Beatys words: The class top to bottom

Below are comments from Kansas head David Beaty going into detail about the 24 recruits that signed.

Dorance Armstrong- 6-4, 225, DE, North Shore (Tex)

That school has produced quite a few great players in its time. I am extremely excited about this guy. Plays defensive end. Guy has a terrific first step, grace, burst, does a terrific job in the run game. You don't see that a lot of times out of defensive ends on the high school level.

This guy is a very long guy who already has a good amount of weight on him. He's around 230 right now. This guy is a guy that can probably get to 260 and still run, which is something we'd love to be able to see him do. We were really fired up about this guy. He was not an easy get. There were a lot of people in America interested in him.

Terrific first step, great hands u good instincts, is able to get guys to the ground, does a great job of rolling his hips as he gets through the tackle. He's one of the best players on their basketball team. He's doing a heck of a job for a really good basketball team right now. Dorance Armstrong is a guy we're excited about.

Shola Ayinde- 6-0, 170, CB, George Ranch (Tex)

This kid is a tremendous talent. We're excited about him obviously for a number of reasons. Number one, he can run. Number two, he's long. Falls in line with the things we were talking about. Guy has terrific instincts. He's always around the ball. That's something that we were looking for.

As you looked at his tape, you saw a lot of passes broke up, which is not something that is uncommon when you see teams play a lot of man coverage. He has done that. He's played a lot of bump n run in his time. We're going to man up and put some pressure on the quarterback at times.

That guy has to be able to play on an island out there. It helps if he's done that before. He's played against some top notch prospects down in that area, some of which I recruited. I know what type of talent this kid possesses. We're excited about his ability to play defensive back, but he can help us in the return game as well.

Very good looking kid. Long and fast. Exactly how we like him. Can cover. Very competitive. You'll get to see that on tape. He's always around the ball and he seems to be always making plays, which is something we were looking for when we were looking for corners, guys that could break up passes.

D'Andre Banks- 6-3, 325, OG, Trinity Valley C.C.

A big ole lineman that we signed out of Trinity Valley. He's already here. A midyear kid. This kid is a very interesting guy. He's a very versatile guy. We think he can definitely play guard, which he's played a lot of in junior college, but he also we know he can snap the ball and can play center. If we needed him to, we felt he could step out there to the tackle spot. He's played all five positions in his time. He's an extremely smart kid.

His dad is a college football player, played at Purdue. The thing I love about this guy is his work ethic. He is a guy that came into junior college a little bit overweight. He worked like crazy to get that weight under control. He's continuing to do that here. I think he's going to bring a lot to our team, more than what he can do football wise because I think he's a really good leader and he's going to help us move forward with the group and teach them how to work, which is something we certainly needed in this class as well.

L.B. (Bazie) Bates- 6-1, 195, S/Nickel, Trinity Valley C.C.

This guy is a talented guy. Watch this dude run on tape. He can get downhill in that alley. When he gets there, for some reason he's in a really bad mood. He does a good job of putting his face on guys. He gets to the ball in a hurry and makes things happen.

There's a lot of different clips, we weren't able to put all of them on here, but this guy causes a lot of turnovers because where he puts his hat and his hands at the contact point. Emphasis on stealing possessions. Having people that understand the value of creating turnovers and creating that type of environment. This guy can do it because he can run and he knows where to put his hat and he knows how to tackle. We're excited about him for a lot of good reasons.

Jeremiah Booker- 6-3, 187, WR, College Station (Tex)

I had him in camp a couple times when I was down there at A&M. This guy is a tremendously talented dude. He can really run. He's got great length, which in our league, if you start looking now at some of the more successful receivers, they have length. Not only in our league, but throughout the country. This guy has that.

He does a really good job of releasing off the ball. He's been coached really well at that school. That was important to us. We knew how he'd been coached and we knew he was a little bit ahead of the curve there. He was a guy sought after by a number of schools. He was not an easy get. I will say this, we are excited about having him. He can make plays. Should be able to help us down by the red zone with his length. Really fast guy with his size. Excited about him.

