Kansas football adds Rice QB from transfer portal to compete for starting job
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- Kansas adds Rice transfer Chase Jenkins to compete for starting quarterback.
- Jenkins brings two years eligibility, 1,025 passing yards and 531 rush yards last year.
- He will compete with returners Cole Ballard and Isaiah Marshall for starting spot.
After securing a commitment from former K-State running back Dylan Edwards earlier Sunday, Kansas football landed another big pickup from the transfer portal.
This time at quarterback.
Rice transfer Chase Jenkins has committed to KU, he announced on social media. An upcoming redshirt junior, Jenkins will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
“Everybody made me feel like family, from the first time I got on the phone with the coaches to being in Lawrence and connecting with fans at the basketball game,” he told On3. “I felt a genuine connection and truly believe there is something special being built in Lawrence and having the opportunity to compete and win championships.”
Jenkins will compete with returners Cole Ballard and Isaiah Marshall for the starting job. One of the trio will replace longtime starter Jalon Daniels, who has exhausted his eligibility.
Ballard was KU’s backup QB last season, while Marshall featured in special packages.
Jenkins started 12 games at Rice (5-8) last season. He finished 119-for-172 passing (69.2%) for 1,025 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions. He also had 531 rushing yards on 151 carries and five touchdowns.
In his second season at Rice, in 2024, Jenkins briefly switched to wide receiver.
Coming out of high school, the former three-star recruit picked Rice over Lamar, Alcorn State and others.
