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Kansas

Jayhawks · Big 12

GIE rank
#96
of 138 FBS
Rating
1466
2026 Week 10
Record
3-5
2026 season
Proj record
4-8
12-game season

Head coach Lance Leipold Year 6 with Kansas

Season projection

2026 W10 · 10,000 sims
Expected wins
4.3
1.3 more wins in 4 left
Win range (90%)
3 to 6
Final rank (90%)
#100 (81–115)
Make playoff
0%
Win conference
0%

Path to glory

No remaining game changes Kansas's playoff odds. Make playoff 0%

Schedule

Full 2026 slate. Tap a row for the matchup breakdown.

Schedule and results
Week Opponent Result or win prob.Result or win probability
Wk 1 Sep 5 vs Long Island University Non-FBS Win, 51-6 Final
Wk 2 Sep 12 vs Missouri SEC Loss, 21-38 Final
Wk 3 Sep 19 vs Arizona State Big 12 · neutral Loss, 17-24 Final
Wk 4 Bye
Wk 5 Oct 3 vs Middle Tennessee Conference USA Win, 55-0 Final
Wk 6 Oct 11 at Utah Big 12 Loss, 24-41 Final
Wk 7 Oct 17 at Kansas State Big 12 Loss, 24-35 Final
Wk 8 Oct 24 vs Baylor Big 12 Win, 25-24 Final
Wk 9 Oct 31 at TCU Big 12 Loss, 16-22 Final
Wk 10 Nov 7 vs UCF Big 12 Win probability: 52%
Wk 11 Nov 14 at West Virginia Big 12 Win probability: 51%
Wk 12 Nov 21 vs BYU Big 12 Win probability: 19%
Wk 13 Nov 28 at Oklahoma State Big 12 Win probability: 18%

Latest stories

  • Recap

    Kansas: 2026 Week 7 recap

    Kansas sits at 66th overall after a dominant 55–0 home win over Middle Tennessee in Week 5, but the rating hasn't budged—a sign the blowout came against a severely outmatched opponent. At 2–2 on the season, the Jayhawks are tracking…

  • Recap

    Kansas: 2026 Week 3 recap

    Kansas sits at 58th nationally after a dominant 51–6 win over Long Island University in Week 1, though GIE's rating holds steady at 3.3—no movement despite the blowout. The model's cautious view reflects real constraints: a red-zone…

  • Recap

    Kansas: 2025 Week 16 recap

    Kansas sits at 5–7 after falling to Utah 31–21 at home in Week 14, a loss that underscores the Jayhawks' inconsistency down the stretch. The model rates them at 4.1, placing them 58th nationally—a squad capable of competitive moments but…

In the news

More coming. Per-team pages get the full treatment in Phase 3: current rating, season projection histogram, schedule with win probabilities, and live overlays on Pylon stream days. For now, this page exists so stories and news have a permanent home as content rolls in.

Returning production · 2026

30 score

  • Quarterback 12% (3/5)
  • Offensive line 45% (9/20) players
  • Skill (RB/WR/TE) 20% (14/30)
  • Front 7 (DL/LB) 58% (13/29)
  • Secondary 49% (11/21)
  • Special teams 0% (2/7)

Share of last season's production each unit returns. Higher means more continuity: 70%+ is healthy, 45–70% a normal rebuild, under 45% a major turnover.

Portal additions · 2026

+1.4 rating

32 proven transfers in, carrying the production below from their prior school.

Kansas incoming transfers
Player From Impact
Nik McMillanWR From Buffalo Buffalo 178
Chase BelcherRB From Kennesaw State Kennesaw State 106
Jibreel Al-AminLB From Marshall Marshall 95
Nahzae CoxWR From Middle Tennessee Middle Tennessee 86
Jalen DupreeRB From Colorado State Colorado State 82
Yasin WillisRB From Syracuse Syracuse 82

Impact scores offensive skill additions (QB/RB/WR/TE) — prior-season production normalized within position (100 ≈ a 90th-percentile producer at that spot) and discounted for non-FBS competition, so a top back counts alongside a top quarterback. Defensive and O-line additions count as transfers but aren't box-score measurable, so they carry no impact score. The rating figure is this class's portal contribution vs. the FBS average, capped at ±2.5.

Situational efficiency · 2025

FBS percentile rank
  • 3rd-down conversion 40.6%
    73th — strong
  • Red-zone TD rate 22.0%
    94th — elite
  • 4th-down aggression 40.6%
    68th — average
  • Late & close 5.5 yds/play
    63th — average

Percentile is across all FBS teams with play-by-play data for the season. "Late & close" is yards per play in Q4+ with a one-score margin — a proxy for clutch offensive performance.