Jacky Dezir- 6-3, 305, DT, College of DuPage

We got him at the midyear. You'll see him lined up in the middle a lot. He's a very versatile guy, can line up outside, but can also line up in a three technique and on the nose at times. Probably a little bit quicker than the guys his size in the interior which I think is going to certainly help us.

He does a really nice job of finding the ball. He doesn't stay blocked, which is something you want in a defensive lineman. But he also ties up blockers in the run game which helps his backers make plays a lot of times. That's an art that's lost nowadays. Sometimes we have to tie a couple guys up so the backer can make a play. If you watch his whole tape, you'll see him do that throughout his time there.

This guy is a junior college guy that can come in and help us pretty much immediately. We really need him to. I've enjoyed getting to know him already. He's got a great personality. I think he's going to help our team in a lot more ways than just on the field.

Denzel Feaster- 6-3, 190, S, Manor (Tex)

He is a guy that I'm personally very excited about. I know you hear me say that a bunch about all these guys. This kid's a guy we found late. I got to take my hat off to coach Klint Kubiak. Went through every little school in central Texas you can imagine. He found a guy that had been playing quarterback his entire career, except for his last five games. How do you find a 6'2", 210 guy laying around there at this time of year? He played quarterback his entire career until his last five games. Nobody else went in there except for Klint. He talked to the coach. He called me, I got a guy that I feel strongly about.

Klint is a young guy. That was his way of standing on the table. He sent me the video. I took a look at it. This guy has instincts. He will come downhill and he will knock the fire out of you which is something you can either get them to do or you can't. Either got it or he doesn't. He puts his head on the ball. He doesn't even know what he's doing there yet.

I'm excited about what the future looks like for him. He was here last weekend. The thing I loved about him is when we offered him the scholarship, he shed a tear. He wants to be here.

Aaron Garza- 6-2, 287, OG/OC, Sherman (Tex)

Aaron was a guy that was committed when we got here. He is a guy that was committed to Texas for a long time, then the previous staff was able to get him away from those guys, get him up there. I thought our staff, Reggie Mitchell, Clint Bowen, did a nice job of keeping him committed. He was not a guy that people left alone.

In this tape you're going to see him. He was about 6'3", about 340, when he started a couple years ago. This guy has trimmed down. He's around 295 pounds, up to about 6'4". I'm excited about Aaron. Work ethic guy. Has been coached by a really good football coach. I know what we're getting in Aaron and I'm excited about him adding to our offensive line. It was an area of need for us.

I think he's a versatile guy. Played some tackle, also some interior positions. That excites me because he can play more than one position for us. Very big, very strong. He gets his hands on you, hard to get off of him. When we continue to improve his feet, I think he can help us as we go down the line here.

Chase Harrell- 6-4, 200, WR, Hargrave (Tex)

Chase comes from the Houston area. I've recruited Chase for a long, long time. He's been to a camp with me for the last three years. I've known him since he was a pup. Had a guy at Texas A&M that Chase reminds me, reminds me of Mike Evans. He has a lot of similar qualities in the way he's built, the way he moves at a young age.

He does a really good job of playing that ball at the highest point. He has got really good speed for a guy this big. He is a really big kid. The thing that I think is going to be the challenge for us with Chase is just like it was with Mike, not letting him get too big. He could get big in a hurry. Man, he's a great kid.

I'm excited about him being here because he's going to bring a lot to our program. He's enrolled, already working out. We're going to be able to use him in the spring. The guy can run for a dude that tall. He's definitely going to help us.

Ke'aun Kinner- 5-9, 185, RB, Navarro JC

A lot of you know about Ke'aun, some of you don't. I want to say he was the national junior college Player of the Year. The guy is a talented dude. Won a lot of awards. He can really run the football. His vision is as good a thing as I've seen around in this position.

