Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | Season-high 1 yds |
John Kelly is a running back at Kansas who has played in 1 of Kansas's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 4.
Kansas is 3-5.
Two seasons in the Kansas backfield to date. On tape: 1 rushing yards against Long Island University, Week 1, 2026.
1 rushing yards · 0 rushing TD · 1 carry
Where to follow
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2026
W 51-6
1 rush yds (1 car)
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)
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all run-leaning offenses — 8-12 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas3-5HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 YDS/g, 1.0 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
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.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 carry in 1 game
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Two seasons at Kansas
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Kansas LeipoldYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Kansas LeipoldYear 1 · 1 game
- High school Cypress Christian SchoolCypress, TX · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 924 in the 2025 class. Signed with Kansas.
2025
- Signed with KansasThree-star, out of Cypress Christian School