Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-7vs Wagner | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-21vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 27 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 14 | L 21-31vs Utah | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 1 | 21 | |
| Total | 4 | 63 | 15.7 | 1 | 27 |
#87
Leyton Cure
Senior tight end for Kansas. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 250 lb · Goodland, KS · Goodland HS
The numbers
63
receiving yards · 2025
3 games into 2025 so far
The play that turned itSwung Kansas from 11% to 46% to win.Utah at Kansas · 31-21
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior tight end for Kansas. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Transferred from Fort Hays State to Kansas in 2024.
Leyton Cure
Leyton Cure arrived at Kansas from Fort Hays State. The receipt on tape: 32 rec yds, 2 receptions against Oklahoma State, Week 10, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Kansas | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 4 | 63 | 15.8 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 46–7
vs Wagner
1 rec · 10 yds
Dominant 39-point win at home against Wagner.
With J. Daniels — 280 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 80.7 · 18 rush yds (3 car) · T. Nagy — 2 rec · 20 yds
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (97th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 21.0 | 15.7 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-71g | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 26.5 | 18.5 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.2%
89 pass / 127 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
99 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Leyton... Who is your biggest role model? My biggest role model is my father. He challenged me every day to compete at the highest level in athletics and life. My parents are a big part in the person I am today. Tell us about your hometown/where you're from? I'm…
The tight end room · Kansas
- #87Leyton Cure63 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Jailen Butler59 receiving yards · 2025
- #44Carson Bruhn55 receiving yards · 2025
- #85Carter Moses1 game · 2026
- #14Mikey Pauleyno box-score line yet
4 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology