The Kennesaw State Owls football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Kennesaw State Owls football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Owls represent Kennesaw State University (KSU) in the NCAA Division I FBS Conference USA (CUSA).
Kennesaw State began competing in intercollegiate football in 2015, so the typical issues with school records do not exist. There is no period of the late 19th and early 20th century with spotty, incomplete records. Therefore, Owls' records are also not affected by the lengthening of the season to 12 games over the years, the 1972 NCAA decision to allow freshmen to play varsity football, or the 2002 NCAA decision to count bowl games in players' official statistics.
However, other aspects of college football rules and playing conditions have allowed players in select seasons extra games to accumulate statistics. KSU started play as a member of Division I FCS, not joining FBS until 2024. Before a coming change to a 12-game regular season in 2026, FCS regular seasons were normally limited to 11 games. However, two aspects of FCS rules have allowed for more games: The NCAA organizes an FCS championship tournament, currently called the NCAA Division I Football Championship. The Owls reached the FCS playoffs 4 times, playing 9 games in all, before moving to FBS. As in the case of FBS bowl games, the NCAA started counting FCS playoff games toward players' official statistics in 2002. Additionally, pre-2026 NCAA rules allowed FCS teams to schedule 12 regular-season games in years when the period starting with the Thursday before Labor Day and ending with the final Saturday in November contains 14 Saturdays. Since 2018, players in both FCS and FBS have been allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt. Since 2024, postseason games have not counted against the four-game limit. These changes to redshirt rules have given many KSU players several extra games to accumulate statistics. Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four. CUSA has held a championship game since 2005. KSU played in (and won) the 2025 edition.
These lists are updated through the 2025 season. Players active for KSU in 2025 are in bold.
Passing
Passing yards
+ Career1Chandler Burks 3,638 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Amari Odom 2,594 20253Xavier Shepherd 2,544 2019 2020 2021 2022 4 Jonathan Murphy 2,218 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 5 Davis Bryson1,548 2022 2023 2024 2025 6 Daniel David 1,274 2016 2017 2018 2019 7 Trey White 1,141 2015 2016
+ Single season 1 Amari Odom 2,594 2025 2 Davis Bryson1,495 2024 3 Xavier Shepherd 1,341 2021 4 Chandler Burks 1,307 2017 5 Chandler Burks 1,250 2016 6 Jonathan Murphy 1,1902023 7 Trey White 1,059 2015 8 Chandler Burks 1,043 2018
+ Single game 1 Amari Odom 387 2025Missouri State2Jonathan Murphy 308 2023Furman Amari Odom 308 2025Arkansas State4Dexter Williams II 290 2025Louisiana Tech5Rickie Collins260 2026Georgia State 6 Amari Odom 248 2025 Jacksonville State 7 Amari Odom 246 2025 Jacksonville State(CUSA Championship Game) 8 Amari Odom 240 2025 Liberty 9 Trey White 239 2015Point 10 Chandler Burks 225 2017Samford
Passing touchdowns
+ Career1Chandler Burks 33 2015 2016 2017 20182Xavier Shepherd 23 2019 2020 2021 2022 3 Amari Odom 19 2025 4 Jonathan Murphy 16 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 5 Tommy Bryant 8 2017 2018 2019 2020 Trey White 8 2015 2016 Daniel David 8 2016 2017 2018 2019
+ Single season 1 Amari Odom 19 2025 2 Xavier Shepherd 152021 3 Chandler Burks 13 2016 4 Chandler Burks 10 2018 5 Chandler Burks 9 2017 6 Trey White 8 2015 Jonathan Murphy 8 2023
+ Single game 1 Amari Odom 5 2025Missouri State2Xavier Shepherd 4 2021 Gardner-Webb Xavier Shepherd 4 2021Robert Morris Dexter Williams II 4 2025Louisiana Tech Amari Odom 4 2025 Liberty
Rushing
Rushing yards
+ Career1Chandler Burks 2,813 2015 2016 2017 20182Darnell Holland2,431 2015 2016 2017 20183Jake McKenzie2,005 2015 2016 2017 20184Shaq Terry1,790 2017 2018 2019 20205Jonathan Murphy 1,740 2019 2020 2021 2022 20236Xavier Shepherd 1,580 2019 2020 2021 2022
+ Single season1Chandler Burks 1,103 20172Trey White 964 20153Darnell Holland949 20184Bronson Rechsteiner909 20195Chandler Burks 905 2018
+ Single game 1 Bronson Rechsteiner 221 2019 Missouri State2Jonathan Murphy 206 2019 Wofford3Darnell Holland195 2018Monmouth4Isaac Foster183 2019Missouri5Chaston Bennett179 2016 Clark Atlanta Xavier Shepherd 1792021Hampton7Trey White 170 2015Gardner-Webb8Jonathan Murphy 164 2021East Tennessee State9Chaston Bennett 155 2015Dayton Trey White 155 2015Presbyterian
Rushing touchdowns
+ Career1Chandler Burks 56 2015 2016 2017 20182Xavier Shepherd 35 2019 2020 2021 20223Jonathan Murphy 27 2019 2020 2021 2022 20234Darnell Holland26 2015 2016 2017 20185Tommy Bryant 23 2017 2018 2019 20206Daniel David 21 2016 2017 2018 2019
+ Single season1Chandler Burks 29 20182Xavier Shepherd 2320213Chandler Burks 18 20174Tommy Bryant 16 20195Daniel David 14 2019
+ Single game1Trey White 4 2016Monmouth Chandler Burks 4 2017Monmouth Tommy Bryant 4 2019 Gardner-Webb Xavier Shepherd 42021Monmouth Xavier Shepherd 42021Davidson
Receiving
Receptions
+ Career1Justin Sumpter111 2015 2016 2017 2018 Gabriel Benyard 111 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 3 Isaac Foster61 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 4 Christian Moss 59 2024 2025 5 Blake Bohannon43 2021 2022 2023 2024 6 Shaq Terry41 2017 2018 2019 2020 7 Tykeem Wallace37 2022 2023 2024 2025 8 Xavier Harper36 2015 2016 2017 2018 9 Darnell Holland35 2015 2016 2017 2018
+ Single season 1 Gabriel Benyard 60 2025 2 Christian Moss 45 2025 3 Justin Sumpter33 2017 4 Justin Sumpter312016 5 Qua Ashley282024 6 Isaac Foster272022 7 Justin Sumpter26 2015 Coleman Bennett 26 2025 Clayton Coppock 26 2025 10 Blake Bohannon242024 Tykeem Wallace242024
+ Single game1Zion Booker102026Tennessee2Justin Sumpter82016Duquesne
Receiving yards
+ Career1Justin Sumpter1,989 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Gabriel Benyard 1,751 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 3 Christian Moss 892 2024 2025 4 Shaq Terry819 2017 2018 2019 2020 5 Isaac Foster793 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 6 Xavier Harper690 2015 2016 2017 2018 7 Blake Bohannon654 2021 2022 2023 2024 8 Darnell Holland606 2015 2016 2017 2018 9 Caleb O'Neal586 2018 2019 2020 2021
+ Single season 1 Gabriel Benyard 949 2025 2 Christian Moss 689 2025 3 Justin Sumpter 610 2017 4 Justin Sumpter538 2016 5 Justin Sumpter525 2015 6 Xavier Harper376 2016 7 Shaq Terry370 2019
+ Single game1Justin Sumpter187 2016Duquesne2Justin Sumpter147 2016Furman3 Gabriel Benyard 136 2023Furman4 Gabriel Benyard 127 2025Missouri State5 Gabriel Benyard 123 2023Chattanooga6Justin Sumpter121 2015Shorter Xavier Harper121 2016Presbyterian8 Gabriel Benyard 114 2025Arkansas State9 Javon Rogers 111 2025Western Michigan (Myrtle Beach Bowl)10Chaston Bennett110 2016 Gardner-Webb
Receiving touchdowns
+ Career1Justin Sumpter21 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Gabriel Benyard 17 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 3 TJ Reed8 2016 2017 2018 20194Chaston Bennett7 2015 2016 Caleb O'Neal7 2018 2019 2020 20216Shaq Terry6 2017 2018 2019 2020
+ Single season 1 Gabriel Benyard 9 2025 2 Justin Sumpter 8 2016 3 Justin Sumpter52017 Chaston Bennett5 2016 Shaq Terry52019 Caleb O'Neal5 2021 Clayton Coppock 5 2025
+ Single game1Justin Sumpter22016 Point Justin Sumpter22016Duquesne Justin Sumpter22017Samford Shaq Terry22019Campbell Xavier Hill2 2021Gardner-Webb Caleb O'Neal2 2021Robert Morris Gabriel Benyard 2 2023Furman Gabriel Benyard 2 2025New Mexico State Gabriel Benyard 2 2025Missouri State Clayton Coppock 2 2025Missouri State Gabriel Benyard 2 2025 Liberty
