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Key Players Returning:
QB Jalon Daniels, RB Devin Neal, WR Lawrence Arnold, WR Luke Grimm, TE Mason Fairchild, OC Mike Novitsky, OG Michael Ford Jr., OT Bryce Cabeldue, OT Dominick Puni, DE Jereme Robinson, LB Taiwan Berryhill, LB Rich Miller, LB Craig Young, CB Cobee Bryant, CB Kalon Gervin, FS Marvin Grant, FS/PR OJ Burroughs and BS/KR Kenny Logan Jr.
Key Players Departing:
OT Earl Bostick, DE Malcolm Lee, DE Lonnie Phelps, DT Caleb Sampson, LB Lorenzo McCaskill, PK Jacob Borcila and PT Reis Vernon.
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: OT Logan Brown (Wisconsin transfer), LB JB Brown (Bowling Green transfer), CB Damarius McGhee (LSU transfer), TE Jaden Hamm (Eudora, Kansas), OT Calvin Clements (Lawrence, Kansas), DS Akili Hubbard (Huntington Beach, California), RB Dylan McDuffie (Georgia Tech transfer), DS Jameel Croft (Detroit, Michigan), ATH Surahz Buncom (Chula Vista, California) and CB Jacoby Davis (Houston, Texas),
2022 Results:
G01 TENNESSEE TECH W 56-10
G02 @ West Virginia W | OT 56-42
G03 @ HOUSTON W 48-30
G04 DUKE W 35-27
G05 IOWA STATE W 14-11
G06 #17 TCU L 31-38
G07 @ OKLAHOMA L 42-52
G08 @ Baylor L 23-35
G09 #18 OKLAHOMA STATE W 37-16
G10 @ TEXAS TECH L 28-43
G11 TEXAS L 14-55
G12 @ #12 Kansas State L 27-47
BOWL vs. Arkansas L | 3OT 53-55
Team Info:
2022 Record: 6-7 (8th in Big XII)
Home: 4-2
Away: 2-4
Neutral: 0-1
B12: 3-6
Non-B10: 3-1
Head Coach: Lance Leipold
Kansas: 8-17
Career: 154-56
Bowls: 2-2
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Jalon Daniels (152-230, 2014 yards, 66.1%, 8.8 avg., 18 TD, 4 INT)
Rushing: Devin Neal (180 car., 1090 yards, 6.1 avg., 9 TD)
Receiving: Luke Grimm (52 rec., 623 yards, 12.0 avg., 6 TD)
TDs Scored: Devin Neal (10)
Sacks: Craig Young (4.5)
Tackles: Kenny Logan Jr. (106)
Tackles For Loss: Jereme Robinson (8.5)
Interceptions: Cobee Bryant (3)
Pass Deflections: Cobee Bryant (9)
Forced Fumbles: Jereme Robinson (2)
Kick Returns: Kenny Logan Jr. (12 ret., 237 yards, 19.8 avg., 0 TD)
Punt Returns: OJ Burroughs (3 ret., 18 yards, 6.0 avg., 0 TD)
Kicking: Owen Piepergerdes (1-1 fg/ga., 100%, 9-9 xp/xpa., 12 pts.)
Punting: Grayden Addison (5 punts, 186 yards, 37.2 avg., 0 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters
QB: 6 Jalon Daniels (SR)
RB: 4 Devin Neal (JR)
WR: 2 Lawrence Arnold (RS JR)
WR: 00 Quentin Skinner (RS JR)
WR: 11 Luke Grimm (SR)
TE: 89 Mason Fairchild (SR)
LT: 67 Dominick Puni (SR/TR)
LG: 55 Ar’maj Reed-Adams (RS JR)
OC: 50 Mike Novitsky (RS SR/TR)
RG: 54 Michael Ford Jr. (RS JR/TR)
RT: 77 Bryce Cabeldue (RS JR)
KR: 1 Kenny Logan Jr. (SR)
PK: 91 Seth Keller (RS SR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 47 Hayden Hatcher (RS SR/TR)
DT: 40 Devin Phillips (RS SR/TR)
DT: 92 Tommy Dunn Jr. (RS SO)
DE: 90 Jereme Robinson (SR)
LB: 6 Taiwan Berryhill Jr. (SR)
LB: 30 Rich Miller (SR/TR)
LB: 15 Craig Young (RS SR/TR)
CB: 2 Cobee Bryant (JR)
CB: 3 Mello Dotson (RS JR)
FS: 5 OJ Burroughs (JR)
BS: 1 Kenny Logan Jr. (SR)
PR: 7 Trevor Wilson (RS SR/TR)
PT: 95 Damon Greaves (FR)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: A
Running Backs: A
Wide Receivers: B
Offensive Line: A
Defense
Defensive Line: B
Linebackers: B
Secondary: B
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: A
Punters: C
Schedule:
09/02 MISSOURI STATE BEARS | Kansas leads the series 2-0. The Jayhawks won (44-24) the last meeting between schools in 2002.
09/09 ILLINOIS FIGHTING ILLINI | Kansas trails the series 2-3. The Jayhawks won (47-7) the last meeting between schools in 1968.
09/16 @ Nevada Wolf Pack | First meeting between schools.
09/23 BYU COUGARS | Kansas won (23-20) the only prior meeting between schools in 1992.
09/30 @ Texas Longhorns | Kansas trails the series 4-17. The Jayhawks are 2-7 since 2013 and their last series win (57-56 OT) was in 2021.
10/07 UCF KNIGHTS | First meeting between schools.
10/14 @ Oklahoma State Cowboys | Kansas leads the series 30-40-3. The Jayhawks are 1-9 since 2013 and their last series loss (3-55) was in 2021.
10/28 OKLAHOMA SOONERS | Kansas trails the series 27-80-6. The Jayhawks are 0-10 since 2013 and their last series win (0-17) dates back to 1997.
11/04 @ Iowa State Cyclones | Kansas leads the series 51-45-6. The Jayhawks are 2-8 since 2013 and their last series loss (7-59) was in 2021.
11/11 TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS | Kansas trails the series 2-22. The Jayhawks are 1-9 since 2013 and their lasts series win (37-34) was in 2019.
11/18 KANSAS STATE WILDCATS | Kansas leads the series 65-50-5. The Jayhawks are 0-10 since 2013 and their last series win (52-21) was in 2008.
11/25 @ Cincinnati Bearcats | The series is tied 1-1. The Jayhawks lost (7-34) the last meeting between schools in 1997.
Predictions:
Home: 7-0
Road: 4-1
Neutral: 0-1
B12: 8-1
Non-B12: 4-1
Overall: 11-2 (2nd in Big XII)
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