Next game: vs UCF
UCF’s best edge on Kansas is big plays
Each unit against the one it meets, by national percentile this season. A filled dot is the attack and a ring is the defense it meets; the first name is the attack. Further right is better for both.
Kansas offense against UCF defense
UCF offense against Kansas defense
Percentiles are against all FBS teams this season.
Key stats
Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.
All 98 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrambler · +0.10 EPA/play | 8 | 7 | 105 / 196 | 53.6 | 1506 #75 FBS | 7.7 | 11 #57 FBS | 7 | 129.5 | 54 | 59.5 | 6.5 | 5.3 | |
Yards by week → ScramblerMakes plays with feet when the pocket collapses. Efficiency still on the rise. Starter — 196 pass attempts, 89 carries and 1 catch in 7 games, more passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week. This week's matchup — QB Marshall extends plays on the move until something opens up. Jr. is the one who runs when the pocket breaks down. Season receipt Rush usage31.2% 84th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Completion %54.4% bottom 5th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Isaiah Marshall's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| +0.09 EPA/play | 15 | 4 | 25 / 43 | 58.1 | 381 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 135.6 | — | 71.2 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Back · +0.13 EPA/play | 1 | 8 | 125 | 574 #57 FBS | 4.6 | 4 | 34 | 14.8 | 12.3 | |
Yards by week → Balanced backPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. Starter — 125 carries and 19 catches in 8 games, more touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week. This week's matchup — RB Edwards does a little of everything without one standout trait. Latimer is the one who wears you down at the goal line. Season receipt Yards / carry5.2 bottom 46th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Yards / reception9.4 74th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Dylan Edwards's full player page | ||||||||||
| +0.14 EPA/play | 6 | 3 | 27 | 125 | 4.6 | 2 | 20 | — | — | |
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| +0.17 EPA/play | 4 | 4 | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 2 | 15 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Threat · +0.68 EPA/play | 5 | 7 | 25 | 466 | 18.6 | 5 #39 FBS | 46 | |
Yards by week → Deep threatStretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play. 25 catches in 7 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week. This week's matchup — WR McMillan beats you over the top. Strachan is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception17.0 84th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate20.0% 95th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Nik McMillan's full player page | ||||||||
| Deep Threat · +0.61 EPA/play | — | 7 | 15 | 404 | 26.9 | 2 | 50 | |
Yards by week → Deep threatStretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play. This week's matchup — WR Cox beats you over the top. Strachan is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception25.8 100th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume15 bottom 19th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Nahzae Cox's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.40 EPA/play | 7 | 6 | 31 | 323 | 10.4 | 1 | 32 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 31 catches and 1 carry in 6 games. More catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 279 of 467 classified this way. Played in 6 of 10 games this season · freshman View Cam Pickett's full player page | ||||||||
| Complete TE · +0.23 EPA/play | 44 | 6 | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 1 | 22 | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. 14 catches in 6 games. About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week. 126 of 166 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception13.7 78th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.2 bottom 23th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Carson Bruhn's full player page | ||||||||
| +0.00 EPA/play | 12 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 18.5 | 0 | 48 | |
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| +0.12 EPA/play | 11 | 5 | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 2 | 38 | |
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| +0.31 EPA/play | 3 | 5 | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 21 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versatile End | 44 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 6.5 | 2 | 4 |
Versatile endNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Impact starter — 35 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 121 of 180 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View David Santiago's full player page | |||||||
| Power Rusher | 33 | 8 | 30 | 19 | 11 #14 FBS | 3.5 | 5 |
Power rusherBull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack. Impact starter — 30 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week. 8 of 180 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate36.7% 94th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Leroy Harris III's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 94 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 276 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate0.0% bottom 9th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Blake Herold's full player page | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 56 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Nose anchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 130 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight305 lb 76th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Marcus Calvin's full player page | |||||||
| Versatile End | 9 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Versatile endNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. The most common profile in its group this season — 121 of 180 classified this way. Played in 6 of 10 games this season · freshman · 4-star, 2024 class View Dakyus Brinkley's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 88 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. The most common profile in its group this season — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 6 of 10 games this season · freshman View Kevin Oatis's full player page | |||||||
| 91 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Linebacker | 4 | 8 | 55 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. Starter — 55 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Trey Lathan's full player page | |||||||||
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 7 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Sideline-to-sidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. 83 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 88th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate21.2% 97th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Daveon Crouch's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 13 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 330 of 564 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Quincy Davis's full player page | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Nickel | 3 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Starter — 42 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Corey Gordon's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 27 | 8 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 35 tackles in 8 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2023 class View Taylor Davis's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 1 | 7 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 138 of 244 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2024 class View Jalen Todd's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | — | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The most common profile in its group this season — 138 of 244 classified this way. Played in 5 of 10 games this season · freshman · 4-star, 2024 class View Austin Alexander's full player page | |||||||
| Press Corner | 5 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Press cornerLong and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line. 34 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Height6'2" 87th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Roman Pearson's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 10 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. 138 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate20.0% 72th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Elijah Cannon's full player page | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 29 | 8 | 11/15 | 73.3 | 26/26 | 59 | 46 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 99 | 7 | 26 | 1063 | 40.9 | 66 | 4 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.12 EPA/play | 11 | 5 | 10 | 144 | 14.4 | 1 | 72 |
Biggest plays from Kansas’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Kansas’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q4, 1:11 · TCU down 2, takes the leadJaden Craig runs 17 yards for a touchdownKansas at TCU, week 9Q4, 1:11 · TCU 22, Kansas 161:11Go-ahead touchdown for TCU with 1:11 left1:11Go-ahead touchdown for TCU with 1:11 leftGo-ahead touchdown for TCU with 1:11 leftJ.Craig rush right for 17 yards gain to the KU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN J.Dwyer pass attempt Successful▶Watch from this play
Q3, 13:29 · Baylor breaks the tieDevon Jordan takes an interception 42 yards for a pick-sixBaylor at Kansas, week 8Q3, 13:29 · Baylor 14, Kansas 742Pick-six42Pick-sixPick-sixI.Marshall pass intercepted by D.Jordan at KU42 D.Jordan return 42 yards to the KU00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play
Big 12 Conference
Q2, 5:22 · Missouri down 7, ties itJamal Roberts runs 64 yards for a touchdownMissouri at Kansas, week 2Q2, 5:22 · Missouri 7, Kansas 76464-yard touchdown run6464-yard touchdown run64-yard touchdown runJ.Roberts rush middle for 64 yards gain to the KU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
Q2, 0:20 · Arizona State down 4, takes the leadCutter Boley finds Reed Harris for a 25-yard touchdownArizona State at Kansas, week 3Q2, 0:20 · Arizona State 10, Kansas 7Arizona State took the lead in the second quarterArizona State took the lead in the second quarterC.Boley pass complete deep middle to R.Harris caught at KU03, for 25 yards to the KU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play- Q3, 4:38 · TCU down 13Max Carroll takes an interception 60 yards for a pick-sixKansas at TCU, week 9Q3, 4:38 · TCU 7, Kansas 1360Pick-six60Pick-sixPick-sixC.Ballard pass intercepted by M.Carroll at TCU40 broken up by K.Carroll QB hurried by K.Hayward M.Carroll return 60 yards to the KU00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q3, 14:46 · Arizona State up 3Arizona State scores a touchdownArizona State at Kansas, week 3Q3, 14:46 · Arizona State 17, Kansas 7100Kickoff return touchdown100Kickoff return touchdownKickoff return touchdownD.Efird kickoff 65 yards to the ASU00 J.Hamilton return 100 yards to the KU00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play
How scary each game got
Kansas lost at TCU after being 92% to win; the closest win was against Baylor, down to 14%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Kansas during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · Kansas
through 8 games
2026 stat leaders · KansasTrey Lathan leads Kansas with 55 tackles through 8 games.
Roster
Roster
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How they play
Kansas fields a capable explosive, big-play offense behind a strong defense, though it gives up the big play.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Player percentiles
Kansas reads strongest in explosive plays (top 4%) and red-zone defense (top 11%); the crux lives in field position (O), where Kansas sits at the 19th percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Kansas is worth +3.2 points more at home than on the road.
Bottom third of FBS, 32nd percentile of 133 programs
39% at home, 21% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (16-25 home, 10-37 away). Interval ±4.5.
The stadium and how the home edge is measured
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge. The books use about 3. Per-team versions were tested and did not hold up (why). Against the closing line, Kansas has beaten the number by −1.0 more at home than away over 94 games. That is inside the ±6.7 that many games can resolve, so the results cannot tell this stadium from the flat number. That is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Memorial Stadium seats 47,000 and has averaged 87% full (40,961, 23 games reported). Visitors cover a median 522 miles to get here since 2018 — 42nd-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 18% of the 2026 roster (20 of 112 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 47 home games since 2018.
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How they play
Usage splits
How the players get used
From the 2025 season's play-by-play
- Deep threatBoden Groen is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatEmmanuel Henderson Jr. is a real deep-ball threat: a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
- CloserLeshon Williams gets less work in the fourth quarter with a lead than his overall workload would predict: not the trusted closer raw carries might suggest.
Position battles
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Cam Pickett (WR) and Carson Bruhn (TE) split the targets (44/65 vs 21/65) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Carson Bruhn produces in bigger chunks.
Scheme claims
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How Kansas actually scores
28th percentile quality, 66th percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
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| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 76th | 3rd |
| Akron | 9th | 90th |
| Alabama | 82nd | 22nd |
| App State | 41st | 48th |
| Arizona | 91st | 16th |
| Arizona State | 20th | 83rd |
| Arkansas | 7th | 93rd |
| Arkansas State | 60th | 32nd |
| Army | 95th | 10th |
| Auburn | 34th | 59th |
| BYU | 83rd | 17th |
| Ball State | 32nd | 72nd |
| Baylor | 36th | 63rd |
| Boise State | 96th | 4th |
| Boston College | 20th | 80th |
| Buffalo | 8th | 88th |
| Central Michigan | 6th | 96th |
| Cincinnati | 88th | 15th |
| Clemson | 10th | 92nd |
| Coastal Carolina | 49th | 57th |
| Colorado | 15th | 86th |
| Colorado State | 88th | 30th |
| Delaware | 63rd | 40th |
| Duke | 74th | 8th |
| East Carolina | 24th | 77th |
| Eastern Michigan | 14th | 80th |
| Florida | 75th | 37th |
| Florida Atlantic | 72nd | 25th |
| Florida International | 2nd | 98th |
| Florida State | 64th | 44th |
| Fresno State | 56th | 52nd |
| Georgia | 92nd | 11th |
| Georgia Southern | 52nd | 40th |
| Georgia State | 77th | 36th |
| Georgia Tech | 30th | 70th |
| Hawai'i | 12th | 88th |
| Houston | 89th | 2nd |
| Illinois | 70th | 38th |
| Indiana | 85th | 18th |
| Iowa | 52nd | 53rd |
| Iowa State | 43rd | 62nd |
| Jacksonville State | 62nd | 41st |
| James Madison | 58th | 35th |
| Kansas | 28th | 66th |
| Kansas State | 48th | 44th |
| Kennesaw State | 23rd | 79th |
| Kentucky | 71st | 21st |
| LSU | 86th | 9th |
| Liberty | 78th | 29th |
| Louisiana | 27th | 69th |
| Louisiana Tech | 60th | 47th |
| Louisville | 94th | 19th |
| Marshall | 36th | 61st |
| Maryland | 17th | 85th |
| Massachusetts | 38th | 60th |
| Memphis | 87th | 20th |
| Miami | 100th | 0th |
| Miami (OH) | 68th | 31st |
| Michigan | 25th | 71st |
| Middle Tennessee | 37th | 60th |
| Minnesota | 4th | 95th |
| Mississippi State | 35th | 65th |
| Missouri | 54th | 49th |
| Missouri State | 40th | 64th |
| NC State | 69th | 28th |
| Navy | 57th | 51st |
| Nebraska | 59th | 32nd |
| Nevada | 1st | 99th |
| New Mexico | 39th | 68th |
| North Carolina | 48th | 45th |
| North Dakota State | 31st | 64th |
| North Texas | 99th | 1st |
| Northern Illinois | 12th | 89th |
| Northwestern | 93rd | 6th |
| Notre Dame | 97th | 5th |
| Ohio | 67th | 43rd |
| Ohio State | 79th | 23rd |
| Oklahoma State | 76th | 14th |
| Ole Miss | 80th | 8th |
| Oregon | 28th | 72nd |
| Oregon State | 92nd | 13th |
| Penn State | 47th | 48th |
| Pittsburgh | 44th | 50th |
| Purdue | 65th | 34th |
| Rice | 18th | 87th |
| Rutgers | 32nd | 76th |
| SMU | 81st | 16th |
| San Diego State | 5th | 94th |
| San José State | 13th | 84th |
| South Alabama | 64th | 27th |
| South Carolina | 55th | 54th |
| South Florida | 42nd | 56th |
| Southern Miss | 3rd | 97th |
| Stanford | 53rd | 55th |
| Syracuse | 24th | 74th |
| TCU | 21st | 75th |
| Temple | 56th | 56th |
| Tennessee | 45th | 42nd |
| Texas | 11th | 91st |
