Cole Ballard

Kansas Jayhawks · #15 · Quarterback · Junior

2025 season

YDS

108

tied 208th of 453

tied 180th of 453

INT

tied 157th of 453

RTG

92.6

not ranked

Section

Overview

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Passing

Season	Team	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
2023	KU	20	36	55.6	286	7.9	1	3	59	5	114.8
2024	KU	5	6	83.3	51	8.5	1	0	22	0	209.7
2025	KU	10	22	45.5	108	4.9	1	1	28	1	92.6
Career		35	64	54.7	445	7.0	3	4	59	6	116.1

Ranks are over the players on a 2026 FBS roster who have been read, counting only those who recorded that statistic in 2025 — how many that is. Rate statistics are shown without a rank, because ranking them without a qualifying minimum would put one long run above a whole season of them.

Stats

Passing

Season	Team	CMP	ATT	CMP%	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG
2023	KU	20	36	55.6	286	7.9	1	3	59	5	114.8
2024	KU	5	6	83.3	51	8.5	1	0	22	0	209.7
2025	KU	10	22	45.5	108	4.9	1	1	28	1	92.6
Career		35	64	54.7	445	7.0	3	4	59	6	116.1

Rushing

Season	Team	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
2023	KU	20	75	3.8	27
2024	KU	5	42	8.4	16
2025	KU	15	92	6.1	15
Career		40	209	5.2	27

Scoring

Season	Team	PASS
2023	KU	1
2024	KU	1
2025	KU	1
Career		3

Season rows count every game played, including bowl and playoff games. The national leaders table ranks the regular season only, so a figure there can be the smaller of the two.

Glossary

2PT: Total Two Point Convs
ATT: Passing Attempts
AVG: Yards Per Pass Attempt; Yards Per Rush Attempt
CAR: Rushing Attempts
CMP: Completions
CMP%: Completion Percentage
FG: Field Goals
INT: Interceptions
LNG: Long Passing; Long Rushing
PASS: Passing Touchdowns
PAT: Kick Extra Points
PTS: Total Points
QBR: Adj QBR
REC: Receiving Touchdowns
RET: Return Touchdowns
RTG: QBRating
RUSH: Rushing Touchdowns
SACK: Sacks
TD: Passing Touchdowns; Rushing Touchdowns; Total Touchdowns
YDS: Passing Yards; Rushing Yards

Bio

Team	Kansas Jayhawks
Position	Quarterback
Class	Junior
Height / weight	6' 2" / 218 lbs
Birthplace	Westfield, IN
Jersey	#15
Status	Active

Career history

Kansas Jayhawks 2023–2025 · 3 seasons

Splits

Season

Season, home and away

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Season	10	22	108	45.5	4.9	1	1	28	1	92.6	15	92	6.1	15
Home	4	10	54	40.0	5.4	0	1	28	0	65.4	11	74	6.7	15
Away	6	12	54	50.0	4.5	1	0	21	1	115.3	4	18	4.5	11

By month

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
September	1	2	8	50.0	4.0	0	0	8	0	83.6	3	17	5.7	9
October	4	8	25	50.0	3.1	0	1	10	1	51.3	4	14	3.5	11
November	3	6	37	50.0	6.2	1	0	21	0	156.8	1	9	9.0	9

By quarter

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	11	11.0	11
3rd	3	7	59	42.9	8.4	1	0	28	0	160.8	3	25	8.3	15
4th	7	15	49	46.7	3.3	0	1	11	1	60.8	11	56	5.1	11

By half

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	11	11.0	0	11
2nd	10	22	108	45.5	4.9	1	1	28	1	92.6	14	81	5.8	0	15

Against ranked teams

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
vs AP Top 25	3	6	17	50.0	2.8	0	0	10	1	73.8	3	9	3.0	0	11
vs USA ranked teams	3	6	17	50.0	2.8	0	0	10	1	73.8	3	9	3.0	0	11

By final margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
0-7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	9	9.0	0	9
15+	10	22	108	45.5	4.9	1	1	28	1	92.6	14	83	5.9	0	15

