Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus #12 Creighton on August 31, 2025 , Loss , 2, to, 3
Final
Women's Volleyball
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vs #12 Creighton
3
2020 Football Roster
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Jersey Number 47
Jared Casey
- Position:
- Tight End
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 255
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Plainville HS
- Hometown:
- Plainville, Kan.
- NIL Opportunities:
- Contact
Bio
Get to Know Jared ...
At what age did you start playing football and how did you get into football?
- I started playing when I was four years old and my family were the ones who showed me sports.
- My dad is my biggest role model because of everything he does for our family and how he's a faithful believer in God.
- My favorite players are Ray Lewis and Kyle Juszczyk.
Tell us about your hometown/where you're from?
- I'm from Plainville, Kansas, a small town of 1,700 people.
How would you describe your game to someone who hasn't seen you play?
- Physical, hard-nosed, pass catcher, and a utility player.
What is one thing that someone wouldn't know about you?
- I have six siblings and a Catholic faith.
Career Honors: 2024: CSC Academic Second Team All-America ... First Team All-Big 12 (FB) ... Allstate Wuerrfel Trophy Watch List ... 2023: CSC Academic All-District, First Team Academic All-Big 12, Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, Kansas' nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy ... 2022: CSC Academic All-District, First Team Academic All-Big 12 ... 2021: Academic All-Big 12 Football First Team.
2024: Played in all 12 games as a senior, starting eight ... Tied a career-high with 18 receptions, which went for 203 yards and two touchdowns ... Lindenwood: Started at tight end for the Jayhawks but did not record any statistics... at Illinois: Caught a pass for four yards and rushed the ball once for one yard ... UNLV: Caught his only target for 10 yards ... at West Virginia: Recorded 25 yards on two catches ... TCU: Caught two passes for 35 yards ... at Arizona State: Caught one pass for four yards ... Houston: Caught two passes, both for touchdowns in the win over the Cougars... Iowa State: Caught a pass for a seven yards in the win over the Cyclones... at BYU: Hauled in two passes for 21 yards in the win over the Cougars ... Colorado: Caught two passes for 21 yards on senior day ... at Baylor: Caught two passes for 57 yards in his last game as a Jayhawk.
2023: Appeared in all 13 games while catching nine passes for 107 yards and two touchdowns... Illinois: Recorded one catch, his first touchdown of 2023, for five yards … BYU: Produced a season-high two receptions for 27 yards in the first half … at Texas: Corralled one catch for 16 yards… at Oklahoma State: Caught one pass for nine yards in the contest… at Iowa State: Caught one pass for a total of 13 yards… at Cincinnati: Hauled in a 15 yard touchdown pass in the win over the Bearcats.
2022: Saw action in all 13 games, caught 18 passes for 224 yards and four touchdowns, which was tied for second on the team...Tennessee Tech: Recorded a solo tackle against the Golden Eagles in season opener … at West Virginia: Grabbed two catches on two targets for 23 yards in win over Mountaineers … at Houston: Contributed in win over the Cougars with an eight-yard TD catch … Duke: Logged two catches for 24 yards in win over the Blue Devils … Iowa State: Grabbed a catch for 30 yards in win over the Cyclones … TCU: Did not record any stats … at Oklahoma: Caught a pass for nine yards against the Sooners … at Baylor: Recorded a catch for 20 yards … Oklahoma State: Caught two passes for six yards and a TD against the Cowboys … at Texas Tech: Grabbed one catch for a game-long 66 yards that resulted in a TD on fourth down … Texas: Reeled in one catch for nine yards … at Kansas State: Finished with four catches for 23 yards … Arkansas: Caught both his targets for six yards and a TD.
2021: Played in nine out of 12 games for the Jayhawks as a tight end … Had eight receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns on the year … Made first career start in the last game of the 2021 season against West Virginia … at Texas: Caught the game-winning-2-point conversion at Texas in the KU overtime 57-56 win … at TCU: Had four catches for 34 yards and one touchdown against the Horned Frogs with a long reception of 10 yards…West Virginia: Posted a career-high 67 yards on four catches and a touchdown…Had his long reception of 43 yards.
High School: Was an 11-time letterwinner at Plainville high school between football, basketball and track & field … Played under head coach Grant Stephenson for the Cardinals football team … Named first team All Conference all four years in football … Had over 2,000 yards rushing during two seasons at running back, while adding nine interceptions, 425 tackles and 30 total touchdowns over his career … First Team All-State for three years, while being a nominee for player of the year during two of those seasons … In basketball, team was Sub-State Champions twice, while he scored over 1,500 career points … Was named first team All-Conference for three years, first team All-State for three years and player of the year nominee for two years in basketball … Named to the All-Conference team and All-State team in track & field for two years.
Personal: Son of Jerry and Karen Casey … Has six siblings: Jessica, Justin, Amanda, Andrew, Brianna and Amy … Plans to major in sports management.
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