2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team

The 2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks 132nd season. The Jayhawks will be led by third-year head coach Les Miles. They are members of the Big 12 Conference. They will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

2021 Kansas Jayhawks football
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2021 record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Les Miles (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike DeBord (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (3rd season)
Home stadium	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)
Uniform

2021 Big 12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
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 4, 2021 Standings listed according to Big 12 unbalanced tiebreaker procedure.
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of February 9, 2021; Rankings from AP.

The Jayhawks will look to rebound from their 3rd winless season in program history after finishing 0–9 in the 2020 season, which was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Jayhawks will look to end multiple streaks during the season, 41 games to AP ranked teams, 54 road conference games, 12 conference games, and an overall losing streak of 13. They will also look to qualify for a bowl game for the first time since the 2008 season.

Offseason

Starters lost

Overall, the Jayhawks had 23 players run out of eligibility. Below are the starters from 2020 who have run out of eligibility.

Name	Position
Malik Clark	G
Adagio Lopeti	C
Kwamie Lassiter II	WR
Sam Burt	DE
Kyron Johnson	LB
Nate Betts	CB
Elijah Jones	CB
Logan Klusman	LS

Coaching staff changes

Name	Position	Replacement
Brett Dearmon	Offensive coordinator	Mike DeBord
John Morookian	Offensive line	Lee Grimes

Recruiting

The Jayhawks have 23 commitments for their 2020 recruiting class. Below is the breakdown. The only positions KU did not have any recruits for were kicker and punter.

Overall class ranking

Website	Overall rank	Conference rank	4 star recruits	3 star recruits
Rivals	40	3	1	22
247 Sports	52	6	1	22

Top recruit

The Jayhawks received a commitment from their highest rated recruit, based on Rivals.com's rankings, in program history, Quaydarius Davis who is the 59th ranked recruit by Rivals.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Quaydarius Davis WR	Dallas, TX	Skyline	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Jan 2, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 81

Positional breakdown

Position	Number
WR	4
RB	1
TE	1
QB	2
OL	3
LB	2
DL	3
DB	5
ATH	2

All information above is as of February 2, 2021

Transfers

Player	Position	Old school	New school
Colin Grunhard	C	Notre Dame	Kansas
Andrew Parchment	WR	Kansas	Florida State
Kevin Terry	WR	Texas Tech	Kansas
Kyle Thompson	P	Kansas	TBD

Entered NFL draft

Player	Position
Pooka Williams Jr.	RB

Big 12 media poll

The 2020 preseason poll will be released at the Big 12 media days in the summer.

Schedule

Dates for the Jayhawks 2021 conference schedule will be announced at a later date.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 4	South Dakota*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 11	Coastal Carolina*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
September 25	Duke*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBD	Baylor*	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBD	at Oklahoma State	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK
TBD	West Virginia	David Booth Memorial Kansas Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBD	Kansas State	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS (Sunflower Showdown)
TBD	at Iowa State	Jack Trice Stadium Ames, IA
TBD	Oklahoma	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBD	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX
TBD	Texas Tech	David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS
TBD	Texas	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings (after November 24) released prior to game

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Roster

This is a preliminary based on the 2020 roster with seniors and transfers removed. The roster may include players no longer with the program. The roster will be finalized in the fall.

2020 Kansas Jayhawks Football
Quarterback  3 Miles Kendrick Senior 13 Jordan Preston Sophomore 14 Jordan Medley Sophomore 15 Miles Fallin Senior 17 Jalon Daniels Junior Running back  0 Velton Gardner Junior  6 Jack Codwell Sophomore 12 Torry Locklin Sophomore 20 Daniel Hishaw Jr. Sophomore 22 Rob Fiorentino Junior 23 Amauri Pesek-Hickson Sophomore 25 Gayflor Flomo Senior 29 Ben Miles FB Senior 33 Spencer Roe FB Junior 46 Sam Schroeder FB Senior 47 Jared Casey FB Sopohmore Wide receiver  2 Lawrence Arnold Junior 10 Tristan Golightly Sophomore 16 Takulve Williams Senior 18 Jordan Brown Sophomore 19 Steven McBride Sophomore 24 Malik Johnson Sophomore 27 Kyler Pearson Sophomore 36 Lawrence Shadd III Sophomore 80 Luke Grimm Sophomore 83 Quentin Skinner Sophomore 85 Hunter Kaufman Senior 88 Jamahl Horne Junior Tight end 34 Will Huggins Sophomore 45 Trevor Kardell Sophomore 84 Jack Parks Junior 86 Mac Copeland Junior 89 Mason Fairchild Junior		Offensive line 55 Armaj Adams-Reed Sophomore 56 Ronaldo Sigers Sopohmore 59 Jack Murphy Junior 62 Garrett Jones Sophomore 64 Jalan Robinson Junior 66 Danny Robinson Sophomore 68 Earl Bostick Jr. Senior 69 Joe Krause Sophomore 70 Nick Williams Junior 71 Jacobi Lott Junior 73 Jack Werner Sophomore 74 Jackson Satterwhite Sophomore 77 Bryce Cabeldue Sophomore 78 Nicholas Martinez Sophomore 79 Joseph Gilbertson Senior Defensive line 38 Clinton Anokwuru Sophomore 50 Marcus Harris Sophomore 51 Jack Stallard Sophomore 53 Caleb Taylor Sophomore 90 Jereme Robinson Sophomore 91 Jelani Arnold Senior 95 DaJon Terry Sophomore 96 Zack Biddison Senior 97 Kenean Caldwell Sophomore 98 Caleb Sampson Senior 99 Malcolm Lee Senior Linebacker 14 Steven Parker Sophomore 19 Gavin Potter Junior 23 Alonso Person Sophomore 28 Taiwan Berryhill Sophomore 30 Cooper Root Senior 32 Dylan Downing Sophomore 37 Hayden Hatcher Senior 43 Jay Dineen Senior 49 Krishawn Brown Sophomore		Defensive back  1 Kenny Logan Jr. CB Junior  5 Gabe Garber S Sophomore  6 Valerian Agbaw Jr. CB Sophomore  7 Davon Ferguson S Senior  9 Karon Prunty CB Sophomore 11 Johnquai Lewis CB Sophomore 13 Ra'Mello Dotson CB Sophomore 17 Corione Harris CB Senior 20 Donovan Gaines CB Sophomore 22 Duece Mayberry CB Sophomore 25 David Carter CB Senior 26 Cody McNerney S Junior 35 Nick Caudle S Senior 39 Ryan Malbrough S Junior 41 Nick Channel S Junior 45 Tyler Stottle S Sophomore Special teams 24 Reis Vernon P Sophomore 44 Tabor Allen K Sophomore 57 Emory Duggar LS Sophomore 60 Luke Hosford LS Sophomore 83 Jacob Borcila K Sophomore 91 Cole Brungardt K Senior Roster updated: February 2, 2021

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Les Miles	Head coach
Mike DeBord	Offensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot	Defensive coordinator/linebackers
Chidera Uzo-Diribe	Outside linebackers
Emmett Jones	Wide receivers/passing game coordinator
Joshua Eargle	Tight ends/recruiting coordinator
Jonathan Wallace	Running backs/special teams
Chevis Jackson	Defensive backs
Jordan Peterson	Safeties
Kwahn Drake	Defensive line/defensive run game coordinator
Lee Grimes	Offensive line
Ben Iannachionne	Director of football strength & conditioning

References

1. "2020 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule". KUAthletics.com. Retrieved December 18, 2020.