Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (13.3%).
Missouri · L 21-38
No carries.
Arizona State · L 17-24
No carries.
Baylor · W 25-24
No carries.
TCU · L 16-22
No carries.
Dupree has carries in 4 of Kansas’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Jalen Dupree
Played for three head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Lance Leipold. The first one came in 2025: Mountain West Freshman Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 68 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Middle Tennessee — Week 5, 2026.
113 rushing yards · 2 rushing TD · 25 carries
Play style
Does a little of everything without one standout trait.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
2 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (13.3%).
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Jalen Dupree vs Middle Tennessee.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 2 | 15 |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 102 | 508 | 5.0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 25 | 153 | 6.1 | 1 | 24 |
| Career | 152 | 772 | 5.1 | 5 | 31 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kansas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Colorado State | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 | Colorado State | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 13 | 85 | 6.5 | 0 | 33 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Middle Tennessee | 12 | 68 | 5.7 | 1 | 15 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 24-41@ No. 12 Utah | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-35@ Kansas State | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 25 | 111 | 4.4 | 2 | 15 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 51-6
35 rush yds (9 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 45-point win at home against Long Island University.
With I. Marshall — 246 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.7 · 49 rush yds (7 car) · C. Ballard — 90 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.2 · 14 rush yds (1 car)
The plays that mattered most
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 51.5 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 27.8 | 3.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Leipold
Pass share
41.7%
242 pass / 338 run
Plays / game
72.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
274 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
The No. 1,183 recruit in the country is carrying the ball in the Big 12 as a redshirt sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jay Norvell, Tyson Summers and Lance Leipold.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Kansas