Varsity Football

List of where the best 2021 Kansas high school football seniors are going to college

Derby all-state quarterback Lem Wash signed to play college football at Tennessee Tech next season.
Derby all-state quarterback Lem Wash signed to play college football at Tennessee Tech next season. Courtesy

As the top Kansas high school football players make their decisions on where to play college football, Varsity Kansas has compiled a list of the area’s players who are participating in Wednesday’s national signing day.

Bishop Carroll’s Cade Gatschet and Wichita Northwest’s Julius Bolden
Bishop Carroll’s Cade Gatschet and Wichita Northwest’s Julius Bolden Hayden Barber The Wichita Eagle

NCAA Division I FBS

Army

Zac Daher, Northwest

Kansas

Jake Eisenhauer, Salina Central (walk on)

Navy

Ben Purvis, Bishop Carroll

Northern Illinois

Julius Bolden, Northwest

Wetu Kalomo, Northwest

TCU

Noah Bolticoff, Rose Hill

Derby quarterback Lem Wash avoids the Blue Valley North defense Saturday in the Kansas Class 6A state championship game at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe.
Derby quarterback Lem Wash avoids the Blue Valley North defense Saturday in the Kansas Class 6A state championship game at the College Boulevard Activity Center in Olathe. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Eagle

NCAA Division I FCS

Missouri State

Davin Simms, Andover Central

Todric McGee, Northwest

North Dakota State

Braden Rucker, Eureka

Tennessee Tech

Lem Wash, Derby

Maize South senior wide receiver Jake Johnson has 728 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns through six games, among the area leaders in receiving.
Maize South senior wide receiver Jake Johnson has 728 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns through six games, among the area leaders in receiving. Laurie Welch Courtesy

NCAA Division II

Central Missouri

Isaiah Maikori, Andover

Emporia State

Caleb Nott, Northwest

Cassius Williams, West

Fort Hays State

Logan Bolinger, Maize South

Austin Carlson, Clearwater

Jack Hileman, Derby

Jake Johnson, Maize South

Kleyton Schreiber, Stafford

Kyler Semrad, Goddard

Missouri S&T

Josh Sanders, Maize

Pittsburg State

Eli Wilcox, Augusta

Southwestern Oklahoma State

Bryce Bischler, Rose Hill

Washburn

Rhett Brown, Goddard

Nate Harding, Maize

Nick Hogan, Eisenhower

Gabe Havlovic, Bishop Carroll

William Jewell

Byron Fitchpatrick, Maize South

Wichita East’s Daylan Jones
Wichita East’s Daylan Jones @D2yl2n/Twitter

Junior college

Butler

Carson Arndt, Northwest

Matthew Glen, Salina Central

Daylan Jones, East

A.J. King, East

Jaxon Powers, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Mason Ross, Northwest

Ethan Stuhlsatz, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

George Traglia, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Peyton Wiechmann, Maize South

Zach Wittenberg, El Dorado

Coffeyville

Doug Bates, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Rian Green, West

Cole Hough, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Marion Ponds, East

Braxton Powers, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

Dodge City

Carter Brown, Inman

Fontaine Dixon, Trinity Academy

Adama Faye, East

Jalen Martin, Northwest

Fort Scott

Aiden Kendall, Newton

Highland

Andrew Gimino, Kapaun Mt. Carmel

J’Qwon Johnson, West

Jonathan Wright, Conway Springs

Hutchinson

Michael Anthony, Northwest

Hunter Barlow, Haven

Tanner Cash, Clearwater

Brayden Collins, Canton-Galva

Darius Cooper, East

Nathan Hale, Northwest

Alec McCuan, Hutchinson

Ashton Ngo, Andover

Darby Roper, Haven

Colin Shields, Maize South

Independence

Brenden Barley, East

Jackson Bradley, Campus

Kaleb Coleman, Northwest

Avonte Dixon, Campus

Kamarion Hart, East

Ezavyar Jackson, Salina Central

Royal Johnson, East

Davion Ware, Heights

Iowa Western

Aiden Niedens, Bishop Carroll

Halstead senior Lakin Farmer rushed for 533 yards in Halstead’s 48-34 win over Hesston last Friday. It was the second-most rushing yards in a single game in Kansas high school football history.
Halstead senior Lakin Farmer rushed for 533 yards in Halstead’s 48-34 win over Hesston last Friday. It was the second-most rushing yards in a single game in Kansas high school football history. Shawn Kohr Courtesy

NAIA

Baker

Austin Coash, Valley Center

Bethel

Ben Bollinger, Hesston

Lakin Farmer, Halstead

Kale Funk, Goessel

Doug Grider, Halstead

Cole Herman, Halstead

Cade Mason, Hoisington

Noah Phillips, Argonia-Attica

Friends

Trent Beckwith, Winfield

Cypress Sallee, Southeast

Kansas Wesleyan

Braiden Botterweck, Newton

Dominic Phillips, Valley Center

Mount Marty (S.D.)

Kenny Ferhman, Wellington

Ottawa

Brycen Burkholder, Pratt

Peru State (Neb.)

Kolby Tibbets, East

Southwestern

AJ McCullough, West

Breyson Tuggle, West

Corbin Williams, Campus

Waldorf (Iowa)

Tyler Kohls, Augusta

This story was originally published February 3, 2021 at 10:08 AM.

Taylor Eldridge
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