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
Total offense yards
+ Career1Chandler Burks 6,451 2015 2016 2017 20182Xavier Shepherd 4,124 2019 2020 2021 20223Jonathan Murphy 3,868 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 4 Amari Odom 2,941 20255Jake McKenzie2,469 2015 2016 2017 20186Darnell Holland2,431 2015 2016 2017 2018
+ Single season 1 Amari Odom 2,941 2025 2 Chandler Burks 2,4102017 3 Xavier Shepherd 2,208 2021 4 Chandler Burks 2,049 2016 5 Trey White 2,023 2015 6 Chandler Burks 1,948 2018
+ Single game1 Amari Odom 419 2025Missouri State2 Amari Odom 409 2025Arkansas State3Jonathan Murphy 371 2023Furman 4 Amari Odom 312 2025 Liberty 5 Jonathan Murphy 309 2023Tusculuum6Rickie Collins306 2026Georgia State 7 Amari Odom 299 2025 Jacksonville State 8 Dexter Williams II 295 2025Louisiana Tech 9 Trey White 294 2015Point Chandler Burks 294 2018 Charleston Southern
Touchdowns responsible for "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
+ Career1Chandler Burks 89 2015 2016 2017 20182Xavier Shepherd 58 2019 2020 2021 20223Jonathan Murphy 43 2019 2020 2021 2022 20234Tommy Bryant 31 2017 2018 2019 20205Daniel David 29 2016 2017 2018 2019
+ Single season1Chandler Burks 39 20182Xavier Shepherd 38 20213Chandler Burks 27 2017 4 Amari Odom 26 2025 5 Tommy Bryant 23 2019 6 Chandler Burks 22 2016
+ Single game1 Amari Odom 6 2025Missouri State2Trey White 5 2016Monmouth Chandler Burks 5 2017Monmouth Tommy Bryant 5 2019Presbyterian Xavier Shepherd 52021Davidson Amari Odom 5 2025 Liberty
Defense
Interceptions
+ Career1Markeith Montgomery12 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 20232Dante Blackmon8 2015 20163Taylor Henkle7 2015 2016 2017 Deontre Morris7 2022 20235Dorian Walker6 2017 2018 2019 Bryson Armstrong6 2017 2018 2019 2020
+ Single season1Dante Blackmon620162Markeith Montgomery5 2022 Deontre Morris5 20224Keon Roman4 2017 Taylor Henkle4 2015 Cincere Mason4 2018
+ Single game1Dante Blackmon32016Duquesne Chance Gamble3 2022 UT Martin
Tackles
+ Career1Bryson Armstrong320 2017 2018 2019 20202Anthony Gore275 2015 2016 2017 20183Izzy Sam198 2015 2016 2017 4 Garland Benyard 189 2021 2022 2023 2024 20255Markeith Montgomery181 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Baron Hopson 181 2023 2024 20257Taylor Henkle168 2015 2016 20178Desmond Johnson Jr. 148 2016 2017 2018 2019
+ Single season 1 Baron Hopson 138 20252Evan Thompson1172021 3 Bryson Armstrong114 2017 4 Bryson Armstrong95 2019 5 Donelius Johnson892024 6 Izzy Sam82 2017 7 Tywon Christopher81 2025 8 Anthony Gore80 2018
+ Single game1Evan Thompson17 2021 Gardner-Webb
Sacks
+ Career1Bryson Armstrong18.5 2017 2018 2019 20202Desmond Johnson Jr. 17.0 2016 2017 2018 20193Peyton Moore11.0 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Travis Bell11.0 2018 2019 2020 2021 20225Anthony Gore10.0 2015 2016 2017 2018
+ Single season1Bryson Armstrong11.02017 2 Elijah Hill 9.0 2025 3 Desmond Johnson Jr.7.0 2019 4 Desmond Johnson Jr. 6.0 2016 Anthony Gore6.0 20186Travis Bell5.02019 Tylon Dunlap5.0 2025
+ Single game1Joel Parker3.02019 Alabama State Garland Benyard 3.02024Middle Tennessee
Kicking
Field goals made
+ Career1Justin Thompson40 2015 2016 2017 20182Nathan Robertson27 2018 2019 2020 2021 20223Conor Cummins15 2021 2022 20234Austin Welch14 2024 5 Britton Williams 7 2025 6 Daniel Kinney 6 2025 7 Jordan Genovese2 2016 2017 8 Jacob Ulrich1 2023 2024
+ Single season1Justin Thompson1720172Austin Welch1420243Justin Thompson1220154Nathan Robertson10 2019 Nathan Robertson10 2021 Conor Cummins10 2022
+ Single game1Justin Thompson4 2015 Shorter1Justin Thompson4 2015Gardner-Webb
Field goal percentage
+ Career (min. 5 attempts) 1 Daniel Kinney 85.7% 2025 2 Austin Welch77.8% 2024 3 Justin Thompson75.5% 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 Nathan Robertson67.5% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 5 Conor Cummins57.7% 2021 2022 2023