Dakyus Brinkley
Dakyus Brinkley
Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 15 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
1 SOLO · 1 TOT
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Kansas
Returning around him
- 41% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #61
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Sincere Edwards’s 2025 season.
Matches Sincere on
Differs from Sincere on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Yvan Kemajou's freshman season at Penn State (2025).
Matches Yvan on
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2025
Peak #10821
Peaked at #10821 this season.
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Dak... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing football at 6 years old and my football family got me into it. Who is your biggest role model? My dad. He's the reason why I love football. Who was your favorite p...