In wins, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
22+	3	8	46	37.5	5.8	0	0	28	0	85.8	9	60	6.7	0	15

In losses, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1-7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	20	10.0	11
8-14	1	1	21	100.0	21.0	1	0	21	0	606.4	0	0	0.0	0
22+	6	13	41	46.2	3.2	0	1	11	1	57.3	4	12	3.0	9

By field position

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Own 1-19	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
Own 20-39	3	7	46	42.9	6.6	0	0	28	0	98.1	6	34	5.7	11
Between 40's	5	8	37	62.5	4.6	0	1	11	0	76.3	2	24	12.0	15
Opp 39-20	2	7	25	28.6	3.6	1	0	21	1	105.7	5	29	5.8	11
Opp 19-Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	5	2.5	4
Opp 9-Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	4	4.0	4

Goal to go

Split	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st & Goal	0	0	0.0	0
2nd & Goal	1	4	4.0	4
3rd & Goal	0	0	0.0	0
4th & Goal	0	0	0.0	0

By down

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st	4	7	46	57.1	6.6	0	1	28	0	83.8	7	50	7.1	11
2nd	3	9	21	33.3	2.3	0	0	8	0	52.9	3	16	5.3	11
3rd	2	4	31	50.0	7.8	1	0	21	1	197.6	5	26	5.2	15
4th	1	2	10	50.0	5.0	0	0	10	0	92.0	0	0	0.0	0

By down and distance

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
4th & 6+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4th & 11+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4th & 3-7	1	1	10	100.0	10.0	0	0	10	0	184.0	0	0	0.0	0
3rd & 6+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0.0	1	-10	-10.0	0
3rd & 3-7	2	4	31	50.0	7.8	1	0	21	1	197.6	3	3	1.0	9
3rd & 1-2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	23	11.5	15
2nd & 6+	1	4	5	25.0	1.3	0	0	5	0	35.5	2	5	2.5	4
2nd & 8-10	1	2	5	50.0	2.5	0	0	5	0	71.0	0	0	0.0	0
2nd & 3-7	2	5	16	40.0	3.2	0	0	8	0	66.9	2	5	2.5	4
2nd & 1-2	0	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	11	11.0	11
1st & 6+	4	7	46	57.1	6.6	0	1	28	0	83.8	7	50	7.1	11
1st & 11+	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	-200.0	0	0	0.0	0
1st & 8-10	4	6	46	66.7	7.7	0	0	28	0	131.1	7	50	7.1	11
3rd (or 4th) and 3-8	2	4	31	50.0	7.8	1	0	21	1	197.6	3	3	1.0	9
3rd (or 4th) and 1-2	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	23	11.5	15
1st and 10	4	6	46	66.7	7.7	0	0	28	0	131.1	7	50	7.1	11

Season, home and away

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Season	5	6	51	83.3	8.5	1	22	209.7	5	42	8.4	16
Home	5	6	51	83.3	8.5	1	22	209.7	4	36	9.0	16
Away	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	6

By month

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
October	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	22	11.0	0	16

By quarter

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
3rd	4	4	47	100.0	11.8	0	0	22	0	198.7	3	26	8.7	0	14
4th	1	2	4	50.0	2.0	1	0	4	0	231.8	2	16	8.0	0	16

By half

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2nd	5	6	51	83.3	8.5	1	0	22	0	209.7	5	42	8.4	0	16

Against ranked teams

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
vs AP Top 25	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	0	6
vs USA ranked teams	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	0	6

By final margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
0-7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	0	6
15+	5	6	51	83.3	8.5	1	0	22	0	209.7	4	36	9.0	0	16

In wins, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
22+	5	6	51	83.3	8.5	1	0	22	0	209.7	4	36	9.0	0	16

In losses, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
8-14	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	0	6

By field position

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Own 1-19	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	16	16.0	16
Own 20-39	3	3	33	100.0	11.0	0	22	192.4	1	14	14.0	14
Between 40's	1	1	14	100.0	14.0	0	14	217.6	1	6	6.0	6
Opp 39-20	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	6	6.0	6
Opp 19-Goal	1	2	4	50.0	2.0	1	4	231.8	1	0	0.0	0
Opp 9-Goal	1	2	4	50.0	2.0	1	4	231.8	1	0	0.0	0

