Kansas Football Releases Depth Chart for West Virginia Matchup
LAWRENCE, kan. – Kansas football has unveiled โขits depthโฃ chart ahead of Saturday’s Big 12 home gameโ against Westโ Virginia, revealing key personnel decisionsโค as the โฃJayhawks โขprepare for their conference opener. The releaseโฃ provides insight into the team’s strategy and โpotential lineup โขforโข the highly anticipated contest at David Booth Kansas Memorial stadium.
This depth chart comes โฃas โคKansas looksโ to build โฃon its recent โperformance againstโ Fresno State and navigate a challenging big 12 schedule. The matchups will โbe criticalโค for the Jayhawks as they aim to establishโข themselves asโฃ contendersโ within the conference. The team’s โsuccess hinges on the performance of key playersโฃ at crucialโ positions,and this chart offers โa glimpse โinto Head Coach Lance โLeipold’s plans.
Offense
*โฃ Running Back: Leshon Williams, โฃQuin โคWessel
* โ wide Receiver: Gavin โฃGesell, Ky Thomas, Cole Blumenthal
* โ Tight End: Mason Fairchild, โJaden Hamm
* โ โ Offensive Line:
* Left Tackle: Bryce Webb
* โข Left Guard:โค Mo O’Brien
* โคCenter: โคSpencer โRoe
โ โฃโ *โค Right Guard: Jacob Gee
* Rightโข Tackle: Loganโ Brantley
* Quarterback: Jalon Daniels
Defense
* Defensive End: Austinโค Firebaugh, DJ Coleman
* โ โ Defensive Tackle: Will Huggins, Blake herrman
* Defensive end: โMalcolm Lee,โค Patrick โJoyner Jr.
* Linebacker: Bangally Kamara, Jon Jon Kamara, Logan โBrantley
* Linebacker: trey Lathan,โ Jayson Gilliom, Ezra Vedral
* Cornerback: โฃ Austinโข Alexander, DJโข Graham II
* โค Safety: Position currently unlisted
* Safety: Position currently unlisted
* Cornerback: Position currently unlisted
Special Teams
* โค โ Kickoff: Starter(s) unlisted
* Place-kicker: Starter unlisted
*โฃ โข Punter: Finnโ Lappin, OR โGrayden Addison
* Long Snapper: Emory Duggar, Hollis โMoeller
* โข Punt Returner: Starterโฃ unlisted
* โ Kick โReturner: Emmanuel Henderson โคJr., Cam Pickett
* Holder: โค Grayden Addison, Finn Lappin
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansasโ Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 โNational Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state ofโข Kansas.Contact himโฃ at โjmguskey@gannett.com or โขon โฃTwitter at @JordanGuskey.