Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 27-38vs TCU | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 37-21vs Colorado | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#96
Cole Petrus
Senior defensive end on Kansas's 2025 roster.
6′4″ · 238 lb · Saint Louis, MO
Returning to Kansas for 2026
The story
4 defensive end on Kansas's roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCole Petrus
He has spent three seasons in the Kansas defensive front. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against Colorado, Week 13, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
1 coach2022–2024
Kansas
Played his entire career under Lance Leipold.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Lance Leipold — 20-18 over that span.
2022Kansas6-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Kansas9-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Kansas
Returning around him
- 2 Kansas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +5 net (31 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kansas · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #61
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology