The class of 2026 recruiting cycle is one that is fully starting to heat up. Over the coming months, the nation's biggest names will be gathering hundreds when their announcement date is finally up. For Kansas fans, this is a point in the year where the Jayhawks are mentioned in nearly every single conversation regarding a big-time recruit, and today marks no different.
Yesterday, Joe Tipton of On3 announced that class of 2026 four-star Davion Adkins had hand-selected his final four teams. Kansas is almost always in this bunch regardless, with a number of top prospects, but with Adkins, the connection feels a little stronger.
NEWS: 4⭐️ Davion Adkins is down to six schools, he tells @Rivals:
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 26, 2025
Auburn, Rutgers, Kansas, Houston, Indiana, & UCLA
The 6’8 forward and top-40 overall recruit in the 2026 class has scheduled official visits to each of his finalists: https://t.co/0goEy8hKXg pic.twitter.com/LDwLIvJVWE
According to On3, Adkins is heralded as the 36th-best prospect in the 2026 class, with the 6-foot-8 power forward being filed as the No. 7 player from the state of California.
247Sports, touts Adkins as an inch taller at 6-foot-9 and as a center, ranking Adkins as the 32nd-best player in the nation.
Last December Director of Scouting Adam Finkelstein of 247Sports profiled Adkins.
"Adkins is one of the most naturally talented frontcourt prospects in the class of 2026 and while his tools have been glaring for some time now, he's just starting to turn potential into production at a more consistent rate. A long and athletic southpaw, Adkins is every bit of his listed 6-foot-8 with a massive 7-foot-2 wingspan, and huge hands. He's a bouncy vertical athlete and major lob threat who can rise-up for emphatic finishes. He also has soft natural touch and clear long-term shooting potential that should eventually allow him to stretch the floor both vertically and to the arc. Adkins is much more of a play finisher than he is a playmaker at this point. He's just starting to develop some footwork around the paint, but needs to continue getting stronger, raise his release point in the lane, improve his right hand, and ability to put the ball on the floor when facing up. Defensively, he can be an impactful rebounder and rim protector when he's fully locked in, but possesses plenty of other untapped potential on that end as well. The key though is maintain the motor and decisions in order to maximize those tools down the road."
On3 posts the predcited landing spot of Adkins thus far, with the Jayhawks, as Adkins was tagged a narrow 23.1% chance of donning the Kansas jersey. Closely behind Kansas falls Big 10 school Rutgers, who has been given a 20.2% chance of snatching Adkins.