A trio of Yellow Jackets headed to the Super Jayhawk Camp at the University of Kansas a few weekends back and all came away with strong outings.
Rising seniors Jimmay Mundine, Cody Reeves and Jordan Taylor were part of the 200 athletes from 13 states to participate under the watchful eye of Mark Mangino and staff.
Mundine, a defensive end, left with an enhanced view of the program after receiving his first scholarship offer, although Kansas likes him at the linebacker position. SMU, Oklahoma State, SMU and Baylor are also showing some interest and he plans on visiting Oklahoma State and Baylor.
Reeves, a receiver, ran a blistering 4.45 40-yard dash -- fastest at the position -- to gain major attention from the coaches in attendance. He began the day working out with the fifth group of wideouts and by the end of the offensive session was with the first unit. Then he was placed on defense to see his ability there. I think Reeves has been overlooked so far in the process, especially with so many high-profile classmates and the lack of eye-popping numbers with Denison being so run-oriented last season, and a performance like this will shoot him up the lists of a lot of schools.
Taylor, a quarterback, faced a similar situation. He began with the fifth group but worked his way alongside three other signal-callers in the first group. He currently holds scholarship offers from Rice and Northwestern. I was kind of surprised that Taylor was working with the quarterbacks since he is viewed as an athlete first -- most likely as a receiver in college. But an effort like the one he showed at KU might help him overcome the lack of overwhelming numbers, due partly to missing a month with a broken collarbone, and the fact that he has essentially only one full season -- 10 career games -- as a starting varsity QB under his belt.
And although he was at Oklahoma's camp this month, I'd be remiss to leave out Jaqwaylin Arps' recent effort. Even though he has verbally committed to Texas Tech, the defensive lineman is still getting exposure. He was listed by SoonerScoop.com as one of the top 11 defenders, and fourth defensive linemen, among the prospects participating.