2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2024 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Lance Leipold (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Grimes (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jim Zebrowski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Borland (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	D.K. McDonald (1st season)
Home stadium	Children's Mercy Park (2 games) Arrowhead Stadium (4 games)
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Big 12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 7, 2024
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of August 10, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks' 135th season. Due to construction on David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the Jayhawks will play their non-conference home games at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas and their conference home games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold. The Jayhawks will look to win a bowl game in back–to–back seasons for only the second time in program history, and to qualify for a bowl game for a third straight season for the first time in program history.

Name	Position	Reason	Replacement
Andy Kotelnicki	Offensive coordinator	Accepted job at Penn State	Jeff Grimes
Matt Lubick	Offensive analyst	Accepted Offensive coordinator job at Nevada	N/A
N/A	Co-Defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks coach	Positions created	D.K. McDonald
Scott Fuchs	Offensive line coach	Accepted job with the Tennessee Titans	Daryl Agpalsa

Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2023 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 8 players run out of eligibility.

Name	Position
Jason Bean	QB
Mike Novitsky	OL
Dominick Puni	OL
Mason Fairchild	TE
Kenny Logan	S
Craig Young	S
Rich Miller	LB
Hayden Hatcher	DE

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Below are players who had remaining eligibility but instead of returning or transferring, chose to enter the 2024 NFL draft.

Name	Position
Austin Booker	DE
Kwinton Lassiter	CB

Website	4 star recruits	3 star recruits	Total recruits	Overall rank	Big 12 rank
247 Sports	3	13	16	46	6
Rivals	3	12	15	49	6*

*Rivals does not include the new teams joining the Big 12 and does include the teams leaving the Big 12, however, their ranks in the overall rankings are being factored into the rank for Kansas.

The Jayhawks received a commitment from their highest rated recruit ever, who was ranked 67th nationally among all recruits.^[2]

Highest rated recruit

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Deshawn Warner DE	Goodyear, AZ	Desert Edge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jul 1, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79

The preseason poll was released in July.

Big 12 media poll
Rank	Team	Points
1	Utah (20)	906
2	Kansas State (19)	889
3	Oklahoma State (14)	829
4	Kansas (5)	772
5	Arizona (3)	762
6	Iowa State	661
7	West Virginia	581
8	UCF	551
9	Texas Tech	532
10	TCU	436
11	Colorado	400
12	Baylor	268
13	BYU	215
14	Cincinnati	196
15	Houston	157
16	Arizona State	141

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Lindenwood*	Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Illinois*	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	FS1
September 13	6:00 p.m.	UNLV*	Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS	ESPN
September 21		at West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium Morgantown, WV
September 28		TCU	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
October 5		at Arizona State	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ
October 19		Houston	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
October 26		at Kansas State	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium Manhattan, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
November 9		Iowa State	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
November 16		at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT
November 23		Colorado	Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City, MO
November 30		at Baylor	McLane Stadium Waco, TX
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

Statistics	Kansas	Illinois
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

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

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

2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Quentin Skinner Sr WR 2 Lawrence Arnold Sr WR 3 Keaton Kubecka  Fr RB 4 Devin Neal Sr WR 5 Doug Emilien  Jr QB 6 Jalon Daniels  Jr WR 7 Trevor Wilson  Sr QB 8 Isaiah Marshall Fr RB 9 Daniel Hishaw Jr.  Jr WR 11 Luke Grimm Sr RB 12 Torry Locklin  Sr WR 13 Bryce Cohoon  Fr QB 14 Mikey Pauley  So QB 15 Cole Ballard  Fr QB 16 Ben Easters  Jr TE 17 Jaden Hamm  Fr TE 18 DeShawn Hanika   Sr QB 19 TJ Crews IV  Fr RB 22 Micah Johnson Fr RB 25 Harry Stewart III Fr RB 26 Johnny Thompson Jr.  Fr RB 28 Sevion Morrison  Jr RB 30 Carson Morgan  Fr RB 38 Jack Schneider  Fr WR 41 Hunter Luke  Fr TE 43 Max Muehlberger  So TE 44 Carson Bruhn Fr TE 45 Trevor Kardell  Sr TE 47 Jared Casey  Sr OL 50 David Abajian  Fr OL 52 Logan Brown  Jr OL 53 Shane Bumgardner  Sr OL 54 Michael Ford Jr. Sr OL 55 Darrell Simmons Jr.  Sr OL 56 Amir Herring  Fr OL 57 Hank Kelly  Jr OL 58 Kael Farkes  So OL 59 Nolan Gorczyca  Jr OL 61 Bryce Foster  Jr OL 65 Carter Lavrusky Fr OL 67 Eli Richmond Fr OL 69 Harrison Utley Fr OL 70 Kobe Baynes  Jr OL 71 James Livingston  Fr OL 72 Kene Anene Fr OL 73 Dre Doiron  Jr OL 74 De'Kendrick Sterns  Jr OL 75 Calvin Clements  Fr OL 76 Myles Ewell  Fr OL 77 Bryce Cabeldue Sr WR 80 Mack Moeller  Jr TE 81 Quinton Conley  So WR 82 Israel Moses V  Fr WR 83 Grant Muffenbier  Fr WR 84 Griffin Koch  So WR 85 Jarred Sample  Fr WR 86 Donald Collier Fr TE 87 Leyton Cure  Jr TE 88 Tevita Ahoafi-Noa  Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 J.B. Brown Sr CB 2 Cobee Bryant Sr CB 3 Mello Dotson Sr S 4 Marvin Grant  Sr CB 5 O.J. Burroughs Sr LB 6 Taiwan Berryhill Jr. Sr LB 10 Jayson Gilliom  Jr S 11 Devin Dye  Jr DE 13 Dylan Brooks   Jr S 14 Jalen Dye  Jr DE 15 DJ Warner Fr LB 16 Logan Brantley  Fr CB 17 Austin Alexander Fr S 18 Damani Maxson Fr LB 19 Tristian Fletcher  Jr CB 22 Brian Dilworth  So S 23 Mason Ellis  So CB 24 Damarius McGhee  Jr S 25 Kaleb Purdy  So CB 26 Jalen Todd Fr S 27 Taylor Davis  Fr LB 28 JaCorey Stewart Fr CB 29 Jameel Croft Jr.  Fr CB 30 Aundre Gibson Fr S 31 Landon Nelson  Jr LB 32 Dylan Downing  Sr LB 33 Jon Jon Kamara Fr LB 34 Alex Raich  Sr CB 36 Jameer Moore Fr LB 39 Cole Mondi  Jr LB 41 Ezra Vedral  Fr CB 43 Will Gavin  Jr LB 44 Cornell Wheeler  Sr DE 45 Dean Miller  Jr DE 46 Bai Jobe  Fr CB 47 Jacoby Davis  Fr CB 49 Tyler Soukhot  Jr DT 52 D.J. Withers Jr DT 53 Caleb Taylor Sr DE 55 Greydon Grimes Fr DT 56 Marcus Calvin  Fr DT 58 Javier Derritt  Sr DE 59 Jaydon Brittingham  Fr DL 70 Jason Strickland Fr DT 71 Grady Seyfert  Fr DE 90 Jereme Robinson Sr DE 91 Dakyus Brinkley Fr DT 92 Tommy Dunn Jr.  Jr DT 94 Blake Herold  Fr DE 95 Dylan Wudke  Sr DE 96 Cole Petrus  So DT 97 Kenean Caldwell  Jr DT 98 Lance Bassett  Fr DL 99 Ronald McGee  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 34 Owen Piepergerdes  Jr P 37 Grayden Addison  Jr PK 40 Tabor Allen Sr LS 49 Hollis Moeller Fr LS 51 Emory Duggar  Jr LS 60 Luke Hosford  Sr PK 93 Charlie Weinrich  So	Head coach Lance Leipold Coordinators/assistant coaches Jeff Grimes OC Jim Zebrowski Co–OC Brian Borland DC Chris Simpson LB D.K. McDonald Co-DC/CB Daryl Agpalsa OL Taiwo Onatolu DE/ST Jim Panagos DT Terrence Samuel WR Jonathan Wallace RB Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2024-Aug-05

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches	24
CFP	Not released															Not released