Great burst, his top end speed is something we really liked. He was finishing runs, finishing in the end zone. Scored a bunch of touchdowns from a long way away. In college football in this day and age, you got to score when you can. You don't need to snap the ball again. The way you do that is by addressing your team speed, getting guys that can finish plays when they get a crease.

The thing I love about this guy is everybody talks about his work ethic, what a great kid he is. He doesn't say a whole lot. I'm excited about him being here. Got him here in the spring, we can get him going. Reggie Mitchell did a great job. Guy has been around for a while. Knows what a great running back looks like.

Taylor Martin- 5-9, 187, RB, the Fort Worth Dunbar (Tex)

Taylor was another guy that was extremely hard to hold on to. A lot of people sniffing around on him late down there. I thought our coaches did a really nice job. Had a terrific time meeting with him and his family. A great, great family we met with down there.

This kid is a very talented, fast, explosive guy. Another guy with terrific vision. I think he's change of direction is extremely good. He does a great job of stopping and starting and getting to a high level of speed really quickly which allows him to finish runs. He's a track guy who posted some extremely fast track times.

If you look at him on tape, you might think he's not a very big guy. Stand in his living room, this dude is a pretty big dude. He's put together. He's got good size on him. I'm not sure 5'10" does him justice. He has length and certainly has weight on him. The dude can fly. We keep talking about length and speed. Those are things we were trying to address in the class.

Clyde McCauley- 6-5, 275, LT, Arlington Bowie (Tex)

He's skinny as a rail. A big, big boy. This kid was committed to another place and he chose us this weekend. We're excited about him being here. Talking about a really big frame. This guy has a chance to be a big, big dude. He is really skinny. I can't wait to get Je'Ney Jackson with him and get him to our training table because I think this guy can be a giant. I think we can build his body the way we want it to be built.

He has great feet. Does a great job with his point of contact, rolling his hips. Once that kid's technique improves, I think the sky is the limit. High work ethic guy, some of the things we were looking for when we were out there on the road.

Tyrone Miler- 6-0, 178, CB, Saline (Mich)

We got a DB that Coach Mitchell found late in the process for us. We had some issues that we had to address in the secondary, one of them was at the corner spot. He found a kid named Tyrone Miller out of Michigan. Grabbed him late, got him down here last week on a visit. He was committed to other place.

Reggie went out there and did what he had to do. Tyrone is another guy that is a six foot plus kid that runs extremely well. You can see on the tape he has some skills other than just playing DB. He can help us in the return game. If he gets the ball in his hands on turnovers, he has the opportunity to turn it into picks six. We don't want to snap it again if we don't have to.

This guy can really run, great cover skills. He's long. Guys have a hard time getting off press coverage on this dude. He's done it a lot which gives us a little bit of a head start when he gets here. Played man coverage already. I'm excited about Tyrone. This guy brings a lot of athleticism to our football team. Love his demeanor, work ethic. Love the work that Reggie Mitchell did with him there.

Emmanuel Moore- 6-0, 190, WR, Justin Northwest (Tex)

As you watch the tape, all he does is score touchdowns. He has terrific balance. As I watched the tape, one of the things I love about this guy is he catches the ball in his hands away from his body, he runs extremely well. He's built like a running back at six foot plus, and runs like a running back after he catches the ball, which is something we really need around here, guys that can do more than just catch it.

We need guys that can extend the play. He can go deep. He's got good ball skills. He's relatively new to that position. Looking forward to coach Kubiak getting his hands on him.

Osaze Ogbebor- 6-1, 215, LB, Frisco Heritage

This kid, what a great kid to be around, Osaze Ogbebor. What a great kid, out of Heritage High School from Frisco. Lots of great players up there. This kid came on a visit, we offered him a scholarship, he committed to us. Right after that there were a bunch of schools up there trying to get him away from us.

I have to take my hat off to the kid and coach because they hung in there strong with us. Good sized kid, six foot, 215 pound guy, still thin to be honest with you. He can run and he will strike you.

