Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies
2025 charting · Kansas
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Ballard’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he throws6 throws charted
Career
4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Cmp/Att | Pass yds | TD–INT | Y/A | Dropback SR | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Kansas#38 · 2-4 | 2 | 5% | 5/7 | 96 | 0–0 | 13.7 | 100.0% | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | Kansas#60 · 5-7 | 7 | 8% | 10/22 | 108 | 1–1 | 4.9 | 100.0% | 15 | 92 | 6.1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| 2024 | Kansas#38 · 5-7 | 3 | 5% | 5/6 | 51 | 1–0 | 8.5 | — | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 | Kansas#27 · 9-4 | 2 | 14% | 20/36 | 286 | 1–3 | 7.9 | 34.9% | 20 | 75 | 3.8 | 0 | 42.9% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Cole Ballard's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Cole Ballard's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Passing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT |
| 1 |  Long Island University | W 51–6 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 |  Missouri | L 21–38 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | vs Arizona State | L 17–24 | no stats recorded | ||||||
| 5 |  Middle Tennessee | W 55–0 | no stats recorded | ||||||
| 6 | @ Utah | L 24–41 | no stats recorded | ||||||
| 7 | @ Kansas State | L 24–35 | no stats recorded | ||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 96 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Passing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Completions | 5 | — |
| Attempts | 7 | — |
| Completion % | 71.4% | — |
| Yards | 96 | 219th / 265 |
| Yards / att. | 13.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 227th / 265 |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | 14 | 960th / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 14 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 14 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Long Island University | 76 | 18 | 7 | 24% |
| Wk 2 · Missouri | 66 | 1 | 1 | 2% |
| Season | 416 | 19 | 8 | 5% |
Position Room
6 QBs on the Kansas roster, ordered by att
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Att | Yds | TD | INT | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Isaiah Marshall | QB | SO | 167 | 1294 | 9 | 5 | +0.17 |
| 15 | Cole Ballard | QB | JR | 7 | 96 | 0 | 0 | +1.27 |
| 10 | Chase Jenkins | QB | JR | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | +1.36 |
| 16 | Jaylen Mason | QB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Braylen Rooney | QB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Connor Hanika | QB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Kansas depth chart →