Class of 2017 Texas receiver decides to join Jayhawks

By Matt Tait     May 17, 2016
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Kansas University football recruiting

Mere minutes after news broke about the Jayhawks landing an oral commitment from New Orleans wide receiver Takulve Williams, another wideout from Dallas’ Bishop Dunne High, joined him.

Like Williams, Reggie Roberson, a three-star prospect, announced his commitment to Kansas Tuesday afternoon via Twitter.

Roberson, who stands 6-foot-1, 175 pounds, chose KU over offers from Colorado State, East Carolina, Illinois, Indiana, Miami (Ohio) and Tulane, among others.

Wrote Roberson: “…I am ready to grow as a student, person and player and I am officially committing to the University of Kansas! #RockChalk.”

Roberson also included the hashtag #JayCrew17 which has been adopted by KU’s 2017 recruiting class as the unofficial slogan of the newcomers.

Roberson becomes the sixth player to orally commit to KU in the class and the third this week.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.