Marshell Chiles, a 5-foot-10, 205-pound running back from El Reno (Okla.) High, has given Kansas University’s football team a nonbinding oral commitment.
Chiles rushed for 2,700 yards and 44 touchdowns as a senior.
He was a first-team all-stater as a kick returner and was named to the Oklahoma City Daily Oklahoman’s all-city team as a running back.
“(Kansas) is where I feel I fit in,” Chiles told online recruiting service MoKan Football. “I really liked it there. I liked everything about it. I liked the coaches and the players were real cool.
The Class 5A district player of the year, Chiles received early scholarship offers from Oklahoma and Colorado State, and was also recruited by Oklahoma State, Kansas State and Texas Christian.
“It was fun in the beginning,” Chiles said. “Getting calls from coaches was great. But now to make my decision it feels like a lot of weight off my chest. I’m done taking all of my visits. Coach (Jay) Johnson did a good of recruiting me. He talked me into taking a visit there.”
Chiles is the 16th player known to have given Kansas an oral commitment.
Seven of the 16 were junior college transfers who made the commitment binding by signing a letter of intent. Those seven should be on campus for next semester and should participate in Kansas’ spring drills.
Kansas Commitments
Here is a list of the players known to have given Kansas University’s football team nonbinding oral commitments, with name, height, weight, position and previous school:
High School
Anthony Brown, 6-1, 205, LB, Grandview (Mo.)
Marshell Chiles, 5-10, 205, RB, El Reno (Okla.)
Banks Floodman, 6-3, 195 S-TB, Wichita Collegiate
Greg Heaggans, 6-1, 185, WR, KC Schlagle
Justin Henry, 6-4, 235, LB, Hoyt Royal Valley
Derrick Ming, 5-11, 235, FB-LB, Webster Groves (Mo.)
Ted Sims, 6-1, 205, LB, Newton
DeShawn Spivey, 6-3, 225, DE, KC Washington
Johnnie Watkins, 5-10, 170, CB, Kirkwood (Mo.)
Junior College
Greg Cole, 6-3, 230, DE/OLB, Hutchinson Community College
Charlie Dennis, 6-5, 240, DE, Butler County CC
Leo Etienne, 6-1, 210, LB, Hutchinson CC
John Harvey, 6-6, 305, OL Mesa (Ariz.) CC
Dan Lewis, 6-5, 295, OL, Phoenix College
Jawad Pearson, 6-5, 300, Chaffey (Calif.) College
Brock Teddleton, 6-6, 340, OL, Coffeyville CC