Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-6vs Long Island University | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-38vs Missouri | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Total | 4 | 46 | 10.3 | 0 | 21 |
#3
Keaton Kubecka
Junior wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 205 lb · Austin, TX · Westlake HS
CFB Index 26 · #456 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Kansas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
46
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 11.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 38 yds, vs Missouri
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Kansas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2023.
Keaton Kubecka
Beats you over the top. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Kansas. One game to point at: 38 rec yds, 3 receptions against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
46 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Austin Westlake
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Kansas
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 6-8 over that span.
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Kansas1-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 23.0 YDS/g, 10.3 YPR, 0.0 TD/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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #51 of 55 Big 12 WRs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 51–6
1 rec · 8 yds
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)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kansas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kansas
Returning around him
- 18% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Marlion Jackson’s 2024 season.
Matches Marlion on
Height
Reception volume
TD rate
Differs from Marlion on
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Baylin Brooks's freshman season at San Diego State (2023).
77%match
Matches Baylin on
Weight
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Baylin on
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Background
NAME PRONUNCIATION Get to Know Keaton ... What is the significance behind your jersey number? My brother wore #3 his whole life so I'm representing him by wearing it. At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football? I started playing when I was 4 and got into it becau...
The receiver room · Kansas
- #5Nik McMillan975 receiving yards · 2025
- Nahzae Cox473 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Cam Pickett449 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Keaton Kubecka157 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Tate Nagy20 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · Kansas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology