2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team

2024 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
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)

2024 Big 12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Arizona		0	–	0					0	–	0
Arizona State		0	–	0					0	–	0
BYU		0	–	0					0	–	0
Baylor		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 June 4, 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.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Name	Position	Reason	Replacement
Andy Kotelnicki	Offensive coordinator	Accepted job at Penn State	Jeff Grimes
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 lost

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 Novitski	OL
Dominick Puni	OL
Mason Fairchild	TE
Kenny Logan	S
Craig Young	S
Rich Miller	LB
Hayden Hatcher	DE

Entered NFL draft

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

Recruiting

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 148th nationally among all recruits.

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79

Preseason

Big 12 preseason poll

The preseason poll will be released in July.

Schedule

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

Game summaries

Lindenwood

Favorite	Spread
TBD	TBD

Lindenwood Lions at Kansas Jayhawks

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Jayhawks	0	0	0	0	0

at Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, Kansas

• Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV: TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Roster

Below is the Jayhawks roster during spring practices. It should undergo multiple changes before the first game.

2024 Kansas Jayhawks Football
Quarterback  6 Jalon Daniels Junior  8 Isaiah Marshall Freshman 14 Mikey Pauley Sophomore 15 Cole Ballard Freshman 16 Ben Easters Junior 19 T. J. Crews IV Freshman Running back  4 Devin Neal Senior 12 Torry Locklin Senior 20 Daniel Hishaw Jr. Junior 25 Harry Stewart III Freshman 26 Johnny Thompson Jr. Freshman 28 Sevion Morrison Junior 30 Carson Morgan Freshman 38 Jack Schneider Freshman Wide receiver  0 Quentin Skinner Senior  2 Lawrence Arnold Senior  5 Doug Emilien Junior  7 Trevor Wilson Senior 11 Luke Grimm Senior 13 Keaton Kubecka Freshman 36 Isaiah Coppage Freshman 41 Hunter Luke Freshman 80 Mack Moeller Junior 82 Isreal Moses Freshman 83 Grant Muffenbier Freshman 84 Griffin Koch Sophomore 85 Jarred Sample Freshman Tight end 17 Jaden Hamm Freshman 18 DeShawn Hanika Senior 43 Max Muehlberger Sophomore 45 Trevor Kardell Senior 47 Jared Casey Senior 81 Quinton Conley Sophomore 88 Tevita Ahoafi-Noa Senior		Offensive line 52 Logan Brown Junior 53 Shane Bumgardner Senior 54 Michael Ford Jr. Senior 55 Darrell Simmons Jr. Senior 57 Hank Kelly Junior 58 Kael Farkes Sophomore 59 Nolan Gorczyca Junior 70 Kobe Baynes Junior 71 James Livingston Freshman 73 Dre Doiron Junior 74 De'Kedrick Sterns Junior 75 Calvin Clements Freshman 77 Bryce Cabeldue Senior Defensive end 13 Dylan Brooks Junior 45 Dean Miller Junior 59 Jaydon Brittingham Freshman 90 Jereme Robinson Senior 91 Dakyus Brinkley Freshman 93 Maxwell Ford Freshman 95 Dylan Wudke Senior 96 Cole Petrus Sophomore Defensive tackle 35 Tony Terry Freshman 52 D.J. Withers Junior 53 Caleb Taylor Junior 56 Marcus Calvin Freshman 58 Javier Derritt Senior 71 Grady Seyfert Freshman 92 Tommy Dunn Jr. Junior 94 Blake Herold Freshman 97 Kenean Caldwell Junior 98 Lance Bassett Freshman 99 Ronald McGee Senior		Linebacker  6 Taiwan Berryhill Jr. Senior 10 Jayson Gilliom Junior 16 Logan Brantley Freshman 19 Tristian Fletcher Junior 28 J. B. Brown Junior 32 Dylan Downing Senior 34 Alex Raich Senior 39 Cole Mondi Junior 41 Ezra Vedral Freshman 44 Cornell Wheeler Senior Cornerback  2 Cobee Bryant Senior  3 Mello Dotson Senior 22 Brian Dilworth Sophomore 24 Damarius McGhee Junior 26 Jalen Todd Freshman 29 Jameel Croft Jr. Freshman 43 Will Gavin Junior 47 Jacoby Davis Freshman 49 Tyler Soukhot Junior Safety  4 Marvin Grant Senior  5 O. J. Burroughs Senior 11 Devin Dye Junior 14 Jalen Dye Junior 18 Damani Maxson Freshman 23 Mason Ellis Sophomore 25 Kaleb Purdy Sophomore 27 Taylor Davis Freshman 31 Landon Nelson Junior Special teams 34 Owen Piepergerdes K Junior 37 Grayden Addison P Junior 40 Tabor Allen K Senior 51 Emory Duggar LS Junior 60 Luke Hosford LS Senior 93 Charlie Weinrich K Sophomore 95 Damon Greaves P Sophomore		Coaching Staff Lance Leipold Jeff Grimes OC Jim Zebrowski Co–OC Brian Borland DC D. K. McDonald Co-DC/CB Daryl Agpalsa OL Taiwo Onatolu DE/ST Jim Panagos DT Terrence Samuel WR Chris Simpson LB Jonathan Wallace RB Roster updated: June 04, 2024