2021 Kansas Jayhawks season

2021 Kansas Jayhawks
Conference	Big 12 Conference
2021 record	9-4 (7-2 Big 12)
Head coach	stormstopper (8th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread/Pro-Style/Vertical
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Christian Graham, Bradley Spurlock, Alexander Durant
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 50,071)
Seasons « 2020 2022 »

2021 Big 12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#5 TCU †		9	–	1					12	–	1
#7 Oklahoma State		8	–	2					10	–	3
#21 Kansas		7	–	2					9	–	3
Oklahoma		5	–	4					7	–	5
Texas Tech		5	–	4					7	–	5
Baylor		4	–	5					7	–	5
Texas		4	–	5					6	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	6					3	–	9
Kansas State		1	–	8					4	–	8
West Virginia		0	–	9					2	–	10
Big 12 Championship Game: Oklahoma State 13, TCU 20
Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
2	Sat. Afternoon	Tulsa*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 30-27 (OT)
3	Sat. Evening	#22 Missouri*		Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, MO	L 34-49
4	TNF	at California*		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	W 41-21
6	Sat. Evening	#3 TCU		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 10-13
7	FNF	Texas Tech		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 17-38
8	Sat. Morning	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	W 23-16 (OT)
9	Sat. Evening	at #20 Oklahoma State		Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK	W 31-10
10	Sat. Afternoon	Baylor		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 27-24
12	Sat. Afternoon	Oklahoma		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 16-13
13	Sat. Evening	at Texas		Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 31-13
14	Sat. Afternoon	Iowa State		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	W 23-20
16	Sat. Afternoon	at Kansas State	#21	Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium • Manhattan KS	W 27-10
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Alamo Bowl	vs. #12 Arizona*	#18	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	L 13-20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Kansas	Season in current role
stormstopper	Head Coach	8th	8th
Christian Graham	Quarterback	3rd	2nd
Rod Fulton	Running Back	2nd	2nd
Chris Burgos	Wide Receiver	4th	1st
Jaime Bautista	Tight End	4th	1st
Bradley Spurlock	Cornerback	4th	4th
Noah Urlacher	Defensive End	1st	1st
Jamari Callahan	Defensive End	2nd	2nd
Albert Duke	Defensive Tackle	4th	2nd
Noel Barfield	Strong Safety	3rd	2nd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Roster

