Kansas Jayhawks Mid-Season Statistical Report: Big Playmakers All Around

The Kansas Jayhawks come out of the off week needing solely a single win to qualify for his or her first bowl look because the 2009 season. And so they have accomplished it in quite a lot of methods, with a protection that has shut down opponents at instances and an offense that has been downright explosive.

Earlier than we get again to the motion, let’s check out a excessive stage abstract of how the crew has carried out this season. It is time for a semi-statistical recap of the season for the Jayhawks.

Offense

It has been a very long time since we now have been capable of say that the Jayhawks have had as soon as of the higher offenses within the nation, however this yr it certain is true. They’re within the prime 10 in quite a few statistical classes, together with sixth total in yards per play at 7.15. They’ve scored 40 offensive touchdowns, good for tenth within the nation. And they’re nonetheless 4th in third Down Conversion Share at 53.8%.

Passing

The Jayhawks have been phenomenal within the passing sport this season, with Kansas quarterbacks combining for the fifth highest Passing Effectivity ranking within the NCAA, one spot behind fellow Huge 12 member TCU. They’re seventh in passing yards per try at 9.42. As a crew, they’ve handed for 1,855 yards and 20 touchdowns, whereas solely throwing 4 interceptions and permitting 5 sacks on the yr. 

Jalon Daniels leads the crew in passing regardless of lacking the final 5 halves of soccer. He has accomplished 78 of his 117 move makes an attempt for 1,072 yards and 11 touchdowns. He has been sacked 3 times and solely thrown one interception.

Jason Bean has gone 50-80 for 783 yards and 9 touchdowns. Nonetheless, his performances have been extra unstable, as he has thrown 3 interceptions in fewer makes an attempt, and nonetheless been sacked twice.

The Jayhawks have had a big group of receivers which have been productive this season, with solely 4 gamers having double digit receptions, however 15 gamers catching multiple move. Curiously, every receiving class is led by a unique participant.

Lawrence Arnold leads the crew in receiving yards, totaling 401 yards on 25 receptions, together with 3 touchdowns.

Luke Grimm leads the crew in complete receptions, with 26 catches for 300 yards and three touchdowns.

Mason Fairchild leads the crew in landing receptions with 5. He has caught 15 passes for 225 yards.

Quentin Skinner leads the primary pass-catchers in yards per catch with 17.9. He has caught 17 passes for 305 yards and 4 touchdowns. Technically, there are three gamers above him in common, however they’re Daniel Hishaw Jr., whose common is bolstered by a 73-yard landing catch on a display move, Torry Locklin has a 60 yard landing as one in every of his two catches, and Trevor Wilson has a 47 yard catch as one in every of his two receptions on the season.

There are a couple of different notable receivers, together with: Jared Casey (8 catches for 114 yards and 1 landing), Tanaka Scott (6 catches for 91 yards) and Trevor Kardell (5 catches for 65 yards and 1 landing).

Dashing

Kansas has been environment friendly within the working sport, with a 5.52 yards per rush common, good for fifteenth nationally. They’ve totaled 1,512 yards and 20 dashing touchdowns on the season.

Devin Neal leads all rushers with 537 yards on 86 carries, with 6 touchdowns.

Daniels is the second-leading rusher, with 53 makes an attempt for 335 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Daniel Hishaw is third with 44 carries for 259 yards and 5 touchdowns, regardless of solely enjoying in 5 video games this season.

Sevion Morrison has been selecting up yards in chunks, solely needing 18 carries to amass 154 yards and 1 landing.

Bean has 30 carries for 119 yards. He has rushed for two touchdowns.

Ky Thomas has struggled a bit, needing 26 carries to select up 62 yards and one landing.

Protection

The protection has seemed completely dominant at instances this season, however at different instances has made some large errors to surrender tons of factors to opponents, together with offenses that had been struggling previous to enjoying the Jayhawks. However that is nonetheless an opportunistic protection that’s able to making large performs.

Nonetheless, they haven’t seemed nice statistically, with the 114th ranked crew in complete protection and 89th in yards per play allowed, good for tenth and eighth within the Huge 12, respectively. Solely Oklahoma State and West Virginia have been worse on a per play foundation.

Reasonably than listing out the stats for each participant, I will listing some notables from a number of classes:

Wealthy Miller leads the crew in complete tackles on the season, with 63. Kenny Logan Jr. is correct behind with 61. Nobody else has 40.

Ra’Mello Dotson leads the crew in passes defended with 5. Cobee Bryant has 3, with 4 gamers tied at 2. The crew has 22 complete passes defended this yr.

Lonnie Phelps leads the Jayhawks with 6 sacks, which is nice for third within the convention and a tie at twenty fifth nationally. Craig Younger is in second with three sacks, with Caleb Sampson proper behind at 2.5 sacks and Taiwan Berryhill at 2. The crew has recorded 19 sacks on the season.

.Jereme Robinson leads the crew with 3 fumble recoveries, with Torry Locklin and Hayden Hatcher proper behind with 2 every. Logan additionally recovered a single fumble on the season. 

Particular Groups

It is honest to say that the particular groups have been a internet impartial.  They have not made a couple of large performs, but in addition have had some severe gaffes, primarily within the punting sport.

Reis Vernon has been total very strong punting for the Jayhawks, averaging 40.9 yards on his 21 punts this season. He has had 2 kicks over 50 yards and eight punts that have been downed contained in the 20 yard line.

Tabor Allen has 51 complete kickoffs on the season, with 28 touchbacks. He had 2 kicks exit of bounds towards TCU which Lance Leipold indicated was a results of some directional kicking to keep away from the TCU returner.

Jacob Borcila is just 4-7 on discipline purpose makes an attempt this season, with no kicks blocked. Kansas has a single discipline purpose block on the season, which Bryant ran again for a landing within the Tennessee Tech sport to start out the season.

The Jayhawks are again in motion this Saturday towards the Oklahoma State Cowboys. Kickoff is scheduled for two:30pm Central.

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