2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 2022 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks 133rd season. The Jayhawks will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They will be lead by second-year head coach Lance Leipold. The Jayhawks will enter the season looking to end a 44 game losing streak to teams ranked in the AP Poll and qualify for a bowl game for the first time since 2008 season.

2022 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
2022 record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAndy Kotelnicki (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (2nd season)
Home stadiumDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
(capacity: 47,233)
Uniform
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Baylor  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  
West Virginia  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of December 16, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Coaching staff changes
Name Position Replacement
Chevis JacksonCornerbacksJordan Peterson
Kwahn DrakeDefensive lineTaiwo Onatolu
Emmett JonesWide receiversTBD

Starters lost

Overall, the Jayhawks had 25 players run out of eligibility. Below are the starters from 2021 who have run out of eligibility. Starters are based on players who started the final game of the 2021 season.[1] Sixteen of 25 starters, including special teams, will return.

Name Position
Kwamie Lassiter IIWR
Earl BostickOL
Chris HughesOL
Nate BettsLB
Ricky ThomasS
Jeremy WebbS
Kyron JohnsonDE
Caleb SampsonDT
Malcolm LeeDT

Recruiting

The Jayhawks have 7 commitments for their 2021 recruiting class. Below is the breakdown. Rankings are as of November 28, 2021.

Overall class ranking
Website Overall rank Conference rank 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 1–2 star recruits No star ranking
Rivals[2]N/A*100421
247 Sports[3]9590601

*Rivals only ranks the top 100 recruiting classes and the Jayhawks recruiting class is not in the top 100.

Highest rated recruit
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kaleb Purdy
DB		 St. Louis, MO DeSmet 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 30, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR

Notable transfers
Incoming
Name Position Previous school
Kalon GervinCBMichigan State
Sevion MorrisonRBNebraska
Craig YoungSOhio State
Nolan GorczycaTBuffalo
Eriq GilyardLBUCF
Outgoing
Name Position New school
Miles KendrickQBTBD

Big 12 Media Poll

The media poll be will released in July 2022.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
September 27:00 pmTennessee Tech*
September 10at West Virginia
September 17at Houston*
September 24Duke*
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
October 1Iowa State
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
October 8TCU
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
October 15at Oklahoma
October 22at Baylor
November 5Oklahoma State
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
November 12at Texas Tech
November 19Texas
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
November 26at Kansas State
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

Roster

The roster will be added when the Jayhawks release their spring football roster in March.

Coaching staff

Coaching staff is accurate as of December 6, 2021. The coaching staff may undergo multiple changes in the offseason.

Name Position
Lance LeipoldHead coach
Andy KotelnickiOffensive coordinator/tight ends
Brian BorlandDefensive coordinator/safeties
Jake SchoonoverSpecial teams coordinator
VacantWide receivers
Jonathan WallaceRunning backs
Jordan PetersonDefensive backs
Taiwo OnatoluDefensive line
Scott FuchsOffensive line
Chris SampsonLinebackers

References
  1. "KU vs West Virginia Gamebook" (PDF). KUAthletics.com.
  2. "Kansas 2022 Recruiting Class". Rivals.com.
  3. "Kansas 2022 Recruiting Class". 247sports.com.
  4. "2022 Schedule". KUAthletics.com.
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