Roster
KU dismissed junior cornerback Anthony Webb in June for violating team rules. At the same time, senior defensive tackle Todd Haselhorst left the team for health reasons. KU lost three running backs in August. Carmon Boyd-Anderson transferred to Southwest Baptist University. Donte Bean left the team for Washburn University. Sean Ransburg didn't qualify academically for the fall. Kicker Stephen Hoge quit the team in mid-August.
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Quarterbacks
- 5 Todd Reesing - Jr.
- 10 Kerry Meier - Jr. (also WR)
- 17 Tyler Lawrence - So.
- 19 Kale Pick - Fr.
Running Backs
- 1 Jake Sharp - Jr.
- 3 Jocques Crawford - Jr.
- 6 Rell Lewis - Fr.
- 15 Sean Ransburg - Fr. (DNQ for fall)
- 22 Angus Quigley - Jr.
- 23 Tyler Hunt
- 31 Steven Foster - Fr.
Wide Receivers
- 2 Raymond Brown - Sr.
- 4 Gary Green II - Sr.
- 9 Raimond Pendleton - Jr.
- 10 Kerry Meier - Jr. (also QB)
- 13 Marcus Herford - Sr.
- 18 Xavier Rambo - So.
- 19 Reece Petty - So.
- 27 Willie O'Quinn - Fr.
- 28 Daymond Patterson - Fr.
- 30 Kyle Winkley - Fr.
- 36 Jack Dowdell - Fr
- 37 Micah Brown - Jr.
- 80 Dezmon Briscoe -So.
- 81 Jonathan Wilson - So.
- 85 Rod Harris - So.
- 88 Dexton Fields - Sr.
- 89 Tertavian Ingram - So.
Tight Ends
- 11 A.J. Steward - Fr.
- 43 Ted McNulty - Fr.
- 82 Nick Plato - Fr.
- 83 Tanner Hawkinson - Fr.
- 86 Tim Biere - Fr.
- 87 Bradley Dedeaux - So.
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Offensive Line
- 50 Ryan Cantrell - Sr.
- 55 Justin Pessetto - So.
- 56 Kayl Anderson - Jr. (Long Snapper)
- 59 Sal Capra - So.
- 60 Jose Rodriguez - Jr.
- 62 Alex Smith - So.
- 63 Ian Wolfe - So.
- 64 J.D. Hill - Fr.
- 66 Adrian Mayes - Sr.
- 67 Ben Leuken - Fr.
- 68 Carl Wilson - So.
- 69 Trevor Marrongelli - Fr.
- 70 Matt Darton - Sr.
- 71 John Williams - Fr.
- 73 Joe Semple - Fr
- 74 Jeff Spikes - Fr.
- 75 Nathan D'Cunha - Jr.
- 76 Brad Thorson - So. (TR)
- 77 Jeremiah Hatch - Fr.
- 79 Chet Hartley - Sr.
Defensive Line
- 47 Maxwell Onyegbule - So.
- 78 Gary Draper - Fr
- 81 Russell Brorsen - Sr.
- 84 Jeff Wheeler - Jr.
- 87 John Larson - Sr.
- 90 Richard Alspaugh - Sr.
- 91 Jake Laptad - So.
- 92 Patrick Dorsey - Fr.
- 93 Darius Parish - Fr.
- 94 Caleb Blakesley - Jr.
- 95 D.J. Marshall - Fr.
- 96 Dustin Spears - Jr.
- 97 Richard Johnson, Jr. - Fr.
- 98 Duane Zlatnik - Fr.
- 99 Jamal Greene - So.
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Linebackers
- 8 Joe Mortensen - Sr.
- 12 James Holt - Sr.
- 38 Josh Richardson - Fr.
- 40 Mike Rivera - Sr.
- 41 Arist Wright - Jr.
- 45 Justin Springer - So.
- 49 Drew Dudley - So.
- 51 Dakota Lewis - So.
- 52 Steven Johnson - Fr.
- 53 Chris Heinz - Fr.
- 55 Nathan Sydney
- 56 Corwin Hicks - Fr.
- 57 Chea Peterman - Fr.
- 58 Jake Schermer - Jr.
- 61 Jordan Fee - Fr.
Cornerbacks
- 16 Chris Harris - So.
- 20 Taylor Lee - Fr.
- 23 Ryan Murphy - Fr.
- 24 Kendrick Harper - Sr.
- 27 Greg Brown - Fr.
- 29 Isiah Barfield - Fr.
- 30 Anthony Davis - Fr.
- 35 Corrigan Powell - Fr.
Safeties
- 7 Patrick Resby - Sr.
- 25 Darrell Stuckey - Jr.
- 26 Phillip Strozier - So.
- 28 Eric Tyler - Fr.
- 36 Tang Bacheyie - Sr.
- 39 Lubbock Smith - Fr.
- 44 Olaitan Oguntodu - So.
- 46 Justin Thornton - Jr.
Punters
- 18 Alonso Rojas - So.
- 22 Kyle Davis - Jr.
Kickers
- 14 Jacob Branstetter - Fr.
- 18 Alonso Rojas - So.
- 33 Grady Fowler - Jr.
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