The Kansas football program has recently undergone some program-changing movements on both sides of the ball in both positive and negative ways. The bad? Kansas has seen 23 outgoings as of writing. The good? Kansas spent the last few hours ringing in promising prospects from across the nation. This article will be designated for the good, as Kansas, as we will be going over the six latest transfers set to join the Jayhawks.
Ratings will be according to 247 Sports
Running Back: Jalen Dupree (.8500 T)
Dupree leaves Colorado State, where the redshirt freshman notched 102 carries, 508 yards, with an average of 56.4 per game, 5 yards per carry. Dupree saw the endzone twice this season.
Through the air, Dupree found another 83 yards across 12 receptions. Dupree stands at six feet, 210 pounds.
Dupree notched 100+ yards once this season, where the Arkansas native totaled 103 yards on his season-high 16 carries.
Defensive Tackle: Jibriel Conde (.8600 T)
Conde was the first transfer to commit to the Jayhawks, where the sophomore committed to Kansas on December 1st. Conde stands at a massive 6-foot-5 with 270 pounds to follow suit. Conde hails from the Grand Valley State Lakers, who rest in the Division II system.
Conde finished with 6.5 tackles for loss and 30 total tackles, with two passes defended and one fumble recovery.
Linebacker: Landyn Watson (.8700 HS)
The redshirt senior Watson has seen the field at three different schools this far: TCU, Marshall, and, most recently, Kentucky. Watson’s most productive season came in his second year at Marshall, where he notched 65 tackles with four tackles for loss and one interception.
Last season with the Wildcats, Watson totaled 21 tackles as Kentucky tabled a 5-7 record.
Linebacker: Quincy Davis (.8000 HS)
Davis, a redshirt sophomore, experienced a significant increase in production during his two years at New Mexico State. In 2024, Davis totaled just 19 total tackles. Last season, however, that number was over two times as much with 43 tackles, including 22 solo and 21 assisted, with a 4-8 record.
Offensive Tackle: Connor Stroh (.8700 T)
In what is the highest-profile transfer to join the Jayhawks so far, as a sophomore last season for the Texas Longhorns, Stroh played in 10 games while starting in five this season. Texas finished with a 10-3 record. The Longhorns finished with the 46th-best sack allowed rate in the country with a 5.19% mark.
Defensive Lineman: Eamon Smalls (.8200 HS)
Smalls will come to the Jayhaws as a redshirt junior, and is the editor’s pick of the best transfer thus far. Smalls totaled a massive 50 tackles, with seven coming in UAB’s 56-24 loss to No. 15 Tennessee Volunteers. Smalls marked 5+ tackles through five games this season, and while the Dragons finished with just four wins. Smalls was a bright spot on the season.
Linebacker: Jaron Willis (.8900 HS)
Willis committed to the Jayhawks minutes ago, with rumblings of a commitment sprouting earlier this evening. Willis was recently nominated as the Jayhawks' co-most improved member of the special teams corps.
Last season, Willis totaled seven tackles with two fumble recoveries. The first, in a 38-10 win over South Carolina State, the second, in a 20-10 loss to LSU.
Willis totaled tackles in four games this season, divvied up against South Carolina State, LSU, Mississippi, and Texas A&M.
Willis started his career as a member of the Rebels but transferred following the 2022 season.
Safety: Jaden Harris (.8900 HS)
Harris hails from the SEC, where he spent one year with the Georgia Bulldogs. In nine games under Kirby Smart, Harris mounted six total tackles. Prior to joining Georgia, Harris was an integral piece with Mario Cristobal and the Miami Hurricanes. In the 2024 season, Harris saw action in 13 games, where he totaled 40 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and one interception.
Defensive Lineman: Tre'Von McApline (.8600 T)
McApline opened his last season at Tulane with a Preseason Fourth Team All-AAC selection by Athlon Sports. In McAlpine's sole season with the Green Wave, the former Texas Tech Red Raider finished with 35 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack with one fumble recovery.
Defensive End: David Santiago
Santiago continues the overhaul of this Kansas defense. The former Air Force transfer was once rated as the nation's 12th-best linebacker in the portal on his way to Michigan State. In Santiago's sole season with the Spartans, the current redshirt sophomore finished with 24 total tackles with 1.5 sacks, and one forced fumble. Expect Santiago to be a playmaker from day one in this transfer-ladened defense.
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