Kansas's 2026 Team Roster/Depth Chart Outlook
Official Roster has been loaded (Last Update: Mar 27, 2026)Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Chase Jenkins JR | 6'0"/204 | 119/172 (69%), 1025 Yds, 9 TD / 2 INT | 151 Car, 531 Yds, (3.5 YPC), 5 TD, 4 FUM | C+ | C | #150 | 712 (87%) | RICE ('26) | |
| #15 Cole Ballard JR | 6'2"/218 | 10/22 (46%), 108 Yds, 1 TD / 1 INT | 15 Car, 92 Yds, (6.1 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | C- | C+ | #204 | 63 (8%) | NA | |
| #8 Isaiah Marshall SO | 6'0"/215 | 3/3 (100%), 28 Yds, 0 TD / 0 INT | 15 Car, 160 Yds, (10.7 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B+ | #266 | 32 (4%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #16 Jaylen Mason FR | 6'2"/196 | 3* HS ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6 Yasin Willis JR | 6'1"/225 | 129 Car, 553 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 8 Rec, 34 Yds, (4.3 YPR), 0 TD | B- | D- | #94 | 323 (23%) | SYR ('26) | |
| #4 Jalen Dupree SO | 6'0"/210 | 102 Car, 508 Yds, (5 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | 12 Rec, 83 Yds, (6.9 YPR), 0 TD | B | D | #119 | 307 (21%) | CSU ('26) | |
| #1 Dylan Edwards JR | 5'9"/175 | 34 Car, 205 Yds, (6 YPC), 2 TD, 1 FUM | 3 Rec, 17 Yds, (5.7 YPR), 0 TD | B- | C | #147 | 91 (6%) | KSU ('26) | |
| #25 Justin Thurman FR | 6'0"/204 | 4 Car, 32 Yds, (8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | B- | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #24 John Kelly FR | 6'1"/215 | 1 Car, 8 Yds, (8 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #2 Kory Amachree FR | 6'0"/203 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 Nik McMillan SR | 6'1"/193 | 61 Rec, 975 Yds, (16 YPR), 3 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | C+ | #77 | 797 (47%) | BUFF ('26) | |
| #00 Nahzae Cox SR | 6'3"/208 | 40 Rec, 473 Yds, (11.8 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | C | #236 | 562 (33%) | MTSU ('26) | |
| #7 Cam Pickett SR | 6'0"/200 | 45 Rec, 449 Yds, (10 YPR), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 2 Car, 20 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | D+ | #172 | 335 (20%) | BALL ('25) | |
| #3 Keaton Kubecka JR | 6'2"/206 | 17 Rec, 157 Yds, (9.2 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B+ | #546 | 290 (17%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #11 Tate Nagy SO | 5'10"/174 | 2 Rec, 20 Yds, (10 YPR), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B | B- | 15 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #12 Bryson Hayes FR | 6'0"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B- | 12 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #89 Jackson Cook FR | 6'2"/193 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||
| #82 Isreal Moses V JR | 6'2"/202 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #86 Donald Collier SO | 5'10"/190 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #17 Tyren Parker FR | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #84 Jaden Nickens FR | 6'3"/201 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #13 Nate Sims FR | 6'1"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #19 Corbin Glasco FR | 5'9"/183 | 3* HS ('26) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #85 Carter Moses SR | 6'5"/251 | 26 Rec, 321 Yds, (12.3 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | C | D+ | B- | 543 (25%) | ('26) | |
| #9 Jailen Butler SR | 6'4"/253 | 9 Rec, 59 Yds, (6.6 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | D- | D+ | C- | 543 (25%) | ODU ('26) | |
| #44 Carson Bruhn SO | 6'6"/259 | 5 Rec, 55 Yds, (11 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D+ | B+ | B- | 231 (11%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #87 Leyton Cure SR | 6'3"/249 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | C | D | 181 (8%) | FHSU ('24) | |
| #81 Quinton Conley SR | 6'6"/251 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | 7 (0%) | 3* HS ('22) | |||
| #00 Kevin Sullivan FR | 6'6"/220 | 3* HS ('26) | ||||||
| #35 Jack Utz FR | 6'5"/225 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #75 Calvin Clements (T) JR | 6'7"/327 | D+ | B | D+ | 707 (87%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #52 Nick Morrow (T) JR | 6'8"/323 | C | B- | C | 421 (46.8%) | CAL ('26) | |
| #74 Jack Tanner (T) SO | 6'6"/317 | D | F | B | 17 (2%) | TLSA ('25) | |
