Cole Ballard

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

2026 Kansas 2 games, 96 passing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Sep 4	vs.Long Island University	W 51–⁠6	4	6	90	0	0	14
Sep 11	vs.Missouri	L 21–⁠38	1	1	6	0	0	–

2025 Kansas 7 games, 108 passing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 23	vs.Fresno State	W 31–⁠7	–	–	–	–	–	10
Aug 29	vs.Wagner	W 46–⁠7	2	6	38	0	0	42
Sep 20	vs.West Virginia	W 41–⁠10	1	2	8	0	0	8
Sep 27	vs.Cincinnati	L 34–⁠37	–	–	–	–	–	9
Oct 11	atTexas Tech	L 17–⁠42	3	6	17	0	0	9
Oct 25	vs.Kansas State	L 17–⁠42	1	2	8	0	1	5
Nov 22	atIowa State	L 14–⁠38	3	6	37	1	0	9

2024 Kansas 3 games, 51 passing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Aug 29	vs.Lindenwood	W 48–⁠3	5	6	51	1	0	20
Oct 19	vs.Houston	W 42–⁠14	–	–	–	–	–	16
Oct 26	atKansas State	L 27–⁠29	–	–	–	–	–	6

2023 Kansas 2 games, 75 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Rush
Nov 11	vs.Texas Tech	L 13–⁠16	9	20	124	0	1	20
Nov 18	vs.Kansas State	L 27–⁠31	11	16	162	1	2	55

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.