Cole Ballard
Kansas Jayhawks
64
Depth

Cole Ballard

Kansas JayhawksRebuilding
QBOffenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Cole Ballard starting?

Cole Ballard is listed 2nd string at QB for Kansas Jayhawks.

Redshirt junior · #15 · 6'2", 220 lbs

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Depth at QB · Kansas Jayhawks

  1. 1869Isaiah MarshallStarter
  2. 21564Cole BallardYou

Kansas Starting Lineup

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Up next for Kansas

Kansas plays UCF at home on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 108 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. That's 4% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 64 overall (Depth tier).

3-Yr Total445 pass yds · 3 TDTeam Share4%
Westfield, IN
Jersey
#15
Class
RS JR
Height
6'2"
Weight
220 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
202510811
20245110
202328613

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Why this rating?

On a 81-rated offense; 26th-percentile production (×0.92 for competition level) put them -11 vs unit starters → 64.

Team offense (SP+)
81
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 26% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.92)
Depth-chart adjustment
-11 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 31LTCUYDS 285
CMP-ATT
20-35
YDS
285
TD
1
INT
1
QBR
129.2
CAR
13
YDS
36
AVG
2.8
TD
0

Final L 22-16

Oct 24WBAYYDS 0
CMP-ATT
0-1
YDS
0
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
0.0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 25-24

Sep 12LMIZYDS 6
CMP-ATT
1-1
YDS
6
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
150.4
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final L 38-21

Sep 5WLIUYDS 90
CMP-ATT
4-6
YDS
90
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
192.7
CAR
1
YDS
14
AVG
14.0
TD
0

Final W 51-6

Cole Ballard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 108 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
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