# 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 2025 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks' 136th season. The Jayhawks will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium located in Lawrence, Kansas. They are led by fifth-year head coach Lance Leipold.

## Offseason
### Coaching staff changes

| Name | Position | Reason | Replacement |
| Jeff Grimes | Co-Offensive coordinator | Accepted job at Wisconsin | Matt Lubick |
| Brian Borland | Defensive coordinator | Retired | D. K. McDonald |

### Starters lost

Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2024 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 15 players run out of eligibility.
| Name | Position |
| Devin Neal | RB |
| Lawrence Arnold | WR |
| Luke Grimm | WR |
| Quentin Skinner | WR |
| Jared Casey | TE |
| Bryce Cabeldue | OL |
| Michael Ford Jr. | OL |
| J.B. Brown | LB |
| Cornell Wheeler | LB |
| Caleb Taylor | DL |
| Jereme Robinson | DE |
| Cobee Bryant | CB |
| Mello Dotson | CB |
| OJ Burroughs | S |
| Marvin Grant | S |

### Entered NFL draft

Below are players who had remaining eligibility but instead of returning or transferring, chose to enter the 2025 NFL draft.
| Name | Position |
| Dre Doiron | OL |

### Transfer portal
#### Incoming

| Name | Position | Old school |
| Keyan Burnett | TE | Arizona |
| Bryson Canty | WR | Columbia |
| Justice Finkley | EDGE | Texas |
| DJ Graham | CB | Utah State |
| DeAndre Harper | OT | Northwest Missouri State |
| Emmanuel Henderson | WR | Alabama |
| Jahlil Hurley | S | Alabama |
| Bangally Kamara | LB | South Carolina |
| Gage Keys | DL | Auburn |
| Trey Lathan | LB | West Virginia |
| Finn Lappin | P | McNeese |
| Laith Marjan | K | South Alabama |
| Tyler Mercer | IOL | North Texas |
| Cameron Pickett | WR | Ball State |
| Lyrik Rawls | S | Oklahoma State |
| Caleb Redd | EDGE | Kentucky |
| Laquan Robinson | LB | Auburn |
| Joseph Sipp | LB | Bowling Green |
| Jack Tanner | OT | Tulsa |
| Tavake Tuikolovatu | IOL | UCLA |
| Levi Wentz | WR | Albany |
| Leshon Williams | RB | Iowa |

#### Outgoing

| Name | Position | New school |
| Lance Bassett | DT | North Alabama |
| Jaydon Brittingham | DE | Bemidji State |
| Brian Dilworth | DB | North Alabama |
| Will Gavin | CB | Unknown |
| Damon Greaves | P | Colorado |
| Sevion Morrison | RB | Tulsa |
| Grant Muffenbier | WR | Unknown |
| Kaleb Purdy | S | Tennessee Tech |
| Jarred Sample | WR | Kilgore College |
| Tyler Soukhot | CB | Unknown |
| Harrison Utley | IOL | Unknown |
| DJ Warner | EDGE | SMU |
| Charlie Weinrich | K | Houston Christian |

### Recruiting
## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 23 | Fresno State* | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| August 29 | Wagner* | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| September 6 | at Missouri* | Faurot FieldColumbia, MO (Border War) |
| September 20 | West Virginia | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| September 27 | Cincinnati | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| October 4 | at UCF | FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL |
| October 11 | at Texas Tech | Jones AT&T StadiumLubbock, TX |
| October 25 | Kansas State | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown) |
| November 1 | Oklahoma State | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| November 8 | at Arizona | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ |
| November 22 | at Iowa State | Jack Trice StadiumAmes, IA |
| November 28 | Utah | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS |
| *Non-conference game ||||

## Game summaries
### vs Fresno State

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Bulldogs | | | 0 |
| Jayhawks | | | 0 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
* Date: August 23
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Fresno State | Passing |
| Fresno State | Rushing |
| Fresno State | Receiving |
| Kansas | Passing |
| Kansas | Rushing |
| Kansas | Receiving |

### vs Wagner

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Seahawks | | | 0 |
| Jayhawks | | | 0 |
at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, Kansas
* Date: August 30
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Wagner | Passing |
| Wagner | Rushing |
| Wagner | Receiving |
| Kansas | Passing |
| Kansas | Rushing |
| Kansas | Receiving |

### at Missouri

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
| Jayhawks | | | 0 |
| Tigers | | | 0 |
at Faurot Field • Columbia, Missouri
* Date: September 6
* Statistics
* First downs
* Plays–yards
* Rushes–yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: comp–att–int
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Kansas | Passing |
| Kansas | Rushing |
| Kansas | Receiving |
| Missouri | Passing |
| Missouri | Rushing |
| Missouri | Receiving |