Goal to go

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	RTG	CAR
1st & Goal	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2nd & Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3rd & Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1
4th & Goal	1	1	4	100.0	4.0	1	4	463.6	0

By down

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st	3	4	43	75.0	10.8	0	22	165.3	1	6	6.0	6
2nd	1	1	4	100.0	4.0	0	4	133.6	3	36	12.0	16
3rd	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0.0	0
4th	1	1	4	100.0	4.0	1	4	463.6	0	0	0.0	0

By down and distance

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
4th & 3-7	1	1	4	100.0	4.0	1	4	463.6	0	0	0.0	0
3rd & 3-7	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0.0	0
2nd & 6+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	16	16.0	16
2nd & 11+	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	16	16.0	16
2nd & 3-7	1	1	4	100.0	4.0	0	4	133.6	2	20	10.0	14
1st & 6+	3	4	43	75.0	10.8	0	22	165.3	1	6	6.0	6
1st & 8-10	3	3	43	100.0	14.3	0	22	220.4	1	6	6.0	6
1st & 3-7	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3rd (or 4th) and 3-8	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0.0	0
1st and 10	3	3	43	100.0	14.3	0	22	220.4	1	6	6.0	6

Season and home

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Season	20	36	286	55.6	7.9	1	3	59	5	114.8	20	75	3.8	0	27
Home	20	36	286	55.6	7.9	1	3	59	5	114.8	20	75	3.8	0	27

By month

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
November	20	36	286	55.6	7.9	1	3	59	5	114.8	20	75	3.8	0	27

By quarter

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st	4	5	30	80.0	6.0	0	0	12	0	130.4	1	3	3.0	3
2nd	6	10	90	60.0	9.0	1	0	33	2	168.6	7	28	4.0	27
3rd	2	6	69	33.3	11.5	0	2	59	1	63.3	3	0	0.0	8
4th	8	15	97	53.3	6.5	0	1	31	2	94.3	9	44	4.9	18

By half

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1st	10	15	120	66.7	8.0	1	0	33	2	155.9	8	31	3.9	0	27
2nd	10	21	166	47.6	7.9	0	3	59	3	85.4	12	44	3.7	0	18

Against ranked teams

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
vs AP Top 25	11	16	162	68.8	10.1	1	2	59	2	149.4	10	55	5.5	0	27
vs USA ranked teams	11	16	162	68.8	10.1	1	2	59	2	149.4	10	55	5.5	0	27

By final margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
0-7	20	36	286	55.6	7.9	1	3	59	5	114.8	20	75	3.8	0	27

In wins, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
8-14	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0
1-7	2	3	64	66.7	21.3	1	1	59	0	289.2	1	8	8.0	0	8

In losses, by margin

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
1-7	14	23	142	60.9	6.2	0	1	31	2	104.0	12	49	4.1	0	18
8-14	3	8	47	37.5	5.9	0	1	25	3	61.8	6	-9	-1.5	0	11

By field position

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
Own 1-19	2	4	22	50.0	5.5	0	1	12	0	46.2	1	2	2.0	2
Own 20-39	7	13	134	53.8	10.3	0	1	59	3	125.0	6	18	3.0	27
Between 40's	7	10	88	70.0	8.8	0	0	25	1	143.9	3	0	0.0	8
Opp 39-20	3	4	37	75.0	9.3	0	0	33	0	152.7	7	58	8.3	18
Opp 19-Goal	1	5	5	20.0	1.0	1	1	5	1	54.4	3	-3	-1.0	4
Opp 9-Goal	1	4	5	25.0	1.3	1	0	5	0	118.0	2	4	2.0	4

Goal to go

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	LNG	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st & Goal	0	2	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2nd & Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	4	2.0	4
3rd & Goal	1	2	5	50.0	2.5	1	5	236.0	0	0	0.0	0
4th & Goal	0	0	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

