Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Cam Pickett, a WR projected for 88.1 points (overall rank #1027 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Kansas projects for 697.0 combined fantasy points — 193.5 points below the Big 12 median of 890.5, ranking #12 of 16 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 594.8 combined projected points from 16 rostered players.
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Projected points and ADP are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and live draft-board averages, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Kansas players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | ADP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cam Pickett | WR | 88.1 | 86.07 |
| 2 | Leshon Williams | RB | 86.3 | 115.09 |
| 3 | Mikey Pauley | QB | 78.0 | 431.05 |
| 4 | Daniel Hishaw Jr. | RB | 71.4 | 130.04 |
| 5 | David McComb | QB | 67.2 | 449.07 |
| 6 | Jaylen Mason | QB | 67.2 | 443.11 |
| 7 | Boden Groen | TE | 64.8 | 9.08 |
| 8 | Jack Schneider | RB | 60.0 | 166.09 |
| 9 | Dane Efird | K | 58.8 | 33.03 |
| 10 | Isreal Moses V | WR | 55.2 | 199.07 |
| 11 | Jaidyn Doss | WR | 54.0 | 212.09 |
| 12 | John Kelly | RB | 54.0 | 228.02 |
| 13 | Micah Johnson | RB | 54.0 | 215.09 |
| 14 | Kory Amachree | RB | 54.0 | 218.08 |
| 15 | Jaden Nickens | WR | 50.4 | 258.04 |
| 16 | Jackson Cook | WR | 50.4 | 258.03 |
| 17 | Tyren Parker | WR | 50.4 | 243.12 |
| 18 | Bryson Hayes | WR | 48.0 | 300.08 |
| 19 | Donald Collier | WR | 48.0 | 282.12 |
| 20 | Nate Sims | WR | 48.0 | 272.08 |
| 21 | Corbin Glasco | WR | 48.0 | 284.09 |
| 22 | Quinton Conley | TE | 38.4 | 68.09 |
| 23 | Conlee Hovey | TE | 32.4 | 110.04 |
| 24 | Keaton Kubecka | WR | 30.0 | 324.02 |
| 25 | DeShawn Hanika | TE | 25.8 | 118.05 |