| Texas A&M | 16th | 78th |
| Texas State | 90th | 12th |
| Texas Tech | 50th | 46th |
| Toledo | 84th | 24th |
| Troy | 8th | 92nd |
| Tulane | 33rd | 73rd |
| Tulsa | 68th | 28th |
| UAB | 16th | 81st |
| UCF | 19th | 82nd |
| UCLA | 61st | 36th |
| UConn | 84th | 26th |
| UNLV | 44th | 67th |
| USC | 80th | 12th |
| UTSA | 72nd | 20th |
| Utah | 96th | 7th |
| Utah State | 0th | 100th |
| Vanderbilt | 26th | 76th |
| Virginia | 51st | 39th |
| Virginia Tech | 66th | 33rd |
| Wake Forest | 98th | 4th |
| Washington | 40th | 58th |
| West Virginia | 73rd | 24th |
| Western Kentucky | 4th | 96th |
| Western Michigan | 29th | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 22nd | 84th |
| Wyoming | 46th | 52nd |
Kansas’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 62nd percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it drops to the 25th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Kansas hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
52nd percentile success on standard downs, 18th on passing downs — a 34-point gap between the two.
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| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 98th | 23rd |
| Akron | 58th | 34th |
| Alabama | 77th | 57th |
| App State | 33rd | 49th |
| Arizona | 76th | 94th |
| Arizona State | 38th | 61st |
| Arkansas | 71st | 24th |
| Arkansas State | 85th | 59th |
| Army | 93rd | 58th |
| Auburn | 14th | 69th |
| BYU | 86th | 35th |
| Ball State | 31st | 52nd |
| Baylor | 15th | 46th |
| Boise State | 77th | 92nd |
| Boston College | 63rd | 28th |
| Bowling Green | 43rd | 21st |
| Buffalo | 9th | 11th |
| California | 11th | 20th |
| Central Michigan | 36th | 9th |
| Charlotte | 18th | 41st |
| Cincinnati | 68th | 83rd |
| Clemson | 7th | 39th |
| Coastal Carolina | 23rd | 64th |
| Colorado | 16th | 65th |
| Colorado State | 66th | 95th |
| Delaware | 59th | 64th |
| Duke | 21st | 67th |
| East Carolina | 37th | 19th |
| Eastern Michigan | 16th | 30th |
| Florida | 61st | 70th |
| Florida Atlantic | 67th | 87th |
| Florida International | 20th | 53rd |
| Florida State | 30th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 25th | 84th |
| Gardner-Webb | 5th | 23rd |
| Georgia | 98th | 89th |
| Georgia Southern | 60th | 71st |
| Georgia State | 68th | 66th |
| Georgia Tech | 53rd | 40th |
| Hawai'i | 48th | 29th |
| Houston | 87th | 99th |
| Illinois | 73rd | 91st |
| Indiana | 55th | 44th |
| Iowa | 79th | 13th |
| Iowa State | 18th | 31st |
| Jacksonville State | 82nd | 80th |
| James Madison | 45th | 77th |
| Kansas | 52nd | 18th |
| Kansas State | 64th | 68th |
| Kennesaw State | 61st | 16th |
| Kent State | 5th | 21st |
| Kentucky | 90th | 51st |
| LSU | 86th | 98th |
| Liberty | 93rd | 78th |
| Louisiana | 36th | 66th |
| Louisiana Tech | 26th | 79th |
| Louisville | 95th | 72nd |
| Maine | 0th | 86th |
| Marshall | 69th | 32nd |
| Maryland | 34th | 26th |
| Massachusetts | 35th | 38th |
| Memphis | 92nd | 93rd |
| Mercyhurst | 2nd | 34th |
| Miami | 99th | 95th |
| Miami (OH) | 50th | 43rd |
| Michigan | 10th | 89th |
| Michigan State | 23rd | 55th |
| Middle Tennessee | 27th | 64th |
| Minnesota | 32nd | 4th |
| Mississippi State | 66th | 59th |
| Missouri | 34th | 41st |
| Missouri State | 52nd | 30th |
| NC State | 62nd | 77th |
| Navy | 89th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 46th | 85th |
| Nevada | 28th | 27th |
| New Mexico | 55th | 48th |
| New Mexico State | 14th | 36th |
| Norfolk State | 7th | 0th |
| North Carolina | 89th | 73rd |
| North Dakota State | 30th | 45th |
| North Texas | 95th | 84th |
| Northern Illinois | 51st | 14th |
| Northwestern | 88th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 100th | 43rd |
| Ohio | 82nd | 42nd |
| Ohio State | 84th | 80th |
| Oklahoma | 4th | 50th |
| Oklahoma State | 96th | 86th |
