Player Dossier

2023-2025

Kansas

Cole Ballard

QB • 6'2" • 215 lbs • Westfield, IN, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Cole Ballard is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

4.3

Efficiency

80.1

Consistency

30.9

Season Value

35.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kansas

232425

Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Cole Ballard, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Kansas. Cole Ballard is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.8 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Kansas paired 361 primary output with 56.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 80.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 71 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2024 Regular Season · Kansas

Games

3

Primary Metric / G

31

Efficiency

80.1

Usage

4.3

Consistency

30.9

Best Game by takeover score

Kansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 71. Houston: 16. Kansas State: 6

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 9 by 80.2. Houston: 1 by 100. Kansas State: 1 by 60

Split Comparison

First Half43.5 · n=2
All Games31 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Houston

Result
Sun 10/27@ Kansas StateL 27-296016606
Sat 10/19vs HoustonW 42-1410011616016
Fri 8/30vs Unknown565183.31080.23206.70014

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Kansas

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonKansas36156.923.3
2024 Regular SeasonKansas9380.14.3-268
2025 Regular SeasonKansas200605.8107

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Kansas State

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

217

Primary metric

217 total offense with 64.5 efficiency.

#2

Unknown

71

Primary metric

Game with 71 yards of offense and 80.2 efficiency.

71 total offense with 80.2 efficiency.

#3

Unknown

80

Primary metric

Game with 80 yards of offense and 67.5 efficiency.

80 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.

#4

Texas Tech

144

Primary metric

Loss with 144 yards of offense and 49.2 efficiency.

144 total offense with 49.2 efficiency.

#5

Iowa State

46

Primary metric

Loss with 46 yards of offense and 72.8 efficiency.

46 total offense with 72.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Kansas

361 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 23.3 usage

64

#2

2025 Regular Season · Kansas

39.8

200 primary · 60 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Kansas

35.2

93 primary · 80.1 efficiency · 4.3 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ takeover TD games

7

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

654

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Cole Ballard quick answers

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career passing yards
445