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KU football lands four-star defensive end who was considering Nebraska, Texas Tech

Les Miles just made his biggest recruiting splash as Kansas’ new head coach.

On Monday, Miles secured the commitment of Steven Parker, a 6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive end from South Oak Cliff in Dallas. Parker is a four-star Rivals recruit who’s ranked the 20th-best player at his position; he also was considering both Texas Tech and Nebraska.

This is an early recruiting win for new KU receivers coach Emmett Jones as well. Jones helped secure a commitment from Parker to Texas Tech in May before the defensive end reopened his recruitment following the Red Raiders’ offseason coaching changes.