Utah · L 24-41
No catches.
Kansas State · L 24-35
No catches.
Baylor · W 25-24
No catches.
TCU · L 16-22
No catches.
Kubecka has catches in 4 of Kansas’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Keaton Kubecka
Second year in the same receiving corps at Kansas. One game to point at: 38 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Missouri — Week 2, 2026.
67 receiving yards · 6 catches · 0 receiving TD
Play style
Beats you over the top.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against TCU on Oct. 31: 0 catches for 0 yards. In the 5 games drawn here: 6 catches for 67 yards. Kansas has thrown to him 14 times in 147 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| 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 No. 23 Missouri | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 38 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-24vs Arizona State | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 5 | W 55-0vs Middle Tennessee | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 9 | L 16-22@ TCU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 0 | 21 |
Week 2 · 2026
L 21-38
vs Missouri
3 rec · 38 yds
With I. Marshall — 168 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 19.6 · 23 rush yds (20 car) · M. Gill — 39.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
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).
2 seasons under Lance Leipold, all run-leaning offenses — 8-12 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 17.3 | 8.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 16.8 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
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 catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #51 of 55 Big 12 WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 1,304 recruit in the country is starting at receiver in the Big 12 as a redshirt junior.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Lance Leipold.
