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With depth questions for KU at wide receiver, however, Charlot enters this year with preseason hype, a familiar feeling but one that could prove accurate if the pass catcher's own prognostications come true - asked Saturday whether he has the ability to compete for a spot as a No. 1 receiver in the Big 12, Charlot went even further. "Oh yeah - No. 1 receiver in the country," Charlot said. "Yeah, yeah. I'm competing for the No. 1 receiver in the country." He continued. "So I mean, like I said, it's going to be a great year after all the adversity I've faced. I just prayed about it," Charlot said. "So I'm really competing with the No. 1 receiver in the country." Some who have experienced similar setbacks to what Charlot has endured wouldn't carry as much swagger.

Charlot has most notably battled a litany of injuries throughout his collegiate career, the most severe coming in preseasons. Those ailments - Charlot said he suffered a knee injury a week before last year's season opener, for example - put him behind the eight ball from the outset. While there's still practices to be had ahead of the Jayhawks' 11 a.m. Aug. 31 season opener against Indiana State at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Charlot believes those woes are in the past, now labeling himself "very healthy." "Now I'm ready to roll and the season is just right around the corner," Charlot said. - Topeka Capital Journal

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WR Daylon Charlot, Kansas
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07/29/19 - Bryce Torneden, Sr/2020, Kansas, 5-10, 190 (DS#41 SS) + More +

Since the moment he stepped on campus, Bryce Torneden has been willing to do whatever it takes for the Kansas football team. Torneden has played multiple positions in the KU secondary throughout his career. As one of the leaders of the Kansas defense, Torneden's ultimate goal is to help get the Jayhawks back on track in his final season. That is something the senior safety mentioned many times during the spring. During Big 12 Media Days, though, Torneden was asked about his personal goals for 2019. Only one is on his mind with preseason camp just around the corner.

"Ultimately, I want to be All-Big 12 at the end of the year," Torneden said. "In doing that, I'm going to have to take everyday for what it is. I just need to stack the days upon each other." But it is a goal that doesn't seem too far-fetched, at least considering Torneden's career trajectory. In 2018, Torneden was listed on the honorable mention team as voted on by the Big 12 coaches. Torneden ranked second on the Kansas defense in tackles with 91, recording 5.5 tackles-for-loss and two sacks in his 12 starts last season. - Lawrence Journal World

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SS Bryce Torneden, Kansas
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07/29/19 - Bryce Torneden, Sr/2020, Kansas, 5-10, 190 (DS#41 SS) + More +

2019 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY WATCH LIST: Bryce Torenden, Kansas, Senior, DB,...Torneden has participated in numerous community service initiatives with a focus on impacting the community he calls home, Lawrence. He has spent countless hours visiting local elementary schools and doing his best to impact the next generation of children. The work Torneden is most-proud of is his role with Team Impact. Team Impact is a national nonprofit that connects children facing serious and chronic illnesses with college athletic teams, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes.

Torneden is KU Football's leadership team captain for its relationship with Team Impact. He leads 10 players who determine how the program spends time with its teammate, Tayber Witt, and how they can positively impact his life. Torneden has spent countless hours with Witt on KU's campus, but has also led groups visiting Witt at his school, taking him bowling and including him on team travel. - Kansas Football

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SS Bryce Torneden, Kansas
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07/25/19 - Kyle Thompson, Sr/2022, Kansas, 6-3, 222 (DS#999 P) + More +

2019 PRESEASON RAY GUY AWARD WATCH LIST: Kyle Thompson, Kansas,...Thompson, who hails from El Cajon, California, was the Big 12's top punter in 2018, averaging 43.3 yards per punt. He recorded 17 kicks of 50 yards or longer and dropped 26 of his punts inside the opponent's 20-yard line. Thompson turned in a career-long 76-yard punt in KU's season-finale against Texas. - Kansas Football

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P Kyle Thompson, Kansas
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07/24/19 - Hakeem Adeniji, Sr/2020, Kansas, 6-4, 300 (DS#11 OG) + More +

2019 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST: OT Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas,...A native of Garland, Texas, Adeniji picked up All-Big 12 Second Team honors for the first time in his career after being recognized as an honorable mention honoree during his first two seasons as a Jayhawk. Adeniji started all 12 games at left tackle for KU in 2018, helping pave the way for Pooka Williams Jr.'s 1,000-yard rushing season.

Adeniji picked up Freshman All-Big 12 First Team honors from Phil Steele Magazine in 2016 and All-Big 12 Third Team honors from the same publication in 2017. He enters 2019 being recognized as a Preseason All-Big 12 First Team honoree by Phil Steele Magazine and a Second Team member by Athlon Sports. - Kansas Football

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OG Hakeem Adeniji, Kansas
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07/16/19 - *Pooka Williams Jr., Jr/2021, Kansas, 5-10, 170 (DS#20 RB) + More +

Les Miles wasted no time addressing the biggest story around his Kansas football program. In his opening statement at Big 12 Media Days on Monday, Miles said, "There is no violence - violence will not be accepted with women, period. Action was taken immediately." The "action" Miles alluded to was the suspension of running back Pooka Williams in December - a suspension announced the same day as Williams' arrest on suspicion of domestic battery. After spending more than seven months away from the team, Williams was reinstated July 8. But he won't be eligible to play in KU's season opener Aug. 31 against Indiana State, with the university suspending him for one game as a result of his actions.

Miles stands by the way he handled the situation. "We felt like a strong point was the made not only with Pooka Williams, but with the team," said Miles, entering his first year as the Jayhawks' head coach. "For seven and a half months Pooka was going through a process and he didn't have the opportunity to spend time with his team, go to the weight room, you know, just be a part. Pooka went through legal investigation with the legal community. Pooka also had a proceeding that went through the conduct board at the university, and he basically understood that if he did not meet the criteria that the board asked that this would not last long. He really met every criteria that he could." - Manhattan Mercury

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RB *Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas
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07/15/19 - *Pooka Williams Jr., Jr/2021, Kansas, 5-10, 170 (DS#20 RB) + More +

New Kansas coach Les Miles says top running back Pooka Williams has been reinstated to the team, seven months after he was arrested and charged with domestic battery in a case involving an 18-year-old woman. Williams later reached a domestic violence diversion agreement with the local district attorney's office. Miles says Williams, who will be suspended for the season opener Aug. 31 against Indiana State, went through a legal investigation and code of conduct proceedings with the university. Williams ran for 1,125 yards and seven touchdowns as a freshman last season. Miles was the head coach at Oklahoma State from 2001-04 before going to LSU, where he won a national championship. - AP College Football

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RB *Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas
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07/08/19 - *Pooka Williams Jr., Jr/2021, Kansas, 5-10, 170 (DS#20 RB) + More +

The Kansas football team's undeniable star a season ago, running back Pooka Williams, is rejoining the program after a seven-month suspension. Williams, who was arrested and charged with domestic battery in December before reaching a diversion agreement in the case, will miss the Jayhawks' season opener versus Indiana State as part of his punishment, KU announced on Monday.

"My behavior was unacceptable, and I'm very sorry to those who were impacted by my poor choices," Williams said in a news release from KU Athletics. "I am disappointed in myself, not just as a man, but as a student-athlete looked up to by younger kids. My suspension from football has been hard, but I have learned from it. I'm thankful I can continue with my education at KU. Looking ahead, the most important thing to me is to regain the trust and respect of my classmates, teammates, and fans. I am humbled to return to football and to prepare for the season." - KUSports.com

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RB *Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas
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