| Old Dominion | 1st | 36th |
| Ole Miss | 81st | 94th |
| Oregon | 39th | 26th |
| Oregon State | 97th | 70th |
| Penn State | 20th | 47th |
| Pittsburgh | 65th | 50th |
| Purdue | 57th | 82nd |
| Rice | 59th | 14th |
| Robert Morris | 2nd | 5th |
| Rutgers | 42nd | 81st |
| SMU | 91st | 82nd |
| Sacramento State | 13th | 6th |
| Sam Houston | 11th | 37th |
| San Diego State | 8th | 54th |
| San José State | 17th | 2nd |
| South Alabama | 44th | 74th |
| South Carolina | 70th | 56th |
| South Florida | 84th | 57th |
| Southern Miss | 48th | 7th |
| Stanford | 40th | 9th |
| Syracuse | 57th | 39th |
| TCU | 70th | 10th |
| Temple | 50th | 68th |
| Tennessee | 75th | 12th |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 46th | 55th |
| Texas State | 74th | 100th |
| Texas Tech | 64th | 76th |
| Toledo | 73rd | 52nd |
| Troy | 39th | 15th |
| Tulane | 12th | 8th |
| Tulsa | 49th | 7th |
| UAB | 24th | 62nd |
| UCF | 29th | 45th |
| UCLA | 80th | 60th |
| UConn | 72nd | 73rd |
| UL Monroe | 47th | 11th |
| UNLV | 41st | 19th |
| USC | 79th | 97th |
| UT Martin | 6th | 3rd |
| UTEP | 9th | 1st |
| UTSA | 91st | 33rd |
| Utah | 94th | 98th |
| Utah State | 3rd | 76th |
| Vanderbilt | 41st | 32nd |
| Virginia | 83rd | 2nd |
| Virginia Tech | 43rd | 91st |
| Wake Forest | 75th | 96th |
| Washington | 56th | 16th |
| Washington State | 19th | 5th |
| West Virginia | 54th | 75th |
| Western Kentucky | 22nd | 25th |
| Western Michigan | 32nd | 27th |
| Wisconsin | 25th | 22nd |
| Wyoming | 78th | 48th |
Kansas by half
1st-half offense ranks 54th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 23rd — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of Kansas’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is 0.13; 56th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.05. The widest gap came in week 2: 0.57 raw vs. 0.04 adjusted.
Tendency drift
How Kansas’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Kansas’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (63.3% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 183-play sample) — mid-pack, 19 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Kansas’s defense allows a completion rate below the FBS mean (64.5% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 160-play sample) — mid-pack, 25 of 137 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Turnover luck
60% recovery rate on the fumbles they've forced — well above the ~48% league baseline.
6 of 10 forced fumbles recovered; 6 of 11 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
6% of tipped/broken-up passes have turned into picks — below the ~18% league average, and due for more.
2 interceptions of 32 disrupted passes (30 deflected, 2 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
54 penalties committed, 57 drawn on opponents — netting a 47-yard field-position edge.
488 penalty yards committed vs. 535 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
Ratings
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Historical echo
Kansas’s breakout has happened before — and the 4 closest all held onto theirs.
Programs whose stature climbed in the same shape. The grey line is their run; the color is what came next for them.
An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.
Weather
Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS
Usual during the game around Nov 7: 49°, between 38° and 60° in about 7 in 10 games (26 games since 2016).
Road games since 2016: the middle game was 63°, and 8 in 10 ran between 40° and 85° (55 road games).
What a usual Saturday feels like here, by kickoff time
Airport readings near each stadium during the game, not on the field. How we measure
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Rain: NOAA MRMS radar and CoCoRaHS volunteer gauges (CC BY 4.0). Game data: CollegeFootballData.com.