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Kansas Jayhawks (@KU_Football)
Lance Leipold (5th year) (27-35) #1
Record: 5 - 7 (3 - 6) | Proj: 5 - 7 (#) | SOS: (#43)
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Kansas's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/23	Kansas vs Fresno State	-14.0	51.5	W 31 - 7	U	Y
Fri 8/29	Kansas vs Wagner	-45.5	57.5	W 46 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/6	Kansas at Missouri	+5.5	51.0	L 31 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/20	Kansas vs West Virginia	-12.5	54.5	W 41 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/27	Kansas vs Cincinnati	-5.5	55.5	L 34 - 37	O	N
Sat 10/4	Kansas at UCF	-4.0	53.5	W 27 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Kansas at Texas Tech	+13.5	58.5	L 17 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Kansas vs Kansas State	-3.5	55.5	L 17 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/1	Kansas vs Oklahoma State	-24.5	54.5	W 38 - 21	O	N
Sat 11/8	Kansas at Arizona	+5.5	56.5	L 20 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Kansas at Iowa State	+3.0	55.5	L 14 - 38	U	N
Fri 11/28	Kansas vs Utah	+10.5	59.5	L 21 - 31	U	Y

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR
Schedule Rating: #43
Future 2027 Schedule

Kansas's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/23	Kansas vs Fresno State	-14.0	51.5	W 31 - 7	U	Y
Fri 8/29	Kansas vs Wagner	-45.5	57.5	W 46 - 7	U	N
Sat 9/6	Kansas at Missouri	+5.5	51.0	L 31 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/20	Kansas vs West Virginia	-12.5	54.5	W 41 - 10	U	Y
Sat 9/27	Kansas vs Cincinnati	-5.5	55.5	L 34 - 37	O	N
Sat 10/4	Kansas at UCF	-4.0	53.5	W 27 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Kansas at Texas Tech	+13.5	58.5	L 17 - 42	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Kansas vs Kansas State	-3.5	55.5	L 17 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/1	Kansas vs Oklahoma State	-24.5	54.5	W 38 - 21	O	N
Sat 11/8	Kansas at Arizona	+5.5	56.5	L 20 - 24	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Kansas at Iowa State	+3.0	55.5	L 14 - 38	U	N
Fri 11/28	Kansas vs Utah	+10.5	59.5	L 21 - 31	U	Y

2024 Schedule Rating: #19
2025 Record: 5 - 7 (B12: 3 - 6)
Spread Record 5 - 7 - 0 | O/U 5 - 7

Opponents: Elite, Good, Avg, Bad, Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 3 Good, 2 Avg, 2 Bad, 2 Poor

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Kansas's 2024 Schedule
Thu 8/29	Kansas vs Lindenwood	-48.5	62.5	W 48 - 3	U	N
Sat 9/7	Kansas at Illinois	-4.5	58.5	L 17 - 23	U	N
Fri 9/13	Kansas vs UNLV	-7.0	57.0	L 20 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/21	Kansas at West Virginia	+1.5	56.0	L 28 - 32	O	N
Sat 9/28	Kansas vs TCU	-1.5	58.5	L 27 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/5	Kansas at Arizona State	+2.5	50.0	L 31 - 35	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	Kansas vs Houston	-4.5	45.5	W 42 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/26	Kansas at Kansas State	+10.0	56.5	L 27 - 29	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Kansas vs Iowa State	+2.5	50.5	W 45 - 36	O	Y
Sat 11/16	Kansas at BYU	+3.0	55.5	W 17 - 13	U	Y
Sat 11/23	Kansas vs Colorado	+2.5	59.0	W 37 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/30	Kansas at Baylor	-2.5	62.5	L 17 - 45	U	N

Kansas's 2023 Schedule
Fri 9/1	Kansas vs Missouri State	-32.5	60.5	W 48 - 17	O	N
Fri 9/8	Kansas vs Illinois	-3.5	57.5	W 34 - 23	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Kansas at Nevada	-28.5	58.0	W 31 - 24	U	N
Sat 9/23	Kansas vs BYU	-9.0	55.5	W 38 - 27	O	Y
Sat 9/30	Kansas at Texas	+15.5	61.0	L 14 - 40	U	N
Sat 10/7	Kansas vs UCF	+2.0	65.0	W 51 - 22	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Kansas at Oklahoma State	-3.0	54.0	L 32 - 39	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28	Kansas vs Oklahoma	+7.0	66.5	W 38 - 33	O	Y
Sat 11/4	Kansas at Iowa State	+2.5	53.0	W 28 - 21	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Kansas vs Texas Tech	-3.5	61.5	L 13 - 16	U	N
Sat 11/18	Kansas vs Kansas State	+7.0	60.5	L 27 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Kansas at Cincinnati	-7.5	59.5	W 49 - 16	O	Y
Tue 12/26	Kansas vs UNLV	-8.0	64.5	W 49 - 36	O	Y

Kansas's 2022 Schedule
Fri 9/2	Kansas vs Tennessee Tech	-30.5	62.0	W 56 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/10	Kansas at West Virginia	+14.0	59.5	W 55 - 42	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Kansas at Houston	+8.5	58.0	W 48 - 30	O	Y
Sat 9/24	Kansas vs Duke	-7.5	66.0	W 35 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Kansas vs Iowa State	+3.5	59.0	W 14 - 11	U	Y
Sat 10/8	Kansas vs TCU	+7.0	70.0	L 31 - 38	U	Y
Sat 10/15	Kansas at Oklahoma	+10.5	66.0	L 42 - 52	O	Y
Sat 10/22	Kansas at Baylor	+10.5	56.5	L 23 - 35	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/5	Kansas vs Oklahoma State	-3.0	59.5	W 37 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/12	Kansas at Texas Tech	+3.5	63.5	L 28 - 43	O	N
Sat 11/19	Kansas vs Texas	+9.0	63.5	L 14 - 55	O	N
Sat 11/26	Kansas at Kansas State	+11.5	62.0	L 27 - 47	O	N
Wed 12/28	Kansas vs Arkansas	+1.5	70.5	L 53 - 55	O	N

Kansas's 2021 Schedule
Fri 9/3	Kansas vs South Dakota	-11.5	55.5	W 17 - 14	U	N
Fri 9/10	Kansas at Coastal Carolina	+26.5	52.0	L 22 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/18	Kansas vs Baylor	+17.0	48.5	L 7 - 45	O	N
Sat 9/25	Kansas at Duke	+16.5	57.5	L 33 - 52	O	N
Sat 10/2	Kansas at Iowa State	+34.5	57.5	L 7 - 59	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Kansas vs Texas Tech	+18.5	67.5	L 14 - 41	U	N
Sat 10/23	Kansas vs Oklahoma	+38.0	66.5	L 23 - 35	U	Y
Sat 10/30	Kansas at Oklahoma State	+28.5	54.5	L 3 - 55	O	N
Sat 11/6	Kansas vs Kansas State	+24.0	56.0	L 10 - 35	U	N
Sat 11/13	Kansas at Texas	+31.0	61.5	W 57 - 56	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Kansas at TCU	+21.0	64.0	L 28 - 31	U	Y
Sat 11/27	Kansas vs West Virginia	+15.5	55.5	L 28 - 34	O	Y

2026 class: 197 points   #59
2025 class: 178 points   #75
2024 class: 203 points   #41
2023 class: 170 points   #74
2022 class: 106 points   #94

Average Class Ranking:   #69
Average Recruiting Points: 171

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Below Avg P4
4 Year Class: #67 - Best: #41 Worst: #94

CFB Crootin Averages
Big 12 Class: 202  #50
Power 4 Class: 226  #50
FBS Class: 189  #71

2021 class: 175 points   #60
2020 class: 183 points   #58
2019 class: 176 points   #67
2018 class: 179 points   #80
2017 class: 159 points   #83

Average Class Ranking:   #70
Average Recruiting Points: 174

Transfer Portal Classes
2025 Portal Class #39 - 28 players, 86 Avg
2025 Portal Class #39 - 28 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #52 - 11 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #48 - 13 players, 86 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #22 - 15 players, 86 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Matt Lubick (in his first season) #1

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Chase Jenkins	119	172	69%	1025	9	2	6.0
Cole Ballard	10	22	46%	108	1	1	4.9

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Yasin Willis	129	553	4	4.3	41
Chase Jenkins	151	531	5	3.5	34
Jalen Dupree	102	508	2	5.0	31
Dylan Edwards	34	205	2	6.0	75

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Nik McMillan	61	975	3	16.0	55
Nahzae Cox	40	473	5	11.8	43
Cam Pickett (Tr)	45	449	3	10.0	38
Carter Moses	26	321	2	12.3	33

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator D.K. McDonald (in his first season) #1

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Trey Lathan (Tr)	86	7	2	6	5
Corey Gordon	53	3	0	0	2
Jibreel Al-Amin	51	6	3	4	2
Eamon Smalls	50	4	1	1	0

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Leroy Harris III (Tr)	31	7	5	1	8
Jibreel Al-Amin	51	6	3	4	2
Jalen Todd	44	2	2	1	4
Blake Herold	43	5	2	4	3

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Leroy Harris III (Tr)	31	7	5	1	8
Trey Lathan (Tr)	86	7	2	6	5
Jalen Todd	44	2	2	1	4

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 48% #83
Offense Returning Production: 48% #78
Defense Returning Production: 47% #83
Kansas's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2025 Portal Class #39
28 Commits, 85.8 Avg Rating
36% of 2025 Roster from Portal, 30% TY

Team Talent
2025 Talent Rating: 770.00 #62
Offense Talent #65 | Defense Talent #62
2025 #62 | 2024 #60 | 2023 #62 | 2022 #70

2025 - 2023 Records
2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2024 Record: 5 - 7
2024 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 7

2023 Record: 9 - 4
2023 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 24 - 25
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 23 - 26 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 15 - 21

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 6 - 7
2022 Conf Record: 3 - 6
Spread: 7 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 9 - 4

2021 Record: 2 - 10
2021 Conf Record: 1 - 8
Spread: 4 - 8 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2020 Record: 0 - 9
2020 Conf Record: 0 - 8
Spread: 2 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 3

2019 Record: 3 - 9
2019 Conf Record: 1 - 8
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

Eight Year Record: 35 - 60
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 41 - 53 - 1
Eight Year Conference Record: 25 - 51

Kansas Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2023	Rate Bowl	Kansas vs UNLV	-8.0	64.5	W 49 - 36
2022	Liberty Bowl	Kansas vs Arkansas	+1.5	70.5	L 53 - 55

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.25 (26)	1.18 (113)	48% (13)	3.94 (47)	29.1 (64)	39%	57%	.25 (121)	1.43 (131)	42% (69)	4.24 (120)	26.6 (15)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.32 (9)	1.29 (63)	48% (16)	4.68 (11)	25.3 (132)	51%	67%	.23 (108)	1.34 (101)	45% (99)	3.83 (73)	28.8 (64)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	12	30:40	20.6	39%	57%	5	39.8	1.1	0.8	6.3	2	1

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	12	30:54	21.5	51%	67%	4.5	38.4	1.4	1.4	5.8	2.3	2

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	12	28.1	32.6	21.8	48.4% (13)	3.94 (47)	1.1	21	390	170	220	4.8	51% (53)	47% (87)	51% (6)	46% (31)	14% (52)	.25 (26)
2025 Defense	12	26.8	22.1	33.2	41.7% (69)	4.24 (120)	0.8	-	-	-	-	-	51% (78)	48% (67)	41% (62)	42% (71)	18% (26)	.25 (121)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	12	29.7	0	22.8	48.1% (16)	4.68 (11)	1.4	22	421	213	209	5.6	58% (19)	41% (122)	49% (15)	48% (11)	12% (19)	.32 (9)
2024 Defense	12	26	0	29.5	44.5% (99)	3.83 (73)	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	50% (58)	50% (72)	46% (104)	43% (95)	17% (54)	.23 (108)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	12	51% (53)	51% (6)	35.5	169.8	4.8	17 (99)	.22 (19)	3.53 (3)	84% (3)	9% (44)	0.87 (111)
2025 Defense	12	51% (78)	41% (62)	-	-	-	-	.13 (87)	2.84 (57)	77% (110)	11% (25)	1.1 (125)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	12	58% (19)	49% (15)	37.8	212.7	5.6	29 (18)	.33 (4)	3.6 (3)	83% (8)	7% (20)	1.08 (29)
2024 Defense	12	50% (58)	46% (104)	-	-	-	-	.22 (117)	3.4 (124)	82% (117)	10% (62)	1 (78)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	12	47% (87)	46% (31)	17.6	28.8	220	7.7	12.5	23 (8)	8 (7)	.32 (45)	1.5 (76)	28% (20)	32% (41)	.27 (81)	6% (55)	1.8 (120)
2025 Defense	12	48% (67)	42% (71)	-	-	-	-	-	-	4 (75)	.39 (122)	1.7 (126)	34% (34)	33% (103)	.43 (124)	7% (43)	2.2 (125)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	12	41% (122)	48% (11)	14.7	25.5	208.8	8.2	14.2	15 (98)	12 (85)	.38 (17)	1.6 (62)	30% (38)	36% (26)	.38 (51)	5% (31)	1.9 (117)
2024 Defense	12	50% (72)	43% (95)	-	-	-	-	-	-	12 (39)	.3 (101)	1.7 (110)	32% (60)	33% (104)	.29 (61)	7% (31)	2.1 (80)

