.

Kansas’s recruiting class was already second behind Kentucky for the year. Adding Wiggins, makes the class even more stronger. The team has Wayne Selden, Joel Embiid, Brannen Greene and Connor Frankamp already signed. Wiggins, is expected to make a huge impact on the team, especially with Ben McLemore already declaring for the NBA Draft this year. McLemore, is projected by many draft forecasters to be the top pick of the draft.

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Okafor from Whitney Young high school in Illinois, averaged 21 points and 13 rebounds this past season as a junior. He finished second to Jabari Parker, a Duke recruit for Mr. Illinois.

The second ranked player for 2014, point guard Tyus Jones, has an interest in playing with Okafor. Jones’s finalists include: Duke, Michigan State, Minnesota, Ohio State, Kansas, Kentucky, and Baylor. The two struck up a friendship while playing together at a national level.

Jones averaged 21 points and six assists as a junior.

Both players plan to put together a list of finalists over the summer.

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Apr. 23, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Varsity basketball team member Jahlil Okafor poses at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago. Okafor, a 6 foot 10 inch junior who plays the center position, is poised to become one of the top basketball recruits for college teams in the country. Mandatory Credit: Guy Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports