Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#41
Ezra Vedral
Junior linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Omaha, NE · Creighton Prep HS
Returning to Kansas for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Long Island University
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Kansas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed with Kansas in 2023.
Ezra Vedral
Second year in the Kansas linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Long Island University, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kansasout of Creighton Prep
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
1 TOT
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Kansas
Returning around him
- 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 #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Ezra ... At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? It was at the age of 6. My dad and three uncles played football at Nebraska and my grandpa is a Hall of Fame high school coach in Nebraska. Tell us about your hometown/where you'r...
The linebacker corps · Kansas
- #4Trey Lathan86 tackles · 2025
- #25Jibreel Al-Amin51 tackles · 2025
- #13Quincy Davis43 tackles · 2025
- #15Landyn Watson21 tackles · 2025
- #41Ezra Vedral5 tackles · 2025
8 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology