While the 2027 recruiting class is still months from fully taking shape, you could make the case that KU isn’t in the best spot right now. As they have had a rocky past couple of weeks on the recruiting trail through both the high school and college ranks.
For one, KU could still use another boost to their current roster, even if that comes in bringing back the likes of Tre White or Melvin Council Jr. However, thanks to several roster hurdles that the NCAA has enlisted, both of those options are nowhere near guarantees.
To make matters worse, Kansas also lost on their sole 2027 recruit thus far, 5-star small forward Javon Bardwell. Bardwell decommitted, reclassified to 2026, and then flipped to Big East school Providence as a 4-star.
However, their fortunes could soon change
If you aren’t familiar with the name Adan Diggs, now is the right time to get acquainted. Diggs is a combo guard currently rated as the nation’s No. 6 overall player in the class of 2027, from Millennium High School, who recently placed Kansas in his final seven.
NEWS: 5⭐️ Adan Diggs is down to seven schools, he tells @Rivals.
— Joe Tipton (@JoeTipton) September 11, 2026
The 6-4 senior is the No. 1-ranked shooting guard and a top-five overall prospect in the 2027 class.https://t.co/R6hpQ8fmLw pic.twitter.com/mxJEQu1DN7
Below will be an excerpt from 247Sports’ Adam Finkelstein on the highly touted guard.
“Diggs is one of the more naturally gifted two-way prospects in the national class. He put up 18.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.8 steals, and 0.8 blocks in the EYBL, and yet what’s glaring is still how much potential he has to keep improving.”
Now, Diggs has been heavily linked to the Arizona Wildcats, as Tommy Lloyd’s side is listed as “warm” by 247Sports and On3 has Diggs at a 94.9% chance of landing with the Wildcats. So that is a caveat that must be addressed. Arizona ended last season after a trip to the Final Four, losing to the eventual national champions, the Michigan Wolverines
However, it is also worth noting that this isn’t the first recruiting battle like this that Kansas has gotten itself into. While several don’t go their way, head coach Bill Self and his staff, comprising Kurtis Townsend, Jeremy Case, Joe Dooley, Jacque Vaughn and Tony Bland have also seen the Jayhawks continue to chip away at a recruit, slowly flipping the tide towards them, even if it doesn’t initially seem like they are in the fight.
Even if Kansas falls short on Diggs, it by no means indicates that their 2027 recruiting efforts are over before they even truly begin, as only nine of the top 30 recruits for the upcoming class have found a place to call home.
What could earn players like Diggs and other top prospects’ signatures is the development of the current crop. This is why players like Tyran Stokes and Taylen Kinney must excel in their time with Self. While the Jayhawks have stumbled since winning the lot in 2022, Self has still been able to attain high-level recruiting classes thanks to his exports to the NBA, which recently included the No. 2 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft, Darryn Peterson.
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