| #76 Antonio Wilson (T) JR | 6'6"/320 | B- | A- | A- | 10 (1%) | 2* HS ('25) | |
| #72 DeAndre Harper (T) SO | 6'6"/322 | B- | A+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #00 Malachi Mills (OT) FR | 6'5"/300 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #56 Amir Herring (G) JR | 6'3"/305 | B- | A- | B- | 632 (77%) | MICH ('24) | |
| #79 Connor Stroh (G) JR | 6'7"/335 | C- | C | B- | 310 (34.2%) | TEX ('26) | |
| #54 Tavake Tuikolovatu (G) JR | 6'6"/315 | C | B | C | 174 (21%) | UCLA ('25) | |
| #71 James Livingston (G) SR | 6'7"/317 | C+ | A- | D+ | 33 (4%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #67 Eli Richmond (G) SO | 6'4"/306 | D+ | D+ | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #51 Kasen Carpenter (C) JR | 6'3"/305 | C- | C | B- | 140 (15.3%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #73 Anderson Kopp (C) FR | 6'4"/305 | C | B+ | 4 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #64 Kaden Snyder (OL) FR | 6'6"/305 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||
| #78 Brandon Solis (OL) JR | 6'7"/304 | MIZ ('26) | |||||
| #55 Trezelle Jenkins Jr. (OL) SO | 6'6"/307 | ('26) | |||||
| #39 Rino Monteforte (LS) SR | 5'7"/208 | CAL ('26) |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #33 Leroy Harris III (DE) JR | 6'5"/260 | 31 Tac, 23 Solo, 7 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 8 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | B+ | 384 (41%) | CHAT ('25) | |
| #91 Alex Bray (DE) SR | 6'4"/265 | 21 Tac, 10 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | C- | 311 (33%) | ILL ('25) | |
| #44 David Santiago (DE) JR | 6'4"/255 | 24 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C+ | C | 247 (23.4%) | MSU ('26) | |
| #9 Dakyus Brinkley (DE) SO | 6'3"/253 | 15 Tac, 8 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B- | C | 179 (19%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #45 Garrett Martin (DE) FR | 6'4"/255 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #97 Hunter Higgins (DE) FR | 6'5"/255 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #94 Blake Herold (DT) JR | 6'3"/292 | 43 Tac, 19 Solo, 5 TFL, 2 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C | C+ | 460 (34%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #95 Tre'Von McAlpine (DT) SR | 6'3"/305 | 30 Tac, 19 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | B | 438 (29.7%) | TULN ('26) | |
| #99 Eamon Smalls (DT) JR | 6'2"/315 | 50 Tac, 24 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | C | 416 (27.9%) | UAB ('26) | |
| #56 Marcus Calvin (DT) JR | 6'2"/305 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C+ | 186 (14%) | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #88 Kevin Oatis (DT) FR | 6'3"/302 | 2 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C+ | 31 (1.8%) | ARK ('26) | ||
| #71 Grady Seyfert (DT) JR | 6'1"/304 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | 7 (1%) | NA | ||
| #90 Adrian Holley (DT) FR | 6'4"/260 | C- | 3 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #93 Josiah Hammond (DT) FR | 6'4"/293 | C | 1 (0%) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #96 Jibriel Conde (DT) JR | 6'5"/295 | ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4 Trey Lathan SR | 6'1"/224 | 86 Tac, 51 Solo, 7 TFL, 2 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 5 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | B+ | 713 (80%) | WVU ('25) | |
| #25 Jibreel Al-Amin SR | 6'3"/215 | 51 Tac, 22 Solo, 6 TFL, 3 Sacks, 4 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C+ | D+ | 517 (58%) | MRSH ('26) | |
| #13 Quincy Davis JR | 6'1"/227 | 43 Tac, 22 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | C- | C+ | 314 (35%) | NMSU ('26) | |
| #15 Landyn Watson SR | 6'1"/245 | 21 Tac, 8 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | A- | D+ | 237 (27%) | UK ('26) | |
| #7 Daveon Crouch SR | 6'1"/225 | 12 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (1 TDS) | C- | C- | B+ | 194 (22%) | BC ('26) | |
| #14 Jaron Willis SR | 6'2"/240 | 7 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | C- | D+ | C | 74 (8%) | SC ('26) | |
| #41 Ezra Vedral JR | 6'2"/226 | 5 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | C- | F | 31 (3%) | NA | |
| #11 Malachi Curvey SO | 6'4"/236 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #8 Josh Galbreath FR | 6'3"/212 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #18 Joseph Credit FR | 6'1"/220 | 3* HS ('26) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Jalen Todd (CB) JR | 6'1"/195 | 44 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | A- | B- | 611 (46%) | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Austin Alexander (CB) SO | 6'0"/182 | 46 Tac, 34 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (1 TDS) | C- | C | C | 542 (41%) | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #5 Roman Pearson (CB) SR | 6'2"/195 | 27 Tac, 21 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C- | C | 504 (38%) | BALL ('26) | |
| #2 Syeed Gibbs (CB) SR | 6'0"/190 | 23 Tac, 19 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B- | C- | 345 (26%) | GT ('25) | |
| #6 Jahlil Hurley (CB) JR | 6'2"/185 | 6 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | C | 145 (11%) | ALA ('25) | ||
| #10 Elijah Cannon (CB) SO | 6'0"/187 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | B- | 15 (1%) | MSST ('26) | ||
| #19 Chris McCorkle (CB) FR | 6'1"/180 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #17 Trey Brown (CB) FR | 6'0"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #27 Taylor Davis (S) JR | 6'0"/202 | 41 Tac, 29 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- | C | D+ | 591 (70%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #3 Corey Gordon (S) SR | 6'2"/197 | 53 Tac, 27 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B- | C | 371 (44%) | LOU ('26) | |
| #23 Mason Ellis (S) SR | 6'2"/200 | 18 Tac, 12 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | C | 168 (20%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #22 K. Cummings-Coleman (S) SO | 5'11"/205 | 9 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D | 101 (12%) | ISU ('26) | |
| #12 Jaden Harris (S) SR | 6'0"/198 | 6 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | C- | C- | 56 (7%) | UGA ('26) | |
| #20 Christian Pritchett (S) JR | 6'2"/190 | 4 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C | C- | D- | 30 (4%) | GT ('26) | |
| #24 Darrion Jones (S) FR | 6'3"/185 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #16 Brandon Schmelzle (S) FR | 6'2"/205 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #34 Dillon Marshall (S) SO | 6'2"/200 | UNI ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Robert Reddick (S) FR | 6'2"/170 | 3* HS ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Martin Connington SO | 6'0"/198 | 12/16 (75%), Long 50 Yds | 26/27 | 62 Pts | C+ | C+ | MSU ('26) | |
| #98 Dane Efird FR | 6'3"/200 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | C | NA |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Lance Leipold returnsOC Andy Kotelnicki new hireDC D.K. McDonald returns
Players with Starting experience3314 off • 19 def
Team Talent780#64 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.86Blue-chip 3.75%
Roster Size9242 portal (41.2%)
Off: 47 Talent: (#63)
Def: 43 Talent: (#61)
ST: 2
New Portal In: 35 (34.3%)
Portal Losses: 26
Unrated/No Stats: 10
Total Team Snaps: 18109
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 3
Top 100 Pos: 51
JAG: 28
Low JAG: 1
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 73 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1865 (10%)
JR Snaps: 8357 (46%)
SR Snaps: 7814 (43%)
GR Snaps: 0 (0%)
89% Snaps by Upperclassmen
10 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal)
(total/portal)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
1 (0)
807(712)
Exp 99% • Prod 34% — Kansas lost their starting QB from last year. QB Chase Jenkins was taken in the portal to compete for the starting job.
RBHB
0 (0)
0 (2)
726(721)
Exp 50% • Prod 81% — Kansas lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
0 (2)
2 (2)
3525(2445)
Exp 60% • Prod 82% — Kansas lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
OLT + G + C
2 (1)
1 (1)
2456(871)
T 68% • G 68% • C 15% — Kansas OL: 2 starters back, 1 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 1 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
3 (1)
0 (3)
2664(1132)
DE 58% • DT 54% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
1 (3)
2080(1336)
LB 78% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
3 (2)
1 (1)
3479(1077)
CB 82% • S 79% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 7514 (4749 portal) 37% returning, (63% via Portal) • Defense 8223 (3545 portal) 57% returning, (43% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge