Kansas State Team Profile

Kansas State Wildcats (@KStateFB)
Collin Klein (1st year) (0-0) #76
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 8 - 4 (#34) | SOS: (#69)
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Kansas State's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Kansas State vs Nicholls	-31
Sat 9/12	Kansas State vs Washington State	-11.5
Sat 9/19	Kansas State vs Tulane	-8.5
Sat 9/26	Kansas State at Cincinnati	-2.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/10	Kansas State vs Houston	-2.5
Sat 10/17	Kansas State vs Kansas	-7
Sat 10/24	Kansas State at Arizona State	+1
Sat 10/31	Kansas State at Colorado	-7.5
Sat 11/7	Kansas State vs Oklahoma State	-13
Sat 11/14	Kansas State at TCU	+4
Sat 11/21	Kansas State vs Arizona	+0
Sat 11/28	Kansas State at Iowa State	+1.5

Record Prediction: 8 - 4 #34
Schedule Rating: #69
Future 2027 Schedule

Kansas State's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/23	Kansas State vs Iowa State	-2.5	51.5	L 21 - 24	U	N
Sat 8/30	Kansas State vs North Dakota	-27.5	55.5	W 38 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/6	Kansas State vs Army	-17.0	48.5	L 21 - 24	U	N
Fri 9/12	Kansas State at Arizona	-1.5	55.5	L 17 - 23	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	Kansas State vs UCF	-5.5	48.5	W 34 - 20	O	Y
Sat 10/4	Kansas State at Baylor	+4.5	59.5	L 34 - 35	O	Y
Sat 10/11	Kansas State vs TCU	+3.0	54.5	W 41 - 28	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/25	Kansas State at Kansas	+3.5	55.5	W 42 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/1	Kansas State vs Texas Tech	+7.5	51.5	L 20 - 43	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/15	Kansas State at Oklahoma State	-19.5	50.5	W 14 - 6	U	N
Sat 11/22	Kansas State at Utah	+18.5	52.5	L 47 - 51	O	Y
Sat 11/29	Kansas State vs Colorado	-16.5	50.5	W 24 - 14	U	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #50
2025 Record: 6 - 6 (B12: 5 - 5)
Spread Record 5 - 7 - 0 | O/U 7 - 5

Opponents: 0 Elite, 4 Good, 3 Avg, 4 Bad, 0 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 2 Elite, 2 Good, 3 Avg, 3 Bad, 1 Poor

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Kansas State's 2024 Schedule
Sat 8/31	Kansas State vs UT Martin	-36.5	56.5	W 41 - 6	U	N
Sat 9/7	Kansas State at Tulane	-8.5	47.5	W 34 - 27	O	N
Fri 9/13	Kansas State vs Arizona	-7.0	58.0	W 31 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/21	Kansas State at BYU	-7.5	49.5	L 9 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/28	Kansas State vs Oklahoma State	-6.0	58.0	W 42 - 20	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/12	Kansas State at Colorado	-3.5	54.5	W 31 - 28	O	N
Sat 10/19	Kansas State at West Virginia	-2.5	56.5	W 45 - 18	O	Y
Sat 10/26	Kansas State vs Kansas	-10.0	56.5	W 29 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/2	Kansas State at Houston	-12.5	46.5	L 19 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/16	Kansas State vs Arizona State	-7.5	51.5	L 14 - 24	U	N
Sat 11/23	Kansas State vs Cincinnati	-7.5	54.5	W 41 - 15	O	Y
Sat 11/30	Kansas State at Iowa State	+2.5	51.5	L 21 - 29	U	N
Thu 12/26	Kansas State vs Rutgers	-7.5	51.5	W 44 - 41	O	N

Kansas State's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Kansas State vs Southeast Missouri State	-28.5	56.5	W 45 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/9	Kansas State vs Troy	-15.0	50.0	W 42 - 13	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Kansas State at Missouri	-3.5	48.0	L 27 - 30	O	N
Sat 9/23	Kansas State vs UCF	-6.0	53.5	W 44 - 31	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Fri 10/6	Kansas State at Oklahoma State	-11.5	53.5	L 21 - 29	U	N
Sat 10/14	Kansas State at Texas Tech	+1.0	57.0	W 38 - 21	O	Y
Sat 10/21	Kansas State vs TCU	-5.5	60.0	W 41 - 3	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Kansas State vs Houston	-17.5	61.0	W 41 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/4	Kansas State at Texas	+4.0	49.5	L 30 - 33	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Kansas State vs Baylor	-20.5	55.5	W 59 - 25	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Kansas State at Kansas	-7.0	60.5	W 31 - 27	U	N
Sat 11/25	Kansas State vs Iowa State	-9.5	46.0	L 35 - 42	O	N
Thu 12/28	Kansas State vs NC State	-3.0	48.5	W 28 - 19	U	Y

Kansas State's 2022 Schedule
Sat 9/3	Kansas State vs South Dakota	-27.0	50.5	W 34 - 0	U	Y
Sat 9/10	Kansas State vs Missouri	-7.0	52.5	W 40 - 12	U	Y
Sat 9/17	Kansas State vs Tulane	-13.5	49.0	L 10 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/24	Kansas State at Oklahoma	+13.5	53.0	W 41 - 34	O	Y
Sat 10/1	Kansas State vs Texas Tech	-7.5	56.0	W 37 - 28	O	Y
Sat 10/8	Kansas State at Iowa State	-1.0	45.0	W 10 - 9	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/22	Kansas State at TCU	+3.5	54.5	L 28 - 38	O	N
Sat 10/29	Kansas State vs Oklahoma State	-2.5	57.5	W 48 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/5	Kansas State vs Texas	+3.0	54.5	L 27 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/12	Kansas State at Baylor	+2.5	52.0	W 31 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/19	Kansas State at West Virginia	-8.0	54.5	W 48 - 31	O	Y
Sat 11/26	Kansas State vs Kansas	-11.5	62.0	W 47 - 27	O	Y
Sat 12/3	Kansas State vs TCU	+1.0	60.5	W 31 - 28	U	Y
Sat 12/31	Kansas State vs Alabama	+8.0	58.5	L 20 - 45	O	N

Kansas State's 2021 Schedule
Sat 9/4	Kansas State vs Stanford	-3.0	54.5	W 24 - 7	U	Y
Sat 9/11	Kansas State vs Southern Illinois	-17.0	55.0	W 31 - 23	U	N
Sat 9/18	Kansas State vs Nevada	+1.5	51.5	W 38 - 17	O	Y
Sat 9/25	Kansas State at Oklahoma State	+6.0	47.5	L 20 - 31	O	N
Sat 10/2	Kansas State vs Oklahoma	+12.0	53.0	L 31 - 37	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/16	Kansas State vs Iowa State	+6.5	51.0	L 20 - 33	O	N
Sat 10/23	Kansas State at Texas Tech	-1.0	60.5	W 25 - 24	U	N
Sat 10/30	Kansas State vs TCU	-3.5	58.5	W 31 - 12	U	Y
Sat 11/6	Kansas State at Kansas	-24.0	56.0	W 35 - 10	U	Y
Sat 11/13	Kansas State vs West Virginia	-6.0	47.5	W 34 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/20	Kansas State vs Baylor	-2.5	49.5	L 10 - 20	U	N
Fri 11/26	Kansas State at Texas	+3.0	54.5	L 17 - 22	U	N
Tue 1/4	Kansas State vs LSU	-9.5	47.0	W 42 - 20	O	Y

2026 class: 206 points   #53
2025 class: 214 points   #36
2024 class: 191 points   #56
2023 class: 212 points   #32
2022 class: 173 points   #60

Average Class Ranking:   #47
Average Recruiting Points: 199

Four Year Crootin Profile
Declining Average P4
4 Year Class: #45 - Best: #32 Worst: #56

CFB Crootin Averages
Big 12 Class: 211  #47
Power 4 Class: 229  #47
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 181 points   #59
2020 class: 187 points   #50
2019 class: 181 points   #60
2018 class: 176 points   #68
2017 class: 169 points   #66

Average Class Ranking:   #61
Average Recruiting Points: 179

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #39 - 27 players, 86 Avg
2025 Portal Class #57 - 17 players, 86 Avg
2024 Portal Class #59 - 10 players, 87 Avg
2023 Portal Class #65 - 6 players, 89 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #33 - 8 players, 86 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Sean Gleeson (in his first season) #37

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Avery Johnson	204	341	60%	2380	18	6	7.0
Linkon Cure	0	1	0%	0	0	1	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Joe Jackson	169	911	8	5.4	80
Rodney Fields Jr. (Tr)	124	614	1	5.0	41
Avery Johnson	109	477	8	4.4	58
Jay Harris (Tr)	42	151	2	3.6	16

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jaron Tibbs	47	595	3	12.7	38
Brandon White (Tr)	38	399	2	10.5	46
Garrett Oakley	38	389	6	10.2	35
Joshua Manning (Tr)	29	318	2	11.0	34

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Jordan Peterson (in his first season) #68

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Mekhi Mason (Tr)	62	15	4	3	4
Zashon Rich	57	3	1	0	10
Koy Beasley (Tr)	40	2	0	0	6
Wesley Fair	36	1	0	0	3

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Elijah Hill (Tr)	22	12	9	6	0
Wendell Gregory (Tr)	27	12	4	7	1
Mekhi Mason (Tr)	62	15	4	3	4
Jordan Allen	16	5	3	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Zashon Rich	57	3	1	0	10
Koy Beasley (Tr)	40	2	0	0	6
Ja'Son Prevard (Tr)	24	1	0	1	5

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 73% #15
Offense Returning Production: 87% #8
Defense Returning Production: 59% #67
Kansas State's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #39
27 Commits, 85.7 Avg Rating
32% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 27% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 864.00 #45
Offense Talent #37 | Defense Talent #50
2025 #46 | 2024 #66 | 2023 #68 | 2022 #67

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 6 - 6
2025 Conf Record: 5 - 5
Spread: 5 - 7 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2024 Record: 9 - 4
2024 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 4 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 7

2023 Record: 9 - 4
2023 Conf Record: 6 - 3
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Four Year Record: 24 - 14
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 18 - 20 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 16 - 12

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 10 - 4
2022 Conf Record: 8 - 2
Spread: 9 - 4 - 1 | Totals: 7 - 7

2021 Record: 8 - 5
2021 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 1 | Totals: 6 - 7

2020 Record: 4 - 6
2020 Conf Record: 4 - 5
Spread: 6 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 5 - 5

2019 Record: 8 - 5
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 4
Spread: 9 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 10

Eight Year Record: 54 - 34
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 49 - 37 - 2
Eight Year Conference Record: 43 - 28

Kansas State Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2024	Rate Bowl	Kansas State vs Rutgers	-7.5	51.5	W 44 - 41
2023	Tarts Bowl	Kansas State vs NC State	-3.0	48.5	W 28 - 19
2022	Sugar Bowl	Kansas State vs Alabama	+8.0	58.5	L 20 - 45
2021	Texas Bowl	Kansas State vs LSU	-9.5	47.0	W 42 - 20
2019	N/A	Kansas State vs Navy	+2.0	53.5	L 17 - 20
2017	Cactus Bowl	Kansas State vs UCLA	-6.5	59.0	W 35 - 17
2016	Texas Bowl	Kansas State vs Texas A&M	+2.5	56.0	W 33 - 28

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.2 (45)	1.39 (8)	41% (92)	4.15 (32)	30.2 (44)	37%	56%	.13 (56)	1.33 (113)	39% (45)	3.45 (49)	29.6 (85)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.3 (17)	1.38 (9)	44% (55)	4.08 (53)	27.6 (104)	40%	56%	.11 (29)	1.46 (129)	36% (6)	3.54 (43)	30.4 (108)

More Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2025	12	29:00	17.2	37%	56%	4.1	38.3	1.3	2.2	6	2.3	2

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs
2024	13	26:45	18.5	40%	56%	5	41.3	1.2	1.1	5.9	2.4	3

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2025 Offense	12	29.4	29.7	30.8	40.8% (92)	4.15 (32)	1.3	17	371	172	198	5.2	51% (50)	47% (86)	41% (94)	41% (82)	18% (108)	.2 (45)
2025 Defense	12	26.7	27.3	26.4	39.5% (45)	3.45 (49)	2.2	-	-	-	-	-	52% (92)	47% (55)	41% (61)	38% (30)	17% (46)	.13 (56)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
2024 Offense	13	30.8	33	26.5	44% (55)	4.08 (53)	1.2	18	387	190	196	6.1	52% (57)	48% (76)	46% (42)	42% (68)	12% (21)	.3 (17)
2024 Defense	13	23.4	16.5	27.3	35.9% (6)	3.54 (43)	1.1	-	-	-	-	-	47% (31)	53% (104)	34% (4)	38% (32)	17% (50)	.11 (29)

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2025 Offense	12	51% (50)	41% (94)	33.2	172.3	5.2	23 (88)	.18 (40)	2.82 (93)	67% (101)	11% (114)	1.2 (3)
2025 Defense	12	52% (92)	41% (61)	-	-	-	-	.12 (81)	2.73 (38)	70% (56)	10% (49)	1.12 (129)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
2024 Offense	13	52% (57)	46% (42)	31.5	190.3	6.1	18 (78)	.27 (11)	3.37 (14)	68% (102)	8% (29)	1.14 (10)
2024 Defense	13	47% (31)	34% (4)	-	-	-	-	-.01 (10)	2.6 (15)	77% (97)	11% (39)	1.01 (83)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2025 Offense	12	47% (86)	41% (82)	17	28.5	198.3	7	11.7	18 (42)	7 (20)	.25 (65)	1.6 (39)	34% (120)	31% (65)	.28 (79)	7% (92)	1.8 (121)
2025 Defense	12	47% (55)	38% (30)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (38)	.15 (27)	1.6 (87)	33% (37)	28% (53)	.24 (50)	7% (38)	2.1 (95)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
2024 Offense	13	48% (76)	42% (68)	15.9	27	196.4	7.3	12.3	22 (46)	9 (48)	.33 (36)	1.7 (31)	31% (56)	31% (76)	.36 (57)	5% (27)	2 (79)
2024 Defense	13	53% (104)	38% (32)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9 (76)	.24 (72)	1.8 (130)	39% (2)	30% (52)	.35 (88)	6% (68)	2.2 (119)

Overall

Team Info

Power #42SP+ #42

Record Prediction: 8 - 4 #34

Coaching staff Rank #68

Record

0 - 0
B12 0 - 0

Vs Spread0 - 0 - 0Totals0 - 0

One Score Games '25: (2-5)(0-0 under C.K.)

5 Year Profile

Declining Average P4

'26 Profile

Down to Below Avg P4

Performance #65

Special Teams #12

Returning Production

From 2025

70% #30

25 QB Avery Johnson returns (New OC)

Offense 87% #8

Defense 59% #67

Returning Starters: 9 (Off: 5) - (Def: 4)

Proj Portal Starters: 7 (Off: 4) - (Def: 3)

Exp'd Depth: 6 (Off: 2) - (Def: 4)

OL Prod: 53% #711 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 2,193 #103From Portal: 1304 #51

Rush Prod: 100% #1

Rec Prod: 90% #20

Front Seven: 56% #78

Secondary: 65% #45

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #45

Blue Chips (4%) #57

Offense Talent #37

Defense Talent #50

Portal Class #3927 players (86 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #534 YR Class Rating #45

Talent Profile

Declining Average P4

32% of Roster from Portal, 27% TY

65% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Sean Gleeson 1

#37

(DC) Jordan Peterson 1

#68

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #69

Kansas State plays 0 opps off a bye

OppsElite: 0, Good: 4, Avg: 3, Bad: 4, Poor: 0

2025 Record: 6 - 6 (5 - 7 - 0) (B12: 5 - 5)

2024 Record: 9 - 4 (4 - 9 - 0) (B12: 5 - 4)

Win History

Past 5 years 7.8

4 Yr Record (24 - 14)

8 Yr Record (54 - 34)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Hopeful w native son Klein. New era

QB Johnson back. Can Klein help elevate him?

RB Jackson back w 3 portals to boost depth

WR has some exp'd parts and talent to build with

OC Gleason brand new, was Analyst in 2024 (Miz)

OL 7 portals, solid OTs, unproven at OG

DL 6 portals, mostly G5s coming up. Big ?

LB corp looks good w/ depth. Mason (LT) good add

CB solid w 3 good options, ? at S behind Beasley

New era w Klein, DC Peterson was A&M Co-DC

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

14,332 (70%) #55

73%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 7,122 #57

Defense: 7,210 #54

Players with Starting Exp (30) 13 on Off, 17 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 8 of 22 (36.4%)2-Deep 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Senior/Gr starters: 5 (22.7%) (Off: 4, Def: 1)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 12 of 44 (27.3%)

Upperclass on Roster: 42.5%(45 of 106)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Wendell Gregory (EDGE)4★ (.93)

Jay Harris (RB)3★ (.88)

Kaleb Patterson (CB)3★ (.87)

Joshua Manning (WR)3★ (.87)

Koy Beasley (S)3★ (.86)

Elijah Hill (EDGE)3★ (.86)

Ja'Son Prevard (CB)3★ (.86)

Brandon White (WR)3★ (.86)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Zashon Rich (CB)(1 Int, 10 Pd)

Avery Johnson (QB)(2380 Yds, 18 TD)

John Pastore (T)(B Block Grade)

Mekhi Mason (LB)(62 Tac, 15 TFL)

Koy Beasley (S)(1 Int, 6 Pd)

Jaron Tibbs (WR)(595 Yds, 3 TD)

Ja'son Prevard (CB)(3 Int, 5 Pd)

Charlie Adams (T)(B- Block Grade)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

Max Lovett (WR)3★ (.89)

Tucker Ashford (EDGE)3★ (.88)

DJ Ackerson Jr. (LB)3★ (.88)

Derrick Salley Jr. (WR)3★ (.88)

Miles Teodecki (QB)3★ (.88)

Lawson McGraw (ATH)3★ (.88)

Oliver Miller (OT)3★ (.88)

Bennett Fraser (IOL)3★ (.87)

Overall

Four Year Ratings Profile

Offense

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Defense

Four Year Ratings Profile