2021 Kansas Jayhawks football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Graham, ChristianChristian Graham  2.5 !So QB Cazares, KadenKaden Cazares 57.0 !Sr QB Kerns, JonasJonas Kerns  3.5 !Jr QB Gustavo, MateoMateo Gustavo  3.5 !Jr QB Ferraro, GabrielGabriel Ferraro 57.0 !Sr QB Frye, RomanRoman Frye  1.5 !Fr QB Barber, GeorgeGeorge Barber 5.0 !Jr RB Fulton, RodRod Fulton  4.5 !Sr RB Durant, AlexanderAlexander Durant  4.5 !Sr RB McLean, DeAndreDeAndre McLean  4.5 !Sr RB Black, AndreAndre Black  1.5 !Fr RB Dubose, BryceBryce Dubose 3.0 !So FB Compton, HenryHenry Compton  4.5 !Sr FB Garber, RyderRyder Garber  1.5 !Fr FB Duncan, LiamLiam Duncan 3.0 !So WR Burgos, ChrisChris Burgos  3.5 !Jr WR Graves, BronsonBronson Graves 1.0 !Fr WR Christy, SebastianSebastian Christy 1.0 !Fr TE Bautista, JaimeJaime Bautista  3.5 !Jr TE Hardy, SamuelSamuel Hardy 5.0 !Jr TE Gomez, RichardRichard Gomez  4.5 !Sr TE Kern, JakeJake Kern 3.0 !So TE Robertson, IbrahimaIbrahima Robertson 3.0 !So TE Carradine, DevonDevon Carradine 3.0 !So OT Waterman, BenjaminBenjamin Waterman 57.0 !Sr OT Dunbar, IsiahIsiah Dunbar 5.0 !Jr OT Longo, BobbyBobby Longo 3.0 !So OT Comer, ConstantineConstantine Comer 1.0 !Fr OT Bello, ArmaniArmani Bello 1.0 !Fr OT Herrera, LiamLiam Herrera 1.0 !Fr OG Dorsey, StephenStephen Dorsey 57.0 !Sr OG Foote, RichardRichard Foote 1.0 !Fr OG Hartman, ElliotElliot Hartman 3.0 !So OG Hardin, JeremyJeremy Hardin 57.0 !Sr OG Kemp, FrancescoFrancesco Kemp 5.0 !Jr C Killian, NedNed Killian  3.5 !Jr C Goodson, KyleKyle Goodson  1.5 !Fr C Howe, AydenAyden Howe 5.0 !Jr C Shelley, EricEric Shelley 57.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE Urlacher, NoahNoah Urlacher 5.0 !Jr DE Haywood, ChadChad Haywood  4.5 !Sr DE Charles, LukeLuke Charles 3.0 !So DE Womack, KofiKofi Womack 57.0 !Sr DE Callahan, JamariJamari Callahan 3.0 !So DE Mercer-Fallon, KevinKevin Mercer-Fallon 57.0 !Sr DE Amos, BronsonBronson Amos 1.0 !Fr DT Duke, AlbertAlbert Duke  3.5 !Jr DT Mayo, AbdoulAbdoul Mayo  1.5 !Fr DT Witherspoon, AidenAiden Witherspoon 57.0 !Sr DT McCormick, JasperJasper McCormick  3.5 !Jr DT Davenport, JoshuaJoshua Davenport 57.0 !Sr ILB Alarcon, RaulRaul Alarcon  3.5 !Jr ILB Bean, SpencerSpencer Bean 57.0 !Sr ILB Hand, StevenSteven Hand  2.5 !So ILB Henderson, AdrianAdrian Henderson 1.0 !Fr ILB Lawton, EvanderEvander Lawton 1.0 !Fr OLB Broussard, JudeJude Broussard 3.0 !So OLB Guillen, CarlosCarlos Guillen  1.5 !Fr OLB Rhoades, PatPat Rhoades  1.5 !Fr OLB Drummond, JadonJadon Drummond 3.0 !So CB Davis, ShaunShaun Davis 1.0 !Fr CB Spurlock, BradleyBradley Spurlock 57.0 !Sr CB Blount, JavierJavier Blount  2.5 !So CB House, OmariOmari House  2.5 !So FS Sutton, DavidDavid Sutton  4.5 !Sr FS Clemons, RichardRichard Clemons  3.5 !Jr FS Graham, IbrahimIbrahim Graham 57.0 !Sr FS McGee, QuintonQuinton McGee 3.0 !So FS Jeffries, DerrickDerrick Jeffries 5.0 !Jr FS McDonald, JeremiahJeremiah McDonald 3.0 !So SS Sewell, DevonDevon Sewell  3.5 !Jr SS Barfield, NoelNoel Barfield  2.5 !So SS Bonds, JaheimJaheim Bonds 1.0 !Fr SS Stevenson, DerrickDerrick Stevenson 57.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Hawley, JoelJoel Hawley  3.5 !Jr K Sorensen, MiloMilo Sorensen  3.5 !Jr K Suarez, AlexanderAlexander Suarez 57.0 !Sr K Hahn, OttoOtto Hahn 5.0 !Jr K Lombardi, CodyCody Lombardi 57.0 !Sr P Evans, AdenAden Evans  3.5 !Jr P Stringer, BeckettBeckett Stringer  4.5 !Sr P Riddle, TimmyTimmy Riddle 5.0 !Jr LS Patrick, VincentVincent Patrick  1.5 !Fr	Head coach stormstopper Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: end of 2021 season

Depth chart

Defense FS Richard Clemons David Sutton WLB MLB SLB Pat Rhoades Raul Alarcon Jude Broussard Jadon Drummond Spencer Bean Spencer Bean SS Noel Barfield Devon Sewell CB Bradley Spurlock Omari House DE DT DT DE Noah Urlacher Abdoul Mayo Albert Duke Jamari Callahan Chad Haywood Jasper McCormick Aiden Witherspoon Kevin Mercer-Fallon CB Javier Blount Shaun Davis Offense WR Chris Burgos Jaime Bautista WR Shaun Davis Andre Black LT LG C RG RT Benjamin Waterman Richard Foote Ned Killian Jeremy Hardin Armani Bello Bobby Longo Stephen Dorsey Kyle Goodson Stephen Dorsey Isiah Dunbar TE Jaime Bautista Samuel Hardy WR Sebastian Christy Samuel Hardy QB Christian Graham Kaden Cazares Special Teams PK Joel Hawley P Aden Evans KR Richard Clemons PR Andre Black RB Rod Fulton Alexander Durant

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Walter Munoz OT	Pocahontas, AR	Pocahontas HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	274 lb (124 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Shaq Stewart FS	Little Rock, AR	Central HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Eric Selby P	Lewisville, AR	Lafayette County HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Sebastian Thorpe WR	Center, MO	Mark Twain HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Rollie Green QB	Eden, TX	Eden HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	199 lb (90 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Dominique White OLB	Salina, KS	Central HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
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Shane Davis CB	Okemah, OK	Okemah HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Chance Crosby TE	Little Rock, AR	J.A. Fair HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
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Quinton Doe OG	Lakin, KS	Lakin HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	309 lb (140 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
David Swenson WR	Tulsa, OK	Berryhill HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Felix Mclain LS	Shawnee, OK	Shawnee HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	272 lb (123 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Nicholas Guthrie DT	Norton, KS	Norton Community HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	314 lb (142 kg)
	Skill:   Potential:
Kembrell Dunbar WR	Raleigh, NC	Southeast Raleigh HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	153 lb (69 kg)
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.