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.

2023 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (3rd season)
Home stadiumDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 47,233)
Uniform
2023 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
As of May 17, 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
Earl Bostick Jr.OL
Sam BurtDL
Caleb SampsonDL
Malcolm LeeDE

Entered NFL Draft

Name Position
Lonnie PhelpsDE

Transfer portal

Incoming
Name Position Old school
Austin BookerDEMinnesota
Dylan BrooksDEAuburn
J. B. BrownLBBowling Green
Logan BrownTWisconsin
Patrick JoynerEDUtah State
Seth KellerKTexas State
Gage KeysDLMinnesota
Spencer LowellOTCalifornia
Damarius McGheeCBLSU
Devin PhillipsDLColorado State
Charlie WeinrichKNebraska
Dylan McDuffieRBGeorgia 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
Cam'ron DabneyCBNorthern Illinois
Eriq GilyardLBUConn
Steven McBrideWRHawaii
Jarrett PaulSAppalachian State
Gavin PotterLBArkansas State
Ky ThomasRBKent State
Edwin WhiteSNorth Alabama

Recruiting

Website 4 star recruits 3 star recruits Total recruits Overall rank Big 12 rank
247 Sports012127614*
Rivals012128114*

*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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31Missouri State*
September 9Illinois*
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
September 16at Nevada*
September 23BYU
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
September 30at Texas
October 7UCF
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
October 14at Oklahoma State
October 28Oklahomadagger
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
November 4at Iowa State
November 11Texas Tech
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
November 18Kansas State
November 25at Cincinnati
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game

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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.

2023 Kansas Jayhawks Football

Quarterback

  •  6 Jalon Daniels Junior
  •  9 Jason Bean RS-Senior
  • 16 Ben Easters RS-Sophomore
  • 18 Jack Jackson RS-Sophomore

Running back

  •  4 Devin Neal Junior
  • 12 Torry Locklin RS-Junior
  • 20 Daniel Hishaw Jr. RS-Sophomore
  • 25 Dylan McDuffie RS-Senior
  • 26 Jack Codwell RS-Sophomore
  • 28 Sevion Morrison Junior
  • 32 Tylan Alejos RS-Freshman
  • 36 DeAndre Thomas Jr. RS-Sophomore

'Wide receiver

  •  2 Lawrence Arnold Junior
  •  3 Tanaka Scott RS-Sophomore
  •  5 Doug Emilien RS-Sophomore
  •  7 Trevor Wilson RS-Junior
  • 11 Luke Grimm Junior
  • 29 Reece Thomas RS-Sophomore
  • 35 Billy Conaway RS-Junior
  • 81 Quinton Conley RS-Freshman
  • 83 Quentin Skinner Junior
  • 84 Kevin Terry Senior
  • 86 Surahz Buncom Freshman

Tight end

  • 17 Jaden Hamm Freshman
  • 43 Max Dowling RS-Freshman
  • 45 Trevor Kardell Junior
  • 46 Max Muehlberger RS-Freshman
  • 47 Jared Casey Junior
  • 49 Mack Moeller RS-Sophomore
  • 87 Will Huggins RS-Sophomore
 

Offensive line

  • 50 Mike Novitsky RS-Senior
  • 52 Logan Brown RS-Junior
  • 54 Michael Ford Jr. Junior
  • 55 Ar'maj Reed-Adams RS-Sophomore
  • 58 Kael Farkes RS-Freshman
  • 59 Nolan Gorczyca RS-Sophomore
  • 63 Jake Eisenhauer RS-Sophomore
  • 67 Dominick Puni RS-Senior
  • 69 Joe Krause RS-Sophomore
  • 70 Kobe Baynes RS-Sophomore
  • 71 James Livingston RS-Freshman
  • 72 Danny Robinson RS-Sophomore
  • 73 Dre Doiron RS-Sophomore
  • 74 De'Kedrick Sterns RS-Sophomore
  • 75 Calvin Clements Freshman
  • 76 Spencer Lovell RS-Junior
  • 77 Bryce Cabeldue Junior
  • 78 Joey Baker RS-Freshman

Defensive end

  • 35 Tony Terry Freshman
  • 36 Patrick Joyner Jr. RS-Senior
  • 37 Hayden Hatcher RS-Senior
  • 45 Dean Miller RS-Sophomore
  • 46 Davion Westmoreland RS-Sophomore
  • 96 Cole Petrus RS-Sophomore

Defensive line

  • 17 Gage Keys RS-Sophomore
  • 40 Devin Phillips RS-Senior
  • 52 D.J. Withers RS-Sophomore
  • 53 Caleb Taylor Junior
  • 57 Hank Kelly RS-Sophomore
  • 90 Jereme Robinson Junior
  • 92 Tommy Dunn Jr. RS-Sophomore
  • 95 Ronald McGee RS-Senior
  • 97 Kenean Caldwell RS-Sophomore
  • 99 Austin Booker RS-Sophomore
 

Linebacker

  •  6 Taiwan Berryhill Jr. Junior
  • 10 Jayson Gilliom RS-Sophomore
  • 15 Craig Young RS-Senior
  • 19 Tristian Fletcher RS-Sophomore
  • 20 Donovan Gaines RS-Sophomore
  • 26 Krishawn Brown RS-Sophomore
  • 28 J. B. Brown Junior
  • 30 Rich Miller Senior
  • 32 Dylan Downing RS-Junior
  • 34 Alex Raich Junior
  • 39 Cole Mondi RS-Sophomore
  • 44 Cornell Wheeler Linebacker

Cornerback

  •  2 Cobee Bryant Junior
  •  3 Mello Dotson Junior
  •  8 Kwinton Lassiter Senior
  • 18 Kalon Gervin RS-Senior
  • 22 Brian Dilworth RS-Freshman
  • 24 Damarius McGhee RS-Sophomore
  • 29 Jaden Robinson RS-Sophomore

Safety

  •  1 Kenny Logan Jr. Senior
  •  4 Marvin Grant RS-Junior
  •  5 O.J. Burroughs Junior
  • 14 Jalen Dye RS-Sophomore
  • 23 Mason Ellis RS-Freshman
  • 25 Kaleb Purdy RS-Freshman
  • 31 Landon Nelson RS-Sophomore
  • 43 Andrew Russell RS-Senior

Special teams

  • 24 Reis Vernon P Junior
  • 34 Owen Piepergerdes K RS-Sophomore
  • 37 Grayden Addison P RS-Sophomore
  • 40 Tabor Allen K Junior
  • 51 Emory Duggar LS RS-Sophomore
  • 60 Luke Hosford LS RS-Junior
  • 91 Seth Keller K RS-Senior
  • 93 Charlie Weinrich K RS-Freshman
 

Coaching Staff

  • Lance Leipold HC
  • Andy Kotelnicki OC
  • Brian Borland DC
  • Jake Schoonover ST
  • Jim Zebrowski QB
  • Terrence Samuel WR
  • Jonathan Wallace RB
  • Jordan Peterson DB
  • Taiwo Onatolu DE
  • Scott Fuchs OL
  • Chris Simpson LB
  • Jim Panagos DT

Roster updated: May 9, 2023

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References

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