Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#88
Kevin Oatis
Freshman defensive tackle on Kansas's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 305 lb · Hattiesburg, MS · Hattiesburg HS
Transferred Arkansas → Kansas for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
0.5 TFL · 1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 1 tackles, vs Missouri
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 defensive tackle on Kansas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Arkansas in 2025.
- Transferred from Arkansas to Kansas in 2026.
Kevin Oatis
Kevin Oatis has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Arkansas4-star out of Hattiesburg
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas
2025Arkansas
2026Kansas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman · Balanced
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, 0.5 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
Game log
Background
2025 (at Arkansas): Saw action in four games … Recorded two tackles and a quarterback hurry … Played during a loss to No. 4 Texas A&M… Saw game action in a loss at No. 12 Tennessee… Collected two tackles in a win over Arkansas State… Saw first collegiate action in a season-opening win over Alabam...
The defensive line · Kansas
- #33Leroy Harris III6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Blake Herold5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Dakyus Brinkley5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Alex Bray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Kevin Oatis0 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology