#87
Kansas · 2026

Leyton Cure

TESenior6' 3", 250 lbsGoodland, KS
Kansas Jayhawks3-5 · TDC #40
Snap share
14%
likely 8–19%
Receptions
3
1350th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
74
943rd of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
24.7
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.30
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · -2.4 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.30
Passing-0.30
1st down+0.10
2nd down+0.80
3rd down-0.09
Standard downs-0.33
Passing downs-0.21
CureWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down3%
2nd down2%
3rd down2%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs2%
CureWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share6.5%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target50.0%—
Yards per target12.3—
Explosive catches50.0%—
Deep-target rate66.7%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

Where Cure's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
6
3 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
19.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
4.0
12 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
62
of 74 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
67%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

50% comp19.8 avg. depth4.0 YAC/catch67% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 1 caught (100%), 22 yds, 22.0 per target1100% · 22yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 1 caught (50%), 30 yds, 15.0 per target250% · 30yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (33%), 1 caught (50%), 22 yds, 11.0 per target250% · 22yRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Kansas

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farKansas#40 · 3-5314%
2025Kansas#60 · 5-739%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Leyton Cure's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Leyton Cure's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

6.8 avg. game scoreBest: 7.1 at Kansas State (Week 7)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1Long Island UniversityW 51–6—no stats recorded
2MissouriL 21–38—no stats recorded
3vsArizona StateL 17–24—no stats recorded
5Middle TennesseeW 55–0—no stats recorded
6@UtahL 24–416.513030.0030
7@Kansas StateL 24–357.124422.0022
8BaylorW 25–24—no stats recorded
9@TCUL 16–22—no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games6.837424.7030

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31350th / 2089
Yards74943rd / 2074
Yards / catch24.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long30—

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

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 6 · Utah58~17 (8–24)129%
Wk 7 · Kansas State60~31 (14–44)352%
Wk 8 · Baylor85~33 (15–47)239%
Season58381 (44–108)614%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Kansas roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
44Carson BruhnTESO14157111%+0.22
87Leyton CureTESR37407%-0.30
9Jailen ButlerTESR22906%-0.29
14Mikey PauleyTESR—————
81Quinton ConleyTESR—————
83Conlee HoveyTEFR—————
85Carter MosesTESR—————

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 →