The Kansas football team earned its second commitment along the offensive line in as many days when Kaden Snyder, a member of the class of 2026 who attends Salina Central High School, announced on Monday afternoon his intention to join KU.
Snyder, who stands 6-foot-6 and weighs 265 pounds according to his X bio, picked the Jayhawks over offers from Arkansas, Duke, Kansas State and Wisconsin, securing his spot as the sixth in-state player in KU’s recruiting class.
He also becomes the eighth overall, closely following Malachi Mills, a fellow offensive tackle from Westfield, Indiana, who had committed on Sunday. For comparison, at this point in the 2025 recruiting cycle, KU had just two commitments on the board.
“This is going to be the best recruiting class they’ve ever had, and it’s already top 10 or top 11 right now in the nation,” Snyder told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com. “I was like, I might as well add on to that and make it even better.”
Snyder was part of the group of recruits that attended KU’s Junior Day event on Jan. 18 around the men’s basketball game against Kansas State.
Remaining in-state targets, following the recent commitments of Snyder, Lawrence High linebacker Joshua Galbreath and Ottawa receiver Nate Sims, include receiver Tyren Parker of Shawnee Heights and highly touted tight end Ian Premer of Great Bend. Snyder told Kirby he’s “already working on” Premer.