#36

Patrick Joyner Jr.

DE · Kansas · Sr. · #36

Kansas 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Patrick Joyner Jr.

DE · Kansas · Sr · #36

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Utah State11-3HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
2022Utah State6-7HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Kansas16112.52.0------
2022Utah State27113.02.01----
2021Utah State25167.53.51----
Career683813.07.52----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2023

W 49–36

at UNLV

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  3 QB HUR

Edged out UNLV on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Versatile End

No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.

EDGE

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Kofi Wardlow’s 2022 season.

Kofi Wardlow

92%match

Charlotte · 2022

#2

Everitt Cunningham

Southern Miss · 2021

91%
#3

Marcus Bradley

Massachusetts · 2022

83%
#4

Donovan Ezeiruaku

Boston College · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 12
80%
#5

TJ Guy

Michigan · 2023

78%

Matches Kofi on

TFL rate
Height
Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Caden Curry's junior season at Ohio State (2024).

Caden Curry

90%match

Ohio State · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 6
#2

Cedric Johnson

Ole Miss · 2022

NFL Rd 6
88%
#3

Cormontae Hamilton

Memphis · 2022

86%
#4

Keegan Davis

Florida International · 2024

All-Conference USA
84%
#5

Taijh Alston

West Virginia · 2022

83%

Matches Caden on

Class year
Height
TFL rate