The thing I really like about Osaze is that a lot of linebackers at that level, they will run around blocks a lot of times. He will put his hands an offensive lineman, shoot his hands and shed him. You can't run around blocks in college because if you do you're creating a crease. He's around the ball a lot, has a nose for it. Fine addition to our defense.

Marnez Ogletree- 5-11, 190, CB, Fullerton College (Calif)

He's from Lawrenceville, Georgia, been out at Fullerton College in California. First guy to sign in our class today. He was fired up when he called me about 5:05 this morning. Long, rangy guy, has done it in college. That's one thing we can't give them is college experience, and he's got it.

All of these corners that are coming in here, they have arms that are extremely long. We want them to be able to touch the walls as they stand in this room. Those guys have long arms. We want them to be hard to get around in man coverage. He's played man coverage a lot.

He's also been a very valuable part of the return game. The guy can really run. Once again, he really helps us because he's played the game before at a collegiate level. He has a high football IQ. The guy can help us in special teams, which is an area we need and we need guys to be explosive in that area. I'm really excited about him.

Jayson Rhodes- 6-4, 310, OT/OG, Blinn CC

Blinn has been very good to us. This kid was a guy we found late when we were fishing down around there for O linemen. He's 6'4", 285. Probably closer to 6'5" now. We had him on his official visit a couple weeks ago. Saw him this morning. This is a big dude, a really big guy. A guy that is that big, that can move that well, I'll be honest, I was shocked that he was still available when we got to him.

This guy is a guy that can play every one of those five positions. You keep hearing me say that. We want some flexibility up front. We think he can be a tackle for us. We think he can play the left tackle if we needed him to. He's played in the interior at both guards. He also can snap the ball. Another good sized guy that's flexible and can play a lot of positions. Love this dude. Great personality. He's going to help our team.

Shaquille Richmond- 6-0, 180, CB, Arlington Timberview (Tex)

Kenny Perry knew about this guy for a long time, did a tremendous job recruiting this guy. Terrific family. Had him up here this weekend. This guy is really going to help our team in a lot more ways than playing on the field because he's a good kid, a good man.

Here's the things I love about Shaq. Shaq can run. Shaq can tackle. He will hit you. Shaq has a nose for interceptions. He is always around that football. He's always around trying to get the balls in his hands. Picked off a bunch of passes in high school. If that thing gets close to him, he's probably going to catch it and go the other way with it. That's one of the things I really loved about Shaq.

Turned his tape on, the plays were dynamic. He plays a lot of man coverage. Sometimes it's hard to break up passes in zone, easier in man. It's hard to get picks in man. He got a lot of picks in man coverage. Those stood out for us. Long guy, can run, change direction, help us in the return game.

Steven Sims- 5-11, 165, WR, Travis (Tex)

Steven Sims is a guy I've known about for a long time. Been recruiting him since I was back at A&M. When you look at the tape, I think you'll see that this kid possesses a tremendous burst. One of the things I love about him is the run after the catch factor for him. When he gets the ball in his hands, he has a tremendous burst, over 28 to 25 yards that will help him running in an open field, on a Big 12 field.

This guy is not as little as you think he is. He's a little bit taller, 5'10" type guy. Plenty of length about him, long arms. The guy runs extremely fast. He's got really good hands away from his body. We really wanted to address that, being able to catch the ball away from his body. In this league, you have to make contested plays. In order to do that you need long arms and you need guys that can catch the ball away from their body. They've shown on tape they can do that.

This kid has terrific hands, great burst. A great family, a great kid. This kid doesn't lack for confidence. He's going to come out with a little swagger to him. He can run. I'm excited about him. It was a matter of how I was going to get him or where I was going to be when I got him because I liked him from the beginning.

Will Smith- 6-4, 315, OG, Butler County CC

Will is a guy that plays the interior positions for us. He's a guy that we think can help us right away inside. Either one of the guards. We think he can help us in the snapping game.

All those guys that play on the interior, get those guys snapping, that way we always have our issues covered at this center spot. I know Coach Yenser really likes this guy. This guy has a lot of size to him. He's a big dude, and a guy that has really long arms.

He obviously does a good job at run blocking, but he does a really good job in the pass set game. Has really good feet for a guy that size without 6'6" length. Really excited about him. I think this kid will help us a lot. I've already seen him down there. He's a kid that's rehabbing a shoulder right now. Man, what a great kid to get. We're excited about having him, right from our own state of Kansas.

Carter Stanley- 6-2, 195, QB, Vero Beach (Fla)

Got to meet with his family down there. I sound like a broken record, but what a great family they are. Met with his mom and dad. I'm definitely going to go down and do some fishing at that house. They live right down there on that bay. It is gorgeous down there.

Man, this guy right here is a guy we did not think we'd find. I'll be honest with you. We were looking in other areas. We were kind of addressing this need through something else. It wasn't until just a buddy kind of tipped us off to it. We looked at his tape. I gave it to Coach Likens. He called me back right away and said that's a guy we need to go after.

This kid does a tremendous job of not only throwing the football but he does a great job with his feet. He's a dual threat quarterback. He has an understanding of what we do offensively. What they did at their high school, they learned it from Coach Likens and those guys at Cal. There's going to be a little bit of a head start for Carter there.

A very, very bright kid. Excited about getting this kid to come up here and be a part of our program. Think he can be a leader for years to come. He's a tremendous player. I'm really excited about him being here.

Jace Sternberger- 6-4, 225, TE, Kingfisher (Okla)

The only thing I'm upset about Jace is I didn't get up there when that barbecue place was open when we were there. His mom is a basketball coach there. This kid is a terrific athlete. Plays tight end. We think this guy addresses a lot of issues for us. He's one of the best players in the state on their basketball team. Averages 20 plus points a game for their basketball team.

He can do it all. He can throw it, run it, catch it. The guy can do just about anything. He's very versatile. He's about 6'5", 229 pounds coming out of high school and can run like that. Guy has great hands, catches the ball away from his body like I talked about. He can attach and play tight end, detach and play at H back position, detach and play him at the Y, wide receiver position. A guy that plays a hybrid spot for us.

I'm fired up about this guy because he can do a lot for us. The most important thing about him is his demeanor, who he is. Hard working, blue collar guy. He's going to help our guys.

Brandon Stewart- 5-11, 175, CB, Trinity Valley C.C.

Brandon went to junior college, did a great job for Brad. When he first picked up the phone, he called us about Brandon, said, You got to get down here and see this guy. What I didn't realize is how much he had grown since he left high school because I recruited him there before. Long foot, six foot plus, 175 pound guy that's going to be 190 pounds before it's all said and done, 195, not much more than that. Kid that can really run and has a lot of experience at playing man coverage.

A lot of you all are familiar with what they do there, they're going to play man coverage every snap, then play some more man after that. So he's done a lot of it, all right? Junior college, a lot of man coverage. Some of these guys already have that skill when they come into us, just a matter of fitting them into our scheme.

Ryan Willis- 6-4, 200, QB, Bishop Miege (Kan)

Ryan is from right down the street in overland Park, Kansas. His parents, another great family there. They had a lot of opportunities to go elsewhere, particularly when we took another quarterback in the class. He didn't waiver, not at all. The guy, he was a stud through the whole thing.

This kid can sling the football. You cannot argue with the production that this guy had there. I want to say between our two quarterbacks, I believe there was one loss in the last season if I'm not mistaken. That ain't bad.

We want guys that know how to win, particularly at that position. That was important to us. Very, very important. Guys that know how to win and know how to win the big one, win championships. Ryan Willis knows how to do that. The guy can throw the ball all over the field. 6'4" plus, 220 pounds. Runs better than people give him credit for.

The thing I love about Ryan is he ain't afraid of competition. That's what it's going to take to survive here because there's going to be competition every day here. We're only as good as our next.