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KUED·SPORTS
LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD
KU FOOTBALL RECRUIT CAPSULES
Continued from page 13
Marc Owen
OL • 6-4 • 280 • St. Louis, Mo.
(Hazelwood Central)
Selected first-team all-league and all-metro and second-team all-state in Missouri as a senior at Hazelwood Central. ... A two-year letter winner in both football and wrestling...Placed third in the state wrestling meet as a junior in the heavyweight class.
Eric Patterson
WR * 6·1 · 200 • Long Beach, Calif.
(Polytechnic)
Versatile performer who operated as a wide receiver, tight end, running back and safety his senior year in high school. ... Credited with 23 pass receptions and three touchdowns last fall. ... Also excels as a hurdler in track.
... Ranks as one of the top hurdlers in California. ... Placed seventh in the hurdles in the state meet as a junior.
... Listed as one of the top players in the farwest region by Superprep Magazine.
Curtese Poole
QB/DB • 6·4 • 200 • Columbus,
Qhio (Mifflin)
A first-team all-metro and all-district selection. ... Earned second-team all-state honors as a quarterback his senior season...Passed for 1,389 yards and 20 touchdowns. ... Completed 54 percent of his passing attempts. ... Also ran for 600 yards and nine touchdowns. ... On defense he had 45 tackles and four interceptions from his free safety position. ... Also lettered in basketball, baseball and track. ... Ranked as one of the top players in the midwest by Superprep Magazine. ... Ranked No. 2 in the midwest region under athletes by the Bluechip Report.
Derek Potter
LB/TE·6-3 • 235 · Franklin, Ky.
(Franklin-Simpson)
Earned first-team all-state honors and was named to the Lexington Herald's Elite 20 team his senior season. ... Led his team with 105 total tackles despite missing two games with a dislocated shoulder. ..
Credited with eight receptions for 169 yards and three touchdowns. .. Helped his team to the championship game of the Class AA state playoffs and a 12-3 record. .. Also a starter on his school's basketball team. ... Played his sophomore year in Rochester, N.Y. and sat out his junior year at Franklin-Simpson under transfer guidelines.
Akili Roberson
QB • 6-2 • 185 • Los Angeles (Southwest Junior College)
City player of the year as a senior at Los Angeles Locke High... Threw for 1,750 yards and rushed for 300 as a sophomore at L.A. Southwest.
Quincy Roe
DB • 5-10 • 175 • St. Louis, Mo.
(Hazelwood East)
A first-team all-league, all-district and all-metro selection as a senior. ... Earned second-team all-state honors. ... Led the St. Louis metro area with 11 interceptions as a junior and five as a senior. ... Earned three letters in football and baseball. ... From the same high school as KU players Ronnie Ward and Michael Allen.
Bob Schmidt
OL • 6-1 • 255 • Olathe, Kan.
(North)
A consensus first-team all-state selection. ... Earned first-team all-metro, all-Sunflower League and all-Sun Country. ... Named Sun Country Defensive Player of the Year. .. Named to the Class 6A all-state team. .. Honorable mention All-America selection in USA Today. .. Ranked as one of the top players in the midlands by Superprep Magazine. .. Helped his team to a 10-1 record and the state semifinals as a senior. .. Named to his school's honor roll. .. Younger brother of former KU starting center Dan Schmidt.
Jason Sykes
DB • 5-11 • 175 • Kansas City, Kan.
(Washington)
Honored as a first-team all-conference selection. ... Also earned all-league honors. ... Was an honorable mention selection on the all-state and
Kansas City all-metro teams. ... A three-year letter winner in football. ... Also lettered three seasons in track. ... A high school teammate of fellow KU recruit Dariss Lomax.
Dan Warner
DE • 6-3 • 210 • Independence, Kan. (Independence Community College)
Played two seasons at Independence Community College. .. A first-team all-Jayhawk Junior College selection at defensive end ... Named second-team NJCAA All-American last season at Independence ... Earned second-team all-conference honors at Independence High School his senior season. .. A first-team all-conference selection in basketball. .. Also a standout in track, qualifying for the state in the 100 and 200.
DL • 6·4 • 270 • Oklahoma City, Okla.
(Putnam City)
John Williams
Earned all-district and all-conference honors as a senior. ... Named to the Daily Oklahomaman's all-state team.
... Recorded 100 total tackles as a senior, including 17 for losses. ... Also forced two fumbles, recovered two fumbles and defected two passes.
... Played defensive tackle, offensive guard, offensive tackle and center during his high school career.
... Lettered three years in football. ...
Also lettered three years in wrestling and track. ... Ranked as one of the top players in the midlands by Superprep Magazine.
Daniel Wilturner
RB * 5-7 * 165 * Houston, Texas
(James Madison)
Earned all-league, all district and all Greater Houston his senior season. ... Rushed for 1,450 and 10 touchdowns as a senior. ... Averaged 10 yards per carry. ... Had 480 yards receiving. ... Had one punt return for a TD and returned two kickoffs for 75-plus yards. ... Lettered three years in football and three years in basketball. ... Named his team's most valuable player. ... Also selected most valuable offensive back in high school. ... A teammate of fellow KJ recruit Torrance Norris.
June Henley qualifies as one of the top returning running backs in the Big 12 Conference and in college football.
Henley one of Big 12's top backs
Henley will enter his senior season with 2,492 career rushing yards, which ranks second among active running backs in the league.
Henley's career rushing mark is the fifth best mark in school history.
His 25 career touchdowns rank second all time in school history, just three behind Tony Sands.
Last season, Henley led the team in all-purpose yards (1,270), ranked second in rushing (766) and third in total offense (766), receiving (26-312) and scoring (48).
L. T. Levine led KU with 841 yards and eight touchdowns a year ago.
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