2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2025 Kansas Jayhawks football
2025 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jim Zebrowski (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Lubick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	D. K. McDonald (1st season)
Home stadium	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

2025 Big 12 Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Arizona	0	–	0	0	–	0
Arizona State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Baylor	0	–	0	0	–	0
BYU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Cincinnati	0	–	0	0	–	0
Colorado	0	–	0	0	–	0
Houston	0	–	0	0	–	0
Iowa State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas	0	–	0	0	–	0
Kansas State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Oklahoma State	0	–	0	0	–	0
TCU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
UCF	0	–	0	0	–	0
Utah	0	–	0	0	–	0
West Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of May 12, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks' 136th season. The Jayhawks will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas. They are led by fifth-year head coach Lance Leipold.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Name	Position	Reason	Replacement
Jeff Grimes	Co-Offensive coordinator	Accepted job at Wisconsin	Matt Lubick
Brian Borland	Defensive coordinator	Retired	D. K. McDonald

Starters lost

Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2024 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 15 players run out of eligibility.

Name	Position
Devin Neal	RB
Lawrence Arnold	WR
Luke Grimm	WR
Quentin Skinner	WR
Jared Casey	TE
Bryce Cabeldue	OL
Michael Ford Jr.	OL
J.B. Brown	LB
Cornell Wheeler	LB
Caleb Taylor	DL
Jereme Robinson	DE
Cobee Bryant	CB
Mello Dotson	CB
OJ Burroughs	S
Marvin Grant	S

Entered NFL draft

Below are players who had remaining eligibility but instead of returning or transferring, chose to enter the 2025 NFL draft.

Name	Position
Dre Doiron	OL

Transfer portal

Incoming

Name	Position	Old school
Keyan Burnett	TE	Arizona
Bryson Canty	WR	Columbia
Justice Finkley	EDGE	Texas
DJ Graham	CB	Utah State
DeAndre Harper	OT	Northwest Missouri State
Emmanuel Henderson	WR	Alabama
Jahlil Hurley	S	Alabama
Bangally Kamara	LB	South Carolina
Gage Keys	DL	Auburn
Trey Lathan	LB	West Virginia
Finn Lappin	P	McNeese
Laith Marjan	K	South Alabama
Tyler Mercer	IOL	North Texas
Cameron Pickett	WR	Ball State
Lyrik Rawls	S	Oklahoma State
Caleb Redd	EDGE	Kentucky
Laquan Robinson	LB	Auburn
Joseph Sipp	LB	Bowling Green
Jack Tanner	OT	Tulsa
Tavake Tuikolovatu	IOL	UCLA
Levi Wentz	WR	Albany
Leshon Williams	RB	Iowa

Outgoing

Name	Position	New school
Lance Bassett	DT	North Alabama
Jaydon Brittingham	DE	Bemidji State
Brian Dilworth	DB	North Alabama
Will Gavin	CB	Unknown
Damon Greaves	P	Colorado
Sevion Morrison	RB	Tulsa
Grant Muffenbier	WR	Unknown
Kaleb Purdy	S	Tennessee Tech
Jarred Sample	WR	Kilgore College
Tyler Soukhot	CB	Unknown
Harrison Utley	IOL	Unknown
DJ Warner	EDGE	SMU
Charlie Weinrich	K	Houston Christian

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Recruiting

Preseason

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site
August 23	Fresno State*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
August 29	Wagner*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 6	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO (Border War)
September 20	West Virginia	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 27	Cincinnati	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
October 4	at UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL
October 11	at Texas Tech	Jones AT&T Stadium Lubbock, TX
October 25	Kansas State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
November 1	Oklahoma State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
November 8	at Arizona	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
November 22	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
November 28	Utah	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
*Non-conference game

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Game summaries

vs Fresno State

Pregame line	Over/under

Fresno State Bulldogs (0–0) vs Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Bulldogs			0
Jayhawks			0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Date: August 23

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FRES	KU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fresno State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Wagner

Pregame line	Over/under

Wagner Seahawks (0–0) vs Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seahawks			0
Jayhawks			0

at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas

Date: August 30

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAG	KU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Missouri

Pregame line	Over/under

Kansas Jayhawks (0–0) at Missouri Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Jayhawks			0
Tigers			0

at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri

Date: September 6

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KU	MIZZ
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Missouri	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`0`	Harry Stewart III	Fr
WR	`2`	Emmanuel Henderson Jr.	Sr
WR	`3`	Keaton Kubecka	So
RB	`4`	Leshon Williams	Sr
WR	`5`	Doug Emilien	Sr
QB	`6`	Jalon Daniels	Sr
WR	`7`	Cam Pickett	Jr
QB	`8`	Isaiah Marshall	Fr
RB	`9`	Daniel Hishaw Jr.	Sr
WR	`10`	Levi Wentz	Sr
WR	`12`	Bryson Hayes	Fr
WR	`13`	Bryce Cohoon	So
QB	`14`	Mikey Pauley	Jr
QB	`15`	Cole Ballard	So
QB	`16`	David McComb	Fr
TE	`17`	Jaden Hamm	So
TE	`18`	DeShawn Hanika	Sr
QB	`19`	TJ Crews IV	So
RB	`20`	Johnny Thompson Jr.	So
RB	`22`	Micah Johnson	Fr
RB	`30`	Carson Morgan	So
RB	`38`	Jack Schneider	So
WR	`41`	Hunter Luke	So
TE	`44`	Carson Bruhn	Fr
OL	`50`	David Abajian	Fr
OL	`52`	Tyler Mercer	So
OL	`54`	Tavake Tuikolovatu	So
OL	`55`	Kene Anene	Fr
OL	`56`	Amir Herring	So
OL	`57`	Hank Kelly	Sr
OL	`58`	Kael Farkes	Jr
OL	`59`	Nolan Gorczyca	Sr
OL	`61`	Bryce Foster	Sr
OL	`65`	Carter Lavrusky	Fr
OL	`67`	Eli Richmond	Fr
OL	`70`	Kobe Baynes	Sr
OL	`71`	James Livingston	Jr
OL	`72`	DeAndre Harper	So
OL	`74`	Jack Tanner	So
OL	`75`	Calvin Clements	So
OL	`76`	Myles Ewell	Fr
OL	`78`	Greydon Grimes	Fr
WR	`80`	Mack Moeller	Sr
TE	`81`	Quinton Conley	Jr
WR	`82`	Israel Moses V	So
WR	`84`	Griffin Koch	Jr
OL	`85`	Ta Doiron	Fr
WR	`86`	Donald Collier	Fr
TE	`87`	Leyton Cure	Sr
TE	`88`	Keyan Burnett	Sr
WR	`89`	Jackson Cook	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`0`	Austin Alexander	Fr
LB	`1`	Bangally Kamara	Sr
S	`2`	Lyrik Rawls	Sr
LB	`3`	Joseph Sipp Jr.	Sr
LB	`4`	Trey Lathan	Jr
DE	`5`	Dean Miller	Sr
CB	`6`	Jahlil Hurley	So
CB	`7`	DJ Graham II	Sr
LB	`8`	Jon Jon Kamara	Fr
DE	`9`	Dakyus Brinkley	Fr
LB	`10`	Jayson Gilliom	Sr
S	`11`	Devin Dye	Sr
S	`12`	Laquan Robinson	Jr
DE	`13`	Dylan Brooks	Sr
S	`14`	Jalen Dye	Sr
DE	`15`	Justice Finkley	Sr
LB	`16`	Logan Brantley	So
S	`18`	Damani Maxson	Fr
LB	`20`	Malachi Curvey	Fr
DE	`22`	Bai Jobe	So
S	`23`	Mason Ellis	Jr
DE	`25`	Caleb Redd	Fr
CB	`26`	Jalen Todd	So
S	`27`	Taylor Davis	So
LB	`28`	JaCorey Stewart	Fr
CB	`29`	Jameel Croft Jr.	So
CB	`30`	Aundre Gibson	Fr
S	`31`	Landon Nelson	Sr
CB	`36`	Jameer Moore	Fr
LB	`39`	Cole Mondi	Sr
S	`40`	Colter McDaniel	Fr
LB	`41`	Ezra Vedral	So
LB	`43`	Wesley Edison	Fr
CB	`47`	Jacoby Davis	So
DT	`52`	D.J. Withers	Sr
DT	`56`	Marcus Calvin	So
DL	`70`	Jason Strickland	Fr
DT	`71`	Grady Seyfert	So
DE	`90`	Adrian Holley	Fr
DT	`92`	Tommy Dunn Jr.	Sr
DT	`94`	Blake Herold	So
DE	`96`	Cole Petrus	Sr
DT	`97`	Kenean Caldwell	Sr
DL	`99`	Gage Keys	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`35`	Finn Lappin	Sr
P	`37`	Grayden Addison	Sr
LS	`49`	Hollis Moeller	Fr
LS	`51`	Emory Duggar	Sr
PK	`98`	Laith Marjan	Sr

Head coach

Lance Leipold

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Jim Zebrowski OC
Matt Lubick Co-OC/TE
D. K. McDonald DC
Chris Simpson LB
Daryl Agpalsa OL
Taiwo Onatolu DE/ST
Jim Panagos DT
Terrence Samuel WR
Brandon Shelby DB
Jonathan Wallace RB

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "2025 Kansas Jayhawks Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
^ Greenstein, Henry. "KU football schedules game with Wagner for 2025 season". KU Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
^ "2025 Kansas Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[1] "2025 Kansas Jayhawks Football Transfers". On3.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[2] "2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

[3] Greenstein, Henry. "KU football schedules game with Wagner for 2025 season". KU Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

[4] "2025 Kansas Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 21, 2024.

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