Kansas commit Kenyon Tabor closed out his high school career in a way few players can. The three-star Derby receiver caught 9 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown, leading the Panthers to their second straight Kansas Class 6A State Championship.

“It’s an amazing feeling that most don’t get,” Tabor said of capping his senior season with another title. “It honestly hasn’t sunk in yet. It still feels like we have a game coming up.”

“It’ll be missed,” he said of playing at Derby. “But I’m excited to play at the next level.”

Tabor logged 69 receptions for 1,257 yards and 12 TDs in 2016, earning First Team All-Ark Valley Chisholm Trail League and Class 6A All-State honors. He also claimed a spot on the All-Class Top 11, and the Wichita All-Metro squad. As he looks ahead to suiting up for the Jayhawks, he can’t help but get excited about his role in David Beaty’s offense.

“When I went up on a visit a while ago, we sat down and watched film,” he said of his time with the Kansas staff. “Not any of the guys on the team this year. We were watching other teams that have run the offense with players like me.”

“There are too many options,” Tabor continued about Beaty’s plans for him. “From hand down, to out wide, a slot position, to even in the backfield. I’m very excited to see what we’ll do. We are going to have a lot of weapons at multiple positions. I can’t wait.”

Like all of Jayhawk Nation, the Panthers standout was ecstatic about the win over Texas. The effort the following week in Manhattan in a 34-19 loss to Kansas State just added to Tabor’s enthusiasm about the program.

“I caught the very end,” he said of the Jayhawks win over the Longhorns. “It’s a huge win for the team. They showed good run defense against Texas, and the offense did good in the KSU game.”

“I was just hoping we would come out with the win,” he said of the final two games of the season. “There’s an immense difference from last year. They were only getting better each game. It’s nothing but up from here now. I can’t wait.”