2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team
The 2023 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks' 134th season. The Jayhawks will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, and will compete in the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by third-year head coach Lance Leipold. The Jayhawks will enter the season looking to make back-to-back bowl games for the first time since the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big 12) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Andy Kotelnicki (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Borland (3rd season) |
Home stadium | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (capacity: 47,233) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 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 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Offseason
Starters lost
Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2022 season. Players listed below have run out eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 4 players run out of eligibility.[1]
Name | Position |
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Earl Bostick Jr. | OL |
Sam Burt | DL |
Caleb Sampson | DL |
Malcolm Lee | DE |
Entered NFL Draft
Name | Position |
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Lonnie Phelps | DE |
Transfer portal
- Incoming
Name | Position | Old school |
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Austin Booker | DE | Minnesota |
Dylan Brooks | DE | Auburn |
J. B. Brown | LB | Bowling Green |
Logan Brown | T | Wisconsin |
Patrick Joyner | ED | Utah State |
Seth Keller | K | Texas State |
Gage Keys | DL | Minnesota |
Spencer Lowell | OT | California |
Damarius McGhee | CB | LSU |
Devin Phillips | DL | Colorado State |
Charlie Weinrich | K | Nebraska |
Dylan McDuffie | RB | Georgia Tech |
- Outgoing
Transfers listed below are only players who announced intention to transfer after the final regular season game of 2022.
Name | Position | New school |
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Cam'ron Dabney | CB | Northern Illinois |
Eriq Gilyard | LB | UConn |
Steven McBride | WR | Hawaii |
Jarrett Paul | S | Appalachian State |
Gavin Potter | LB | Arkansas State |
Ky Thomas | RB | Kent State |
Edwin White | S | North Alabama |
Recruiting
Website | 4 star recruits | 3 star recruits | Total recruits | Overall rank | Big 12 rank |
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247 Sports | 0 | 12 | 12 | 76 | 14* |
Rivals | 0 | 12 | 12 | 81 | 14* |
*Rivals and 247 Sports do not include the new teams joining the Big 12, however, their ranks in the overall rankings are being factored into the rank for Kansas.
- Highest rated recruit
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jameel Croft ATH |
Detroit, MI | Martin Luther King | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 3, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:![]() ![]() |
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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August 31 | Missouri State* | ||
September 9 | Illinois* |
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September 16 | at Nevada* | ||
September 23 | BYU |
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September 30 | at Texas | ||
October 7 | UCF |
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October 14 | at Oklahoma State | ||
October 28 | Oklahoma![]() |
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November 4 | at Iowa State | ||
November 11 | Texas Tech |
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November 18 | Kansas State |
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November 25 | at Cincinnati | ||
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Roster
Roster is based on the Jayhawks' post-spring practice roster which includes the removal of players that were cut from the team after the spring game.
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Special teams
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Coaching Staff
Roster updated: May 9, 2023 |
References
- "2022 Liberty Bowl Game Notes" (PDF). KUAthletics.com.
- "Kansas Football 2023 schedule". KUAthletics.com.
- "KU Football 2023 roster and coaching staff". KUAthletics.com.