Jayhawk Players Making Preseason Watch List

A number of Jayhawk standouts are showing up on the preseason watch lists for varius football awards. Todd Reesing, Jake Sharp, Darrell Stuckey, Kerry Meier, and Dezmon Briscoe have made the rounds of various watch list's that have recently been named.

Todd Reesing is one of the 33 college quarterbacks named to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback watch list. The award is given annually to the nation's top quarterback.

Running back Jake Sharp has been selected as one of 45 preseason candidates for the 2009 Doak Walker Award, given each year to the nation's top running back.

Senior safety Darrell Stuckey was selected as one of 31 players on the Jim Thorpe Award watch list. The nation's top defensive back is the recipient of this award.

Receivers Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier were among the 37 players named this week to the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation's top receiver. They are the only teammates named to this list.

The 2009 Kansas Jayhawks open their season Sept. 5 @ home against Northern Colorado. Kickoff is at 6:00 PM and Fox College Sports will be televising the game