Overall

Team Info

Power #51SP+ #58

Record Prediction: 5 - 7 NR

Coaching staff Rank #1

Record

5 - 7
B12 3 - 6

Vs Spread5 - 7 - 0Totals5 - 7

One Score Games '25: (1-2)(9-14 under L.L.)

5 Year Profile

Consistent Below Avg P4

'26 Profile

Remains Below Avg P4

Performance #38

Special Teams #30

Returning Production

From 2025

0% #1

25 QB Jalon Daniels returns (New OC)

Offense 48% #78

Defense 47% #83

Returning Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Proj Portal Starters: (Off: ) - (Def: )

Exp'd Depth: (Off: ) - (Def: )

OL Prod: 58% #612 starters, 1 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,738 #78From Portal: 1076 #36

Rush Prod: 41% #98

Rec Prod: 20% #125

Front Seven: 59% #43

Secondary: 30% #112

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #62

Blue Chips (2%) #79

Offense Talent #65

Defense Talent #62

Portal Class #3928 players (86 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #594 YR Class Rating #67

Talent Profile

Declining Below Avg P4

36% of Roster from Portal, 30% TY

72% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Matt Lubick 1

(DC) D.K. McDonald 1

2025 Schedule

Information

SOS #43

Kansas plays 3 opps off a byeCIN & KSU & ISU

OppsElite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

2025 Record: 5 - 7 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 3 - 6)

2024 Record: 5 - 7 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 4 - 5)

Win History

Past 5 years 5.2

Avg under Lance L 5.4

4 Yr Record (24 - 25)

8 Yr Record (35 - 60)

Notes

Live Team Notes

RB Hinshaw doubtful for Cincy game

Off good success not expl, Daniels a weapon

Def Success #'s really good early, but bad Expl

Run Off mauled WVU, Daniels efficient, Def decent

RB Williams was Iowa leader (800+) in '23

Replacing career 4.5k RB yds, 7k WR yds

KU was 1-5 in 1 score games LY (of 7 L's)

QB Daniels back, electric when healthy

RB rebuild. Hishaw exp'd, added Williams (Iowa)

OL 2/5 back, good LY. 3 portal adds

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

0 (0%) #1

%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 0 #1

Defense: 0 #1

Players with Starting Exp () on Off, on Def

Upperclass

Starters 0 of 22 (0%)2-Deep 0 of 44 (0%)

Senior/Gr starters: 0 (0%) (Off: 0, Def: 0)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 0 of 44 (0%)

Upperclass on Roster: 42.5%(51 of 120)

Portals

Top '25 Incoming Portals

Keyan Burnett (TE)3★ (.89)

Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (WR)3★ (.88)

Jahlil Hurley (CB)3★ (.87)

Bryson Canty (WR)3★ (.87)

Bangally Kamara (LB)3★ (.87)

Trey Lathan (LB)3★ (.86)

Jack Tanner (OT)3★ (.86)

Justice Finkley (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Top Players N/A Before 2025

Recruits

Top '25 Incoming Recruits

Chris McCorkle (CB)3★ (.88)

David McComb (QB)3★ (.88)

Malachi Curvey (EDGE)3★ (.88)

Jaden Nickens (WR)3★ (.87)

Adrian Holley (EDGE)3★ (.87)

John Kelly (RB)3★ (.87)

Justin Thurman (RB)3★ (.87)

Bryson Hayes (WR)3★ (.87)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile