Nearly a dozen Kansas football players were recognized as some of the Big 12’s best in Athlon’s Preseason All-Conference teams.
Nobody could have seen it coming a few seasons ago, but the Kansas Jayhawks could finish as one of the top teams in the Big 12 this year.
Third-year head coach Lance Leipold has finally formed a competitive culture around Kansas football. His staff has developed several players into stars, such as Jalon Daniels, Devin Neal, and Cobee Bryant, all of who made Athlon Sports’ Preseason All-Big 12 First-Team.
Daniels has the loftiest expectations of the three, a player who was once considered a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2022 before his subsequent shoulder injury in Week 6 vs.