#9
Kansas · 2026

Jailen Butler

TESenior6' 4", 250 lbsChicago, IL
Kansas Jayhawks1-2 · TDC #83
Snap share
50%
2 of 3 started · likely 27–67%
Receptions
2
991st of 1676 in FBS
Rec. yards
29
887th of 1662 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.5
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.25
7 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

7 plays · -1.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.25
Passing-0.25
1st down-0.23
2nd down-0.29
Standard downs-0.10
Passing downs-0.65
ButlerWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays8%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down5%
3rd down0%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs3%
ButlerWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets7—
Target share8.9%—
Catch rate28.6%—
Success rate per target28.6%—
Yards per target4.1—
Explosive catches14.3%—
Deep-target rate14.3%—
3rd-down targets0—
Red-zone targets0—

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions2991st / 1676
Yards29887th / 1662
Yards / catch14.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long24—

Snaps by Game

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Long Island University✓ TE76~26 (12–37)134%
Wk 2 · Missouri—66~25 (12–36)138%
Wk 3 · Arizona State✓ TE73~57 (48–69)578%
Season2 GS215108 (59–144)750%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Kansas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
44Carson BruhnTESO35509%+0.23
9Jailen ButlerTESR22908%-0.25
14Mikey PauleyTESR—————
81Quinton ConleyTESR—————
83Conlee HoveyTEFR—————
85Carter MosesTESR—————
87Leyton CureTESR———8%-0.53

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 4+ plays per team game. Kansas depth chart →