Kansas football coach Charlie Weis and his staff have been hard at work since the conclusion of the 2012 season. After combing the country for the last few weeks, the hard work has paid off as the Jayhawks received nine signatures for its 2013 football signing class Wednesday, the first day of the December signing period.

Weis and his staff put together one of the top December junior college classes as Wednesday’s haul included the top-rated junior college prospect in the country according to ESPN, Marquel Combs (Pierce College).

In addition to the highly touted Combs, KU added defensive line stalwarts in four-star prospect Chris Martin (City College of San Francisco), Tedarian Johnson (Hinds Community College) and Ty McKinney (Trinity Valley Community College).

The Jayhawks added two defensive backs by signing Dexter McDonald (Butler Community College) and Cassius Sendish (Arizona Western College). McDonald is returning to KU after spending the 2010-11 seasons on the team.

Kansas signed two offensive players Wednesday, both offensive linemen. Michael Smithburg (Iowa Western) and Ngalu Fusimalohi (City College of San Francisco) each signed on to be Jayhawks.

KU also added a specialist on Wednesday by signing punter/kicker Trevor Pardula (De Anza College). Pardula has experience in punting, place kicking and kickoffs.

2013 Kansas Football Signees

Player                                    Pos.    Ht.       Wt.      Yr.       Exp.    Hometown (Previous School)

Marquel Combs        DL      6-3     310     Jr.      JC       Memphis, Tenn. (Pierce College)

Ngalu Fusimalohi       OL      6-3     300     Jr.      JC       Daly City, Calif. (CC of San Francisco)

Tedarian Johnson      DL      6-3     260     Jr.      JC       Jackson, Miss. (Hinds CC)

Chris Martin             DL      6-4     260     Jr.      JC       Oakland, Calif. (CC of San Francisco)

Dexter McDonald      DB      6-1     205     Jr.      JC       Kansas City, Mo. (Butler CC)

Ty McKinney            DL      6-3     310     Jr.      JC       Weatherford, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

Trevor Pardula         P/K     6-5     210     Jr.      JC       San Jose, Calif. (De Anza College)

Cassius Sendish        DB      6-2     185     Jr.      JC       Waldorf, Md. (Ariz. Western College)

Michael Smithburg     OL      6-3     300     Jr.      JC       Fairfield, Iowa (Iowa Western CC)

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