By down

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
1st	9	17	167	52.9	9.8	0	1	59	3	123.7	7	0	0.0	18
2nd	4	8	31	50.0	3.9	0	0	15	2	82.6	6	30	5.0	27
3rd	6	9	83	66.7	9.2	1	1	31	0	158.6	7	45	6.4	11
4th	1	2	5	50.0	2.5	0	1	5	0	-29.0	0	0	0.0	0

By down and distance

Split	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	AVG	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
4th & 3-7	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	0	-200.0	0	0	0.0	0
4th & 1-2	1	1	5	100.0	5.0	0	0	5	0	142.0	0	0	0.0	0
3rd & 6+	4	6	61	66.7	10.2	0	1	31	0	118.7	4	39	9.8	11
3rd & 11+	2	3	22	66.7	7.3	0	1	12	0	61.6	2	18	9.0	10
3rd & 8-10	1	1	31	100.0	31.0	0	0	31	0	360.4	1	10	10.0	10
3rd & 3-7	2	4	13	50.0	3.3	1	0	8	0	159.8	3	16	5.3	11
3rd & 1-2	1	1	17	100.0	17.0	0	0	17	0	242.8	1	1	1.0	1
2nd & 6+	4	7	31	57.1	4.4	0	0	15	2	94.3	4	15	3.8	27
2nd & 11+	1	1	2	100.0	2.0	0	0	2	0	116.8	0	0	0.0	0
2nd & 8-10	2	4	14	50.0	3.5	0	0	12	1	79.4	2	17	8.5	27
2nd & 3-7	1	2	15	50.0	7.5	0	0	15	1	113.0	4	13	3.3	15
2nd & 1-2	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
1st & 6+	9	16	167	56.3	10.4	0	1	59	3	131.4	7	0	0.0	18
1st & 8-10	9	16	167	56.3	10.4	0	1	59	3	131.4	7	0	0.0	18
1st & 3-7	0	1	0	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3rd (or 4th) and 9+	2	3	22	66.7	7.3	0	1	12	0	61.6	3	28	9.3	10
3rd (or 4th) and 3-8	3	5	44	60.0	8.8	1	0	31	0	199.9	3	16	5.3	11
3rd (or 4th) and 1-2	1	1	17	100.0	17.0	0	0	17	0	242.8	1	1	1.0	1
1st and 10	9	15	167	60.0	11.1	0	1	59	3	140.2	7	0	0.0	18

Game log

Season

Date	Opp	Result	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
8/23	vs FRES	W 31-7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	21.9	2	10	5.0	6
8/29	vs WAG	W 46-7	2	6	38	33.3	0	0	28	0	86.5	26.5	5	42	8.4	15
9/20	vs WVU	W 41-10	1	2	8	50.0	0	0	8	0	83.6	12.7	2	8	4.0	5
9/27	vs CIN	L 37-34	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	99.6	1	9	9.0	9
10/11	@ TTU	L 42-17	3	6	17	50.0	0	0	10	1	73.8	0.3	3	9	3.0	11
10/25	vs KSU	L 42-17	1	2	8	50.0	0	1	8	0	-16.4	2.6	1	5	5.0	5
11/22	@ ISU	L 38-14	3	6	37	50.0	1	0	21	0	156.8	100.0	1	9	9.0	9
Total			10	22	108	45.5	1	1	28	1	92.6	38.0	15	92	6.1	15

Date	Opp	Result	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	LNG	RTG	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
8/29	vs LIN	W 48-3	5	6	51	83.3	1	22	209.7	77.7	3	20	6.7	14
10/19	vs HOU	W 42-14	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	100.0	1	16	16.0	16
10/26	@ KSU	L 29-27	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	81.8	1	6	6.0	6
Total			5	6	51	83.3	1	22	209.7	-	5	42	8.4	16

Date	Opp	Result	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT	LNG	SACK	RTG	QBR	CAR	YDS	AVG	LNG
11/11	vs TTU	L 16-13	9	20	124	45.0	0	1	31	3	87.1	67.1	10	20	2.0	15
11/18	vs KSU	L 31-27	11	16	162	68.8	1	2	59	2	149.4	62.4	10	55	5.5	27
Total			20	36	286	55.6	1	3	59	5	114.8	64.9	20	75	3.8	27