More and more players from the Kansas City area are landing on preseason watch lists.
Landing on the watch list for the John Mackey Award, given the nation's top tight end, is Kansas Jayhawks Tim Biere.
He only caught 14 passes for 183 yards last year but with guys like Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier leaving the Jayhawks the opening is there.
Here's the full list of those on the watch list.
Dwayne Allen Clemson
Jeffery Anderson UAB
Tim Biere Kansas
George Bryan NC State
Ryan Deehan Colorado
Drake Dunsmore Northwestern
Charlie Gantt Michigan St
Cameron Graham Louisville
Marcus Green Mississippi St
Virgil Green Nevada
Ryan Griffin Connecticut
Ben Guidugli Cincinnatti
Joe Halahuni Oregon St
Blake Hammond W. Michigan
Brett Huffman Duke
DC Jefferson Rutgers
Andrew Jones Missouri
Lance Kendricks Wisconsin
Kevin Koger Michigan
Brian Linthicum Michigan St
Kavario Middleton Washington
Anthony Miller California
Kyle Rudolph Notre Dame
Eric Peitz Colorado St
Zach Pianalto North Carolina
Konrad Reuland Stanford
Weslye Saunders South Carolina
Lee Smith Marshall
Luke Stocker Tennessee
Aron White Georgia
DJ Williams Arkansas
Alston Umuolo San Diego St