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University of Kansas tight ends: the 2027 room.
Who's leaving, how much production comes back, and how open the room looks for a transfer. Rebuilt every night from public roster and stats pages.
Updated Oct 30, 2026
The short version
5 of the 9 tight ends on the 2026 roster project to leave before 2027.
The tight ends projected to return produced 59% of last season's production at the position.
Its opening score of 28 ranks 10th of 16 Big 12 tight end rooms.
No incoming signees or committed transfers are on record yet.
The room by class
| Class (2026) | Projected to leave | Share of last season's production | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR | 1 | 0% | |
| SR | 4 | 55% |
Classes with fewer than 3 tight ends aren't shown. Counts are rounded per class, so they may not add up to 5.
How open is it?
The opening score runs from 0 (no room) to 100 (wide open). 60% of it is the share of last season's tight end production that's projected to leave. 40% is how many starting spots aren't already held by returning starters or proven incoming transfers.
Tight ends here: 41% of production projected to leave, 0 incoming. Score: 28/100. It's a projection from public data, not a depth chart.
Would you start in this room?
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Other Big 12 tight end rooms
| School | Projected to leave | Production returning | Opening score |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Colorado Boulder | 3 of 7 | 23% | 74 |
| Texas Tech University | 3 of 5 | 34% | 73 |
| Texas Christian University | 2 of 5 | 30% | 70 |
| Kansas State University | 2 of 7 | 42% | 69 |
| Baylor University | 2 of 6 | 39% | 65 |
| University of Houston | 2 of 7 | 45% | 61 |
| University of Arizona | 3 of 8 | 46% | 60 |
| University of Utah | 1 of 9 | 64% | 50 |
| Arizona State University | 2 of 7 | 75% | 43 |
| West Virginia University | 2 of 7 | 67% | 24 |
| Iowa State University | 2 of 13 | 71% | 21 |
| University of Central Florida | 2 of 7 | 74% | 18 |
| Oklahoma State University | 2 of 6 | 77% | 17 |
| Brigham Young University | 1 of 9 | 83% | 14 |
| University of Cincinnati | 1 of 7 | 90% | 10 |