Weis signs 20 in first recruiting class

LAWRENCE, Kan. - When Charlie Weis took over the Kansas football program, he knew he had a tall task in front of him to improve the roster. After a whirlwind several weeks on the road recruiting, Weis has landed 20 players in his first class at KU.

"I don't have enough fingers to put in the dike, if that's what you are saying right now. There's plenty of holes yet to fill, but I think we made a good start."

Weis was looking for instant-impact players. So, his first class is heavy on transfers. The class includes eight junior college transfers and three from four-year universities. The Jayhawks added three transfer quarterbacks. Former Notre Dame quarterback Dayne Crist will enter spring ball as the projected starter. Former BYU signal caller Jake Heaps will sit out this season and have two seasons left to play. The program also added Turner Baty. The sophomore just won a national championship at City College of San Francisco.

"When you bring in three quarterbacks in one year, you obviously believe that there's a major problem at that position."

Weis says his staff also focused on added defensive lineman. The Jayhawks have signed four already with more potentially on the way. Weis indicated he expects to add several more transfers at the end of the semester.

"We have some additional reinforcements that we already have agreements with that they are going to be coming."

2012 Kansas Football Signees

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
Dayne Crist* QB 6-4 235 Sr. TR Canoga Park, Calif. (Notre Dame)
Jake Heaps* QB 6-1 200 Jr. TR Issaquah, Wash. (BYU)
Justin McCay* WR 6-3 220 So. TR Kansas City, Mo. (Oklahoma)
* Already on campus this spring

Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)
Greg Allen DB 5-11 190 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Alief Taylor HS)
Courtney Arnick LB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Dallas, Texas (Carter HS)
Turner Baty QB 6-2 220 So. JC Redwood City, Calif. (City College of San Francisco)
Brian Beckman OL 6-6 315 Fr. HS Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)
Charles Brooks TE 6-6 240 Jr. JC St. Louis, Mo. (Scottsdale CC)
Sean Connolly OL 6-7 290 Fr. HS Kirtland Hills, Ohio (St. Edward HS)
Taylor Cox RB 5-11 206 Jr. JC Mill Creek, Wash. (College of the Siskiyous)
Josh Ford WR 6-3 190 Jr. JC Landover, Md. (Arizona Western CC)
Tyler Holmes DL 6-3 280 Fr. HS Garland, Texas (Sachse HS)
Schyler Miles LB 6-2 220 Fr. HS Tampa, Fla. (Berkeley Prep HS)
Ty McKinney DL 6-3 310 Jr. JC Athens, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)
Nasir Moore DB 6-1 185 Jr. JC Suwanee, Ga. (East Los Angeles College)
Tre Parmalee WR 5-10 170 Fr. HS Overland Park, Kan. (Bishop Miege HS)
Jordan Smith TE 6-5 240 Fr. HS McGregor, Texas (Reicher Catholic HS)
Keon Stowers DL 6-3 280 So. JC Rock Hill, S.C. (Georgia Military College)
Jordan Tavai DL 6-3 290 Jr. JC Redondo Beach, Calif. (El Camino CC)
Ty’ree Williams DB 6-0 189 Fr. HS Stafford, Texas (Dulles HS)