Kansas football all-time leaders in passing yards
By Joel Wagler
No. 7: Jason Bean, 2021-23, 4,662 yards
It is hard to describe Bean's career at Kansas. For one, he improved mightily after he arrived from North Texas, where he played three seasons. He was only supposed to compete for a starting job, and then to hold down the spot so Jalon Daniels could redshirt a year. None of these plans played out as anticipated.
Daniels ended up foregoing a redshirt season, earned the starting position away from Bean, then suffering a number of injuries that thrust Bean back into the starting role. Bean had a lot of ups and downs in both 2021 and 2022, then flourished in 2023 when Daniels went down for the year after just three games.
Bean could have left KU for a bigger opportunity elsewhere after the 2022 season, but he stayed, got his opportunity anyway, and became a KU hero. In 2023, he passed for 2,130 yards and 18 touchdowns, and lead Kansas to a 9-4 record, including their first bowl win since the 2008 Orange Bowl.
KEY STATS
- Completion Percentage - 60.5%
- Passing Yards - 4,662
- Passing Touchdowns - 38
- Interceptions - 17
- Rushing Yards - 902
- Rushing Touchdowns - 9
Bean's journey is inspiring and he will forever hold a place in Kansas football history for the part he played in turning KU from a laughingstock program into a bowl-winning, competitive program that is in a position to continue to rise.