Kansas Football 2011 Returning Players
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Richard
Jablonski
Johnson, Jr.
QB • RFr. • 6-3 • 198 Wichita, Kan. Collegiate HS
DT • Sr. • 6-3 • 283 Jefferson City, Mo. Jefferson City HS
Career Honors: 2010: KU Compete Team Offensive Player of the Week vs. Colorado.
Defense 2008 2009 2010 Totals
2010 (RS): Named KU offensive compete team player of the week vs. Colorado... Redshirted the season. High School: Lettered four times in football... Also lettered in basketball (four times) and baseball (once)... Played on four state championship teams (2009 in football, three in basketball)... Named all-state in both football and basketball as a senior... Set the all-time Kansas single-season records for passing yards (3,884) and TDs thrown (48)... Was named to the 2009 Top 11 Team by the Wichita Eagle... Led Collegiate High School to a 23-1 record over his final two seasons, including 14-0 in 2009 and helped basketball team to a 51-1 record over his final two years... Made 10 three-pointers in one game. Personal: Born in Wichita, Kan... Son of Dan and Jane Jablonski... Has one sister, who graduated from Harvard, while his two older brothers are both KU grads... Plans to major in business.
G 11 11 12 23
UT 7 8 15 23
AT 7 9 22 31
Total 14 17 45 54
TFL Sacks PBU FR 2.5-9 0.5-3 1 0 3.0-6 0 0 1 3.0-17 1.5-10 0 0 6.0-32 2.0-13 1 1
Career Honors: 2008: Phil Steele Freshman All-America Third Team. 2007: KU Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year, KU Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Central Michigan and vs. Iowa State. 2010 (Jr.): Started all 12 games at defensive tackle... Made 37 tackles, with three tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks... Best game statistically was seven tackles at Iowa State... Had six stops against Kansas State and made five tackles against New Mexico State and at Baylor... Had solo sack at Iowa State and shared a sack at Nebraska. 2009 (So.): Started the first five games of the year, while playing in all 12 contests... Made 17 tackles on the year, with three tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery... Had a season-best three tackles at Texas Tech... Recorded at least two tackles in seven different games. 2008 (Fr.): Started each of the first eight games at defensive tackle before an injury... Had 13 stops on the season with 2.5 tackles for loss... Shared in a sack against Sam Houston State... Had five tackles at Iowa State and four vs. Colorado in consecutive games for his only multiple-tackle games on the year. 2007 (RS): Redshirted his first year at Kansas... Earned KU Scout Team Defensive Player of the Year honors... Was KU Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week vs. Central Michigan and vs. Iowa State. High School: Earned all-state honors at defensive end following the 2005 and 2006 seasons... Recorded 68 total tackles as a senior, including 14 tackles-for-loss and five quarterback sacks... Helped the Jays to the district championship as a senior... Earned a total of four varsity letters in football and basketball... Coached in football by Ted LePage... Earned his high school’s Academic and Athletic Award for Excellence in both football and basketball three years (3.0 GPA or higher).
Richard Johnson, Jr.
Bel i e ve
Personal: Born in Jefferson City, Mo... Major is American studies... Likes spending time with friends and playing video games... Son of Richard and Patsy Johnson... Cousin, Tony Galbreath, played a total of 12 seasons in the NFL... Cousin, Eric Galbreath, played fullback at Kansas from 1993-96.
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