FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 3473rd / 4521 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 1 | 264th / 977 |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Long Island University | 53 | ~51 (21–53) | 2 | 96% |
| Season | 53 | 51 (21–53) | 2 | 96% |
20 DBs on the Kansas roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Corey Gordon | S | SR | 13 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 27 | Taylor Davis | S | JR | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jalen Todd | CB | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 5 | Roman Pearson | CB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 0 | Austin Alexander | CB | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Mason Ellis | S | SR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Syeed Gibbs | CB | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Elijah Cannon | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 12 | Jaden Harris | S | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Chris McCorkle | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Christian Pritchett | S | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman | S | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 26 | Robert Reddick | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 40 | Colter McDaniel | S | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Jahlil Hurley | CB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Brandon Schmelzle | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Trey Brown | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Darrion Jones | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Dillon Marshall | S | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Jameer Moore | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Kansas depth chart →